Autumn is a nostalgic time with the nights drawing in, leaves falling from the trees. But it is also the season for apples and for pies, and here we have both in one. This recipe is a real star, ...
Fruit
Poached Figs Stuffed with Walnuts and Clotted Cream
I confess I have been having a perfect figgy fest but here we are with my third and final fig recipe: today I am going to explain an authenticTurkish fig dessert, İncir Tatlısı, which is a complete ...
Upside-down Figgy Cake
On my last day in the village,the island of Lesbos looked tantalizingly close, the killer humidity that has characterized this summer dissipated, and the sea a sparkling blue. On Sürreya’s roof ...
When is jam not jam? When it’s chutney, of course!
The light is different. The Greek island of Lesbos opposite is starting to emerge from its hazy summer shroud so we can see its beautiful silhouette once more. There is a change in the air, the nights ...
Luscious Fruit Tarts
Now that you’ve got the pastry under your belt, onto the good stuff! My market dictates that I use either apples, plums or nectarines but nectarines are the way to go for me as my friend Elaine has ...