Fried Fava Beans (Bakla Kizartmasi)

1 lb fava beans with the shells

1-2 eggs

½ cup canola oil for frying

Salt to taste

Wash the shelled fava beans and boil in salty water for about 6-8 minutes. Drain and let them cool.

Heat canola oil in a frying pan. Then, dip the fava beans in beaten eggs and then fry both sides.

Garnish with fresh dill and if desired serve with plain or garlic yogurt.

ENJOY

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½ kg bakla

1-2 yumurta

½ su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Baklalari temizleyin ve hafif tuzlu suda yaklasik 6-8 dakika haslayin. Suyunu suzun.

Kizartma tavasina yagi alin ve iyice kizdirin. Baklalari cirpilmis yumurtaya daldirin ve kizgin yagda guzelce kizartin.

Uzerini dere otu ile susleyerek sade ya da sarimsakli yogurt ile servis edebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pickled Cabbage Stir Fry (Tursu Lahana Kavurma)

4 cups pickled white cabbage, in chunks

1/2 tsp paprika

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

Take olive oil and pickled cabbage over a large skillet. Stir fry for 15-20 minutes over medium heat, until cabbage shrinks and starts changing color. Stir occasionally.

Then, stir in paprika and sprinkle some salt if desired. Cook for a while and turn the heat off.

Serve either warm or cold.

ENJOY

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4 su bardagi beyaz lahana tursusu, dogranmis

1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

Genis bir tavaya zeytinyagi ve lahanayi alin. Orta ateste lahanalar hacimce azalana dek yaklasik 15-20 dakika ara sira karistirarak kavurun.

Lahanalar hafifce pembelesmeye baslayinca, kirmizi biberi ilave edin. Biraz daha kavurduktan sonra atesten alin ve sicak ya da soguk servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Cig Kofte

I'd like to thank to Tarik, the master of cig kofte, for this delicious recipe.

3-4 big onions

¼ cup lemon juice

1 lb lean ground beef

2 tomatoes

5-6 cloves garlic

¼ cup canola oil

2 lb fine bulgur (cracked wheat)

2-3 Tbsp salt

5-6 Tbsp isot (crushed hot pepper)

1-2 Tbsp cumin

750 gr red hot pepper paste/ tomato and pepper paste mix

Process the onions in food processor. Then, take it along with bulgur in a large mixing bowl. Rub the mixture in between your palms, to give bulgur a full onion flavor (about 10 minutes). Add pepper paste/ pepper and tomato mix paste, salt, isot and cumin. Keep rubbing all the ingredients in between your palms pressing hard. Then, add the ground beef and push the mixture through the bottom of the bowl strongly. Dip your hands in cold/ ice water occasionally to ease the process. Keep kneading for about 30 minutes and make sure the bulgur is softens enough.

Meanwhile, crush tomato and garlic in the food processor, and then add into the bulgur mixture. Add lemon juice and canola oil as well. Knead for a couple of minutes and grab walnut size pieces or bigger if desired. Place them right inside your palm and squeeze gently to give the right shape as seen in the picture.

Serve with lemon wedges and lettuce leaves.

This recipe yields to 120-130 pieces of cig kofte.

Serving size: 6-8 pieces

ENJOY

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Bu harika cig kofte tarifi icin ustamiz Tarik'a tesekkur ediyorum.

3-4 buyuk sogan

¼ su bardagi limon suyu

½ kg yagsiz dana kiymasi

2 domates

5-6 dis sarimsak

¼ su bardagi kanola yagi

1 kg ince bulgur

2-3 yemek kasigi tuz

5-6 yemek kasigi isot

1-2 yemek kasigi kimyon

750 gr aci biber salcasi/ biber ve domates karisik

Sogani mutfak robotunda guzelce pure haline getirin. Bulgur ile sogani genis bir kaba alin ve iki avucununuzun arasina alip ovalayarak guzelce birbirlerine yedirin. (Yaklasik 10 dakika). Biber ya da karisik salca, tuz, isot ve kimyonu ilave edin. Bir sure daha iki avucunuzun arasinda doverek malzemeleri yedirin. Kiymayi da ilave ettikten sonra butun gucunuzu kullanarak elinizin tabaniyla kabin dibine iyice bastirarak yogurun. Arada elinizi buzlu su dolu bir kaba daldirip cikarin. Yaklasik yarim saat kadar yogurarak bulgurun yumusamasini saglayin.

