Learn how to cook healthy, nutritious, delicious, traditional and authentic food from my simple and easy-to-cook recipes
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Cheese Stuffed Jalapenos (Peynirli Jalapeno Biber Dolmasi)
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Crab Casserole with Cheese (Peynirli Yengec Guveci)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Strawberry Cream Freeze (Cilekli Parfe)
1 package (~250 gr) cream cheese (light)
2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced/divided
½ cup sugar
10 tea biscuits/Nilla wafers, coarsely broken (optional)
Beat cream cheese, sugar and whipped cream in a large bowl with a mixer until creamy. Stir in strawberries and wafers/biscuits.
Spread stretch film over the cups and pour the cream into the film covered cups. Cover the tops and freeze for about 6-8 hours or until firm. Remove desert from the freezer and turn upside down the cups over small desert plates. Serve after 15 minutes before melting. You can top with remaining strawberries and basil/mint leaves.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
2 su bardagi krem santi (az yagli)
1 paket (~250 gr) krem peynir (az yagli)
2 su bardagi taze cilek, dilimlenmis
½ su bardagi seker
10 tane cay biskuvisi/petit beurre, buyukce bolunmus (istege bagli)
Krem peynir, seker ve krem santiyi mikser ile buyuk bir kapta cirpin. Krema seklinde butun malzemeler butunlestikten sonra cilek ve biskuvileri (istege bagli) ilave edin. Kasikla karistirin.
Parfe ya da herhangi kucuk kaselerin icine strec film yayin ve parfeyi icine dokerek uzerini duzlestirin. Uzerlerini strec film ile kapatin ve buzlukta yaklasik 6-8 saat ya da sertlesene dek bekletin.
Servid yapmadan 15 dakika once parfeleri buzluktan cikarin. Kaplarini ters cevirerek parfeleri tatli tabaklarina yerlestirin. Geri kalan cilek dilimleri ve taze nane yapraklari ile susleyerek erimeden servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Creamy Spinach&Mushroom Pasta (Kremali Ispanak&Mantarli Makarna)
2 tbsp olive oil
250 gr white mushrooms, sliced
6 tbsp cream cheese
1 cup frozen/fresh spinach leaves
1 ¼ cups vegetable or chicken stock
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp dried oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
Cook pasta according to the instructions on the package. Drain and reserve ¾ cup of the cooking liquid.
Heat oil in a skillet, add mushroom, stir frequently and cook for 8 minutes. Stir in oregano, stock and lemon juice. Cook for 10-12 minutes until the sauce is reduced by half.
Stir in cream cheese, spinach. Cook over medium low heat for 3-5 minutes. Add reserved liquid, and cooked pasta. Stir well, season with salt and pepper.
Serve warm.
ENJOY
TURKCE
300 gr makarna
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
250 gr beyaz mantar, dilimlenmis
6 yemek kasigi krem peynir
1 su bardagi donmus/taze ispanak yapragi
1 ¼ su bardagi sebze ya da tavuk suyu
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 tatli kasigi kuru mercankosk
Tuz ve karabiber
Zeytinyagini tavada isitin, mantarlari ilave edin ve sik sik karistirarak yaklasik 8 dakika pisirin. Mercankosk, sebze/tavuk suyu ve limon suyunu ilave edin. Sosun miktari yariya kadar azalana dek 10-12 dakika pisirin.
Krem peynir ve ispanagi ilave edin. Kisik ateste 3-5 dakika kadar pisirin. Onceden ayirdiginiz makarna suyunu ve pismis makarnayi ilave edin. Guzelce karistirin ve tuz, karabiber serperek sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Tiramisu
½ cup sugar
1 cup Nescafe, hot
2 eggs
200gr/ ½ lb cream cheese
300 gr whipped cream
1 tbsp cocoa for garnish
In a big bowl, whisk eggs and sugar with a mixer till it gets foamy. Add cream cheese, whipped cream and mix for additional 15 minutes. Cover and leave it in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, make 1 cup of coffee, dissolving ½-1 tbsp of instant Nescafe in 1 cup of hot water. If desired add some sugar in.
Dip lady fingers into the coffee and arrange them side by side over a Pyrex dish. Take the cream mixture out of the fridge and spread half of it over the lady fingers. Then dip the rest of the lady fingers in the coffee and arrange them over. Spread the remaining cream mixture all over evenly. Cover and store the Tiramisu in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. Before serving, cover the surface with cocoa using a small strainer.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 ½ kedi dili biskuvi
½ su bardagi seker
1 su bardagi neskafe, sicak
2 yumurta
200 gr labne/krem peynir
300 gr krem santi
1 yemek kasigi kakao, suslemek icin
Yumurta ve sekeri iyice kopurene dek cirpin. Sonra labne/krem peynir ve krem santiyi ilave edip 15 dakika boyunca cirpmaya devam edin. Karisimi buzdolabina koyun ve yaklasik 1 saat kadar bekletin.
