Quince Compote (Ayva Kompostosu)

2 medium size quince

½ cup sugar

4 cups water

2-3 cloves, optional

1 cinnamon stick, optional

Wash the quince and remove the seeds. Chop them up equally and transfer to a pot. Add the sugar, water and if desired cloves and cinnamon as well. Let the sugar dissolve over medium heat stirring occasionally. Then, once it boils, turn the heat down and cook until the quince gets soft.

You may adjust the water and sugar amount according to your like.

Serve either cold or lukewarm.

P.S. For additional health benefits (vitamins and minerals) add the seeds in and cook with them. You may remove them before consumption.

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TURKCE

2 adet orta boy ayva

1/2 su bardagi toz seker

4 su bardagi su

2-3 karanfil, istege gore

1 adet çubuk tarcin, istege gore

Ayvalari iyice yikadiktan sonra cekirdeklerini cikarin ve esit buyuklukte kup kup dograyin.

Ayvalari ve suyu, arzuya gore de karafilleri ve tarcini bir tencereye alin. Ara sira karistirarak seker eriyene dek pisirin. Kaynayan kompostonun altini kisin ve ayvalar yumusayana dek kisik ateste pisirin.

Su ve seker miktarini arzu ettiginiz sekilde ayarlayabilirsiniz.

Istege bagli olarak ilik ya da soguk servis yapabilirsiniz.

NOT: Ayva cekirdeginin sinirsiz faydalarindan (vitamin ve mineraller) yararlanmak icin konmpostoyu cekirdekleriyle beraber kaynatin. Servis yapmadan once cekirdekleri cikarip atabilirsiniz.

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

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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

Apricot Compote (Kayisi Kompostosu)

1 ½ cup dried apricots
3-3 ½ cups water
1 cup sugar
2-3 cloves for flavor (optional)

You can use whole apricots or cut them in 2-4 pieces. Place them in water and leave them for at least 1 hour. Then place the 3-3 ½ cups water and sugar in a pot and boil. Add apricots and cloves (optional) and simmer for 8-10 minutes over low-medium heat.
Serve Apricot Compote cool.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 ½ cu bardagi kuru kayisi
3 3 ½ su bardagi su
1 su bardagi seker
2-3 karanfil, aroma icin (istege bagli)

Kayisilari butun ya da 2-4 parcaya keserek su icine koyun ve en az bir saat bekletin. Sonra 3-3 ½ su bardagi su ve sekeri tencereye koyup kaynatin. Kaynadiktan sonra kayisilari ve karanfilleri ilave edin ve 8-10 dakika kisik ateste kaynatin. Ocaktan indirin ve Kayisi Kompostosunu soguk servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Banana Milk Shake (Muzlu Sut)

4 bananas
2 cups milk
½ cup purified water
2 tbsp honey /sugar

Place all the ingredients in a food or fruit processor and mix them all. After that leave the milk shake in the fridge for 1-2 hours and serve cool.
You can add some ice to your milk shake.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
4 muz
2 su bardagi sut
½ su bardagi su
2 yemek kasigi bal /seker

Rondo ya da meyve parcalayicisi yardimi ile butun malzemeleri guzelce karistirin. Buzdolabinda 1-2 saat bekletin ve soguk servis yapin.
Isterseniz, muzlu sute buz ilave edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Turkish Style Lemonade (Limonata)

2-3 lemon
1 cup sugar
2 lt (8-10 cup) water

Wash the lemons and slice them finely with the skins. Place one layer lemon slices on the bottom of a wide bowl (see the picture). Then spread half of the sugar on them (see the picture). Then put another layer of sliced lemons (see the picture) and spread the remained sugar on top (see the picture). Cover the bowl with plastic wraps; make sure it is air and sun light tight.
Leave it all night long (10-12 hours). In the morning, you will see that the sugar is dissolved in the lemon juice. Then with a food processor smash the lemon slices with their skins. Add 8-10 cups of water and mix. Strain the mixture to remove the skins.
You can also adjust the sugar amount at the end. Serve lemonade cool with some ice.
ENJOY!

