Fried Vegetables (Karisik Kizartma)

1 lb eggplant, washed
3 potatoes, peeled
4-5 banana/green peppers, washed
2 cups canola oil for frying
Salt to taste

For the Tomato Sauce:
3 tomatoes, grated/crushed
1 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp salt to taste
A pinch of sugar
Garlic Yogurt Sauce

Peel the eggplants totally or in strip shapes. Then slice them lengthwise or round, 1/3 inch thick as you like (see the picture). Salt them and leave aside for 15-20 minutes.
Peel the potatoes and slice them thin just like the French fries. And then chop peppers in bite sizes (see the picture).
Place the frying oil in a frying pan or pot, turn the heat high and wait till the oil sizzles. And then, first place the eggplant slices and fry both sides. Then take them out and place over a paper towel to soak the excess oil. Fry the potatoes and the peppers the same way and place them over the paper towel. Sprinkle salt all over.
Meanwhile prepare the tomato sauce. Place the tomatoes in a pan and cook with a tbsp of oil, ¼ tsp salt and a pinch of sugar over low-medium heat. Cook till the sauce thickens for about 15 minutes.
Mix all the fried vegetables or serve them separately as you desire. Pour the tomato sauce or garlic yogurt sauce on top. Serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg patlican, yikanmis
3 patates, soyulmus
4-5 tane carliston/yesil biber, yikanmis
2 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola), kizartmak icin
Tuz

Domates Sosu icin:
3 domates, rendelenmis/ezilmis
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam seker
Sarimsakli Yogurt

Patlicanlari yollu ya da tam olarak soyun. Sonra 1 cm kalinliginda yuvarlak ya da uzun olarak dilimleyin (resime bakiniz). Tuzlayin ve 15-20 dakika kadar bekletin.
Patatesleri soyun ve ince uzun dilimleyin. Sonra biberleri buyuk lokmalar halinde kesin (resime bakiniz).
Kizartma yagini tavaya ya da tencereye alin ve yuksek ateste kizdirin. Kizgin yagda patlicanlarin her tarafini kizartin. Kizarttiginiz patlicanlari kagit havlu uzerine alin. Sonra patates ve biberleri de ayni sekilde kizartin ve kagit havlu uzerine alin. Uzerlerine tuz serpin.
Bu sirada domates sosunu hazirlamak icin sos malzemelerini bir tavaya alin. Orta ateste sosun kivami koyulasana dek yaklasik 15 dakika pisirin.
Kizartmalari ayri ya da hepsini harmanlayarak servis tabaklarina alin. Uzerine domates ya da sarimsakli yogurt dokerek servis yapin.
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Meat Balls with White Sauce (Beyaz Soslu Kofte)

2/3 lb ground beef
1 small onion, grated/finely chopped
3-4 tbsp oil
4 tbsp flour
¼ cup rice, washed and drained
¼ +1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
6 cups water (1 cold+5 hot)
½ cup yogurt (for the sauce)

In a bowl mix ground beef, rice, half of the onion, ½ tsp salt and the spices. And then, grab ½ egg size pieces and round them in your palms (see the picture). Leave them aside.
In a pot, sauté the remaining onion with oil. Then stir in flour and cook over medium heat, till the mixture turns yellow (for about 2-3 minutes). Add 1 cup cold water, stir and add the remaining hot water while stirring.
Bring to a boil, add 1 tsp salt and the meat balls in. Simmer over low-heat for about 10 minutes. And then, whisk the yogurt in a small bowl and laddle some mixture from the pot and pour slowly into the yogurt bowl stirring continuously. Then, stir the mixture in the pot while stirring. Simmer over low-heat till the meat balls are cooked (about 10 minutes).

Serve warm with black pepper on top.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
300 gr kiyma
1 kucuk boy sogan, rendelenmis/ince dogranmis
3-4 yemek kasigi sivi yag
4 yemek kasigi un
¼ su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
½ +1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi pul biber
6 su bardagi su (1 soguk+5 sicak)
½ su bardagi yogurt (sos icin)

Bir kasede; kiyma, pirinc, soganin yarisini, ½ cay kasigi tuz ve baharatlari guzelce karistirin. Gerekirse elinizle yogurun. Sonra, bir yumurtanin yarisi buyuklugunde parcalar alip elinizde yuvarlayarak kofteler yapin (resime bakiniz). Yaptiginiz kofteleri bir kenara ayirin.
Geri kalan soganin yarisini bir tencerede sivi yag ile kavurun ve unu ilave edin. Orta ateste karisim sararana kadar, yaklasik 2-3 dakika kadar soteleyin. Sonra, once bir su bardagi soguk su ilave edin ve karistirarak geri kalan soguk suyu ilave edin.
Kaynamaya baslayinca, 1 cay kasigi tuz ve kofteleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 10 dakika kadar dusuk ateste pisirin. Sonra bir kasede yogurdu guzelce cirpin ve tencereden bir kepce alip yogurdun icine yavasca dokerek karistirin. Son olarak elde ettiginiz karisimi tencereye karistirarak dokun. Dusuk ateste kofteler pisene dek yaklasik 10 dakika kadar pisirin.

Uzerine karabiber serperek sicak olarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Shallow Fried Roasted Peppers (Kozlenmis Biber Kizartmasi)

1 lb banana/green/red pepper, washed and drained
1/3 cup olive oil/canola oil for frying
½ tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup flour

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and place peppers over an oven tray with baking paper. Roast them for an hour or till they turn partly light brown (see the picture). You can also roast peppers over a grill/barbecue. Take out and let them cool. Then peel and sprinkle with salt to taste (see the picture).
Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan over high heat. And then, dip peppers into flour and shallow fry their both sides.
Place Shallow Fried Roasted Peppers over a serving plate and serve with garlic yogurt or tomato sauce.
ENJOY

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TURKCE½ kg carliston/yesil/kirmizi biber, yikanip kurulanmis
1/3 su bardagi zeytinyagi/ sivi yag
½ tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi un

Firini onceden 200 C (400 F)’ye isitin. Yagli kagit koydugunuz firin tepsisine biberleri dizin ve yaklasik bir saat boyunca ya da biberler hafifce kozlenene dek pisirin. Ayrica, mangal/izgara ve kor uzerinde de kozleme islemini yapabilirsiniz. Kozlediginiz biberleri sogumaya birakin. Sonra, kabuklarini soyun ve uzerine tuz serpin.
Bu sirada bir kizartma tavasinda yagi kizdirin ve biberleri once una bulayip her iki taraflari da kizarana dek yuksek ateste kizartin. Servis tabagina alin.
Kozlenmis Biber Kizartmasi’ni yaninda sarimsakli yogurt ya da domates sosu ile servis edebilirsiniz.
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Tulumba Dessert (Tulumba Tatlisi)

Dough:1½ cup flour
1½ cup water
2 tbsp margarine/butter
2 tbsp starch
1½ tbsp semolina
3 eggs
½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt

