Aşure is a special day celebrated annually in Turkey. It marks many events for Muslims, amongst the most significant being the day Noah's Ark set on dry land.The month long festivities of Muharram ...
Simple Bow Tie Pasta
Often when I am invited for dinner to a Turkish home the spread will include a very simple bow tie pasta dish which is extremely delicious. It is super easy to make and can be eaten alone or it can ...
Bundt Börek
Quite some months ago I made this Bundt Börek which is a savoury pastry baked in a ring mould called a Bundt pan. Using Turkish yufka I wrapped up all the goodness - in this case cheese, parsley and ...
Garbanzos, chickpeas
Chickpeas, also known as Garbanzo Beans are one of the earliest cultivated legumes. Over 7,000 year old remains of chickpeas have been found in the Middle East. They are very versatile and hundreds of ...
Dutch Apple Cake
Living on a boat now, there is very limited space and no room at all for mixers and what-not. So the idea of making a cake wasn't very appealing until I remembered how fabulously easy and delicious ...
Chilli Chocolate Brownies
When I mention Brownies I am thinking gooey, fudgy, rich chocolate mouthfuls. However, now I have taken it one step further on the advice of a Mexican spice king and it means chilli. Plenty of it. I'm ...
Easy Sourdough in a Bread Maker
Never ever ever did I think that I would own a breadmaker, nor use one. Daily. Who would have thought you could not only live on a boat with a 1 and half square metre galley but whip up Sourdough in a ...
Lazy Man’s Mantı
Visiting Semra, my adorable Turkish friend who studied cookery 60 years ago is always a great experience. She immediately whipped up a delicious meal that brought back some very happy memories for me. ...