My favourite little kitchen tool these days is my cherry stoner - is that what it's called? Pitter? De-stoner? Anyway, it's brilliant! You never know with items like this whether they are worth it or ...
Chocolate
My Festive Yule Log!
Here we are and it's Boxing Day already. Traditionally this is the day we visit our friends and deliver 'boxes' ie presents. I love the special feel of this day. But here, in my house, we had ...
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 ...
New-look Favourite Fudge Cake!
Have you ever thought about changing the cake tin in which you bake your favourite cake? Here is the living proof that it makes all the difference! Our favourite fudge cake will always taste ...
Cranberry-pistachio Brownies
This is a recipe for those of us lucky enough not to be on a diet. First, take some plain chocolate ... 300g to be precise and interestingly enough, it doesn't have to have a high cocoa solid ...
Delia’s Fallen Chocolate Soufflé with Prunes
How was your lunch yesterday? We had the works: a traditional English Christmas lunch with roast (organic) turkey plus all the trimmings, and thanks to the new website that has revolutionized my ...
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 ...
Upside-down Chocolate Caramel Nut Cake
Irresistible. All our forbidden treats in one totally yummy chocolate cake. Take it from me, it is scrumptious. upside-down chocolate caramel nut cake It was tea party time again and I ...