Baked Salmon with Lemon and Onions (Firinda Limonlu-Soganli Somon)

1lb salmon fillets

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 green onions, chopped

¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper

Salt to taste

Pre-heat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Season the salmon with salt and pepper and set aside.

Combine olive oil, lemon juice and green onions. Arrange the salmon in a single layer in a baking pan. Pour the olive oil mixture over it. Bake 20-25 minutes or until its tender, basting once or twice with pan juices. Serve hot.

ENJOY
Benefits of Fish

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½ kg somon baligi (fileto)

2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

2 yesil sogan, dogranmis

½ cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi tuz

Firini onceden 180 C (350 F)’ye isitin. Somon baligini tuz ve karabiber ile ovalayin.

Bir kasede zeytinyagi, limon suyu ve yesil soganlari karistirin. Somon baliklarini firin tepsisine dizin. Uzerlerine limonlu karisimi dokun. Firina verin ve ara sira dibindeki sudan uzerine dokerek yaklasik 20-25 dakika pisirin.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN
Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Bok Choy with Mushroom (Mantarli Cin Lahanasi)

½ lb bok choy

3 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp soy sauce

½-1 red pepper, chopped

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

5-6 mushrooms, sliced

½ cup walnuts

½ tsp salt to taste

Chop the stalks and leaves of bok choy any size you wish. Take olive oil over a sauté pan and sauté peppers until they get soft. Then, add stalks of bok choy first, sauté for 3-4 minutes and add leaves, garlic, mushrooms, salt and soy sauce. Sauté for 2 more minutes. Toss with walnuts and serve.

ENJOY

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250 gr cin lahanasi

3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 yemek kasigi soya sosu

½-1 kirmizi biber, buyuk dogranmis

2-3 dis sarimsak,ezilmis

5-6 mantar, dogranmis

½ su bardagi ceviz, kiriklanmis

1 cay kasigi tuz

Cin lahanasinin yesil ve beyaz kisimlarini istediginiz buyuklukte dograyin. Tavaya zeytinyagini alin ve kirmizi biberleri yumusayana dek pisirin. Sonra, cin lahanasinin sap kisimlarini ilave edin ve 3-4 dakika soteleyin. Yaprak kisimlarini, sarimsak, mantar, tuz ve soya sosunu ilave edin. Yaklasik iki dakika daha sote edin. Atesten alin cevizi ilave edin ve harmanlayin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Celery Root with Orange (Portakalli Kereviz)

2 celery roots, chopped

1 medium carrot, chopped

1 medium potato, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 cup orange juice

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt to taste

½ tsp sugar

Saute onions with olive oil over medium heat and then, stir in chopped carrots, potatoes and celery root. Cook for about 4-5 minutes. Add salt, sugar and orange juice. Close the lid and cook over low heat for about 15-20 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked.

ENJOY

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2 tane kereviz koku, dogranmis

1 su bardagi portakal suyu

1 tane havuc, dogranmis

1 orta boy patates, dogranmis

1 tane sogan, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi seker

Once soganlari zeytinyaginda kavurun. Ardindan kup seklinde dogranmis; kereviz, havuc ve patatesleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 4-5 dakika orta ateste kavurun.Tuz, seker ve portakal suyunu koyun. Kisik ateste kapagi kapali olarak 15-20 dakika pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Zucchini Frittata (Kabakli Italyan Omleti)

2 zucchinis, shredded

1 small onion, chopped

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

½ cup mozzarella, shredded

2 Tbsp Parmesan, shredded

½ cup milk

3 eggs

1 tsp salt to taste

1 tsp fresh basil/parsley, finely chopped

Saute onions for 3-4 minutes in olive oil and stir in garlic. Add zucchini and salt, and sauté for about 5-6 minutes. Whisk eggs with milk. Stir in cheese, basil/parsley and egg-milk mixture. Give a stir. Cook 2-3 minutes. Transfer it to a pyrex or oven tray and bake at 375 F (190 C) until egg settles, if desired broil top to brown for 2-3 minutes.

