Autumn – or Fall for our American readers – is apple season. And for this article, we’ve got a really quick and easy apple tart recipe – a la Turka, of course. It also has the benefit of being completely delicious. We all know the French are famous for their apple tarts (Tarte normande for …
Have you ever tried Turkish mosaic cake – mozaik pastası? It’s our favourite Turkish chocolate cake. Biscuits, chocolate sauce and a serving of fresh fruit on the side. What’s not to love? I feel we’re in danger of losing our badge with this recipe. The badge of, ‘we haven’t got a sweet tooth,’ that we …
‘Tis the season! What food says ‘autumn’ better than the pumpkin? And in Turkey, pumpkin season means one thing: Time to make the Turkish pumpkin dessert, kabak tatlısı… Obviously, for many of us, pumpkins are also associated with Halloween (aka All Hallows’ Eve) at the end of October. If you use pumpkin for your Halloween …
First it was zesty revani. This time, it’s a much-loved Turkish version of a classic Rice Pudding. Here’s our Sütlaç recipe! What’s this? Haven’t we spent years (double figures, at that!) mentioning to you in countless articles on this blog that neither of us has a particularly sweet tooth? And now, here we are with …
Are you familiar with this Turkish revani recipe? A light, sponge semolina cake drenched in a zesty syrup. If you have a soft spot for tasty sweet treats, this is going to be a dessert for you! A few years ago, we were sent a copy of the famous Turkish cookbook, The Sultan’s Kitchen, for …
We’ve been using seasonal spring and summer fruits to play about with our new love; a frozen yoghurt recipe. This is a delicious treat on a scorching summer day! Some days get so hot that it’s almost taxing to even think about what to eat. Something light and something cold. That’s been the main reply …
This is how we came to produce our little Turkish breakfast sweet treat, puff pastry strawberry tart. Or, to give it a Turkish name, çilekli milföy tatlısı. Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? Well, actually, this is the story of a plan that didn’t come together. But then, from that, a …