Quince Dessert (Ayva Tatlısı)

It's quince season, and I love that you can find them everywhere in Northern California. Quince is simply unknown to many Americans but ...

Baklava

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

Semolina Sponge Cake (Revani)

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 … Pious one, should...

Baked Halva with Carrots (Güveçte Havuçlu Helva)

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

Turkish Zuppa Inglese (Supangle)

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

Milky Semolina Dessert with Cocoa Powder (Sütlü Kakaolu İrmik Tatlısı)

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

Rice Pudding with Gum Mastic (Damla Sakızlı Sütlaç)

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

Instant Coffee and Raisin Cake (Neskafeli ve Üzümlü Kek)

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

Frozen Panda Cake (Panda Pasta)

One of my oldest friends, Sena, taught this recipe to me approximately 15 years ago. It was a big hit then. We would make Panda cake every w...

Lemon Jelly (Limonlu Pelte)

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...

Bride Dessert (Gelin Tatlısı)

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

Damascus Dessert (Şam Tatlısı)

This is a common dessert in Turkey, but I don't know why it is called "Damascus" dessert. My one guess is that sometimes inste...

Cocoa Pudding (Kakaolu Muhallebi)

This pudding is what I like to have after a long day at the beach. It's also really refreshing when it's crazy hot outside. makes 4-...

Mushroom Cookies (Mantar Kurabiye)

This is a long lost recipe for me. Although I used to love these mushroom cookies, I completely forgot about them until the other day when I...

Salame di Cioccolata (Mozaik Pasta)

I am not sure where this absolutely delicious and extremely-easy-to-make mosaic cake recipe comes from; I guess it's originally Italian,...

Wheat Flour Halva (Un Helvası)

There are three different types of halva in Turkey: tahini halva, which is known simply as halva here in the Sates, wheat flour halva, and s...

Turkish Rice Pudding-Baked (Fırın Sütlaç)

Sütlaç is a light dessert originated in Ottoman cuisine. The rumor goes that it was flavored with rose water in palace kitchens, but in my k...