Syrup:2 ½ cup sugar
2½ cup water
1 tsp lemon juice
Canola oil for frying

To prepare the syrup, place sugar and water in a pot. Bring to a boil and stir in lemon juice. Boil for about 5 minutes and let it cool.
In a pot, put water, sugar, salt and margarine/butter. Let the margarine/butter melt over medium heat. Stir in flour and stir continuously to form thick dough. Cook for 5-6 minutes over low heat such as cooking halvah. Transfer the dough in a wide bowl and let it cool down. And then, add semolina and starch. Knead with your hands. Add the eggs one by one and knead until forming a lump of sticky and creamy dough.
Fill the dough into a pastry bag with a ½ inch diameter star tip. Fill a frying pan with canola oil and make one inch dough pieces, cut the ends with scissors and place them in the oil. Let them double in size over medium heat by shaking the pan lightly (make sure oil is not that hot, otherwise the tulumba will be raw inside). Once they rise, increase the heat and fry all sides of tulumba pieces.
Place the fried tulumba over a paper towel and then place them into the cooled syrup immediately.
Take the out and place over a serving plate. Serve Tulumba Dessert plain or with thickened cream.
ENJOY

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Hamur:1½ su bardagi un
1½ su bardagi su
2 yemek kasigi margarin/tereyag
2 yemek kasigi nisasta
1½ yemek kasigi irmik
3 yumurta
1 cay kasigi seker
½ cay kasigi tuz

Serbet icin:
2 ½ su bardagi seker
2½ su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu
Kizartmak icin sivi yag (tercihen kanola)

Serbeti hazirlamak icin, bir tencereye su ve sekeri alin. Kaynayinca limon suyunu ilave edin. 5 dakika kadar kaynatin ve ocaktan alip sogumaya birakin.
Margarin/tereyagini ve suyu bir tencereye alin ve icine sekerle tuzu ilave edin. Orta ateste yag eriyene dek bekleyin. Unu ilave edin ve hizlica karistirarak sert bir hamur elde edin. Helva yapar gibi dusuk ateste 5-6 dakika karistirarak pisirin. Hamuru genis bir kaseye alin ve sogumasini bekleyin. Sonra, icine irmik ve nisastayi ilave edin. Elinizle yogurarak yumurtalari teker teker kirin ve hamura yedirin. Ele yapisan krema kivaminda bir hamur elde edin.
Ucu tirtikli bir krema torbasina hamuru doldurun. Kizgin olmayan sivi yag ile doldurdugunuz kizartma tavasina hamurdan 3 cm uzunlugunda hamurlar sikip makasla keserek tavaya atin (yag soguk olmalidir ki, hamurlarin disi birden kizarip ici cig kalmasin). Orta ateste tavayi sallayarak hamurlarin kabarmasini bekleyin. Kabarinca atesi yukseltin ve hamurlarin her tarafini kizartin.
Kizaran hamurlari kagit havlu uzerine alin ve bekletmeden hemen soguk serbetin icine koyun.
Serbetin icinden alin ve servis tabagina alarak sade veya kaymak ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Sweet Peas with Ground Beef (Kiymali Bezelye)

2 lb peas, frozen/fresh
½-2/3 lb (250-350 gr) ground beef

1 big onion, chopped

2 carrots, cut in cubes

2 medium potatoes, chopped in cubes

1 tomato, diced
1 tsp tomato paste

2 tbsp canola/vegetable oil

1 tbsp salt to taste

1-1½ cup hot water
Black pepper to taste

Cook ground beef with canola/vegetable oil over medium heat in a pot (4-5 minutes). Stir in onion and sauté for 3 minutes. Then, add tomato paste and carrots, cook for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Then, add tomato, potato and peas. Cook for 4 additional minutes and stir in water and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Close the lid and cook till the vegetables get soft (for about 20 minutes).
Sprinkle black pepper on top and serve Sweet Peas with Ground Beef warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 kg bezelye, taze/dondurulmus
250-350 gr kiyma

1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis

2 havuc, kup kup dogranmis

2 orta boy patates, kup seklinde dogranmis

1domates, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi

2 yemek kasigi sivi yag

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1-1 ½ su bardagi sicak su

Karabiber

Genis bir tencerede sivi yag ve kiymayi orta ateste yaklasik 4-5 dakika pisirin. Sogani ilave edip, 3 dakika kadar sote edin. Sonra domates salcasini ve havucu ilave edin, 2-3 dakika cevirin. Sonra domates, bezelye ve patatesi ilave edin. Yaklasik 4 dakika kadar pisirin. Son olarak su ve tuzu ilave edin, kaynamaya baslayinca hafife alip, kapagini kapatin. Sebzeler yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20 dakika).

Uzerine karabiber serpin ve Kiymali Bezelye’yi sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fried Dough (Hamur Kizartmasi)

2 cups lukewarm water

4-5 cups flour
1 tsp salt to taste
1 package fresh yeast/ 2 tsp active dry yeast
1 ½ -2 cups oil for frying

Place the lukewarm water and the yeast into a bowl. Stir well to dissolve the yeast. Add the salt and flour; knead for 10 minutes, till dough becomes elastic. The more you knead the better your dough will be. Cover the dough with a plastic wrap or a clean cloth (see the picture) and let it rest for 2 hours in a warm place or till it rises up to double its volume (see the picture).Place dough on the counter and punch to release air. Cut the dough into walnut or egg size pieces (as you like). Place them on the counter and leave for 5-10 minutes.
Meanwhile heat the oil in a saucepan or pot. Flatten dough pieces using your fingers (for about 1/3 inch thick). Fry both sides lightly. Dough will turn yellow. Then, place the fried dough pieces over a paper towel.
Serve Fried Dough warm or hot with cheese, cream cheese, jam/jelly or fruit preserves.
It is good to go at breakfasts or brunches.

ENJOY

P.S: Do not use metal container when kneading or resting the dough. Metal spoils the texture of dough.

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TURKCE
2 su bardagi ilik su

4-5 su bardagi un
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 paket yas maya/1 yemek kasigi toz instant maya
1 ½-2 su bardagi sivi yag (kizartmak icin)

Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin ve maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin. Sonra un ve tuzu ilave ederek, 10 dakika hamur elastik olana dek yogurun. Hamuru ne kadar cok yogurursaniz o kadar basarili olursunuz. Uzerini seffaf film ya da temiz bir bez ile ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek ya da yaklasik 2 saat bekleyin (resime bakiniz). Hamuru tezgahin uzerine alin ve havasini indirmek icin uzerinden bastirin. Hamurdan ceviz ya da yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar kesin (Istediginiz buyuklukte yapabilirsiniz).
Bu sirada, bir tenrece ya da derin bir tavada yagi kizdirin. Hamur parcalarini elinizle yayarak 1 cm kalinliginda acin ve kizgin yagin icinde her iki taraflarini da kizartin. Hamurlar sararana ya da kizarana dek dilediginiz kadar kizartin ve kagit havlu uzerine alin.
Hamur kizartmasini sicakken; peynir, recel, marmelat ve turleri ile servis yapabilirsiniz. Ozellikle kahvalti ve cay saatlerinde guzel bir alternatiftir.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Hamuru yogurmak ya da dinlendirmek icin metal kap kullanmayin. Metal, hamurun yapisina zarar verir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Potato Spinach Casserole(Patates ve Ispanakli Kaserol)

2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup fresh/frozen spinach
1 large onion, sliced thin
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 lb potatoes, boiled and peeled
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper
1 cup Swiss/Cheddar/Mozzarella Cheese, shredded

