It's a very different Easter this year and many people will not be celebrating in any sort of ordinary way but one thing we can do though, is enjoy a Hot Cross Bun or two or three! These are ...
General blog
Chocolate Pear Tart
This delicious pie is currently sitting at the top of our All Time Favourite Dessert list. The chocolate shortbread pastry can be eaten by itself. It is that good. And if marzipan or almonds ...
Home Pickled Gherkins
Late Autumn is when the ‘kornişon’ or small gherkins appear in the markets. They actually appear twice a year but if you are interested in pickling them, you need to make the pickles with the Autumn ...
Tarhana – A Labour of Love
Tarhana is one of the oldest known instant soups. Possibly the first of its kind, created centuries ago by the Turks living in Central Asia and then spreading widely. Combining many foods that ...
Erişte
I was very lucky to be invited to Arzu's house to see how she made erişte. She had set aside her Sunday to work with her sister making enough erişte to last her through the winter. I had not met her ...
Jujubes, Chinese Dates or Custard Apples
Not so many people will recognise these little gems called Hurnap or Hünap in Turkish. You may have heard of them, known as Jujubes, Chinese Dates or Custard Apples. They are definitely not your ...
Olive Picking and Beş Çayı
Olives are a staple food all over the Middle Eastern world and Claudia has covered a lot of information in her fabulous blogs in the past. (Her links are pasted below.) So instead I will take ...
Pomegranate Wine & Cherry Wine
Many of us do enjoy a tipple. I am proud to say our first attempt at wine making was not half bad and we certainly did not stick to the rules. I imagine if we had, how even more delicious our ...