P.S: To prevent the loss of Vitamin C, keep your lemonade covered and cool. Do not leave it under sun light. Do not use metal spoon to mix. Consume in 30 minutes after serving.
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TURKCE
2-3 limon
1 su bardagi seker
2 lt su (8-10 su bardagi)

Limonlari yikayin ve kabuklarini soymadan ince ince dilimleyin. Genis bir kasenin dibini limon dilimleri ile doseyin (resime bakin) ve uzerini seker ile kaplayin (resime bakin). Uzerine geri kalan dilimleri de yayin (resime bakin)ve sekerin tamamini uzerini ortecek sekilde yayin (resime bakin). Uzerini hava almayacak ve gunes gormeyecek sekilde kapatin.
Bir gece boyunca (10-12 saat)bekletin. Sabah, limonlarin su saldigini ve sekerin limon suyu icinde eridigini goreceksiniz. Rondoda ya da meyve parcalayicida kabuklariyla beraber limonlari parcalayin ve 2 lt su ilave edip karistirin. Bir kevgir ya da suzgec ile suzun.
Seker miktarini ayarlayabilirsiniz. Limonatayi uzerine buz ilave ederek soguk servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN!

NOT: C vitamin kaybini onlemek icin, limonatanin uzerini kapali tutun, sicakta ve gun isiginda birakmayin. Metal kasik ile karistirmayin. Servis yapildiktan sonra 30 dakika icinde tuketin.

Cocoa Milk (Kakaolu Sut)

1 cup milk, hot
1 tsp cocoa and 1 tbsp sugar / 2 tbsp hot chocolate

Heat the milk and in a mug or glass place the cocoa and sugar and mix them well. If you are using hot chocolate mix, just put it in the mug/glass. Then add the hot milk and stir well in order to make a homogeny drink.
ENJOY!
Cocoa milk is a very easy and fun way to make your kids drink milk.
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TURKCE
1 su bardagi sut, sicak
2 cay kasigi kakao ve 1 yemek kasigi seker/ 2yeemk kasigi sicak cikolata tozu

Sutu isitin ve bir bardaga kakao ve sekeri koyup karistirin. Sicak cikolata tozu kullaniyorsaniz bardaga koyun. Sonra uzerine sicak sutu ilave edin ve homojen bir icecek elde etmek icin guzelce karistirin.
AFIYET OLSUN!
Kakaolu sut, cocuklariniza sut icirmenin kolay ve eglenceli bir yoludur.

Turkish Coffee With Milk (Sutlu Turk Kahvesi)

1 tsp Turkish Coffee
1 tsp sugar
1 Turkish coffee cup of milk (see the picture)

Put the coffee and sugar in the coffeepot (cezve: see the picture) and stir. Fill the Turkish coffee cup with milk, leaving some room at the top and add the milk to the cezve.
Put it on high heat and stir with a spoon to let the sugar dissolve and coffee to mix with the water. When it starts being foamy on the surface, take some of the foam with a spoon and put into the coffee cup. (It is for a foamy Turkish coffee) When bubbles form on top and starts rising, take the cezve off the stove and pour the coffee into the cup.
There would be grinds at the bottom of the cup, do not drink this part.
You can serve the Turkish coffee with a glass of water and a piece of chocolate.
ENJOY!
Turkish Coffee has been an important part of Turkish Culture. There is an old saying about it. “Bir fincan kahvenin kirk yil hatiri vardir”(A cup of Turkish coffee will be remembered for forty years.”) It means that the person who offers the coffee is to be respected and remembered for a long time for the sake of his offering. For many people, the most enjoyable side of Turkish coffee is when another person reads the coffee grains, which is a kind of fortune telling.
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TURKCE
2 cay kasigi Turk Kahvesi
2 cay kasigi seker
1 kahve fincani sut

Seker ve kahveyi cezveye koyup, karistirin. Kahve fincani ile suyu olcup cezveye ilave edin. Yuksek ateste, sekerin erimesi ve kave ile sutun butunlesmesi icin biraz karistirin. Cezvenin uzerine kopuklenmeye basladigi zaman, kasik yardimiyla biraz kopuk alip, kahve fincanlarina paylastirin. (Kahvenin bol kopuklu olmasi icin)
Yuzeyi kaynamaya ve kabarmaya basladigi zaman, cezveyi ocaktan alin ve kahve fincanlarina paylastirin.
Fincanin dibinde kahvenin telvesi birikecektir, bu kisim icilmez.
Turk kahvesini bir bardak su ve bir parca cikolata ile servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN!
Turk kahvesi, Turk Kulturunun onemli bir parcasi haline gelmistir. Bununla ilgili eski bir soz de vardir. “ Bir fincan kahvenin kirk yil hatiri vardir” Turk kahvesini ikram eden kisiye uzun zaman boyunca saygi duyuldugu ve ikramindan dolayi uzun zaman hatirlandigi anlamina gelir. Cogu kisiye gore, Turk kahvesinin en eglenceli yani, birinin kahvenin telvesinden fal bakmasidir.

