Shall we roll out the year on a glorious wave of chocolate? Shall we? Why not? Here is the last post and final recipe of 2010 and it is for Rich Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Cake - whatever that ...
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Banoffee Pie
With a name like Banoffee, people often imagine this dessert hails from Ireland. But no, it is a thoroughly decadent creation dating back to 1972 when it was introduced in 'The Hungry Monk' pub in ...
Christmas Mince Pies
Too much going on. Difficult to concentrate. Wondering whether son is going to be able to fly out of Heathrow on Thursday or not. So many people’s journeys disrupted. And if he doesn’t manage it, ...
Beautiful Blogger Award
I am the very very happy recipient of a Beautiful Blogger Award for which I was nominated by my good friend Heike writer of the lovely blog Knitsisters which was also recently honoured. She has been ...
Bakewell Tart: an almond dessert
Well, I have just been on the internet researching Bakewell Tart. Predictably, it says that originally it hails from the picturesque town of Bakewell in the Derbyshire Dales near the Peak District in ...
Two Festive Istanbul Teaparties
And indeed we were. This was yesterday when Nurhayat invited our old group of seven or eight ex-teachers from the English Department of the local high school round for tea. She had ...
Quince Dessert/ Ayva Tatlısı
Quinces are really plentiful in Istanbul right now. It is their time. I was waiting at the traffic lights the other day and saw an old man with a huge basket of them on his back just walking down the ...
Peace Corps Turkey Cookbook
The doorbell rang a few days ago and who should I see but my friendly postman bearing a parcel for me. When I had to sign for it, I felt a surge of anticipation as to what was going to be inside as ...
Blogger’s Day in Istanbul
Is it really that close to Christmas? Hard to believe as it’s an unseasonal 21 degrees outside for a start! But IWI – International Women of Istanbul – certainly knows it is fast approaching ...