Digging into traditional recipes in the history of Turkish cuisine, chef Omur Akkor finds dozens of healthy dessert recipes that utilize fruits, honey, and natural sugars instead of the unhealthy refined sugars so prominently used today. Part of a series from the award-winning Chef Omur, this book includes healthy twists on old favorites, including rice pudding, carrot cake, and Turkey’s world-famous baklava. Instead of skipping dessert altogether, Healthy Desserts will help you to find the perfect recipes for your taste buds and your health.

Healthy Desserts: with Natural Sweeteners

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Akkor, Omur

Desserts

Blue Dome

Practical Recipes in Turkish Cuisine continues Chef Akkor's tradition of delivering authentic dishes from a rich culture that tells the story and heritage of a strong and resilient people. Akkor takes his readers on a culinary journey that includes creamy Yogurt and Mint Soup known as Yayla Çorbas, traditional Splendid Hummus (Humus-u Ala), Turkish Green Beans called Taze Fasulye, Meatballs with Vegetables (Sebzeli Köfte), Paradise Mud (Cennet Ã‡amuru), and so much more! In Turkish Cuisine, food is a blessing and is respected as such; meals are eaten with gratitude.

Practical Recipes in Turkish Cuisine

Regional & International

Going all the way back to earliest Ottoman cookbooks, chef M. Omur Akkor has collected a rich sampling of Ottoman meals. These recipes, taken from great chefs of the Ottoman's great palaces and from the ordinary kitchens of Ottoman homes, provide a delicious introduction to the kind of cuisines that united one of the greatest empires in history. Part history lesson, part cookbook, Ottoman Cuisine brings history alive—in your kitchen!

Ottoman Cuisine: A Rich Culinary Tradition

Blue Dome Press

In this cookbook, award-winning chef/author Omur Akkor presents a wide variety of nearly forgotten traditional Turkish egg recipes—which he unearthed by combing through old Turkish cookbooks and traveling all over the country—as well as delicious modern recipes based on eggs. Each recipe is prefaced by its brief history, includes such healthy ingredients as vegetables, has easy-to-follow instructions, and is accompanied by beautiful and colorful photographs. In addition, Akkor provides a fascinating glimpse into the history, culture, and traditions of Turkish cuisine.

Best Egg Recipes: From the Ottomans to the Contemporary Turkish Cuisine

In Seljuk Cuisine, Omur Akkor looks at the cuisine of one of the earliest empires to come to Anatolia, the Seljuks. Through storytelling and history-rich recipes, Akkor shows how deeply food was intertwined with everyday life during the Seljuk period. Akkor's narration provides a window into what the Seljuks are in their dervish lodges and palaces, in their markets and homes. Then he lists many of those recipes, so that you can eat the same food the Seljuks ate many centuries ago.

Seljuk Cuisine: A Chef's Quest for His Soulmate

Early Islamic Culinary Art focuses on the meals in the time of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, after 14 centuries. This work presents the culinary culture of the time, methods of cooking, kitchen utensils, and recipes from the early Islamic period. The collection of plates used in the pictures is another distinguishing feature of the book. Plates and dishes used in different periods from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, from the Abbasids to Seljuks were duplicated to be presented in the book. By determining the foods mentioned in the Quran and the blessed Prophet's sayings, the award-winning chef and author Omur Akkor relates 91 recipes. Another distinguishing quality of the book is that, the ingredients are few in number and the recipes can be prepared very practically.

Early Islamic Culinary Art: Based on Prophetic Traditions

Cooking Education & Reference

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