Sue my friend from Australia and I had attended the Henna Night, the eve of the wedding day. We had been invited to stay at the groom's family home, in Pamukkale for the wedding. That was very ...
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recently I was invited to a morning tea and everyone brought a plate. One lady called Jenny brought a plate of some truly wonderful chocolate chip cookies. When I mentioned how good they were, she ...
A Whats App Wedding – Village Style – Part 1 – The Henna Night
I received the above Whats App message and had no idea from whom it was sent. The moment this group message arrived, my phone went into overdrive. Dozens of messages came flooding in every few ...
Sabich
Recently I was in Australia and one day found myself driving through a Jewish neighbourhood at lunch time. Having lived in Israel back in 1983 I have quite a fondness for Jewish food. Memories of ...
Quince Chutney
A generous neighbour gave me an armful of quinces and I wondered what I could do with them all. Well, when I had tried every other recipe known to mankind using quinces, it was time to try Quince ...
Plum Dumplings
When I was in Australia I met a lovely German girl called Marie. She told me about her grandmother's wonderful plum dumplings that she ate as a child. It set my imagination rolling and I begged her ...
Pear and Cardamom Tart
Making this Pear and Cardamom Tart was an easy decision once I bit into these more-than-remarkable pears. However, actually cooking it required a technician! A Beko oven specialist. Not only did ...
Piyaz: A Non Traditional Bean Salad
Having cooked up half a kilo of white beans in my pressure cooker, I felt I should put some to use immediately and I had an inspiration for bean salad on toast with a Turkish flavour. We were more ...