Bu sirada 1 su bardagi sicak suda yaklasik ½-1 yemek kasigi neskafeyi eritin. Arzu ederseniz seker ilave edebilirsiniz.
Kedi dili biskuvilerini kahveye batirip borcam tepsinin dibine yanyana dizin. Dolaptan cikardiginiz kremanin yarisini biskuvilerin uzerine dokun ve esit olarak yayin. Geriye kalan biskuvileri yine kahveye batirip kremanin uzerine dizin. Kalan kremayi dokun ve esit olarak dagitin. Uzerini kapatarak buzdolabinda yaklasik 2 saat bekletin. Servis yapmadan once cay suzgeci ya da kucuk bir elek yardimiyla kakaoyu Tiramisunun uzerine serpistirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Ana Sayfaya Don
Friday, May 8, 2009
Cheese Lasagna (Peynirli Lazanya)
2 cups ricotta cheese
2 cups cheddar/mozzarella, shredded
½ cup Parmesan Cheese, grated (optional)
4 cups spaghetti/Italian/tomato sauce
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup hot water
1 tsp salt to taste
Basil/thyme/black pepper (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles and cook for 10-12 minutes or until al dente; drain.
In a bowl combine egg, ricotta and other cheese and seasonings (optional). Spoon ½ cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Place a layer of 3 cooked noodles over the sauce, and spread one third of cheese mixture on top, cover with 3 noodles. Repeat twice with 1 ½ cup sauce, cheese mixture and noodles. Finish with the remaining sauce and cheese mixture. Pour 1/3 cup hot water.
Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Then remove foil and bake for 20 minutes more. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.
ENJOY
TURKCE
12 parca lazanya
2 su bardagi lor/rikotta peyniri
2 su bardagi kasar/cheddar peyniri, rendelenmis
½ su bardagi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis (istege bagli)
4 su bardagi spagetti/Italyan/domates sosu
2 yumurta, cirpilmis
1/3 su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Feslegen/kekik/karabiber (istege bagli)
Firini onceden 180 C (350 F)’ye isitin. Lazanyalari buyuk bir tencerede hafif tuzlu suda 10-12 dakika yumusayana dek haslayin. Suzun.
Bir kasede, yumurta, peynir cesitleri ve baharatlari (istege bagli) karistirin. Yarim su bardagi sosu 23x33 cm buyuklugundeki firin tepsisinin dibine yayin. 3 tane lazanyayi uzerine koyun ve peynirli karisimin 1/3’unu uzerine yayin. Uzerine 3 tane lazanya yerlestirin. Bu islemi; 1 ½ sos, peynir karisimi ve lazanya olarak 2 defa tekrarlayin. En uzerine kalan peyniri yayin ve sosu dokun. 1/3 su bardagi sicak suyu tepsinin kenarindan dibine dogru dokun.
Uzerini aluminyum folyo ila kaplayin ve yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin. Sonra folyoyu kaldirin ve 20 dakika daha uzeri acik olarak pisirin. Firindan cikardiktan sonra 5-10 dakika bekletin ve sonra servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Scrambled Eggs with Tomato ( Yumurtali Domates)
3 eggs, beaten
1 tsp flour
½ cup milk
½ tsp salt to taste
1-2 pairs of beef franks, sliced (optional)
2 tbsp butter
In a pan, melt the butter and stir in flour. Cook 1-2 minutes over low heat. Then stir in beef frank slices and cook for a while. Add tomatoes and cook 2-3 minutes over low heat.
Stir in milk and salt. When it comes to a boil, add eggs and cheese. Cook on low heat stirring constantly, till the eggs are cooked.
Serve warm with some shredded cheese on top.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 su bardagi domates, rendelenmis
3 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 tatli kasigi un
½ su bardagi sut
1 cay kasigi tuz
1-2 tane sosis, dilimlenmis (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi tereyag
Tavada once tereyag ile unu kavurun. Sonra sosisleri ilave edin; biraz karistirin ve domatesi ilave edin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika kisik ateste pisirin.
Sut ve tuzu ilave edin. Sutlu domates karisimi kaynamaya baslayinca cirpilmis yumurta ve peyniri ilave edin ve kisik ateste yumurta pisene dek karistirarak pisirin.
Uzerine rendelenmis kasar peyniri serperek, sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Monday, April 6, 2009
Cheese Omelet (Peynirli Omlet)
½ cup milk
1 cup feta cheese/crumbling cheese/mozzarella, shredded
2 tbsp butter
¼ tsp salt to taste
Black pepper (optional)
In a bowl beat eggs and stir in the rest of the ingredients, but the butter.
