Adrianna Adarme is an author, enthusiastic home cook and food blogger who lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2009 she started her blog, A Cozy Kitchen, which has become a place people visit to ...

“In 2017, I travelled to Istanbul, Turkey, and was introduced to the deliciousness of Turkish pastries. Since then, I’ve had an insatiable craving for Turkish desserts.

Several varieties of the Turkish dessert halva are offered at House of Halva at Keg and Case West Seventh Market in St. Paul. Photographed Sept. 18, 2018. (Nancy Ngo / Pioneer Press) ...