Turkish Coffee (Turk Kahvesi)

1 tsp Turkish coffee
1 tsp sugar
1 Turkish coffee cup of purified water (see the picture)

Put the coffee and sugar in the coffeepot (cezve, see the picture ) and stir. Fill the Turkish coffee cup with water, leaving some room at the top. Then pour it to the cezve. Depending on how many cups of coffee you want, repeat the previous process.
Put cezve on high heat and stir with a spoon to let the sugar dissolve and coffee to mix with the water. When it starts being foamy on the surface, take some of the foam with a spoon and put into the coffee cup.( It is for a foamy Turkish coffee) When bubbles form on top and starts rising, take the cezve off the stove and pour the coffee into the cup.
There would be grinds at the bottom of the cup, do not drink this part.
You can serve the Turkish coffee with a glass of water and a piece of chocolate.
ENJOY

Turkish Coffee has been an important part of Turkish Culture. There is an old saying about it. “ Bir fincan kahvenin kirk yil hatiri vardir”(A cup of Turkish coffee will be remembered for forty years.”) It means that the person who offers the coffee is to be respected and remembered for a long time for the sake of his offering. For many people, the most enjoyable side of Turkish coffee is when another person reads the coffee grains, which is a kind of fortune telling.

TURKCE
2 cay kasigi Turk Kahvesi
2 cay kasigi seker
1 kahve fincani olcusu icme suyu

Seker ve kahveyi cezveye koyup, karistirin. Kahve fincani ile suyu olcup cezveye ilave edin. Yuksek ateste , sekerin erimesi ve kave ile suyun butunlesmesi icin biraz karistirin. Cezvenin uzerine kopuklenmeye basladigi zaman, kasik yardimiyla biraz kopuk alip, kahve fincanlarina paylastirin. (Kahvenin bol kopuklu olmasi icin)
Yuzeyi kaynamaya ve kabarmaya basladigi zaman, cezveyi ocaktan alin ve kahve fincanlarina paylastirin.
Fincanin dibinde kahvenin telvesi birikecektir, bu kisim icilmez.
Turk kahvesini bir bardak su ve bir parca cikolata ile servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Turk kahvesi, Turk Kulturunun onemli bir parcasi haline gelmistir. Bununla ilgili eski bir soz de vardir. “Bir fincan kahvenin kirk yil hatiri vardir” Turk kahvesini ikram eden kisiye uzun zaman boyunca saygi duyuldugu ve ikramindan dolayi uzun zaman hatirlandigi anlamina gelir. Cogu kisiye gore, Turk kahvesinin en eglenceli yani, birinin kahvenin telvesinden fal bakmasidir.

Turkish Tea (Turk Cayi)

1 tbsp Turkish Tea leaves
3 cups purified water
1 cup purified water (to wash the tea leaves)
A pinch of sugar

Fixing Turkish Tea With Caydanlik
Caydanlik (see picture) consists of two kettles. The small one is the brewer (demlik), to put the tea in and the larger is to boil the water.
First place the Turkish Tea leaves into the brewer and in order to obtain a clear, bright and healthy tea, wash them with purified water and then drain. Otherwise the immediate contact of the tea leaves with boiled water would result in the lost of the Vitamin C and affect the minerals in it. Also boiled water damages the tannin (tanen) material and it causes anaemia(kansizlik). Add a pinch of sugar to adjust the strongness of the tea.
Put the 3 cups of water in the larger kettle and put the brewer on top of it. Then place the caydanlik over medium heat and let the water boil. Pour the half of the boiled water into the brewer over the washed tea leaves. You can add some more water in the bottom kettle and boil it (if the water seems not enough). Let the tea brew for about 5-8 minutes over low heat.
Using a tea strainer, pour the tea to the tea glasses. Fill 1/3 of the glasses with tea and the rest with boiled water. You can adjust the brew amount as you like. You can use a few drops of lemon juice, for a lighter taste. Also you can add some sugar to taste.
To obtain aromatic taste you can add 1 tsp of bergamot to the brewer and 2-3 cloves to the water.