Then, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and pour the egg mixture. Cook both sides of the cheese omelet till the eggs are cooked (4-5 minutes).
Serve warm with bologna slices.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
3-4 yumurta
½ su bardagi sut
1 su bardagi beyaz peynir/lor/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyag
½ cay kasigi tuz
Karabiber (istege bagli)
Bir kasede tereyagi hariz butun malzemeleri cirpin. Sonra, bir tavada tereyagini eritin ve orta ateste yagi biraz kizdirin. Yumurta karisimini dokun ve omletin her iki tarafini da toplam 4-5 dakika boyunca pisirin.
Peynirli omleti yaninda salam ya da jambon dilimleri ile sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Broccoli Cheese Soup (Peynirli Brokoli Corbasi)
2 cups milk
½ cup flour
1 head broccoli (5-6 cups), chopped
3-4 tbsp butter
¼ tsp black pepper
2/3 tbsp salt to taste
300 gr processed cheese/mozzarella, shredded
2 cups cheddar cheese, in cubes or shredded
Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, and mix in the flour. Reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. Mix in the chicken stock and milk. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer about 10 minutes.
In another pot broil broccoli florets in lightly salted water. Cook 3-4 minutes, or until just tender. Remove from heat, drain, and set aside.
Gradually mix the processed cheese/mozzarella and cheddar cheese into the large pot until melted. Mix in the broccoli. Continue cooking about 5 minutes.
Serve Broccoli Cheese Soup warm.
ENJOY
TURKCE
2 su bardagi tavuk suyu
1 su bardagi sut
½ su bardagi un
1 bas brokoli, dogranmis
3-4 yemek kasigi tereyag
½ cay kasigi karabiber
2/3 yemek kasigi tuz
300 gr beyaz peynir/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
2 su bardagi Cheddar peyniri/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
Buyuk bir tencerede tereyagini eritin ve orta ateste unu kavurun (2 dakika). Sonra tavuk suyunu ve sutu ilave edin. Surekli karistirarak unun sivi icinde esit olarak dagilmasini saglayin. Tuz ve karabiberi ilave edin. Kaynayinca hafif atese alin ve yaklasik 20 dakika kadar pisirin.
Bu sirada baska bir tencere az tuzlu suda brokoliyi yumusayana dek haslayin (yaklasik 3-4 dakika). Suyunu suzun ve biraz sogumasini bekleyin.
Peynirlerin hepsini corba karisimina ilave edin ve karistirarak erimesini saglayin. Sonra haslanmis brokoliyi ilave edin. Hafif ateste yaklasik 5 dakika daha pisirin.
Peynirli Brokoli Corbasi’ni sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Stuffed Mushrooms (Mantar Dolmasi)
½ cup mozzarella/cheddar, shredded
2-3 tbsp cream cheese (optional)
¼ tsp salt to taste
A pinch of black pepper
A pinch of basil (optional)
1 tbsp olive oil
Clean mushrooms with a damp paper towel or brush. If mushrooms contact with water so long, they will absorb water like a sponge.
Discard the stalks of mushrooms and chop them finely. Saute them with olive oil over low heat, for about 2-3 minutes. Then stir in black pepper, salt and basil. Mix with cream cheese (optional) and shredded cheese.
With a teaspoon, put this mixture into the mushrooms and press firmly (see the picture). Preheat the oven to 350F (180C) and bake the stuffed mushrooms for about 18-20 minutes.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
½ kg kultur mantari
½ su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
2-3 yemek kasigi krem peynir (istege bagli)
½ cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam karabiber
Bir tutam kuru feslegen (istege bagli)
1 yemek kasigi zetyinyagi
Mantarlari nemli bir kagit havlu ile ya da nemli bir firca ile temizleyin. Mantar su ile uzun sure temas ederse, sunger gibi suyu cekecektir.
Mantarlarin saplarini cikarin ve kucuk kucuk dograyarak zetinyagi ile 2-3 dakika kavurun. Sonra karabiber, feslegen ve tuzu ilave edip, karistirin. Sonra krem peynir (istege bagli) ve rendelenmis kasari ilave edip karistirin.
Bu karisimi mantarlarin icine doldurarak hafifce bastirin (resime bakiniz). Onceden 180C (350F) ye isitilmis firinda yaklasik 18-20 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Ana Sayfaya Don
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Bread Rolls with Cheese (Lorlu Ekmek)-Tutmanik
2 cups lukewarm water
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 egg (white goes inside, yolk for egg wash)
¼ cup oil
6 cups of flour, heaping
2 tbsp yogurt for egg wash
1 cup crumbled feta cheese or Mexican Crumbling Cheese
2 tbsp butter/oil
1 tbsp nigella seeds
Place the lukewarm water, sugar and the yeast into a bowl. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and the yeast.