ENJOY

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2 sakiz kabagi, rendelenmis

1 kucuk sogan, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

½ su bardagi kasar/ Mozzarella peyniri, rendelenmis

2 yemek kasigi parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis

½ su bardagi sut

3 yumurta

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 tatli kasigi taze feslegen/maydanoz, kucuk dogranmis

Soganlari zeytinyaginda yaklasik 3-4 dakika sote edin ve sarimsagi ilave edin. Rendelenmis kabak ve tuzu ilave edin ve 5-6 dakika daha sote edin. Yumurta ve sutu cirpin. Rendelenmis peynirleri, feslegen/maydanoz ve yumurta-sut karisimini ilave edin. Karistirin ve orta ateste yaklasik 2-3 dakika pisirin. Sonra firin tepsisine ya da yuvarlak borcam tepsiye alin ve 190 C (375 F)’ de yumurta pisene dek pisirin ve arzu ederseniz uzerini kizartmak icin 2-3 dakika ustten kizartin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Italian Beef Lasagna (Italyan Usulu Kiymali Lazanya)

1 lb ground beef

1 onion, finely chopped

2 Tbsp canola oil

1 lb lasagna noodle

3 cups tomato sauce

3 cups crushed tomato

2-3 Tbsp tomato paste

1 lb ricotta cheese

½ lb mozzarella, shredded

1/3 cup Parmesan, shredded

4-5 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp Italian spice mix

¼ cup sugar

1 Tbsp salt to taste

Cook ground beef with canola oil until the color changes and then stir in onions. Saute for 4-5 minutes over medium heat. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste, garlic, sugar and salt to taste. Cook for about 15 minutes over low heat until the mixture thickens. Stir in the spice and let it cool.

Boil lasagna noodles in lightly salty water according to the directions on the package. Rinse under cold water and drain. Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C). Pour one ladle tomato mixture over a lasagna pan, spread evenly and arrange a layer of boiled lasagna noodles (usually 3 pieces side by side). Then, spread a ladle of tomato sauce over lasagna and spread some ricotta cheese to cover all over. Continue layering with the same order; lasagna, tomato sauce, ricotta cheese and lasagna until using the all lasagna. You can either leave some tomato sauce for the top or use it all in between the layers. After layering is done, use all the mozzarella and parmesan cheese to cover the top of lasagna. Cover the top with aluminum foil and bake for 35-45 minutes. You may remove the aluminum foil and broil the top at the last 5 minutes.

Let it rest for 10-15 minutes, slice in squares and serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

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½ kg kiyma

1 sogan , kucuk dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

½ kg lazanya

3 su bardagi domates sosu

3 su bardagi rendelenmis domates

2-3 yemek kasigi domates salcasi

½ kg lor/ricotta peyniri

250 gr kasar/mozarella peyniri, rendelenmis

1/3 su bardagi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis

4-5 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

1 tatli kasigi Italyan baharat karisimi

1 yemek kasigi tuz

¼ su bardagi seker

Kiymayi ve kanola yagini bir tavaya alin ve kiymanin rengi degisene dek pisirin. Sogani ilave edin ve orta ateste 4-5 dakika sote edin. Domates sosu, rendelenmis domates, domates puresi, sarimsak, seker ve tuzu ilave edin. Yaklasik 15 dakika kadar sos koyulasan dek kisik ateste pisirin. Italyan baharat karisimi ilave edin ve sogumaya birakin.

Lazanyayi ambalajin uzerindeki tarife gore hafif tuzlu suda haslayin, soguk su altina tutun ve suzun. Firini 190 C (375 F)’ye isitin. Lazanya tepsisinin dibine bir kepce domates sosundan yayin. Uzerine bir sira lazanya yayin (genelde 3 parca yanyana oluyor). Sonra, bir kepce domates sosunu uzerine yayin ve yuzeyini kaplayacak kadar lor/ricotta peyniri ile kaplayin. Ayni sira ile; lazanya, domates sosu, ricotta/lor peyniri ve lazanya olacak sekilde siralayarak geri kalan malzemeyi kullanin. Domates sosundan bir miktar uzerine koymak icin ayirabilir ya da hepsini ic malzeme olarak kullanabilirsiniz. Son olarak, rendelenmis kasar peyniri/mozzarella ve parmesan peynirini uzerine esit olarak yayin. Aluminyum folyo ile kaplayin ve yaklasik 35-45 dakika kadar pisirin. Arzu ederseniz firindan cikarmadan 5 dakika once, aluminyum folyoyu alip lazanyanin uzerini kizartabilirsiniz.

