Simple Turkish-Cypriot comfort food and fresh family feasts

Meliz’s Kitchen

Flavour-packed recipes celebrate the rich diversity of Cypriot cuisine

On of the best of this year's food books 2022

Meliz Berg is a self-taught cook, recipe developer and food content creator. Inspired by her Turkish-Cypriot heritage, and experience of growing up in a household that combined both traditional Cypriot and London living, she created the blog and instagram page Meliz Cooks. 
 
Meliz Cooks is loved for its easy-to-follow recipes, addictive combinations of flavours and spices, and for highlighting the mixture of beautiful cuisines evident in Cyprus. Her recipes have featured in Co-op Food and Asda Good Living Magazine, as well as for Good Homes and the Guardian. 
 
Find her @melizcooks

THE INSTANT NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
Traditional and modern family favourite recipes. 
 
Meliz's Kitchen is a celebration of the melting-pot of delicious spices and fresh flavours that make a Turkish-Cypriot kitchen. 
 
Find inspiration in nine chapters of vibrant, nourishing cooking: Kahvalti (breakfast), Meze & Salata (dishes and salads to share), Ocak & Kizartma (traditional stove-top dishes), Firin (hearty dishes from the oven), Yahni (easy one-pots and slow-cooking), Kebab & Kofte (barbecue dishes and accompaniments), Ekmek & Hamur Isi (breads, doughs, and pastries) and Kek ve Tatlilar (crowd-pleasing sweets). 
 
Cookbook reviews from Instagram: 
 
'Bringing back lots of memories of food I haven't eaten since I was a kid.' 
'Such delish recipes - your veggie stew is on my menu every week.' 
'My favourite book.' 
'So yummy and easy to follow.' 
'I love the book and cook from it at least once a week.' 
'I'm in love with making and eating @melizcooks stuffed cabbage leaves.'

Meliz Berg

MelizCooks

'Ludicrously delicious recipes from Meliz's Turkish-Cypriot heritage.'

With every recipe in Dinner Tonight I felt that Meliz had conjured up a dish so perfectly tailored to my own tastebuds as to seem like a personally chosen present to unwrap in my own kitchen. Her particular gift is, I rather feel, to make so many of us feel that way!

Simple meals, exciting flavours

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
“This book is the ally you need as you feed yourself, your family or your friends at the end of a busy day. The recipes are straightforward but vibrant — think maximum impact with minimum effort — and she thinks like a proper home cook, which is to say her focus is on coming up with meals that make life easier and more delicious, making the most of leftovers and — crucially — curtailing the amount of washing up.” Nigella Lawson 
 
Turkish-Cypriot Deliciousness Every Day. 
 
Dinner Tonight is a celebration of flavour and the simple joy of cooking. Enjoy fast, fresh and filling recipes, including zingy salads, warming soups, scrumptious sandwiches and things on toast, all-in-one pots of hearty pasta and stews, tasty traybakes, breads and sweet things. Find recipes ready in 30-minutes or less, food that’s quick to prepare and effortless to cook, and Meliz’s favourite ‘cheat’ versions of traditional recipes such as börek, dolma and manti – you’ll always have something utterly delicious to eat. 
 
Bestseller in nielsen bookscan week 202426.

Meliz Berg

Praise for Dinner Tonight

'Comforting, cosy and very delicious.'

'Ludicrously delicious recipes from Meliz's Turkish-Cypriot heritage.'

With every recipe in Dinner Tonight I felt that Meliz had conjured up a dish so perfectly tailored to my own tastebuds as to seem like a personally chosen present to unwrap in my own kitchen. Her particular g ...

'Comforting, cosy and very delicious.'

'Ludicrously delicious recipes from Meliz's Turkish-Cypriot heritage.'

With every recipe in Dinner Tonight I felt that Meliz had conjured up a dish so perfectly tailored to my own tastebuds as to seem like a personally chosen present to unwrap in my own kitchen. Her particular g ...

'Comforting, cosy and very delicious.'

'Ludicrously delicious recipes from Meliz's Turkish-Cypriot heritage.'

With every recipe in Dinner Tonight I felt that Meliz had conjured up a dish so perfectly tailored to my own tastebuds as to seem like a personally chosen present to unwrap in my own kitchen. Her particular g ...

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