so you’ve carved a pumpkin for your halloween decorations or you chopped one up to make soup or a delicious pumpkin dessert or a pumpkin pie. whatever the reason, if you get your hands on some fresh pumpkin seeds, do not chuck them! you can make a wonderful snack instead… Continue reading
this is a traditional turkish dessert we make with pumpkins. i made it for halloween but i couldn’t be bothered with carving the pumpkin, instead we had mini pumpkins and they were super cute on their own. Continue reading
yet another super easy and super tasty recipe with just a few ingredients. i made these with courgette de nice but it can easily be adapted to normal courgettes cut in halves or even thickly sliced marrows. if you decide to use marrows, slice it in 2-inch thick pieces and empty the centre with seeds with a spoon, leaving the bottom bit. Continue reading
i tried this for the first time when my aunt adapted some recipe she’s seen on the tv. super easy to make, it’s a great alternative to the plain boring boiled or steamed green beans. i would have never thought cumin would go so well with green beans until i tried – what a pleasant surprise! plus, the oven baking part with the cheese makes all the difference. Continue reading
ok, i understand that not everyone likes liver. fair enough, it does have a different texture and smell. if not cooked properly, or cooked too much, the result is very chewy. not this recipe! this is ‘the’ way to cook tender liver. it’s not in my menus regularly but i do fancy this recipe every now and then. eating liver every now and then is good for you. it’s got lots of iron in it after all, give it a try. Continue reading
this is the first time i cooked this. my mum used to make it very often when i was a child and i believe she still does but visiting her 1-2 times a year, i haven’t had it for a while at mum’s either. until last week, when i had this sudden craving for it. it doesn’t even have a name this dish, so when i rang to ask the recipe, i had to describe my mum on the phone what it was like. she said ‘it’s exactly what you just said, that’s it!’… Continue reading
this is the best tiramisu recipe ever! it’s quick and very easy to make as long as you have an electric mixer, no cooking involved and the results is so so yummy. the only problem is that you can’t eat it straightaway. well, you could but then it’s not really the same. tiramisu just keeps getting better as it stays in the fridge. Continue reading
this is a traditional turkish dish. there are two ways of stuffing vegetables – first, to be eaten hot, stuffed with a mixture of mince lamb or beef with a bit of rice and the other to be eaten cold stuffed with rice and herbs and cooked in olive oil. this recipe is the first one… Continue reading
this is an amazing dish and it’s so easy to make! it does take a bit of time to cook but absolutely no effort whatsoever! with turkey, vegetables and rice together, it would make a full meal on its own, no need for a side, although a nice green salad with spring onions would go really well with it. also, the mediterranean would enjoy plain yogurt with this rice without me suggesting =]
i adapted this awesome crumble from a recipe on BBC Good Food website. James Martin uses only pears and blackberries but i find it too sweet with just pears so I add apples for a hint of sourness. Continue reading