When I mention Brownies I am thinking gooey, fudgy, rich chocolate mouthfuls. However, now I have taken it one step further on the advice of a Mexican spice king and it means chilli. Plenty of it. I'm ...
Cookies
Tahini Sesame Cookies
These Tahini Sesame Cookies are a shortbread with a middle eastern twist to them. They are easier to make than Scottish shortbread and very addictive. Once you have tasted them, it is incredibly hard ...
Walnut & Raisin Oatmeal Cookies/ Ceviz ve Üzümlü Yulaflı Kurabiye
It's bayram in the Moslem world and the feeling is something like Christmas but the sun is shining. Many shops are shut but some smaller 'market' as they call supermarkets, are open. However, you ...
Christmas Hazelnut Cookies
Today I spent the afternoon in the kitchen:). I've actually been looking forward to doing this for days but life in Istanbul is a bit hectic right now and I've had to put it on hold. But today was ...
Today in My Istanbul Kitchen: chocolate chip cookies, the Dukan Diet, a Devil’s Food Cake
I can see from my Turkey stats that the numbers are down and I am not at all surprised. Things are very tense here right now. Today I woke up and all I felt fit for was plumping the ...
Expresso Cookies
I should really call these Emily’s Expresso Cookies. Who is Emily? She is one very intrepid lady who came to Assos some years ago now with her husband to run a pansiyon. Sadly her ...
Herb Biscuits
I could call them peynirli çörekotlu kurabiye but their shape alone makes it a dead giveaway that they aren’t Turkish at all. How could they be when the recipe comes from a marvellous old M&S ...
Pistachio & Cranberry Cookies
When I saw this recipe I just had to make it. No special occasion. No guests on the horizon. But I thought I’ll make them and freeze them for a rainy day. the irresistible ...