Fixing Turkish Tea With Coffee Machine
If you do not have caydanlik, you can try the coffee machine to make Turkish Tea. It will not be as delicious as the tea made with caydanlik, but it is an option. Just place the Turkish Tea Leaves where you normally put the coffee and use 4 cups of water. And start the machine. Meanwhile boil some water to adjust the lightness of the tea. When it is done you can adjust the tea with adding some boiled water. Pour the tea to the tea glasses or cups
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 yemek kasigi Turk Cayi
3 su bardagi icme suyu
1 tutam seker

Demlik ile Turk Cayi Yapmak
Caydanlik iki bolumden olusur. Ustteki kucuk olan, cayi icine koydugumuz demliktir ve alttaki de suyu kaynattigimiz bolumdur.
Oncelikle cayi demlige koyun. Daha berrak, parlak ve saglikli bir cay elde etmek icin cayi yikayip suzun. Cay yapraklarinin kaynamis sui le ani temasi , caydaki C vitaminini yok eder ve icindeki mineral degerlerini azaltir. Ayni zamanda kaynamis su , cayin icindeki tanen maddesini parcalar, yok eder ve bu da kansizliga yol acar. Bunu onlemek icin demlige koydugumuz cayi temiz su ile yikiyoruz ya da 1-2 kasik soguk su ile islatiyoruz. Aciligi onlemek icin bir miktar seker ilave edi Caydanligin alt kismina 3 su bardagi suyu koyup uzerine demligi koyun. Caydanligi orta ateste kaynamaya birakin. Su kaynayinca, yarisini demlige , yikanmis cay yapraklarinin uzerine dokun. Eger su yeterli degilse, caydanligin altina biraz daha su ilave edip kaynatabilirsiniz. Dusuk ateste cayi 5-8 dakika demleyin.
Cay suzgeci kullanarak, cayi cay bardaklarina dokun. Bardagin 1/3 unu dem, geri kalanini sicak sui le doldurun. Cayin demine isteginize gore ayarlayabilirsiniz. Daha hafif bir tad icin bir kac damla limon suyu ilave edebilirsiniz. Isterseniz seker ile tatlandirabilirsiniz.
Aromatik ve kokulu bir cay icin; demlige 1 cay kasigi bergamot, suya 2-3 tane karanfil ilave edebilirsiniz.

Kahve Makinesi ile Turk Cayi Yapmak
Eger caydanliginiz yok ise, kahve makinesi ile cay yapmayi deneyebilirsiniz. Caydanlik ile yapilan cay gibi lezzetli olmayabilir, ama bir alternative olabilir.
Kahveyi koydugunuz bolume Turk Cayi yapraklarini koyun ve su haznesine 4 su bardagi su koyun. Makineyi calistirin. Bu sirada cayin demin ayarlayabilmek icin ayri bir yerde biraz su kaynatin. Cay hazir oldugunda; cayin dem oranini kaynattiginiz suyu istediginiz oranda ilave ederek ayarlayabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Ayran

2 cups of plain yogurt
½ or 1 cup purified water
1 tsp salt (optional)

Place the yogurt in a bowl and whisk it by hand or with mixer until it is smooth. Then add water and salt (optional). If you see the bubbles after whisking, that means you have done your best to make the ayran. Then pour the ayran to the glasses.
Drink ayran as quick as possible after you prepare since after a while yogurt would descend at the bottom.
Ayran goes well with chicken, meat or vegetable dishes.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
2 su bardagi yogurt
½ ya da 1 su bardagi icme suyu
1 cay kasigi tuz (istege bagli)

Yogurdu bir kaseye alin ve cirpici ya da mikser ile putursuz bir hale gelene dek karistirin. Sonra suyu ve tuzu (istege bagli) ilave edin. Karistirmaya devam edin. Yuzeyde baloncuklar olustugu zaman, ayran yapmak icin elinizden geleni yapmissinizdir. Son olarak ayrani bardaklara dokun.
Ayrani bir an once tuketin. Cunku bir sure sonra yogurt dibe cokecektir.
Ayran; et, tavuk ve sebze yemekleri ile iyi gider.
AFIYET OLSUN
Evde yogurt yapmak icin tiklayin.