Add the salt, egg white, ¼ cup oil and flour, knead for 5-8 minutes, till dough becomes elastic. Place a plastic wrap on the dough (see the picture) and let it rest for 2 hours in a warm place, till it rises up to double its volume (see the picture).
Place dough on the counter and punch to release air. Then sprinkle some flour on the counter and try to flatten the dough with a dough roller, in 1/10 inch thickness.
Brush the surface of dough with 2 tbsp butter/oil. Spread the crumbled cheese over the dough (see the picture). Then roll it up tightly an cut the roll into 2 inches wide pieces (see the picture in walnut bread), and close the cut ends by sticking and press gently on stuck sides (see the picture). Then place them into the baking tray with baking paper. Leave it for 1-2 hours to rise.
Preheat the oven to 400F (200C). Mix the egg yolk and yogurt in a bowl and brush the surface of the Bread Rolls with Cheese with this egg wash and sprinkle nigella seeds on top. Bake for 12-15 minutes, then switch to 350 F (180 C) and bake for 8-10 minutes till they turn to golden brown.
After taking those out of the oven cover them with a clean cloth or towel to keep them soft. Serve warm.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
25-30 gr yas maya/7 gr instant toz maya
2 su bardagi ilik su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 tatli kasigi seker
1 yumurta (beyazi icine, sarisi uzerine)
½ cay bardagi sivi yag
6 su bardagi un, tepeleme
2 yemek kasigi yogurt (uzeri icin)
1 su bardagi lor/ kiriklanmis beyaz peynir
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi, sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi corek otu
Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin, icine sekeri ilave edin ve sekerle maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin.Sonra, yumurta beyazini, ¼ su bardagi sivi yagi, unu ve tuzu ilave ederek, 5-8 dakika hamur elastik olana dek yogurun. Uzerine seffaf film ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek, yaklasik 2 saat, bekleyin (resime bakiniz).
Hamuru tezgain uzerine alin ve havasini indirmek icin uzerinden bastirin ve tezgahi unlayip oklava ile hamuru ½ cm kalinliginda acin. Uzerini tereyagi ya da sivi yag ile yaglayin ve uzerine kiriklanmis peyniri yayin (resime bakiniz). Sonra sikica rulo yapin ve ruloyu 5-6 cm genisliginde parcalara kesin (cevizli ekmekteki resime bakiniz). Sonra kesik yerlerini birlestirip yapistirin (resime bakiniz) ve hafifce bastirip, uzerinde yagli kagit olan tepsiye aralikli olarak dizin. Rulolari iki kati buyuyene kadar yaklasik 1-2 saat bekletin.
Firini onceden 200C (400F) ye isitin ve yogurt ile yumurta sarisini karistirip, rulolarin uzerine firca ile surun. Corek otu serpin ve 12-15 dakika pisirip, sicakligi 180C (350F) ye dusurun ve 8-10 dakika daha uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin.
Firindan cikarinca, tepsinin uzerini temiz bir mutfak bezi ya da havlu ile ortup hava almasini engelleyin. Boylece Peynirli Ekmek Rulolariniz yumusacik olacaklar.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Ana Sayfaya Don
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Tiramisu Bowl (Tiramisu Kasesi)
3 cups cold milk
2 pkg (3.4 oz each) vanilla/banana instant pudding
8 oz (~230 gr) Whipped Topping, thawed
48 nilla wafers
½ cup brewed strong coffee, cooled
2 square semi-sweet chocolate, grated
1 cup fresh, banana/ strawberry/raspberry
Beat cream cheese with a mixer till creamy. Then beat in milk and pudding mixes.Stir in 2 cups cool whip.
In a glass 2-1/2 qt bowl, line the wafers and drizzle with half of the coffee. Top with half of the pudding mixture and half of the chocolate on top. Then repeat the layers. On top, garnish with the remaining cool whip and fruits you like. Sprinkle the rest of chocolate and refrigerate for about 2 hours.
P.S: If your glass is not deep enough to make 2 layers, just make a single layer and garnish top. You can also arrange it into small bowls.
ENJOY
TURKCEMikser ile krem peyniri krema haline getirin ve sut ile hazir pudingi ilave edin. Eger toz puding kullanacaksaniz 3 su bardagi sut ile pudingi pisirin ve sogutun sonra ilave edin. Son olarak 2 su bardagi krem santi ilave edin ve karistirin.
NOT: Eger kullandiginiz kase cok derin degilse sadece bir tabaka yapabilirsiniz. Ayni islemi kucuk kaseler kullanarak da yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN