No, this isn't a Turkish recipe! But nowadays cheesecake is a firm Turkish favourite, at least in Istanbul café society. When I first moved to Turkey, I could achieve instant success with my ...
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Apricot, Walnut and Lavender Cake
Being stuck at home with your leg in plaster is not totally without its compensations: I have never been so up on the news in my life! Vive l'internet! So, I've been catching up on multiple ...
Orange and Poppy Seed Victoria Sponge
Anyone would think this was a baking blog. I love baking, this is probably my favourite aspect of cooking. Cakes like this one are not at all Turkish but here I am, living in Turkey, and I find ...
Cranberry-pistachio Brownies
This is a recipe for those of us lucky enough not to be on a diet. First, take some plain chocolate ... 300g to be precise and interestingly enough, it doesn't have to have a high cocoa solid ...
Pear and Fig Slump/Armut ve İncir Tatlısı
This is the first time I have ever heard of a culinary slump in terms of a dessert topping. How about you? I know a good old English crumble. I know a cobbler. But slump, no.But I've learned ...
Delia’s Fallen Chocolate Soufflé with Prunes
How was your lunch yesterday? We had the works: a traditional English Christmas lunch with roast (organic) turkey plus all the trimmings, and thanks to the new website that has revolutionized my ...
Apple and Almond Tart
I have 3 old files stuffed full of newspaper cuttings, handwritten treasures and torn out magazine pages. Oh how I love these files: from time to time I delve deep into them just to remind myself of ...
Olga’s Very Own Turkish Persimmon Bread
moist and packed with the flavours of persimmon, dried fig and walnut Here is one of those jewels of a recipe: this persimmon loaf is scrumptious beyond ...