Fava Beans with Feta (Beyaz Peynirli Bakla)

1 lb fava beans
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
50 gr (2 oz) feta cheese, diced in cubes
Salt and pepper

Boil fava beans for about 2-3 minutes and drain. Get them cooled and remove the outer skins.
Combine olive oil and lemon juice, salt and pepper. Pour over the beans and then, add dill and stir gently.
If serving hot; add feta, toss gently and sprinkle with extra dill. Serve immediately.
To serve cold, remove from refrigerator 10 minutes before serving to bring to room temperature.
ENJOY

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½ kg ic bakla
4 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi taze dereotu, dogranmis
50 gr beyaz peynir, kup seklinde dogranmis
Tuz ve karabiber

Bakla icini yaklasik 2-3 dakika kaynatin ve suzup bir kenarda sogumasini bekleyin. Dis kabuklarini temizleyin.
Sizma zeytinyagi , limon suyu, tuz ve karabiberi kucuk bir kapta karistirin. Baklayin uzerinde gezdirin ve dereotunu ilave edin. Hepsini karistirin.
Sicak servis yapiyorsaniz; beyaz peyniri ilave edin ve nazikce karistirin. Geri kalan dereotunu serpistirin ve hemen servis yapin.
Soguk servis yapmak icin; hazirladiginiz baklayi servis yapmadan 10 dakika once buzdolabindan alin ve oda sicaklagina ulastiktan sonar servis yapin.
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Baked Meatballs and Potatoes (Izmir Kofte)

1 lb ground beef
4 potatoes
2 cups tomato, petite diced
1 tsp tomato paste
½ cup + 1-2 tbsp canola oil
½ tsp sugar
½ cup bread crumbs
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
½ cup hot water
1+1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

Mix ground meat, onion, 1 tsp salt, black pepper, bread crumbs and parsley in a bowl (feel free to use your hands for better mixing). Grab egg size pieces and make finger shaped meatballs. If have time, leave the meatballs in the fridge for about 1-2 hours.
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them like apple slices. Fry them lightly in ½ cup of canola oil and place over a round oven tray. Sprinkle 1 tsp salt over. Leave the middle of the tray for the meatballs.
In a saucepan, place canola oil, tomatoes and tomato paste. Saute for a couple of minutes then, add hot water. Cook for about 5-6 minutes. Stir in the remaining salt and sugar.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Place the meatballs in the middle of the tray and pour the tomato sauce all over the tray. Bake till potatoes and meatballs are cooked (for about 30-45 minutes).
ENJOY

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½ kg kiyma
4 patates
2 su bardagi domates, kucuk dogramis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi
½ su bardagi +1-2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 cay kasigi seker
½ su bardagi ekmek ici, kiriklanmis
1 sogan, ince dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi maydanoz, ince dogranmis
½ su bardagi sicak su
1+1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Kiyma, sogan, 1 tatli kasigi tuz, karabiber, ekmek ici ve maydanozu bir kapta guzelce karistirarak yogurun. Yumurta buyuklugunde alin ve parmak seklinde kofteler yapin. Zamaniniz varsa kofteleri buzdolabinda 1-2 saat dinlendirin.
Diger yandan patatesleri soyun ve elma dilimi seklinde dilimleyin. Yarim su bardagi kanola yaginda hafifce kizartin. Yuvarlak bir firin tepsisinin kenarlarina uzunlamasina patates dilimlerini dizin ve uzerlerine 1 tatli kasigi tuzun yarisini serpistirin.
Diger yandan 1-2 yemek kasigi kanola yagina domates, domates salcasi ve sicak suyu ilave edin. Yaklasik 5-6 dakika kadar pisirin. Geri kalan tuzu ve sekeri ilave edin.
Kofteleri tepsinin ortasinda kalan bosluga yerlestirin. Domates sosunu tepsinin uzerinde gezdirin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda kofteler ve patatesler pisene dek pisirin (yaklasik 30-45 dakika).
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Lettuce Chicken Salad (Tavuklu Kivircik Salatasi)

½ head of lettuce, torn into pieces
2 chicken breasts
2 green onions, chopped
1-2 tbsp mayonnaise (optional)
1-2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt to taste

Boil chicken breasts in lightly salted water till they get tender. Then, take them out and let cool for a while. Cut into cubes.
Mix olive oil, lemon juice, salt and mayonnaise (optional) in a small bowl. Take the other ingredients in a salad plate and drizzle with the olive oil sauce. Toss gently and serve immediately.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ bas kivircik, kucuk parcalara bolunmus
2 tane tavuk gogus
2 yesil sogan, dogranmis
1-2 yemek kasigi mayonez (istege bagli)
1-2 limon suyu
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Tavuk gogsunu hafif tuzlu suda pisene dek haslayin ve sogumaya birakin. Soguduktan sonra kup seklinde dograyin.
Zeytinyagi, limon suyu, tuz ve mayonezi (istege bagli) kucuk bir kasede karistirin. Diger malzemeleri servis tabagina alin ve sosu uzerlerine dokun. Nazikce karistirin ve servis yapin.
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Green Bean Casserole (Firinda Yesil Fasulye)

