When I was going out with my now-husband - I want to say when we were courting but that sounds rather old-fashioned - we used to come to magical Istanbul from Ankara from time to time, and every time, ...
Desserts
Little Apple & Plum Pots with Honey and Cream
Like hemlines, desserts come and go, don't they? Remember sherry trifle and those delicious savarins? Brandy snaps? Soufflés? Tiramisu hasn't earned its place as a classic but even that has slipped ...
Delicious Apricots stuffed with Cream/Kaymaklı Kayısı Tatlısı
Last week we made this typical Turkish dessert in one of my cooking classes in Kuzguncuk. Suitably sticky, deliciously sweet and syrupy with a slight crunch from the flaked almonds, I think it was a ...
Künefe: the syrup-soaked, cheese-filled ‘shredded wheat’ dessert
Turkish desserts are not normally my thing: on the whole they are just too calorific for me to have even the remotest desire to make them! I would say that baklava is probably the best-known ...
Clementine – or Orange – & Almond Syrup Cake: from Ottolenghi! I highly recommend it!
I was really pleased with the way this cake turned out. It was reminiscent of revani because of the syrup that's poured over the cooked cake at the end: it seems like a lot but amazingly the ...
An Evening in Istanbul with Özlem’s Turkish Table: Revani, a Syrupy Semolina Dessert Dating Back to the Taking of Yerevan in today’s Armenia
I signed up for the cooking class at the Istanbul Culinary Institute last night for two reasons: first, I thought it would be the ideal way to see fellow blogger and friend Özlem who lives in the UK ...
Pumpkin Dessert with Chopped Walnuts: Kabak Tatlısı
I was thinking that it would be a good idea to re-post this article from the British Community Council e-newsletter where I had my culinary corner on a regular monthly basis a few years ago. This was ...
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 ...