Puree boiled potatoes in a wide bowl. Add egg, milk, salt, black pepper and butter. Transfer into a Pyrex Dish.
Meanwhile, sauté onion with olive oil and stir in garlic. After a while add spinach and cook for 4-5 minutes over medium heat. Spread it over potato puree. Sprinkle cheese all over.
Bake at 400 F (200 C) oven, till the top gets lightly brown (for about 20-25 minutes). Serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 su bardagi taze/dondurulmus ispanak
1 buyuk boy sogan, piyazlik dogranmis
1 dis sarimsak, rendelenmis
½ kg patates, haslanmis ve soyulmus
1 yumurta
1/3 su bardagi sut
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 su bardagi Isvicre/Ceddar/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

Haslanmis patatesleri genis bir kasede blendir ile pure yapin. Sut, yumurta, tuz, karabiber ve tereyagini ilave edin. Borcam bir tepsinin dibine yayin.
Bir tavada sogani zeytinyaginda sote edin. Sonra sarimsagi ilave edip, biraz cevirin. Ispanagi icine karistirin. Orta ateste 4-5 dakika pisirin. Purenin uzerine yayin. En ustune peynir serpin ve 200 C (400 F) firinda uzeri hafifi kizarana dek 20-25 dakika pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
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Peas with Olive Oil (Zeytinyagli Bezelye)

2 lb peas, frozen/fresh
1 big onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped round
2 medium potatoes, chopped in cubes
2 tomatoes, chopped
½ cup olive oil
1 tbsp salt to taste
1-1½ cup hot water

Saute onion with olive oil in a large pot. Stir in carrots and cook for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Then, add tomato, potato and peas. Cook for 4 additional minutes and stir in water and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Close the lid and cook till the vegetables get soft (for about 20-25 minutes).
Serve Peas with Olive Oil warm or cold.
ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian dish.

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TURKCE
1 kg bezelye, taze/dondurulmus
1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis
2 havuc, yuvarlak dogranmis
2 orta boy patates, kup seklinde dogranmis
2 adet domates, dogranmis
½ su bardagi zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1-1 ½ su bardagi sicak su

Genis bir tencerede zeytinyagini alin ve sogani orta ateste sote edin. Sonra havuclari ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika cevirin. Sonra domates, bezelye ve patatesi ilave edin. Yaklasik 4 dakika kadar pisirin. Son olarak su ve tuzu ilave edin, kaynamaya baslayinca hafife alip, kapagini kapatin. Sebzeler yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20-25 dakika).
Zeytinyagli Bezelye’yi sicak ya da soguk olarak servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Plateau Soup (Yayla Corbasi)

2 tbsp flour
1 egg
½ cup rice, washed and drained
1 ½ cup yogurt
5 cups cold water + 1 chicken bouillon
1 cup hot water
3+2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp dried mint
1 tsp salt to taste

Cook the rice in 1 cup hot water and set aside.
Melt 3 tbsp of butter in a pot and stir in flour. Cook stirring continuously over medium heat till the mixture gets yellow. Meanwhile whisk egg and yogurt in a bowl.
Add the cold water and bouillon into the pot and stir continuously to dissolve the flour mixture. Then, stir in the yogurt egg mixture and continue stirring over medium heat. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat add salt and cooked rice. Simmer for 3-5 minutes with the lid half closed.
In a small frying pan melt 2 tbsp of butter and once it starts spitting stir in dried mint and turn the heat off.
Ladle the Plateau Soup into the serving bowls and drizzle some butter-mint mixture over. Serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 yemek kasigi un
1 yumurta
1 cay bardagi pirinc, yikanmis
1 ½ su bardagi yogurt
5 su bardagi soguk su+1 tavuk bulyon
1 su bardagi sicak su
3+2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
1 yemek kasigi nane
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Pirinci bir bardak sicak suda pisirin ve bir kenara ayirin.
3 yemek kasigi tereyagini bir tencerede eritin ve icine unu ilave edin. Sari bir renk elde edene kadar kavurun. Bu arada bir kasede yogurt ve yumurtayi cirpin.
Soguk suyu ve bulyonu tencereye ilave edin. Devamli karistirarak unun dagilmasini saglayin. Sonra, yogurtlu yumurta karisimini ilave edin ve orta ateste karistirmaya devam edin. Corba kaynamaya baslayinca tuz ve pismis pirinci ilave edin. Kapagi yari kapali olarak kisik ateste 3-5 dakika pisirin.
Kucuk bir tavada 2 yemek kasigi tereyagini kizdirin ve icine naneyi karistirip atesten alin.
Yayla corbasini servis kaselerine alin ve uzerine tereyagli naneden dokun ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Chicken Breast Milk Pudding (Yalanci Tavuk Gogsu)

1 lt milk
1 ½ cup sugar
125-150 gr butter/margarine
1 tsp vanilla extract/1 package vanilla powder
1 tbsp starch
¾ cup flour

Melt the butter/margarine in a pot and then sauté flour and starch till the mixture gets yellow (about 2-3 minutes over medium heat). Add milk and sugar. Stir continuously to prevent sticking to the bottom. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and cook until it gets thick (3-5 minutes). Then stir in vanilla and turn the heat off.
Mix it with a blender or mixer for about 2-3 minutes to obtain a thick and nice consistency. Pour the Chicken Breast with Milk Pudding into a Pyrex Dish and cover. Leave it in the fridge for 5-6 hours to cool.
Before serving you can sprinkle cinnamon, walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios or almonds on top. Cut it into square pieces and serve.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 lt sut
1 ½ su bardagi seker
125-150 gr margarin/tereyag
1 paket vanilya/1 tatli kasigi vanilya ekstrakti
1 yemek kasigi nisasta
¾ su bardagi un

Bir tencerede margarin/tereyagini eritin ve orta ateste nisasta ve unu yag ile 2-3 dakika kavurun. Rengi hafif sariya donecektir. Sonra sutu ve sekeri ilave edin. Surekli karistirarak dibinin tutmasini engelleyin. Karisim yavas yavas koyulasinca ve kaynamaya baslayinca hafife alin ve karistirmaya devam edin.
Uc-bes dakika pisirin ve vanilyayi ilave edip atesten alin. Mikser ya da blendir yardimi ile 2-3 dakika cirpin. Boylece daha koyu ve guzel bir kivam elde edeceksiniz.
Borcam tepsiye Yalanci Tavuk Gogsu’nu dokun ve uzerini kapatarak buzdolabinda 5-6 saat boyunca sogumasini bekleyin.
Cikardiktan sonra uzerine tarcin, ceviz, badem, findik ya da antep fistigi serpin. Kare seklinde parcalara kesip servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Okra Stew with Olive Oil (Zeytinyagli Bamya)

1 lb okra, fresh or frozen
1 cup tomato, diced/crushed
1 onion, sliced in strips
2 tbsp olive oil
½ cup hot water
1 tsp salt to taste
1 tsp lemon juice
½ tsp sugar
Black pepper

In a pot, sauté onions with olive oil over medium heat. Stir in tomato and sauté for 2 minutes. Then, add okra and cook for about 3-4 minutes or until okra changes color. Stir in hot water and bring to a boil. Add salt, sugar and lemon juice.
Close the lid and cook over low heat until the okra gets soft (about 15-20 minutes). Do not over cook, otherwise okra will come apart.
Sprinkle black pepper on top and serve Okra Stew with Olive Oil warm or cool.
ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian dish.

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TURKCE
½ kg bamya, taze/dondurulmus
1 su bardagi domates, dogranmis/pure
1 sogan, piyazlik dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
½ su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi seker
Karabiber

Bir tencerede, zeytinyagi ile sogani orta ateste kavurun. Sonra domatesi ilave edin ve 2 dakika kadar kavurun. Bamyayi ilave edin ve 3-4 dakika ya da rengi degisene dek kavurun. Sonra sicak suyu ilave edin ve kaynamaya baslayinca tuz, limon suyu ve sekeri ilave edin.
Kapagini kapatin ve kisik ateste bamyalar yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 15-20 dakika). Fazla pisirip bamyalarin parcalanmasina izin vermeyin.
Servis yapmadan once uzerine karabiber serperek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Tuna Steaks (Firinda Ton Baligi)

1 lb tuna steaks
2 tbsp olive oil
1 potato, sliced round
½ tsp basil
½ tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder/2 gloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp salt to taste
Peas for garnish

Preheat oven to 425 F (220 C).
Skin the tuna steaks. Sprinkle with salt, spices and garlic. Rub with your hands. Place foil over a Pyrex Dish and grease with some of the olive oil. Place the Tuna steaks and pour the remaining olive oil over. Arrange potato slices. Then cover with foil. Bake for 30-40 minutes and then remove the cover and broil on low for 5-10 minutes or until they become lightly brown.
Serve Baked Tuna Steaks with peas.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg Ton Baligi, dilimlenmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 patates, yuvarlak dilimlenmis
1 cay kasifi feslegen
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 tatli kasigi sarimsak tozu/2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Suslemek icin bezelye

Tonbaliginin derisini ayirin. Elinizle ovarak tuz, sarismak ve baharatlari yedirin.
Borcam bir tepsiye aluminyum folyo serin ve uzerine biraz zeytinyagi dokun ve dibini yaglayin. Balik dilimlerini yerlestirin ve geri kalan zeytinyagini baliklarin uzerine dokun. Patates dilimlerini aralara ya da uzerlerine yerlestirin. Uzerini tekrar aluminyum folyo ile kapatin.
Onceden isitilmis 220 C (425 F) firinda 30-40 dakika pisirin. Sonra uzerini acin ve acik olarak sadece ust kizartma ayarinda yaklasik 5-10 dakika daha uzeri kizarana dek pisirin.
Servis tabaklarina bezelye koyarak servis yapin.
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Cheese Lasagna (Peynirli Lazanya)

12 pieces lasagna noodles
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

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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

Ana Sayfaya Don

Flower Cookies (Cicek Kurabiye)

1 cup sugar
250 gr (~2 sticks) margarine/butter, at room temperature
2 tbsp cocoa
1 egg
½ tsp baking powder
1 package vanilla/1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cup starch
1 ½ -2 cups flour

In a large bowl combine sugar and soft margarine/butter. Then crack the egg in. Start kneading and add starch, baking powder and vanilla. Then add flour slowly while kneading. Form a soft lump of cookie dough.
Divide ¼ of the dough and add cocoa in it. Knead until the cocoa dissolves and the dough becomes even. Garb hazelnut size pieces and round them in your palms. Continue till both the plain and cocoa dough are used up. Then, place one cacao in the center and 5-6 plain balls around it. Then press gently them to stick together and form a flower.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and arrange the cookies over an oven tray with parchment paper, making some room between each other. Cook for 15-18 minutes. Make sure they do not get pink. They should remain white. Take them out and cool over a cooling rack.
This recipe makes 25-30 Flower Cookies.
ENJOY
P.S: You can use food coloring to make different colored cookies.

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TURKCE
1 su bardagi seker
250 gr margarin/tereyag, oda sicakliginda
2 yemek kasigi kakao
1 yumurta
1 paket/1 cay kasigi kabartma tozu
1 paket vanilya/1 tatli kasigi vanilya ekstrakti
1 ½ su bardagi nisasta
1 ½-2 su bardagi un

Genis bir kasede once seker ve margarine/tereyagini guzelce karistirin. Ardindan yumurtayi ilave edin. Nisasta, kabartma tozu ve vanilyayi ilave edin ve yogurun. Sonra yavas yavas unu ilave ederek yumusak bir kurabiye hamuru elde edin.
Sonra hamurun ¼ unu ayirin ve kakaoyu ilave edip, kakao esit olarak dagilana dek yogurun. Hamurdan findik buyuklugunde parcalar alip elinizle yuvarlayin. Hem beyaz hem de kakaolu hamuru yuvarladiktan sonra; bir kakolu topun etrafina 5-6 tane beyaz gelecek sekilde cicek yapin ve birbirlerine hafifce bastirarak yapistirin.
Firini onceden 180 C (350 F)’ye isitin. Yagli kagit serilmis firin tepsisine kurabiyeleri aralikli olarak dizin ve pembelesmelerine izin vermeden 15-18 dakika pisirin. Firindan cikarin ve sogumasini bekleyin.
Yaklasik 25-30 tane kurabiye cikiyor.
AFIYET OLSUN
Not: Degisik renkte kurabiyeler yapmak icin gida boyasi kullanabilirsiniz.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pilaf with Vegetables (Sebzeli Pilav)

1 ½ cup rice, washed and drained
1 carrot, chopped
1 potato, chopped finely
1 cup peas, frozen or fresh
½ cup corn kernels (optional)
2-3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp canola oil
2 ½-3 cups chicken stock/broth
¼ tsp sugar
1 tbsp salt to taste

Chop carrot into cubes or round; chop the potato in small cubes as well. Heat the oil in a large skillet and cook first potatoes, then carrots until they become soft.
Boil the peas about 3-5 minutes and drain. Set the vegetables aside.
Melt the butter in a pot and stir in rice. Cook for about 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Add hot chicken stock, salt and sugar into pot. Stir and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat, close the lid.
When the pilaf is about to absorb the water (when a little water remains), stir in gently the peas, carrots, potatoes and corn kernels (optional). Close the lid and cook till all the water is absorbed. Open the lid cover the pot with a paper towel and close the lid over paper towel. Leave for a rest 10 minutes.
Sprinkle black pepper over if desired.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 ½ su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis suzulmus
1 havuc, dogranmis
1 patates, kup kup dogranmis
1 su bardagi bezelye, dondurulmus ya da taze
½ su bardagi misir tanesi (istege bagli)
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
2 ½ -3 su bardagi tavuk suyu
½ cay kasigi seker
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Havucu kup seklinde ya da halka halka dograyin. Patatesi de kup seklinde kucuk kucuk dograyin. Bir tavada sivi yagda once patatesleri sonra havuclari yumusayana dek kavurun. Bezelyeleri 3-5 dakika haslayin ve suyunu suzun.
Tencereye tereyagini alin ve pirincleri ilave edin. Pirincler tane tane olup ayrilmaya baslayana dek yaklasik 2-3 dakika orta ateste cevirin. Sicak olan tavuk suyu, tuz ve sekeri ilave edin karistirin ve kaynamaya baslayinca kapagini kapatin, hafif ates alin.
Pilav suyunu cekmeye yakin havuc, patates, bezelye ve misiri (istege bagli) ilave edin karistirin ve kapagini kapatip, iyice suyunu cekene kadar pisirin. Pistikten sonra tencerinin agzini kagit havlu ile ortup uzerine kapagini kapatin. Yaklasik 10 dakika kadar dinlendirin.
Uzerine karabiber serperek servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Spinach and Potato Frittata (Ispanak ve Patatesli Omlet)

2 tbsp olive oil
2 potatoes, chopped
1 cup torn fresh spinach
2 tbsp green onions, sliced
1 tsp garlic, minced
4 eggs
1/3 cup milk
½ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
salt and pepper to taste

Heat olive oil in a medium size skillet over medium heat and place potatoes, cover, and cook about 10 minutes, until tender but firm. Mix in spinach, green onions, and garlic. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes, until spinach is wilted.
Beat together eggs and milk in a bowl. Pour into the skillet over the vegetables. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Lower the heat, cover, and cook 5 to 7 minutes, or until eggs are firm.
Serve Spinach and Potato Frittata warm.
ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian dish.

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TURKCE
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 patates, dogranmis
1 su bardagi ispanak, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi yesil sogan, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi sarimsak, ezilmis/rendelenmis
4 yumurta
1/3 su bardagi sut
½ su bardagi Cheddar/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
Tuz ve karabiber

Orta buyuklukte bir tavada zeytinyagini orta ateste isitin ve patatesleri ilave edin. Kapagini kapatin ve yaklasik 10 dakika boyunca patatesler yumusayana dek pisirin. Ispanak, sarimsak ve yesil sogani ilave edin. Tuz ve karabiber serpin. Ispanak solana dek 2 dakika kadar pisirin.
Bir kasede sut ve yumurtayi cirpin ve tavadaki sebzelerin uzerine dokun. Uzerine Cheddar/kasar peyniri serpin. Atesi dusurun, kapagini kapatin ve yaklasik 5-7 dakika ya da yumurtalar pisene dek pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.
Ana Sayfaya Don

Grilled Turkish Meat Balls (Izgara Kofte)

2 lb lean ground beef
1 big onion, grated or minced
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp cumin (optional)
1 egg
1 tbsp salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Knead with your hands for about 5-10 minutes. Leave it in the fridge at least for 2-3 hours.
Grab egg size pieces and make round shaped thin meat balls. Repeat this until you use all the mixture. Then cook them over a barbecue or electric grill, till both sides get lightly brown.
Serve them while still hot.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg yagsiz kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, rendelenmis
2 cay kasigi kara biber
2 cay kasigi karbonat
1 cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
1 yumurta
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri genis bir kapta karistirin ve elinizle yaklasik 5-10 dakika kadar yogurun. Kiyma karisimini buzdolabinda en az 2-3 saat bekletin.
Kiyma karisimindan yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar alin, yuvarlak ve ince kofte sekli verin. Butun kiymadan kofte yapin. Sonra tercihen mangal ya da izgarada her iki taraflari da kizarana dek pisirin.
Sogutmadan sicak sicak yiyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Spinach with Yogurt (Ispanakli Yogurt)

1 lb spinach, frozen or fresh
2-3 cups yogurt
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced/finely chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt to taste

If the spinach is fresh, wash and drain it. Then chop (if it is frozen use it directly). Cook the spinach in a wide pot or saucepan, till all its water evaporates. Then stir in olive oil and salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes and let it cool.
Finally, add garlic and yogurt. Mix them all and transfer to a serving plate. You may drizzle some olive oil on top.
Serve Spinach with Yogurt with any kind of meat and vegetable dishes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg ispanak, taze/dondurulmus
2-3 su bardagi yogurt
2-3 dis sarimsak, ezilmis/kucuk dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi tuz

Ispanak taze ise guzelce yikayin, suyunu suzun ve dograyin (dondurulmus ise direk kullanin). Genis bir tencere ya da tavaya ispanaklari koyun. Suyunu cekene dek orta ateste pisirin. Suyunu cekince zeytinyagi ve tuzu ilave edin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika kavurun ve altini kapatin.
Ispanak soguyunca sarimsak ve yogurdu ilave edip karistirin.
Servis tabagina alin ve isterseniz uzerine zeytinyagi dokerek servis yapin.
Ispanakli Yogurdu her turlu et ve sebze yemeginin yaninda servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tortilla Soup (Tortilla Corbasi)-Mexican

3-4 piece 6 inch corn tortillas
¼ cup canola oil
1 onion, chopped
2 gloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 medium pepper, chopped (mix chili and pepper if desired)
4 cups chicken broth/stock
1 ½ cups tomato, diced
1 ½ cups cooked chicken, shredded
½ cup mild melting cheese (Monterey jack/cheddar), shredded
1 cup corn kernels (optional)
1 ripe avocado
Chopped cilantro/parsley/dill
1 lime/lemon, cut into wedges
¼ tsp cumin (optional)
½ tsp sugar
1 tsp salt to taste

Cut the tortillas into 2 inch long finger strips and fry them in a large skillet with the canola oil. Both sides should be lightly browned. Leave them aside.
In a pot, sauté onions over medium heat with the remaining oil. Then, stir in garlic and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes and add tomatoes, salt and sugar. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Simmer for 10 minutes and stir in chicken and cook for 5 more minutes. Then turn the heat off and add cumin and corn kernels (optional).
To serve, cut the avocado into 1 inch slices. Divide tortilla strips into bowls, ladle in soup. And then, top with avocado, cheese and cilantro/parsley/dill. Serve warm with lime/lemon wedges.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3-4 tane 15 cm capinda tortilla (tercihen misir)
¼ su bardagi sivi yag
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 dis sarimsak, kucuk dogranmis
1 ½ su bardagi domates, dogranmis
1 orta boy biber, dogranmis (aci biber ile karistirilabilir)
4 su bardagi tavuk suyu
1 ½ su bardagi pismis tavuk eti, ince didilmis
1 olgun avocado
½ su bardagi eriyen peynir (kasar peyniri/cheddar), rendelenmis
1 su bardagi misir tanesi (istege bagli)
Dogranmis kisnis yapragi/mayadanoz/dereotu
1 limon, dilimlenmis
½ cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi seker
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Tortillalari parmak kalinliginda seritler halinde ve yaklasik 4 cm uzunlugunda kesin. Genis bir tavada sivi yagda her iki taraflari da hafifce kizarana dek kizartin. Bir kenara ayirin. Haslanmis olan tavuk etini ince ince didin ve suyunu daha sonra corbada kullanmak uzere ayirin.
Bir tencerede, sogani ve geri kalan siviyagi alin. Orta ateste kavurun ve sarimsak ile biberi ilave edin. 2-3 dakika pisirin. Sonra domates, seker ve tuzu ilave edin. Biraz cevirin ve tavugu hasladiginiz suyu ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca hafife alin ve yaklasik 10 dakika kadar kaynatin. Daha sonra tavugu ilave edin ve 5 dakika daha pisirin ve atesten alin. Kimyon ve misir tanelerini ilave edip karistirin (istege bagli).
Servis yaparken, corba kaselerine kizartmis oldugunuz tortilla seritlerini paylastirin. Avokadoyu 2-3 cm kalinliginda dilimleyin. Corbayi kaselere dokun ve uzerine avocado dilimlerini, peynir rendesini ve kisnis yapragi/maydanoz/dere otu koyarak, yaninda limon dilimleri ile servis yapin. AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Fava

1 lb fresh/frozen/dry fava beans, peeled
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
½ tsp sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste

Garnish:
3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ lemon’s juice
1/3 cup fresh dill, chopped

If you are using dry fava beans soak them in water and leave overnight. Place all the ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Then simmer until fava beans get soft (15-20 minutes for frozen/fresh fava beans and 60-80 minutes for dry fava beans).
Drain and mix with a blender until forming a smooth paste like mixture. Adjust the salt amount as you like. Transfer to a 1-2 inch deep serving dish or bowl. Flatten the surface. Then cover and leave it in the fridge for 1 hour to cool. Then cut into square or diamond shapes. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice and put the dill all over.
ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian dish.

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½ kg taze/kuru ya da dondurulmus bakla ici
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 havuc, dogranmis
1 cay kasigi seker
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Uzerine:
3-4 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
½ limon suyu
1/3 su bardagi dereotu, dogranmis

Kuru bakla ici kullaniyorsaniz bir gece onceden suda islatin ve gece boyunca bekletin. Butun malzemeleri bir tencerede kaynatin ve kaynayinca hafif atese alip, baklalar yumusayana dek pisirin (kuru bakla icin 60-80 dakika, taze ve dondurulmus bakla icin 15-20 dakika).
Suyunu suzun ve blendir ile pure haline getirin. Tuz miktarini isteginize gore ayarlayin. 4-5 cm derinliginde bir servis tepsisine ya da kasesine aktarin uzerini duzlestirin ve buzdolabinda 1 saat kadar sogutun. Sonra kare ya da baklava dilimi seklinde dilimleyin. Uzerine sizma zeytinyagi ve limon suyu dokun. Son olarak dere otunu yayin ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Grilled T-Bone Steak (T-Kemikli Biftek Izgara)

2 lb T-bone steak

3-4 tbsp yogurt

½ tsp cumin

1 tbsp salt

2 tbsp lemon juice

½ tsp thyme

¼ tsp black pepper

Combine all the ingredients, but the steak. Then, rub the steak with this marinade sauce. Place the steak into the remaining sauce and leave at least 2 hours, preferably one night in the fridge. Then, you can cook the steak over grill or electric grill over medium heat, till the both sides are golden brown and its tender inside.

ENJOY

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1 kg T-kemikli biftek

3-4 yemek kasigi yogurt

1 cay kasigi kimyon

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi kekik

½ cay kasigi karabiber

Et haric butun malzemeleri bir kapta karistirin ve elde ettiginiz marine sosunu ellerinizle ovarak ete yedirin. Eti, marine sosunun icine yatirin ve en az 2 saat, tercihen 1 gece boyunca buzdolabinda birakin. Sonra biftegi; mangalda ya da elektrikli izgarada her iki tarafi kizarip ici pisene dek orta ateste pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Breakfast Casserole (Kahvaltilik Kaserol)

This fabulous recipe is made by my skillful husband for a Sunday Breakfast. It is a really unique and wonderful flavor. You should try it!

3 slices of bread, cut into cubes
1 tomato, chopped
1 green onion, chopped
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup milk
½ cup red/green/yellow pepper, cut in stripes
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp thyme/mint (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°F (180 C). Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Then, mix in the milk and cheese. Add the bread cubes and carefully stir until all pieces of bread are moistened (don't over mix or the bread may disintegrate). Add all the remaining ingredients. Grease a 13 x 9 inch casserole dish. Pour mix into casserole dish.
Bake in oven for 40-45 minutes, until the top is browned and the center springs back when touched. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
Bu harika tarifi marifetli kocam Pazar Kahvaltisi icin hazirladi. Gercekten essiz ve cok lezzetli bir tad. Mutlaka denemelisiniz!

3 dilim ekmek, kup seklinde kesilmis
1 domates, dogranmis
1 yesil sogan, dogranmis
4 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 su bardagi cheddar/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
1 su bardagi sut
1 cay bardagi kirmizi/yesil/sari biber, seritler halinde kesilmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kekik/nane (istege bagli)

Firini 180 C (350 F)’a isitin. Buyuk bir kasede yumurtalari cirpin ve sutle peyniri ilave edin. Sonra, ekmek parcalarini ilave edin ve islanana kadar karistirin, fakat fazla karistirip ekmek parcalarini dagitmayin. Geri kalan malzemeleri de ilave edip karistirin. 30x22 cm buyuklugunde bir borcam tepsiyi yaglayin ve karisimi dokun.
Firinda yaklasik 40-45 dakika pisirin. Uzeri kahverengiye donunce ve ortasina dokununca eski seklini aliyorsa pismis demektir. Firindan cikarin ve 10 dakika kadar sogumasini bekleyin ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Green Beans with Eggs (Yesil Fasulye Kavurmasi)

1 lb green beans, frozen or fresh
2-3 eggs
3-4 butter/olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp paprika

Clean green beans, wash and drain. Cut them into 1 inch or bigger pieces. Boil them in salty water for about 20 minutes, till they get soft. If you are using frozen green beans, then decrease the boiling time to 10-12 minutes. Drain and transfer them into a wide skillet. Cook them over medium heat with butter/olive oil.
I like them lightly browned, but you can adjust the cooking time according to your texture preference. When they are ready sprinkle paprika all over and then crack eggs into the skillet. Stir gently and cook until the eggs are cooked.
You can also enjoy it without eggs, by skipping the last step. They are both good to go at lunch, as a side dish or a light dinner.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg yesil fasulye, dondurulmus ya da taze, dogranmis
2-3 yumurta
3-4 yemek kasigi tereyag/zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Yesil fasulyeleri ayiklayin ve yikayin. Ikiye ya da uce bolerek dograyin. Yaklasik 15-20 dakika tuzlu suda haslayin. Eger dondurulmus fasulye kullaniyorsaniz daha kisa surede piserler (10-12 dakika). Yesil fasulyeleri suzun ve genis bir tavada tereyagi/zeytinyagi ile orta ateste kavurun.
Ben hafif kizarmis sevdigim icin kahverengiye donene dek kavuruyorum. Istediginiz kivama gore kavurabilirsiniz. Atesi kapatmadan once kirmizi toz biberi serpin. Sonra, yumurtalari tavaya kirin ve nazikce karistirin. Yumurtalar pisince atesten alin ve sicak servis yapin.
Yumurta kirmadan da toz biberi serpince atesten alip sade olarak da servis yapabilirsiniz.
Her iki sekilde de cok guzel bir sebze yemegi oluyor.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Coconut Macaroons (Hindistan Cevizli Toplar)

2 cups coconut, grated/flakes
½ cup sugar
2 egg whites
1 tbsp lemon/lime zest

In a wide bowl, mix sugar and egg whites with a mixer, till it gets foamy (3-4 minutes). And then, stir in coconut and lemon/lime zest. Mix them all with a spoon.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Grab walnut size or smaller pieces and form a ball shape in your palms. Arrange them over a tray with baking paper. Bake them about 10-14 minutes. Make sure they do not get pink, they should be white.
Let them cool and serve.
ENJOY

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2 su bardagi hindistan cevizi rendesi
½ su bardagi seker
2 yumurta aki
1 yemek kasigi limon kabugu rendesi

Derin bir kasede seker ve yumurta aklarini mikser ile beyaz kopuk olana dek yaklasik 3-4 dakika cirpin. Sonra hindistan cevizi ve limon kabugu rendesini ilave edin. Bir kasik yardimiyla guzelce karistirin.
Firini onceden 180 C (350 F)’ye isitin. Karisimdan ceviz ya da cevizden biraz ufak parcalar alin ve elinizde yuvarlayarak minik toplar yapin. Yagli kagit serilmis tepsiye dizin. Yaklasik 10-14 dakika pembelesmelerine izin vermeden pisirin. Beyaz kalmalari gerekiyor.
Soguduktan sonra servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Crispy Fried Chicken (Kizarmis Citir Tavuk)

1 lb chicken thighs/breasts/wings
5-6 tbsp flour
4-5 tbsp dry bread crumbs (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste
1/2 tsp curry powder
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp paprika
¼ tsp thyme
¼ tsp cumin
1 cup milk/yogurt
1 cup canola oil for frying

You can take out the skin and bones. Also cut them into small pieces or fry them whole. I’ve take out the skin and bones, then fried the thighs whole.
Salt the chicken pieces all over rubbing with your hands. Dip the chicken pieces into flour and season the flour with paprika, pepper and any other spices you like. Then, dip the chicken pieces into milk/yogurt. Mix the dry bread crumbs and the remaining flour. Dip all the chicken pieces into it. Place the coated chicken pieces on a cookie sheet or tray and cover with a clean dish towel or waxed paper. Let sit until the flour is of a paste-like consistency. This is crucial!
Fill a large skillet with oil and heat until very hot. Place as many chicken pieces as the skillet can hold. Brown the chicken over high heat on both sides. Then, reduce the heat and cover the skillet. Let cook for 20-30 minutes till the chicken get tender. Remove cover and raise heat again and continue to fry until crispy. You can skip the last step if you don’t want the chicken to be crispy.
Place the fried chicken on paper towel.
You can serve Crispy Fried Chicken with tartar sauce or tomato sauce.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg tavuk incik/gogus/kanat
5-6 yemek kasigi un
4-5 yemek kasigi galeta unu (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi toz kori
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
½ cay kasigi kekik
½ cay kasigi kimyon
1 su bardagi sut/yogurt
1 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola), kizartmak icin

Tavugun derisini ve kemiklerini atabilirsiniz. Iste tavugu parcalar halinde kesik isterseniz butun parcalar halinde kizartin. Ben kemiklerini cikarip butun olarak pisirdim.
Tavuk parcalarini elinizle ovarak tuzlayin. Sonra una bulayin ve uzerlerine baharatlari serpin. Sut ya da yogurdun icine batirin. Galeta unu ve geriye kalan unu karistirin. Son olarak tavuk parcalarini bu karisima bulayin ve tavuk parcalarini bir tepsiye ya da yagli kagit uzerine dizin. Uzerlerini temiz bir havlu ya da yagli kagit ile ortun ve tavugun uzerindeki unlu karisim pure kivami gibi olana dek dinlendirin. Bu onemli bir asamadir!
Genis bir tavaya yagi koyun ve cok sicak olana dek isitin. Tavanin alabildigi kadar tavuk koyun ve tavuklari yuksek ateste her taraflari iyice kizarana dek kizartin. Sonra atesi kisin ve uzerini kapatip tavuklar pisene dek 20-30 dakika pisirin. Uzerini acip isiyi tekrar arttirin ve dislari citir citir olana dek pisirin. Eger tavuklarin yumusak olmasini isterseniz son kizartma asamasini yapmayin.
Kizarmis tavuk parcalarini kagit havlu uzerine alin.
Kizarmis citir tavuklari tartar sosu ya da domates sosu ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Oven Roasted Perch (Firinda Tatlisu Levregi)

1 lb Perch, whole or fillets
1 onion, sliced round
½ lemon’s juice
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper
Fresh parsley/dill, chopped

Wash perch under cold water and drain. Then rub them with salt inside out. In a small bowl, mix olive oil and lemon juice. Brush the perch with this mixture. Arrange them on an oven tray, sprinkle black pepper all over. Place onion slices over them.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and cook till perch gets a light golden brown color (about 35-45 minutes).
Place them on a serving plate and garnish with parsley/dill.
ENJOY

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½ kg tatli su levregi, butun ya da fileto
1 sogan, yuvarlak dilimlenmis
½ limonun suyu
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
Taze maydanoz/dereotu, dogranmis

Levrekleri soguk su altinda yikayin ve suyu suzuldukten sonra tuz ile icini ve disini guzelce ovun. Bir kasede zeytinyagi ve limon suyunu karistirin ve levreklerin hem icine hem disina bu karisimi surun. Firin tepsisine dizin. Uzerlerine karabiber serpin ve sogan dilimlerini yayin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda baliklarin uzeri kizarana dek pisirin (35-45 dakika).
Pismis levrekleri servis tabagina alin ve uzerlerini maydanoz/dereotu ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Tartar Sauce (Tartar Sosu)

½ cup light mayonnaise
¼ cup dill pickle, chopped finely
½ cup onion, minced
1-2 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
A pinch of salt and pepper

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and leave in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
Serve Tartar Sauce with any kind of fried or roasted recipes.
ENJOY

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½ su bardagi light mayonez
½ cay bardagi salatalik tursusu, kucuk kucuk dogranmis
1 cay bardagi sogan, ezilmis/rendelenmis
1-2 yemek kasigi limon suyu (istege bagli)
Bir tutam tuz ve karabiber

Butun malzemeleri bir kasede karistirin ve 1-2 saat buzdolabinda bekletin.
Tartar Sosunu her turlu kizartmanin yaninda servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

The Imam Fainted-Turkish Ratatouille (Imam Bayildi)

This French dish called byaldi, a version of Ratatouille, has actually its origin in a Turkish dish: Imam Bayıldı, “the imam fainted”. It is a traditional Ottoman Dish with olive oil.

2 lb eggplant
1 big onion, sliced round/chopped
2-3 tomatoes, diced/grated or 1 ½ cup crushed tomato
2-3 green peppers/bell peppers
4-5 cloves of garlic, sliced
1/3 bunch of parsley, chopped
1-2 cup canola oil for frying
2 tbsp olive oil
1tsp+1 tsp salt to taste

1/2 tsp sugar
½ tsp black pepper
1/3 cup hot water
1 lemon’s juice

Wash eggplants and peel them striped. Take the green parts without damaging the tops. If eggplants are small and thin; fry them over high heat (Frying whole eggplants over high heat, prevents them to absorb much oil). Place them over a paper towel and then arrange over an oven tray. With a spoon cut them lengthwise and open. Sprinkle 1 tsp of salt all over.
If eggplants are large (like the ones in USA); cut them in 2 or 3 pieces lengthwise. Then fry both sides over high heat. And then place over a paper towel. Arrange them over an oven tray and sprinkle 1 tsp salt all over.
Chop half of the peppers. In a skillet, sauté onions with olive oil. Then stir in garlic and chopped pepper. Saute for 2-3 minutes and add tomatoes, sugar and salt. Cook over low-medium heat till the mixture gets thick. Stir in parsley and black pepper and turn the heat off.
Fill eggplants with the mixture evenly. Slice the remaining peppers in strips and arrange over the eggplants.
Preheat the oven 400 F (200 C) and pour 1/3 cup hot water in tray. Drizzle lemon juice over eggplants and cook for 10-15 minutes.
Serve Turkish Ratatouille warm or cold as you like.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian dish.

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Byaldi olarak gecen Fransiz yemegi, Ratatouille’nin bir cesidi olup, aslinda klasik bir Turk yemegidir: Imam Bayildi, “the imam fainted”. Geleneksel bir zeytinyagli Osmanli Lezzeti.

1 kg patlican
1 buyuk boy sogan, yuvarlak/normal dogranmis
2-3 domates, dogranmis/rendelenmis ya da 1 ½ su bardagi ezilmis domates
2-3 yesil sivri biber/dolmalik biber
4-5 dis sarimsak, dilimlenmis
1/3 demet maydanoz, dogranmis
1-2 su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola), kizartmak icin
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi+1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi seker
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1/3 su bardagi sicak su
1 limon suyu

Patlicanlari yikayin ve alaca olarak soyun. Koklerini ayirmadan yesil kisimlarini koparin. Patlicanlar kucuk ve ince ise; butun olarak kizgin yagda her tarafini kizartin (Patlicanlar butun olursa ve ates yuksek olursa fazla yag cekmezler). Kizaran patlicanlari kagit havlu uzerine alin ve sonra firin tepsisine dizin. Ortasini kasik yardimiyla cizgi seklinde yarin ve acin. Uzerlerine 1 tatli kasigi tuz serpin.
Eger patlicanlar buyuk ve tombul ise (ABD’dekiler genelde oyle oluyor); soyduktan sonra boyuna 2 ya da uce kesin. Sonra kizgin yagda her tarafini kizartip, kagit havlu uzerine alin. Firin tepsisine dizin. Uzerlerine 1 tatli kasigi tuz serpin.
Yesil biberlerin yarisini dograyin. Bir tavada soganlari zeytinyaginda kavurun. Sonra sarimsaklari ve dogranmis biberleri ilave edin. Bir kac dakika cevirin. Sonra domatesi, sekeri ve 1 tatli kasigi tuzu ilave edin. Karisim koyulasana dek kisik ateste pisirin. Karabiber ve maydanozu ilave edip atesi kapatin.
Hazirladiginiz ic malzemeyi patlicanlarin icine doldurun. Geri kalan biberleri ince seritler halinde kesip patlicanlarin uzerine yerlestirebilirsiniz. Sivri biber kullaniyorsaniz butun ya da yarim olarak da koyabilirsiniz.
Firini 200 C (400F) ye isitin. 1/3 su bardagi sicak suyu tepsinin dibine dokun. Limon suyunu patlicanlarin uzerinde gezdirin. Yaklasik 10-15 dakika pisirin.
Dilediginiz gibi ister sicak ister soguk servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

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Shrimp Alfredo (Karidesli Alfredo Sosu)

½ lb shrimp, cooked, peeled and deveined
¾ cup parmesan cheese, shredded
8 oz Cream Cheese, cut into cubes
1 cup milk
1 tsp starch
½ cup butter/margarine
5-6 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ tsp dried basil
¼ tsp salt to taste

In a skillet, melt the butter/margarine and cook garlic over low heat for 2 minutes. And then stir in cooked shrimp and sauté for about 5 minutes till shrimp get pink.
In a small bowl, mix milk and starch. Add this mixture to the skillet and bring to a boil. Add the salt and simmer over low heat for 5-7 minutes. Then, stir in the Parmesan and Cream Cheese. Let them melt and turn the heat off after 2-3 minutes.
Sprinkle basil and serve Shrimp Alfredo Over cooked pasta (any kind you like).
ENJOY

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250 gr karides, pismis, soyulmus ve temizlenmis
¾ su bardagi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
200 gr krem peynir, kup seklinde kesilmis
1 su bardagi sut
1 tatli kasigi nisasta
½ su bardagi tereyagi/margarin
5-6 dis sarimsak,ezilmis/rendelenmis
½ cay kasigi kuru feslegen
½ cay kasigi tuz

Bir tavada tereyagi/margarini eritin ve sarimsaklari kisik ateste 2 dakika cevirin. Sonra pismis karidesleri ilave edin ve yaklasik 5 dakika, pembelesene dek pisirin.
Nisastayi sutun icinde cozundurun ve karideslere ilave edin. Kaynamaya baslayinca tuzu ilave edin ve kisik ateste 5-7 dakika pisirin. Sonra, Parmesan ve Krem peynirini ilave edin. Peynirler eridikten sonra 2-3 dakika pisirin ve ocaktan alin. Uzerine kuru feslegen serpin.
Karidesli Alfredo Sosu’nu istediginiz cesit makarnanin uzerine dokerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Chicken Pilaf (Tavuklu Pilav)

2 chicken thighs/1 breast
2 cup whole grain rice, washed and drained
4 cups chicken stock
1 tbsp salt to taste
2-3 tbsp butter
Black pepper

In a pot, boil chicken with the half of the salt. Leave aside 4 cups of the boiling water for using later. Let the chicken cool for a while. And then, remove the skin and bones. Cut the chicken into small pieces and set aside.
In another pot, melt the butter and stir in rice. Cook rice stirring occasionally for 2-3 minutes. Then add 4 cups of boiling water of the chicken. Add the remaining salt and bring to a boil. Close the lid and cook over low heat till the rice absorbs all the water. Then leave for a rest for 10 minutes. Add the chicken and mix them all. Another serving suggestion is: put some chicken into a bowl and fill the rest with pilaf. Gently press the surface and turn upside down to a serving plate.
Sprinkle black pepper on top and serve Chicken Pilaf warm with ayran.
ENJOY

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2 tavuk incik,1 tane gogus
2 su bardagi baldo pirinc, yikanmis ve suzulmus
4 su bardagi sicak tavuk suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag
Karabiber

Tuzun yarisini kullanarak tavugu haslayin. Haslama suyundan 4 su bardagi sonra kullanmak uzere ayirin. Tavuk biraz soguyunca derisini ve kemiklerini ayirip atin. Etlerini kucuk kucuk dograyin ve bir kenara ayirin.
Bir tencerede tereyagini eritin ve pirinci ilave ederek bir kac dakika kavurun. Pirinclerin rengi degismeye baslayinca ayridiginiz 4 su bardagi tavuk suyunu ilave edin. Geri kalan tuzu da ilave edin ve kaynayana dek bekleyin. Kaynayinca dusuk ateste kapagi kapali olarak pirincler suyu cekene dek pisirin. Pistikten sonra 10 dakika kadar dinlendirin. Etleri ilave edip hepsini karistirip servis yapin. Degisik bir sunum icin, bir kasenin dibine bir miktar tavuk eti koyun uzerini pilav ile doldurup haifce bastirin ve servis tabagina ters olarak yerlestirin.
Tavuklu Pilavi uzerine karabiber serperek ayran ile servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don