Servis etmeden once 10-15 dakika dinlendirin, dilimleyin ve sicak/ilik servis edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fried Green Tomatoes (Kizarmis Yesil Domates)

4-5 medium green tomatoes

½ cup flour

½ cup corn meal

1/3 cup milk

1 egg

½ tsp salt to taste

½-1 cup canola oil for frying

Whisk egg and milk. Slice tomatoes ½ inch thick and salt them. Heat the frying oil. Dip each tomato slice in flour to coat and dip in milk-egg mixture. Finally, coat with corn meal and fry each side until they browned.

Drain the excess oil on paper towels and serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

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4-5 tane orta boy yesil domates

½ su bardagi un

½ su bardagi misir unu

1/3 su bardagi sut

1 yumurta

1 cay kasigi tuz

½-1 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Sut ve yumurtayi cirpin, bir kenara ayirin. Domatesleri 1 cm kalinliginda dilimleyin ve tuzlayin. Kanola yagini kizdirin. Her domates dilimini once una batirin, sonra sutlu yumurtaya daldirin ve son olarak misir unu ile kaplayin ve kizgin yagda her iki tarafi da kizarana dek kizartin.

Fazla yagi alamk icin kagit havlu uzerinde bir muddet bekletin ve sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

European Revani (Avrupa Usulu Revani)

6 eggs

1 cup sugar

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

For the syrup:

5-6 cups water

2-3 cups sugar

1 Tbsp vanilla

Place water and sugar into a pot to prepare the syrup. Bring to a boil. Then simmer for about 3-5 minutes and stir in lemon juice. Turn the heat off and let it cool. You will pour the cooled syrup over the baked hot revani.

In a bowl, mix eggs and sugar with a mixer until it becomes foamy (3-4 minutes). Then, add flour and baking powder in. Stir continuously until the mixture gets smooth and even.

Grease a 9x13 inch or 12 inch diameter Pyrex dish and pour the cake mixture inside. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake until the surface turns light golden brown (for about 25-35 minutes).

Once the cake is ready take it out of the oven and immediately pour the cooled syrup all over evenly. Cut the cake into square pieces and garnish with coconut flakes.

ENJOY

P.S: You may substitute water with milk in the syrup (4 cups milk, 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, 1 Tbsp vanilla)

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6 yumurta

1 su bardagi seker

2 su bardagi un

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

Surup icin:

5-6 su bardagi su

2-3 su bardagi seker

1 Tbsp vanilya

Ilk once bir tencereye surubu icin gerekli olan su ve sekeri koyun. Kaynayip sekeri eriyene dek karistirin. Bir tasim kaynattiktan sonra limon suyunu ilave edin ve altini kapatin. Surubu sogumaya birakin. Pisen sicak revani uzerine soguk surubu dokeceksiniz.

Derin bir kapta yumurta ve sekeri mikser ile kopurene dek cirpin (yaklasik 3-4 dakika). Karistirmaya devam ederek yavas yavas un ve kabartma tozunu ilave edin.

Yagladiginiz 30 cm capindaki yuvarlak ya da yaklasik 23x33 cm boyutlarindaki dikdortgen tepsiye revani karisimini dokun. Onceden isitmis oldugunuz 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek 25-35 dakika kadar pisirin.

Firindan cikardiginiz revani uzerine hemen sogumus olan surubu dokun. Surubun esit dagilmasi icin, dokerken kasik ya da kepce kullanabilirsiniz.

Revaniyi kare dilimler halinde kesin ve uzerine hindistan cevizi koyarak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

P.S: Surubu sutlu yapmak icin; 1 lt sut, 1 su bardagi su, 1 su bardagi seker, 1 tatli kasigi vanilya

Ana Sayfaya Don

Cauliflower Soup (Karnibahar Corbasi)

1 lb cauliflower, divided into florets

1 onion, chopped

1 potato, chopped

1 Tbsp flour

2 Tbsp olive oil

¼ tsp cumin

¼ tsp paprika

1 cup milk

3 cups water

Salt and pepper to taste

Sauté onions in olive oil for about 4-5 minutes. Stir in flour and sauté until flour turns yellow. Add potatoes and cauliflower. Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes. Add salt and spices and water. Bring to a boil. Finally, add milk and cook for about 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes get soft.