Bu sirada domates ve sarimsaklari mutfak robotundan gecirin ve kiymaya ilave edin. Limon suyu ve kanola yagini da ekledikten sonra bir kac dakika daha yogurun.

Ceviz buyuklugunde ya da arzuye gore daha buyuk parcalar alin ve avunucuzun icinde sikarak cig kofte seklini verin.

Yaninda limon ve marul yapragi ile servis yapin.

Bu tariften yaklasik 120-130 cig kofte cikar.

Tarif 14-16 kisiliktir.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Creamy Mushroom&Tofu Soup (Kremali Mantarli Tofu Corbasi)

½ cup small type pasta

½ lb mushroom, sliced

½ lb firm tofu, cut in cubes

½ cup red bell pepper, chopped

2 cups milk

2-3 cups water

2 Tbsp flour

3 Tbsp canola oil

1 Tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp salt to taste

Take canola oil and flour in a large pot and saute over medium heat until the flour changes color. Add water and stir well to dissolve flour particles inside. Bring to a boil and stir in the pasta. Cook for about 5-6 minutes. And then, stir in mushrooms, tofu, soy sauce, peppers, milk and salt to taste. When it starts boiling, turn the heat low and simmer for about 10-15 minutes.

If desired serve with chives or parsley on top.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ su bardagi kucuk makarna

250 gr mantar, dilimlenmis

250 gr sert tofu (soya peyniri), kup seklinde kesilmis

½ su bardagi kirmizi biber, dogranmis

2 su bardagi sut

2-3 su bardagi su

2 yemek kasigi un

3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

1 yemek kasigi soya sosu

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Buyuk bir tencerede kanola yagi ile unu renk degistirene kadar kavurun. Suyu ilave edin ve surekli karistirarak puruzsuz bir kivama getirin. Su kaynamaya baslayinca makarnalari ilave edin. Yaklasik 5-6 dakika pistikten sonra; mantar, tofu, biber, soya sosu, sut ve tuzu ilave edin. Corba kaynamaya baslayinca hafife alin ve yaklasik 10-15 dakika daha pisirin.

Servis tabagina alin ve arzuya gore uzerini maydanoz ya da yesil sogan ile susleyerek sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pickled Red Cabbage (Mor Lahana Tursusu)

1 head red cabbage, finely chopped

1 cup vinegar (apple/grape)-optional

3-4 Tbsp salt

Purified Water

2 lt (40-50 oz) jar (preferably glass)

Take out the outer leaves of cabbage and wash. Place the chopped cabbage in a large bowl, sprinkle salt and mix them, squishing with your hands. Fill the glass/plastic container with cabbage tightly. Press from the top to fill as much as you can. Then add vinegar and fill it up with water. Place plastic wrap over the container and close the lid, make sure it is sealed well. To mix the salt and vinegar equally, shake the container for a while. Store it in a dark place. If the place is cold, the fermentation will take place in 3-4 weeks. If it is warm/ room temperature, then it will be ready to eat in 10-15 days.

ENJOY

P.S: Once you open the lid of Pickled Cabbage keep it in the fridge or somewhere cold, otherwise it will be spoiled easily at room temperature.

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1 bas mor lahana, ince dogranmis

1 su bardagi sirke (elma/uzum)-istege bagli

3-4 yemek kasigi tuz

Su

2 lt (40-50 oz) bidon/kavanoz (tercihen cam)

Lahanin dis yapraklarini temizleyin ve yikayin. Ince ince dograyin ve genis bir kaba koyun. Tuz serperek harmanlayin ve elinizle hafifce sikarak tuzu yedirin. Agzi siki kapanabilen kavanoz/bidona sikica bastirarak yerlestirin. Ustten sikica bastirin, sirke ve uzerine cikana dek su ilave edin. Uzerine strec film koyun ve onun uzerinden kapagini sikica kapatin. Tuz ve sirkenin esit olarak dagilmasi icin kavanozu bir kac defa alt ust ederek sallayin.Karanlik ve nemsiz bir ortamda birakin. Ortam soguksa 3-4 hafta sonra lahana tursunuz fermente olmus ve hazir hale gelmis olacaktir. Eger ortam ilik/oda sicakliginda ise; tursunuz 10-15 gun icinde hazir olur.

AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Tursunuzun agzini actiktan sonra oda sicakliginda saklarsaniz cabuk bozulur. Bunu onlemek icin acildiktan sonra tursuyu buzdolabinda ya da serin ortamda muhafaza edin.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi (Zencefilli Lambuka Baligi)

1 lb Mahi Mahi

3 Tbsp soy sauce

3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tsp ginger

1 clove of garlic, smashed

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Rinse Mahi Mahi under cold water and dry with paper towels. Mix all the other ingredients but the olive oil in a small bowl. Dip the Mahi Mahi in the sauce and marinade for 20-30 minutes in the refrigerator.

Then, drain the excess sauce, heat the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the Mahi Mahi in both sides.

ENJOY

Benefits of Fish

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½ kg Lambuka baligi

3 yemek kasigi soya sosu

3 yemek kasigi balsamic sirke

1 tatli kasigi zencefil, ogutulmus

1 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Karabiber

Baliklari soguk su altinda yikayin ve kagit havlu ile kurulayin. Zeytinyagi haric butun malzemeleri kucuk bir kasede karistirin ve baliklara elinizle surerek yedirin. Sonra, sosun icine baliklari koyarak, buzdolabinda agzi kapali olarak yaklasik 20-30 dakika marine edin.

Buzdolabinda cikarin, fazla sosu siyirin. Kizartma tavasina zeytinyagini alin ve her iki taraflari kizarana dek baliklari pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fava Beans with Yogurt (Yogurtlu Bakla)

1 lb fava beans, shelled

1 Tbsp olive oil

2-3 cloves of garlic, smashed/grated

1 cup plain yogurt

1 tsp salt to taste

Fresh dill for top (optional)

Wash the shelled fava beans. Boil them in salty water for 10-15 minutes. Drain and  chop them finely. Take over a pan with olive oil. Saute over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes. Then turn the heat off and set aside to cool for a while. Finally, stir in smashed garlic and yogurt. Take over a serving plate and top with fresh dill if desired.

ENJOY
*This is a vegetarian recipe.

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½ kg bakla

1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

2-3 dis sarimsak, rendelenmis/dovulmus

1 su bardagi yogurt

Uzerine dere otu (istege bagli)

Baklayi yikayin ve tuzlu suda 10-15 dakika haslayin. Sonra, kucuk kucuk dograyin ve tavaya alin. Orta ateste zeytinyaginda 4-5 dakika kavurun. Ocaktan alin sogumaya birakin.

Sonra, ezilmis sarimsak ve yogurdu ilave edin. Guzelce karistirin ve servis tabagina alin. Arzu ederseniz dere otu ile susleyebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN
* Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Eggplant Parmigiano (Italyan Usulu Parmesanli Patlican)

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for oiling the baking sheet

2 eggplants, about 1 lb

2 cups basic tomato sauce, recipe follows

1 bunch fresh basil leaves

½ lb fresh mozzarella, sliced thin

¼ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

¼ cup fresh bread crumbs, lightly toasted under broiler

Salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 450 F (250 C). Oil a baking sheet with the extra-virgin olive oil.

Slice each eggplant into pieces about 1 inch thick. Lightly season each disk with salt and pepper and place on the oiled sheet. Bake the eggplant until the slices begin turning deep brown on top, about 12-14 minutes. Remove the slices from the baking sheet and place them on a plate to cool.

Lower oven temperature to 350 F (200 C). In an 8 by 12-inch Pyrex dish, place the largest eggplant slices evenly spaced apart. Over each slice, spread 1/4 cup of tomato sauce and sprinkle with a teaspoon of basil. Place one slice of mozzarella over each and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon grated Parmigiano. Place the smaller slices of eggplant over each of the disks and repeat with tomato sauce, basil, and the 2 cheeses. Repeat the layering, until all the ingredients are used.

Sprinkle the toasted bread crumbs over the top of the eggplant dish, and bake uncovered until the cheese is melts and the tops turn light brown, about 15-20 minutes. Serve over pasta if desired.

Basic tomato sauce:

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 onion, finely diced

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

3 Tbsp fresh thyme/basil leaves, chopped (1 Tbsp dried)

½ carrot, finely grated

3-4 cups tomatoes, crushed

1 tsp salt to taste

In a saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft and light golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add the thyme/basil and carrot and cook 5 minutes more, until the carrot is quite soft. Add the tomatoes and bring to a boil, stirring often. Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until as thick as hot cereal. Season with salt and serve.

ENJOY

P.S: This sauce holds 1 week in the refrigerator or up to 6 months in the freezer.

