Sunday, May 30, 2010

Couscous Salad (Kuskus Salatasi)

1 lb couscous
2-3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 medium carrots, cut into cubes
½ cup sweet peas
½ cup sweet corn
¼ cup parsley, finely chopped
1 Tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped (optional)

Cook couscous according to the directions over the package in salty water. Drain and stir in extra virgin olive oil.
Meanwhile, boil carrots and sweet peas in lightly salty water for about 2-3 minutes. Rinse under cold water and set aside to drain. Add the vegetables, parsley and mint into the couscous and mix. Serve either cold or warm.
ENJOY

Back to Main Page TURKCE
½ kg kuskus
2-3 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
2 orta boy havuc, kup seklinde dogranmis
½ su bardagi bezelye
½ su bardagi misir tanesi
¼ su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi taze nane, dogranmis (istege bagli)

Kuskusu paketin uzerindeki tarife gore hafif tuzlu suda haslayin. Suyunu suzun ve icerisine zeytinyagini ilave edin. Guzelce karistirin.
Bu sirada havuc ve bezelyeleri hafif tuzlu suda yaklasik 2-3 dakika haslayin. Soguk sudan gecirin ve bir kenara alip suyunun suzulmesini bekleyin.
Suyu suzulen sebzeleri , maydanoz ve naneyi kuskusun icine ilave edin. Karistirin ve servis yapin. Ister soguk ister sicak servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Cilekli Muzlu Kokteyl)

1 banana, sliced
½ cup strawberry
1 cup yogurt
1-2 tsp honey (optional)

Blend all the ingredients with a blender. Chill for about 1-2 hours and serve.
ENJOY

Back to Main Page
**********************
TURKCE
1 muz, dilimlenmis
½ su bardagi cilek
1 su bardagi yogurt
1-2 tatli kasigi bal (istege bagli)

Butun malzemeleri blendir yardimi ile karistirin. Buzdolabinda 1-2 saat sogutun ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Sweet Peas with Meatballs (Kofteli Bezelye)

2 lb sweet peas
2 tomatoes, diced
1 tsp tomato paste
1 big carrot, sliced round
1 big potato, cut in cubes
1 Tbsp salt to taste
½ cup hot water

For the meatballs:
½ lb ground beef
1 egg
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1 small onion, finely chopped
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

Mix the meatball ingredients in a bowl. Grab pieces smaller than walnut and make little meatballs using your palms. Cover and keep them in fridge prior to use.
Meanwhile, take potatoes, sweet peas and carrots in a Pyrex dish. Sprinkle with salt and mix. Dissolve tomato paste in hot water. Take the meatballs out of the fridge and place over the vegetables. Pour the hot water with tomato paste over and add the tomatoes evenly as well.
Bake in preheated 400 F (200 C) oven for about 30-40 minutes or until meatballs and potatoes are cooked.
Serve warm.
ENJOY

Back to Main Page
***************************
TURKCE
1 kg bezelye
2 domates, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi
1 buyuk boy havuc, yuvarlak kesilmis
1 buyuk boy patates, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi sicak su

Kofteler icin:
250 gr kiyma
1 yumurta
1/3 su bardagi ekmek ici
1 kucuk boy sogan, kucuk dogranmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Koftelik malzemeleri bir kapta karistirin. Cevizden biraz daha kucuk parcalar koparin ve yuvarlak kofteler yapin. Uzerlerini ortun ve buzdolabina kaldirin.
Diger yandan bezelye, dogranmis patates ve havuclari bir borcam tepsiye alin. Tuzlayarak harmanlayin.
Salcayi ½ su bardagi sicak suyun icinde cozundurun. Kofteleri buzdolabindan cikarip sebzelerin uzerine yerlestirin. Salcali suyu ve domatesleri esit olarak tepsinin uzerinde gezdirin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 30-40 dakika kadar kofteler ve patatesler pisene dek pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Drape Pilaf (Perde Pilavi)

2 cups rice, washed and drained
~1 lb boneless chicken
1 cup almonds
1/3 cup pine nuts
2-3 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp salt to taste
3 cups hot chicken broth

For the dough:
½ cup yogurt
½ cup oil
50 gr butter
1 egg
1 tsp baking powder
1-2 cups flour
A pinch of salt

Mix the dough ingredients and knead until it gets soft. Cover it to make airproof and set aside.
Boil the chicken and let it cool. Then, cut into small pieces. Keep the chicken broth to use later.
Rinse the rice and drain. Take rice and 2 Tbsp of butter to a pot. Saute over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes. Stir in 3 cups of chicken broth that you kept before. Add salt and cook over low-medium heat until rice becomes lightly undercooked.
Boil almonds for 2-3 minutes and peel the skins off. Grease the pot, Pyrex or cake pan with butter (whichever you’ll use to bake the drape pilaf). Leave it in the fridge for about 5-8 minutes, and then stick some of the almonds inside the container you’re using.
Divide the dough into one small and one big piece. Flatten the big one with a roller as big as to cover the container. Lay it out inside the container. Meanwhile, sauté pine nuts and remaining almonds with ½-1 Tbsp of butter, until they get light brown. Stir them and chicken into the cooked rice. Add black pepper and mix them all. Transfer them over the container covered with the dough. Flatten the small piece of dough as well and cover the top of the pilaf with this (like a lid). Grease the top with butter and bake in the preheated 400 F (200 C) oven till it gets lightly brown.
Let it rest for 5-10 minutes and turn the container upside down.
Serve warm/hot.
ENJOY

Back to Main Page
TURKCE
2 su bardagi pirinc
~ ½ kg kemiksiz tavuk
1 su bardagi badem
1/3 su bardagi dolmalik fistik
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 yemek kasigi tuz
3 su bardagi sicak tavuk suyu

Hamur icin:
½ su bardagi yogurt
½ su bardagi sivi yag
50 gr tereyag
1 yumurta
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
1-2 su bardagi un
Tuz

Hamur malzemelerini karistirin ve guzelce yogurarak yumusak bir hamur elde edin. Uzerini hava almayacak sekilde ortun ve dinlenmeye birakin.
Tavuk etini haslayin ve soguduktan sonra kucuk parcalara bolun. Suyunu pilavi pisirmek icin ayirin. Pirinci yikayip suyunu suzun. Tencereye tereyag ve pirinci alin. Orta ateste 3-4 dakika kavurun ve tavugu hasladiginiz sudan 3 su bardagi tavuk suyu ilave edin. Tuzunu ilave edin ve pirincler hafif diri kalacak sekilde pisirin.
Bademleri 10 dakika haslayin ve kabuklarini soyun. Pilavi yapacaginiz celik tencere, borcam ya da kek kalibini tereyagi ile yaglayin ve dolaba koyarak yagin donmasini saglayin. Sonra,
bademlerin bir kismini istediginiz sekilde kaba yapistirin.
Hamuru, biri kucuk biri buyuk olmak uzere iki parcaya bolun. Buyuk parcayi kullanacaginiz kabi kaplayacak ve yanlardan sarkacak sekilde acin. Yapistirilan bademlerin uzerine serin. Fistiklari ve kalan bademleri tereyaginda hafifce kizarana dek kavurun. Etleri ve kavrulmus bademleri pilava ilave edin. Karabiberi ekleyin ve hepsini guzelce harmanlayin. Yaydiginiz hamurun icine dokun. Kucuk hamur parcasini da acarak pilavin uzerine kapak gibi serin. Uzerini tereyagi ile yaglayin ve onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek pisirin. Bir sure dinlendirin. Kabi ters cevirin ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Cauliflower Au Gratin (Karnibahar Graten)

1 head cauliflower
1 tbsp salt to taste
1-2 tbsp vinegar
Bechamel sauce
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 tbsp basil, finely shredded

Break cauliflower into florets. Boil in salty water adding also vinegar (for about 5-6 minutes). Drain and rinse under cold water. Set aside.
Meanwhile, prepare bechamel sauce. Click for ‘How to Prepare Bechamel Sauce'.
Preheat oven to 350-400 F (180-200 C). Place cooked cauliflower over a Pyrex dish and pour béchamel sauce over, evenly. Add fresh basil and grated Mozzarella cheese on top.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until it gets light brown.
Serve warm.
ENJOY
***************************
TURKCE
1 bas karnibahar
1-2 yemek kasigi sirke
1 yemek kasigi sirke
Beshamel sos
1 su bardagi kasar peyniri/Mozzarella, rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi feslegen, ince dogranmis

Karnibahari parcalara ayirin. Sirke ve tuz ilave ettiginiz suda yaklasik 5-6 dakika haslayin. Suyunu suzun ve soguk sudan gecirin. Bir kenara ayirin.
Bu sirada besamel sosunu hazirlayin. Besamel sosun yapilisi icin tiklayin.
Firini 180-200 C (350-400 F)’ye ayarlayin. Borcam tepsiye haslanmis karnibaharlari yerlestirin ve uzerine besamel sosu yayin. Uzerine taze feslegenleri serpistirin ve son olarak rendelenmis kasar peynirini serpin.
Uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30-40 dakika kadar pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Tomato Shrimp Scampi (Domatesli Karides)

2 tbsp olive oil
4-5 garlic, minced
2 cups tomato, crushed
1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 scallion, finely chopped (optional)
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp parmesan, grated (optional)
½ tsp sugar
1 tsp salt to taste

Saute garlic with olive oil about 2 minutes over medium heat. Add tomato and cook for 5 minutes over low medium heat. Stir in lemon juice and sugar. Simmer for 3-4 minutes.
Stir in shrimp and scallions. Add salt to taste. Cook for about 4-5 minutes until shrimp turn pink and cooked through. Finally stir in parsley and parmesan cheese.
ENJOY

*************************************
TURKCE
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
4-5 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
2 su bardagi domates, ezilmis/rendelenmis
1/3 su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis
½ kg karides, soyulup temizlenmis
1 yesil sogan, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
2 yemek kasigi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi seker
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Zeytinyaginda sarimsaklari 2 dakika kadar orta ateste soteleyin. Domatesi ilave edin ve 5 dakika kadar kisik ateste pisirin. Limon suyunu ve sekeri ilave edin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika daha pisirin.
Sonra, yesil sogan ve karidesleri ilave edin. Tuzunu da ekledikten sonra karidesler pisip pembelesene dek kisik ateste pisirmeye devam edin (4-5 dakika). Son olarak, maydanoz ve parmesan peynirini ilave edin ve karistirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Meatballs in Sour Sauce (Eksili Kofte)

1 cup yogurt
1 Tbsp flour, heaping
1 egg
5-6 cups cold water
½ lemon’s juice
1 Tbsp salt to taste
½ tsp dried mint
2+2 Tbsp canola oil
½ tsp paprika

For the meatballs:
~ ½ lb ground meat
¼ cup rice
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp dried mint
½ tsp salt to taste

In a bowl, mix all the meatball ingredients using your hands. Grab smaller pieces than walnuts and make small meatballs. Set aside.
Place 2 Tbsp canola oil and flour in a pot. Then, sauté over medium heat till flour turns pinkish. Stir in cold water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add meatballs and salt. Cover the lid halfway and cook for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix yogurt, lemon juice and egg. Pour two ladles of hot soup into this mixture stirring constantly. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
In a small frying pan sizzle the remaining canola oil and stir in dried mint and paprika. Once you smell the nice combination of mint and paprika turn the heat off.
Drizzle the mixture over the soup and serve hot.
ENJOY

Back to Main Page
*********************************
TURKCE
1 su bardagi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi un, tepeleme
1 yumurta
5-6 su bardagi soguk su
½ limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi nane
2+2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Kofteler icin:
300 gr kiyma
¼ su bardagi pirinc
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi nane
1 cay kasigi tuz