Use blender to smoothen the soup. Then, cook for an additional 5 minutes. Adjust the consistency with adding either water or milk.

Serve hot with fresh or dried mint on top.

ENJOY

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½ kg karnibahar, ciceklerine ayrilmis

1 sogan, dogranmis

1 patates, dogranmis

1 yemek kasigi un

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 cay kasigi kimyon

1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

1 su bardagi sut

3 su bardagi su

Tuz ve karabiber

Once, soganlari zeytinyaginda yaklasik 4-5 dakika kavurun. Unu ilave edin ve renk degistirene dek kavurmaya devam edin. Patates ve karnibaharlari ilave edin. 3-4 dakika daha kavurun. Tuz ve baharatlarini attiktan sonra suyu ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca sutu ilave edin. Yaklasik 15-20 dakika ya da patatesler yumusayana dek pisirin.

Blendir yardimi ile corbayi puruzsuz bir hale getirin. Yaklasik 5 dakika kadar daha pisirin, kivamini ayarlamak icin sut veya su ilave edebilirsiniz.

Uzerinde taze ya da kuru nane sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Style Beef Shanks (Firinda Dana Incigi)

4 beef shanks,

1 onion, chopped

½ cup celery, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

4-5 bay leaves

2 Tbsp canola oil

Salt and pepper to taste

For baking:

1-2 carrots, chopped round

1 big potato, chopped

½ cup sweet peas

Place canola oil in a braising pot and sear each beef shank 3-4 minutes each side. Place all the remaining ingredients in and fill with hot water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 60 to 75 minutes, or until the beef gets tender.

Then, take each beef shank over a piece of aluminum foil and divide the raw vegetables you prepared for baking in four and transfer to each aluminum foil. If desired remove the cooked vegetables from the braising pot and add them as well. Wrap up the foil around the beef shanks and place over an oven tray. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake for about 45-60 minutes.

Serve either hot or warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE
4 tane dana incik,

1 sogan, dogranmis

½ su bardagi kereviz sapi, dogranmis

1 havuc, dogranmis

4-5 defne yapragi

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

Tuz ve karabiber

Firinlamak icin:

1-2 havuc, yuvarlak dogranmis

1 buyuk boy patates, dogranmis

½ su bardagi bezelye

Kanola yagini buyuk bir tencereye alin ve her bir dana incigini hafifce kizartin (iki tarafini da 3-4 dakika olacak sekilde). Sonra, diger malzemeleri ilave edin ve sicak su ile doldurun. Kaynadiktan sonra kisik ateste yaklasik 60-75 dakika kadar kapagi kapali olarak pisirin. Etlerin yumusayip yumusamadigi kontol edin.

Pistikten sonra, her bir kuzu incigini genisce birer aluminyum folyo uzerine alin ve onceden firinlamak icin hazirladiginiz cig sebzeleri dorde paylastirarak etlerin yanina koyun. Arzu ederseniz, tenceredeki pismis sebzeleri de etlerin yanina paylastirabilirsiniz. Folyoyu guzelce bohca gibi kapatin ve firin tepsisine yerlestirin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 45-60 dakika pisirin.

Sicak veya ilik olarak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Apple Tart (Elmali Tart)

150 gram butter/margarine, room temperature

2 Tbsp yogurt

1 egg

½ cup sugar

¼ cup canola oil

1 tsp baking powder

2 ½ cups flour

2-3 apples, shredded,

4 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

½ cup crushed walnuts

Powdered sugar for garnish

Take shredded apples and 4 Tbsp sugar into a pot and cook until the water is absorbed and the mixture gets viscous. Stir in cinnamon and walnuts. Turn the heat off. Let it cool.

Meanwhile, in a kneading bowl start mixing sugar and butter/margarine with your hands. Add yogurt, canola oil and other ingredients, respectively.

