Winter Recipes

Lightly fried cauliflower fritters with parsley, cheese and nutmeg. Perfect with a dollop of garlic yoghurt. Winter finger food to savour. 

The chunky nuttier cousin to celery. This classic Aegean dish of celeriac is brought together in a light but warming dish with carrots and citrus. Dill fronds are added at the last moment before...

A lightly sweetened refreshing dessert of dried sultanas and honey with a gentle clove background. A dish that is said to have carried an army of soldiers through the first world war

Kuru Fasulye / Turkish white beans with caramelised onions and a tomato sauce. A heart, warming vegetarian and vegan bean stew with a sweet undertone. 

A light punchy salad of sweet-sharp pomegranates and salty olives inspired by Jane Gündoğan’s feisty novel ‘Pomegranates and Olive’.

Turkish sweet perfumed quinces poached in an aromatic syrup before a light roasting resulting in tender melt in the mouth fruit with a sticky caramelised skin. The rose gold Jewell of Turkish winter...

A carnival of Aegean flavours. Pumpkin (or butternut squash) with onions, garlic and sesame roasted in a fiery sauce of tomato paste, pepper, mint and honey. A flavoursome main but just as fabulous...

A comforting combination of meat and greens to defy any preconceptions or negative memories you have of school time cabbage dishes. Slow-cooked meat in a rich slightly spiced red pepper sauce with a...