Bir kapta koftelik malzemeleri iyice yogurarak karistirin. Cevizden biraz daha kucuk parcalar koparip yuvarlayarak toplar yapin ve bir kenara ayirin.
Bir tencereye 2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi ve unu alin. Un sararana dek orta ateste kavurun. Sonra soguk suyu karistirarak ilave edin. Ara sira karistirarak kaynamasini bekleyin. Kaynadiktan sonra, kofteleri ilave edin. Kapagini hafif aralik birakin ve tuzu da ilave edip, koftelerin pismesini bekleyin (yaklasik 15 dakika).
Ayri bir kapta; yogurt, yumurta ve limon suyunu guzelce cirpin. Corbanin suyundan iki kepce alin ve yavasca yogurtlu sosun icine cirpmaya devam ederek dokun. Sonra, sosu corbanin icine yavasca karistirarak ilave edin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika kadar pisirin ve ocagin altini kapatin.
Kucuk bir tavada geriye kalan 2 yemek kasigi kanola yaginda kirmizi biber ve naneyi hafifce yakin ve corbanin uzerine gezdirerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Friday, April 23, 2010

Couscous with Vegetables (Sebzeli Kuskus)

1 lb couscous
3-4 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 cup tomatoes, diced
½ cup sweet peas
1-2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 tbsp salt to taste
4-5 cups chicken broth
Black pepper to taste

Take olive oil and onions in a saucepan and sauté over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Stir in pepper and sauté for 2 additional minutes. Add couscous and sauté 5 minutes or until they turn lightly pink. Stir in tomatoes, hot chicken broth and sweet peas. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes. Finally, stir in salt, parsley, garlic and black pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes and turn the heat off. Set aside for a while and serve warm.
ENJOY

Back to Main Page
********************************
TURKCE
500 gr kuskus
3-4 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 green pepper, dogranmis
1 su bardagi domates, dogranmis
½ su bardagi bezelye
1-2 dis sarimsak, kucuk dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi maydanoz, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi tuz
4-5 su bardagi tavuk suyu
Karabiber

Sogani zeytinyaginda 3 dakika kadar sote edin. Sonra biberi ilave edin ve 2 dakika kadar soteleyin. Kuskusu ilave edin ve orta ateste yaklasik 5 dakika kadar kavurun. Pembelesmeye baslayinca; domates, bezelye ve sicak tavuk suyunu ilave edin. Kapagi kapali olarak kisik ateste yaklasik 15 dakika kadar pisirin. Tuz, sarimsak, maydanoz ve karabiberi ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika daha pisirdikten sonra atesin altini kapatin ve dinlendirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Pan Seared Salmon with Mushrooms (Mantarli Somon Tava)

½ lb mushroom, divided into 4
1 lb salmon fillets
1 glove of garlic, mashed
1-2 green onions, chopped
1 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp salt to taste
A pinch of black pepper

Saute mushrooms with olive oil for 2-3 minutes. Stir in garlic, onions and vinegar. Cook for 1-2 minutes and turn the heat off. Take them over a plate.
Rub salmon with salt and drizzle with lemon juice. Sprinkle with black pepper. Cook in the same pan you sautéed mushrooms for about 6-8 minutes or till they are easily flakes with fork.
Take over the serving plates and serve with the mushrooms.
ENJOY
Click for the benefits of fish
*****************************
TURKCE~250 gr mantar, dorde bolunmus
½ kg somon baligi fileto
1 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
1-2 yesil sogan, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi sirke
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Bir tutam karabiber

Zeytinyaginda mantarlari yaklasik 2-3 dakika kadar soteleyin. Sarimsak, yesil sogan ve sirkeyi ilave edin. Yaklasik 1-2 dakika kadar pisirip, atesten alin. Bir tabaga alin.
Somon filetolari tuz ile ovun ve uzerlerine limon suyu ve karabiber serpistirin. Mantarlari sotelediginiz tavada yaklasik 6-8 dakika boyunca ya da catal ile kolayca ayrilina dek orta ateste pisirin.
Servis tabaklarina alin ve mantarlar ile birlikte servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Baligin faydalari icin tiklayin

