Cabbage with Spinach (Ispanakli Lahana)

1 head of cabbage, chopped

½ lb spinach, chopped

1 onion, chopped

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

4-5 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp salt

¼ tsp cumin

¼ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp crushed chili pepper

1-2 Tbsp soy sauce

1 cup walnut, crushed

Take olive oil and onions in a pot and sauté over medium heat until onions are translucent. Add garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes and then add chopped cabbage. Cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally. Then, stir in spinach and salt to taste. Cook over medium heat for a couple of minutes and then add soy sauce and spices. Close the lid and cook over low heat until the cabbage is cooked (for about 25-30 minutes).

Before serving top with walnuts.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 orta boy lahana, dogranmis

250 gr ispanak, dogranmis

1 sogan, dogranmis

2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

4-5 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

1-2 yemek kasigi soya sosu

½ cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber

½ cay kasigi karabiber

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 su bardagi ufalanmis ceviz ici

Bir tencereye sogan ve zeytinyagini alin ve orta ateste sote edin. Sarimsaklari da ilave edin ve 1-2 dakika daha cevirdikten sonra, lahanayi ilave edin ve orta ateste 3-4 dakika sote edin. Ispanak ve tuzu ilave edin, bir kac dakika orta ateste cevirin. Soya sosu ve baharatlari da ilave edin ve kapagi kapali olarak kisik ateste lahana pisene dek pisirin (yaklasik 25-30 dakika).

Servisten once uzerine cevizleri ilave edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Vegetable Frittata (Sebzeli Italyan Omleti)

1 red bell pepper, chopped

½ onion, chopped

½ lb spinach, chopped

4-5 eggs, whisked

½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

¼ cup milk

1 Tbsp olive oil

½ tsp salt

½ tsp dried mint

Black pepper

Saute onions with olive oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Add bell pepper and spinach. Saute for 3-4 more minutes. Then, in a bowl, combine whisked eggs, milk, salt, mint and cheese.

Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C) and grease a round pyrex. Transfer the cooked vegetables and then add the egg-milk mixture. Gently give a toss for an even frittata. Sprinkle some black pepper on top. Bake for about 5 minutes and then broil for 3-4 minutes or until the eggs settle.

Slice and serve hot.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 tane buyuk kirmizi biber, dogranmis

½ sogan, dogranmis

250 gr ispanak, dogranmis

4-5 tane yumurta, cirpilmis

½ su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

¼ su bardagi sut

1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 cay kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi nane

Karabiber

Zeytinyaginda sogani 3-4 dakika sote edin. Sonra, biber ve ispanagi ilave edip 3-4 dakika daha soteleyin. Cirpilmis yumurtaya sut, tuz, nane ve rendelenmis kasar peyniri ilave edin. Harmanlayin.

Firini onceden 200 C (400 F)’ye isitin. Borcam tepsiyi yaglayin ve sebzeleri dibine yayin. Uzerine cirpilmis yumurta karisimini ilave edin. Hafifce karistirarak sebzeleri esit olarak yaymaya calisin. Uzerine karabiber serpin ve firina verin. 5 dakika kadar pisirin ve sonra sadece ustten kizartma yaparak 3-4 dakika ya da yumurta sertlesip iyice pisene dek firinda birakin.

Dilimleyin ve sicak servis edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Parmesan Red Snapper (Parmesanli Levrek)

1 lb red snapper fillets

½ cup bell pepper, chopped

½ cup onion, chopped

½ cup parmesan cheese, grated

1-2 Tbsp butter

Salt and pepper to taste

Remove the skin of the fillets. Rub them with salt and pepper. Take the chopped onions and bell peppers over a Pyrex/oven tray. Sprinkle with salt and give a toss. Arrange the fillets over the bed of vegetables. Apply small amounts of butter over the fillets and then cover the tops with parmesan cheese.

Preheat the oven to 400F (200C) and bake the red snapper until it’s flaky and soft (for about 20-30 minutes, depending on the thickness).

ENJOY

Benefits of Fish
 

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TURKCE

½ kg levrek benzeri beyaz etli balik fileto

½ su bardagi karisik renkli biber, dogranmis

½ su bardagi sogan, dogranmis

½ su bardagi parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis

1-2 yemek kasigi tereyagi

Tuz ve karabiber

Balik filetolarinin derisini alin. Tuz ve karabiber serpin ve elinizle hafifce ovarak yedirin. Yaglanmis borcam ya da firin tepsisine dogranmis biber ve sogani alin. Tuz serperek harmanlayin. Uzerlerine balik filetolari yerlestirin. Tereyagini kucuk parcalara bolerek araliklarla filetolarin uzerine dagitin. Son olarak, filetolarin uzerini parmesan peyniri ile kaplayin.

Onceden isitilmis olan 200C (400F) firinda baliklar pisip uzerleri hafifce kizarana dek kalinliklarina bagli olarak 20-30 dakika kadar pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN
Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Leek and Potato Soup (Patatesli Pirasa Corbasi)

2 leeks, cleaned and chopped

2 potatoes, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

½ cup celery, chopped

2 Tbsp flour

3 cups water

2- 2 ½ cups milk

1 chicken bouillon

1 Tbsp salt to taste

3 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

1 egg

2 Tbsp lemon juice

Melt the butter in a big pot and stir in flour. Over medium heat, sauté flour until changes color. Add carrots and sauté for about 2 minutes. Then, stir in potatoes and cook for 2 minutes stirring occasionally. Finally, add chopped leek, celery and parsley; sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add hot water, salt and chicken bouillon. Bring to a boil and cook over low heat covered until the vegetables are cooked or for about 20-25 minutes. Then, add milk and bring to a boil stirring occasionally. Lower the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.

In a small bowl, whisk the egg and lemon juice. Let the soup rest for a while and then, add some soup into it stirring constantly. Add the egg mixture into the soup stirring rapidly.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 pirasa, temizlenmis ve dogranmis

2 patates, dogranmis

2 havuc, dogranmis

½ su bardagi kereviz sapi, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi un

3 su bardagi su

2-2 ½ su bardagi sut

1 tavuk bulyon

1 yemek kasigi tuz

3 yemek kasigi tereyag

1 yemek kasigi taze maydanoz, ince dogranmis

1 yumurta

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

Genis bir tencerede tereyagini eritin ve unu orta ateste sararana dek kavurun. Havuclari ilave edin ve yaklasik 2 dakika kadar kavurun. Patatesleri ilave edip kavurmaya devam edin. Son olarak, dogranmis pirasa, kereviz saplarini ve maydanozu ilave edin. Iki uc dakika kadar daha kavurun ve sicak suyu ilave edin. Tavuk bulyonu ve tuzu ekleyin. Kaynayinca atesi kisin ve sebzeler pisene dek yaklasik 20-25 dakika kapagi kapali olarak pisirin. Sonra, sutu ilave edip ara sira karistirarak yuksek ateste kaynamasini bekleyin. Kaynadiktan sonra kisik ateste 5 dakika kadar pisirin.

Kucuk bir kapta limon suyu ve yumurtayi guzelce cirpin. Corba biraz dinlendikten sonra, corbadan bir miktar alip cirpilmis yumurta karisimina yavas yavas yedirin. Sonra da yavas yavas corbanin icine dokerek hizlica karistirarak corbaya yedirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pickled Green Tomato Stir Fry (Tursu Domates Kavurmasi)

2 cups pickled green tomatoes, chopped

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

2-3 cloves garlic, smashed

¼ tsp crushed chili pepper (optional)

¼ tsp paprika

1/3 cup yogurt for top

Heat the olive oil in a wide pan and add the smashed garlic. Give a few stirs over medium heat and add pickled green tomatoes. Saute over medium heat stirring occasionally until they turn pinkish (for about 15-20 minutes). Then, add paprika and crushed chili pepper. Give a stir and turn the heat off after 1-2 minutes.

Serve with yogurt on top in desired.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 su bardagi tursu yesil domates, dogranmis

2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

2-3 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

½ cay kasigi pul biber (istege bagli)

½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

1/3 su bardagi yogurt, uzeri icin

Genisce bir tavada zeytinyagini kizidirn ve sarimsagi ilave edin. Orta ateste bir kac defa cevirin ve dogranmis yesil domates tursusunu ilave edin. Ara sira karistirarak orta ateste tursularin rengi pembelesinceye dek yaklasik 15-20 dakika kadar kavurun. Sonra, kirmizi toz biber ve pul biberi ilave edin. Guzelce karistirin ve 1-2 dakika sonra atesten alin.

Arzuya gore ister yaninda isterseniz uzerinde yogurt ile servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Humus with Roasted Red Pepper (Kozlenmis Kirmizi Biberli Humus)

1 cup of cooked chick peas/ canned

2-3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Juice of ½ lemon

2-3 Tbsp tahini

¾ cup roasted red pepper, skinned

2-3 cloves of garlic, minced

¼ cup water (optional)

1 tsp salt to taste

¼ tsp cumin

¼ tsp black pepper

Place boiled or canned chick peas into a food processor or use a blender to form a puree. Then, add the roasted red peppers and blend with pureed chick peas. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix them all.

Drizzle some olive oil on top and serve Humus with warm pita bread or chips.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 su bardagi pismis nohut/konserve

2-3 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi

½ limonun suyu

¾ su bardagi kozlenmis kirmizi biber, soyulmus

2-3 yemek kasigi tahin

2-3 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

¼ su bardagi su (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ cay kasigi kimyon

½ cay kasigi karabiber

Haslanmis ya da konserve nohutlari blendir ile pure haline getirin. Daha sonra kozlenmis kirmizi biberi de ilave edip tekrar pure edin. Geri kalan malzemeleri ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Uzerine biraz zeytinyagi akitin ve sicak pide ya da lavas ile servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Jalapeno Poppers (Peynir Dolgulu Jalapeno Biber)

12 jalapeno peppers

½ cup cream cheese

1/3 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

¼ cup flour

1 egg, whisked

½ cup bread crumbs

1 cup canola oil for frying

 

Wash and dry the jalapenos. Cut one side in lengthwise without damaging the cap. Remove the seeds. Mix cheddar and cream cheese. Fill the jalapenos with this cheese mixture and try to close the cut side as in whole jalapeno.

Dip the jalapenos in flour and cover evenly. Then, dip them in whisked egg and then cover with bread crumbs. Fry in heated canola oil. If desired, they can be roasted in the oven rather than frying. Serve hot.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

12 tane jalapeno biberi

½ su bardagi krem peynir

1/3 su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis

¼ su bardagi un

1 yumurta, cirpilmis

½ su bardagi galeta unu/kiriklanmis ekmek

1 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

 

Jalapeno biberlerini yikayin ve kurulayin. Biberleri sadece bir taraftan uzunlamasina boydan boya kesin, fakat ikiye ayirmayin ve sapini koparmayin. Icinden cekirdeklerini temizleyin. Diger bir yerde cedar ve krem peyniri bir kasede karistirin. Jalapeno biberlerini kesik kismindan peynir karisimi ile doldurun ve butun biber gibi kapatin.

Sonra, her jalapeno biberini once unun icinde yuvarlayin ve ardindan cirpilmis yumurtaya batirin. Son olarak, galeta unu/ekmek kirintilari ile kaplayin. Kizdirilmis kanola yaginda biberleri guzelce kizartin. Arzu ederseniz, hazirladiginiz jalapeno biberlerini firinda da kizartabilirsiniz. Sicak servis edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

 

Ana Sayfaya Don