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¼ su bardagi sizma zeytinyagi, arti biraz daha yaglamak icin

2 patlican, ½ kg

2 su bardagi domates sosu, tarifi asagida

1 tutam taze feslegen yapragi

100 gr mozzarella/kasar peyniri, ince dilimlenmis

¼ su bardagi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis

¼ su bardagi ekmek kirintisi, hafifce kizartilmis

Tuz ve karabiber

Firini 250 C (450 F)’ isitin. Zeytinyagi ile pisirme kagidini yaglayin ve tepsiye yayin.

Patlicanlari yaklasik 2 cm kalinliginda dilimleyin ve hafifce tuzlayip karabiber serpin. Yagladiginiz kagidin uzerine yerlestirin. Firinda uzerleri hafifce kahverengiye donene dek yaklasik 12-14 dakika pisirin. Firindan alin ve sogumaya birakin.

Firini 200 C (350 F)’a ayarlayin ve 20-30 cm lik bir borcam tepsinin dibine en buyuk patlicanalri diizn. Her parcanin uzerine ¼ su bardagi domates sosu yayin ve 1 tatli kasigi feslegen serpistirin. Birer dilim mozzarella/kasar peyniri koyun ve 1 tatli kasigi kadar parmesan peyniri rendesi serpistirin. Geri kalan pelican dilimlerini uzerine disin ve ayni islemi patlicanlar bitene dek uygulayin.

Uzerine ekmek kirintilarini serpin ve peynirler eriyip uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 15-20 dakika pisirin. Arzuya gore makarna uzerinde servis yapilabilir.

Sicak servis yapin.

Domates Sosu:

¼ su bardagi sizma zeytinyagi

1 sogan, ince dogranmis

4 dis sarimsak, ince dilimlenmis

3 yemek kasigi kekik/feslegen , dogranmis (1 yemek kasigi kuru)

½ orta boy havuc, rendelenmis

3-4 su bardagi domates, ezilmis/rendelenmis

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Orta boy bir tencereye zeytinyagini alin. Sogan ve sarimsagi orta ateste yaklasik 8 dakika pembelesene dek pisirin. Havuc ve kekik/feslegeni ilave edin ve 5 dakika daha havuclar yumusayana dek pisirin. Domatesi ilave edin ve kaynadiktan sonra ara sira karistirarak kisik ateste 30 dakika kadar pisirin. Tuz ilave edin ve koyulasinca atesten alin.

AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Sosu buzdolabinda 1 hafta, buzlukta 6 aya kadar saklayabilirsiniz.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Crab Casserole with Cheese (Peynirli Yengec Guveci)

1 lb crab meat/imitation crab

½ cup cream cheese

4-5 Tbsp mayonnaise

½ lemon’s juice

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)

1 tsp salt to taste

¼ tsp black pepper

½ cup grated cheddar cheese

Soften cream cheese to room temperature. Mix ingredients in a big bowl, in the order listed. Then, add 1/4 cup of the grated cheese to the mixture. Transfer the mixture over a greased Pyrex dish. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup on top. Bake at 350F (180C) for 45-50 minutes.

Serve with crackers if desired.

ENJOY

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½ kg yengec eti/imitasyon yengec

½ su bardagi krem peynir

4-5 yemek kasigi mayonez

½ limonun suyu

1 yemek kasigi Worcestershire sosu (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ cay kasigi karabiber

½ su bardagi kasar/cedar peyniri, rendelenmis

Krem peyniri oda sicakliginda yumusak olmalidir. Malzemeleri listedeki siraya gore buyuk bir kasede karistirin. Sonra, ¼ su bardagi rendelenmis kasar/cedar peynirini ilave edin. Karisimi yaglanmis bir borcam tepsiye aktarin. Geriye kalan rendelenmis peyniri uzerine serpin. Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda yaklasik 45-50 dakika pisirin.

Arzu ederseniz kraker ile servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Vegetarian Homemade Pizza (Vejeteryan Pizza)

½ cup mushroom, sliced

1/3 cup onion rings

1-2 Tbsp olives, sliced

2-3 Tbsp pepper strips

4-5 tomato slices

1 cup mozzarella, shredded

1-2 Tbsp Parmesan, shredded (optional)

For the dough:

2 cups flour

1 package instant yeast (7 gr)

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 tsp salt to taste

½ cup lukewarm water

For the Sauce:

1 cup crushed tomato

½ cup tomato paste

1 tsp paprika

1 garlic, smashed

1 tsp basil

A pinch of salt

A pinch of sugar

Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water. Add all the dough ingredients in a mixing bowl and knead for about ten minutes. The dough should be soft. Then, cover with a plastic wrap or towel and let it rest in a warm place for about 1-1 ½ hours.

