This light, but nourishing rice pudding is still a firm favourite in Turkish homes today, enjoyed not only as a delicious dessert but also as a satisfying comfort food.

In Sephardic homes in Greece and Turkey this glossy white fondant is traditionally served as a symbol of purity at life-cycle events and on the New Year.

Pan d’Espanya, called pan esponjado in Ladino, our Judeo-Spanish language, is the iconic feather-light orange chiffon cake that has been made for generations by the Jews of Spain.

Gizadas de masapan are marzipan filled baked star-shaped tartlets similar in taste to macaroons.

Shamali, revani or basbousa is a luscious syrup-soaked almond-semolina cake popular throughout the East Mediterranean.

Piticas are crisp, thin, deep-fried pastries, drizzled generously with a warm honey syrup fragrant with orange-blossom water.

This heavenly, delicate milk pudding fragrant with orange blossom water, is layered over a refreshing orange and cornstarch base.

Most Sephardic households from Rhodes Island have a stash of crunchy pretzel shaped sesame- studded biscuits on hand.

Coiled strips of orange peel are poached in a fragrant citrus syrup. This glossy sweet treat is wonderful with your favourite ice cream or makes a divine dessert topping.

Irresistible almond shortbread biscuits Polverones that the Jews from medieval Spain adopted for centuries.

Biskotchos are slightly sweet cookies fragrant with fresh orange that are undoubtedly the most popular cookies in the Ottoman Sephardic home.

Shamali is a luscious syrup-soaked almond and semolina cake that is popular throughout the east Mediterranean.