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The perfect, easy, store-cupboard raiding soup for those days when you can't quite be bothered or need a quick, simple fix. Orzo pasta grains, cooked in an immune-boosting broth brought together...

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

Serve ice cold on a hot summers day and its unique spicy-sweet flavour will pack a punch that'll have you revitalised and ready to go. Basil may seem like a strange idea for a cold drink but it's...

A simple salad of fresh purslane leaves with seasonal vegetables and an Aegean salad dressing. Easy, healthy light bites for a hot summers day. 

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 traditional Ramadan dessert of layered starch wafers and nuts soaked in sweetened milk with rose water. This much-loved dish is prominent in the holy month of fasting. 

An Ottoman kitchen inspired oven finished rice pudding with rose water and gentle spice infusion sweetened with honey.

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...

Chicken soup for the Turkish soul - Using pre-cooked shredded chicken and stock with the addition of cold-fighting benefits of yoghurt, lemon and egg.

An iconic salad of simple summer ingredients that deserves a place alongside many popular Turkish recipes. Tomatoes, cucumbers sit alongside fresh pepper and onions with fresh herbs and a zingy...