Knead the dough until it turns out as soft as cookie dough. Take the half of it and place over a greased oven pan. Fit the dough into the pan by flattening it. Pour the apple mixture over. Then, take the other half of the dough and grab grape size random pieces and throw randomly over the tart. Try to use all the dough evenly on all over the tart. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake until the top gets pink (for about 30-40 minutes).

Take the apple tart out of the oven and let it cool. Garnish with powdered sugar with a swifter. Slice in squares and serve.

ENJOY

P.S: I substituded 1 cup of the flour with whole wheat flour.

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150 gram margarin, oda sicakliginda

2 yemek kasigi yogurt

1 yumurta

½ su bardagi seker

½ cay bardagi kanola yagi

½ paket kabartma tozu

2 ½ su bardagi un

2-3 elma, rendelenmis

4 yemek kasigi seker

1 tatli kasigi tarcin

½ su bardagi ufalanmis ceviz ici

Uzeri icin pudra sekeri

Once elma marmeladi icin, rendelenmis elma ve 4 kasik sekeri tencereye alin. Orta ateste koyulasip suyunu cekene dek pisirin. Marmelat kivamina gelince tarcini ve cevizi ilave edin, karistirin ve atesten alin. Sogumaya birakin.

Hamuru icin once margarin ve sekeri elinizle iyice yogurun. Kurabiye hamuru hazirlar gibi sirayla yogurt, kanola yagi ve diger malzemeleri ilave ederek yogurun.

Yumusak bir hamur elde ettikten sonra, hamurun yarisini ayirin. Diger yarisini yaglamis oldugunun tepsiye elinizle mumkun oldugunca esit yayin. Uzerine elma karisimini yayin. Geri kalan hamurdan elinizle ufak parcalar kopararak uzerine serpistirin. Goruntu olarak karmasik olabilir, ama pistikten sonra degisecektir.

Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri pembelesene dek pisirin (yaklasik 30-40 dakika).

Pistikten sonra, biraz soguduktan sonra, ufak bir elek yardimi ile uzerine pudra sekeri serpin. Dilimleyerek ikram edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Ben 1 su bardagi kepekli un ile normal unu karistirarak kullandim.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Asparagus Mushroom Stir Fry (Mantarli Kuskonmaz)

1 cup red bell pepper, julienne cut

1 cup mushroom, chopped

1 cup asparagus, cut in 2 inches

1 carrot, cut in round

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

1Tbsp soy sauce (optional)

A pinch of salt to taste

Peel the carrot and chop in rounds. Clean asparagus and cut into two inches long. Then, boil them in salty water for about 3 minutes. Rinse under cold water and let them drain.

Meanwhile, take olive oil in a wide skillet and add peppers. Saute over medium heat until they become soft. And then, stir in mushrooms and cook for 2 more minutes. Add boiled carrots and asparagus. Add salt and soy sauce if desired. Continue cooking over medium heat until they reach your desired softness (for about 3-4 minutes).

ENJOY

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1 su bardagi kirmizi biber, julyen kesilmis

1 su bardagi mantar, iri dogranmis,

1 su bardagi kuskonmaz, 3 cm uzunlugunda dogranmis

1 havuc, yuvarlak dogranmis

2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 yemek kasigi soya sosu (istege bagli)

Bit tutam tuz

Havucun disini kaziyin ve yuvarlak dograyin. Kuskonmazi temizleyin ve 3 cm uzunlugunda dograyin. Her ikisini birden hafif tuzlu kaynar suda yaklasik 3 dakika haslayin. Soguk su altina tutun ve durulayin. Suyunun suzulmesini bekleyin.

Bu sirada genisce bir tavaya zeytinyagini ve biberleri alin. Orta ateste biberler yumusayana dek ara sira karistirarak kavurun. Sonra, mantarlari ilave edin 2 dakika kadar daha kavurduktan sonra haslanmis havuc ve kuskonmazi ilave edin. Tuz ve istege gore soya sosunu ilave edin ve sebzeler arzu ettiginiz yumusakliga gelene kadar orta ateste pisirin (yaklasik 3-4 dakika).

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don