Then, punch the dough and release air. Dust the counter with flour and flatten the dough as thin as you can get using a roller. Place it over an oven tray with baking paper. Pierce a couple of places with a fork. Cover and let it rise for ½ hour. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 F (200 C) oven.

Take it out, spread the sauce, and put the vegetables all over. Finally sprinkle with Mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until the cheese melts and top gets brown.

Serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

*This is a vegetarian recipe.

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TURKCE

½ su bardagi mantar, dogranmis

1/3 su bardagi sogan halkasi

1-2 yemek kasigi zeytin, dogranmis

2-3 yemek kasigi biber, dogranmis

4-5 tane dilimlenmis domates

1 su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

1-2 yemek kasigi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis (istege bagli)

Sos icin:

1 su bardagi ezilmis/rendelenmis domates

½ su bardagi domates salcasi

1 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz biber

1 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

1 tatli kasigi feslegen

Bir tutam tuz

Bir tutam seker

Hamur icin:

3-4 su bardagi un

1 paket instant maya (7 gr)

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

2 tatli kasigi tuz

½ su bardagi ilik su

Mayayi ilik su icinde eritin. Una tuz, zeytinyagi ve suyu ilave edin. Kulak memesi yumusakliginda bir hamur elde edene kadar 8-10 dakika kadar yogurun. Uzerini strec film yada nemli bir havlu ile ortun. Yaklasik 1-1 ½ saat bekletin. Hamurun uzerinden bastirarak havasini indirin. Unladiginiz sert bir zemin uzerinde oklava ile acabildiginiz kadar ince acin. Yagli kagit serdiginiz firin tepsisine yerlestirin. Belirli araliklarla catal ile delikler acin. Yarim saat kadar kabarmasini bekleyin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 10 dakika pisirin.

Firindan cikarinca uzerine domates sosunu yayin. Sonra da sebzeleri yerlestirip, son olarak kasar ve Parmesan peynirini serpistirin. Tekrar firina verin. Uzeri hafifce kizarana dek yaklasik 15 dakika daha pisirin.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

*Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Coconut Cookies (Hindistan Cevizli Kurabiye)

250 gr (2 sticks) butter/margarine, at room temperature

1 cup powdered sugar

2 egg yolks (whites for top)

1 tsp baking powder

3½ cups flour

6 Tbsp shredded coconut

1 tsp vanilla

Take butter/margarine and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix them to homogenize and then, add egg yolks, vanilla and 3 Tbsp coconut shreds. Start adding flour and baking powder. Knead until the dough gets soft.

Prepare walnut size balls and gently press on tops. Take the coconut flakes (preferably shreds) over a flat plate. Beat the egg whites and first dip the top of the cookies in egg whites and then in the remaining coconut shreds. Place them over a greased oven/cookie tray.

Bake in 350F (180C) preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes or until they get lightly browned.

ENJOY

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250 gr tereyag/margarine, oda sicakliginda

1 su bardagi pudra sekeri

2 yumurta sarisi

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

3 ½ su bardagi un

6 yemek kasigi hindistan cevizi, rendelenmis

1 tatli kasigi vanilya

Yumurtalarin beyazini daha sonra kullanmak uzere ayirin. Buyuk bir karistirma kabina, seker ve oda sicakligindaki tereyagi/margarini alin. Homojen bir karisim elde edene dek elinizle karistirin. Yumurta sarisi, vanilya ve 3 yemek kasigi hindistan cevizi ilave edin. Karistirmaya devam ederek yavas yavas un ve kabartma tozunu ilave edin. Yumusak bir hamur elde edinceye dek elinizle yogurun.

Ceviz buyuklugunde yuvarlak kurabiyeler yapin ve hafifce uzerinden bastirin. Onceden ayirdiginiz yumurta beyazlarini cirpin. Duz bir tabaga geriye kalan hindistan cevizini alin ve kurabiyeleri once yumurta beyazina, sonra hindistan cevizine batirin. Yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin.

Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda yaklasik 15-20 dakika veya uzerleri hafifce kizarana dek pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don