Friday, April 16, 2010

Tomato Shrimp Scampi with Pasta (Domates Soslu Karidesli Makarna)

1 lb any kind of pasta
2 tbsp olive oil
4-5 garlic, minced
2 cups tomato, crushed
1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 scallion, finely chopped (optional)
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp parmesan, grated (optional)
½ tsp sugar
1 tsp salt to taste

Cook pasta in salty water according to the instructions on the package. Drain and set aside.
Saute garlic with olive oil about 2 minutes over medium heat. Add tomato and cook for 5 minutes over low medium heat. Stir in lemon juice and sugar. Simmer for 3-4 minutes.
Stir in shrimp and scallions. Add salt to taste. Cook for about 4-5 minutes until shrimp turn pink and cooked through. Finally stir in parsley and parmesan cheese.
Take pasta over serving plates and pour the Tomato Shrimp Scampi over. Serve warm or hot.
ENJOY

Back to Main Page
*************************
TURKCE
500 gr herhangi bir cesit makarna
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
4-5 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
2 su bardagi domates, ezilmis/rendelenmis
1/3 su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis
½ kg karides, soyulup temizlenmis
1 yesil sogan, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
2 yemek kasigi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi seker
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Makarnayi paketin uzerindeki talimatlara gore tuzlu suda haslayin. Suyunu suzun.
Zeytinyaginda sarimsaklari 2 dakika kadar orta ateste soteleyin. Domatesi ilave edin ve 5 dakika kadar kisik ateste pisirin. Limon suyunu ve sekeri ilave edin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika daha pisirin.
Sonra, yesil sogan ve karidesleri ilave edin. Tuzunu da ekledikten sonra karidesler pisip pembelesene dek kisik ateste pisirmeye devam edin (4-5 dakika). Son olarak, maydanoz ve parmesan peynirini ilave edin ve karistirin.
Makarnayi servis tabaklarina alin ve uzerine hazirladiginiz domatesli karidesten koyun. Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Monday, April 12, 2010

Honey and Nuts Snow White (Balli Cevizli Karbeyaz)

4-5 cups milk
1 cup sugar
3 tbsp flour
1 tbsp starch
1 tsp vanilla

For the crust:
1 cup oatmeal

For the top:
2 tbsp honey
½ cup walnuts, coarsely crushed
1 apple
2 tbsp sugar
½ tsp cinnamon

To prepare the filling, take milk, sugar, starch and flour into a pot. Cook over medium heat while whisking. Stir in vanilla right before turning the heat off. Set aside.
Meanwhile, peel the apple and chop into small cubes. Cook them in a saucepan with sugar until their color changes to pinkish.
Cover the bottom of a Pyrex dish or serving plate with the oatmeal. Pour the filling over and let it cool for a while. Place the cooked apples all over and drizzle with honey. Sprinkle with walnuts and cinnamon. Serve cold.
ENJOY

Back to Main Page
*************************
TURKCE
1 lt sut
1 su bardagi seker
3 yemek kasigi un
1 yemek kasigi nisasta
1 tatli kasigi vanilya

Alt tabani icin:
1 su bardagi yulaf ezmesi

Uzeri icin:
2 yemek kasigi bal
½ su bardagi ufalanmis ceviz
1 elma
2 yemek kasigi seker
1 cay kasigi tarcin

Kremayi yapmak icin bir tencereye sut, seker, un ve nisastayi alin. Orta ateste cirparak pisirin. Ocaktan almadan once vanilyayi ilave edin ve karistirin.
Elmayi soyun ve minik kupler seklinde dograyin. Toz sekerle birlikte tavada renkleri pembelesene dek pisirin.
Servis tabagi ya da borcam bir tepsinin dibine yulaf ezmesini iyice yayin. Uzerine hazirladiginiz kremayi dokun. Biraz soguduktan sonra, pisirdiginiz elmalari kremanin uzerine yayin ve uzerinde bal gezdirin. Ceviz ve tarcin serpistirdikten sonra soguk servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN