Almost Turkish Recipes

It’s quince season, and I love that they’re everywhere in Northern California. Quince is almost unknown in the United States, yet for man...

  This is my interpretation, or I'd love to say improvement, of an '80s classic, moist cocoa cake which was, beyond dispute, the ind...

Şekerpare , a traditional Turkish dessert with a Persian name ( Şeker-pare: sugar-piece), is sugar cookies soaked in heavy s...

Of all the sweets that come from Turkey baklava  is probably the most famous and delicious. Although there is no...

If you are a libertine, don’t turn from the cup of pure wine If you are wise, take your glass in the direction of Galata ...

A couple of years ago there were quite a number of fisherman boats tied at the Yenikoy coast in Istanbul serving as seafood restaurants....

The chocolate pudding that we call in Turkey "supangle," or "sup" in short, comes from French...

Although the traditional milky semolina dessert is on the heavy side with butter and eggs, the contemporary take on...

When it comes to Turkish milky desserts, a considerable number of people in Turkey prefer mastic gum flavor. In Tu...

Although Turks are known to be a coffee --especially Turkish coffee-- drinking nation, we are actually obsessed with tea. Besides, it wouldn...

One of my oldest friends, Sena, taught this recipe to me approximately 15 years ago. It was a big hit then. We woul...

We're going through really hot and humid days here which made me remember a dessert mom used to make. When I came back home from a hot d...

This recipe is again from my mom. She made this dessert for a tea party. Although I don't like desserts with syrup that ...