The weather is fabulous and here we are again in our village of Assos! Before I get into proper summery-type dishes (dependent on a visit to the market), I do want to post this oh-so-English teatime ...
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Cloud Seven Torte!!
If you're looking for some total extravaganza of a dessert, look no further. This is not in the slightest bit Turkish! We may not have baklava but we do have other equally calorie-laden delights! This ...
Olive Loaf with fresh herbs and white cheese/Zeytinli Kek
I was in the kitchen a few days ago with a cup of coffee trying to decide whether I was coming down with a cold or not. I was also flipping through one of my three trusty cooking files - so much more ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake
Yes, it’s another cake recipe but this time more suitable for tea than dessert. The other day I was flipping through Nigella’s book ‘Kitchen’ in quest of a simple uncomplicated cake recipe. I ...
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 ...
Cherry Choc Muffins
There are two IWI book clubs in Istanbul: one holds its meetings in a cafe while the other has them in a different member’s house every month. I belong to the second one. We like the more intimate ...