1 lb green beans, trimmed
1 can/cup cream of mushroom soup
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp canola oil
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
¼ cup butter, melted
½ tsp black pepper
½ cup bread/cracker crumbs
1 tsp salt to taste

Cut green beans in two or use whole. Then, cook them for 5-6 minutes in salty water. Saute onions with canola oil over medium heat. Drain cooked green beans and stir them in. Saute for 4-5 minutes.
Transfer them into a Pyrex dish and add cream of mushroom soup, cheddar cheese and black pepper. Mix them all. Drizzle melted butter over bread/cracker crumbs and strew them all over the casserole.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake for 30 minutes or till the surface gets lightly brown.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian dish.

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½ kg yesil fasulye
1 su bardagi kremali mantar corbasi
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 su bardagi cedar peyniri, rendelenmis
¼ su bardagi tereyagi, eritilmis
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ su bardagi ekmek/kraker, kiriklanmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Yesil fasulyeleri ikiye bolun ya da butun olarak tuzlu suda 5-6 dakika kaynatin ve suyunu suzun. Soganlari kanola yaginda kavurun. Yesil fasulyeyi ilave edin ve 4-5 dakika orta ateste kavurun.
Borcam/firin tepsisine bosaltin. Uzerine mantar corbasi, cedar peyniri ve karabiberi ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin. Tereyagini kiriklanmis ekmek/krakerlerin uzerinde gezdirin ve tepsinin uzerine esit olarak serpistirin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin.
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***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Red Cabbage with Yogurt (Yogurtlu Mor Lahana Salatasi)

3 cups red cabbage, finely shredded
½ -1 cup yogurt
1 tbsp mayonnaise (optional)
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ tsp salt to taste
Parsley for garnish

Mix yogurt, garlic and mayonnaise in a small bowl. Then, salt the red cabbage and pour the yogurt mixture over. Mix them all up. Take over a serving plate and garnish with parsley.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 su bardagi mor lahana, ince dogranmis
½-1 su bardagi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi mayonez (istege bagli)
1-2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
½ cay kasigi tuz
Suslemek icin maydanoz

Bir kasede; yogurt, sarimsak ve mayonezi karistirin. Diger yandan mor lahanayi tuz ile karistirin. Yogurtlu karisimi lahana ile karistirin. Servis tabagina alin. Arzu ederseniz uzerini maydanoz ile susleyebilirsiniz.
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Banana Nut Muffin (Muzlu Cevizli Kek)

3-4 ripe bananas, mashed
½-1 cup sugar
2 eggs
½ cup butter, melted
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup chopped pecan/walnut
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Beat eggs and sugar with a mixer. Then, add melted butter, bananas and the rest of the ingredients but the nuts. Once they are all mixed well, stir in the nuts.
Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners. Pour the mixture into cups, filling 2/3. Bake, at preheated 350 F (180 C) oven for 15-20 minutes or till they turn light brown. Let them cool.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3-4 tane olgun muz, ezilmis
½-1 su bardagi seker
2 yumurta
½ su bardagi tereyagi, eritilmis
2 su bardagi un
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
½ tatli kasigi karbonat
½ su bardagi ceviz/pekan cevizi, ufalanmis
½ tatli kasigi tuz
1 tatli kasigi vanilya

Yumurta ve sekeri mikser yardimiyla cirpin. Ceviz haric digger malzemeleri ilave edin. Hepsi guzelce karistiktan sonra ceviz/pekan cevizini ilave edin ve karistirin.
12 tane kucuk kek kalibini yaglayin veya kagit kek kalibi kullanin. Kek karisimini dokerek kaplarin 2/3 unu doldurun. Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda yaklasik 15-20 dakika kadar pisirin. Firindan cikarin ve sogumaya birakin.
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Creamy Vegetable Soup (Terbiyeli Sebze Corbasi)

1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped round
1 large potato, cut into cubes
1 cup sweet peas
1 egg
3 tbsp yogurt
2 tbsp flour
¼ cup canola oil
5-6 cups chicken stock
1 tbsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

In a pot, sauté onions in canola oil for about 3 minutes over medium heat and add flour and sauté till the flour turns yellow. Stir in potato cubes, carrots and peas. Saute for 2-3 more minutes and add chicken stock and salt. Bring to a boil and then, cover the lid halfway and simmer over low heat till the vegetables get soft (for about 6-8 minutes).
Meanwhile, beat the egg and yogurt in a bowl. Stir the yogurt sauce into the soup slowly and turn the heat off.
Sprinkle with black pepper and serve Creamy Vegetable Soup hot.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 havuc, yuvarlak dogranmis
1 buyuk boy patates, kup seklinde dogranmis
1 su bardagi bezelye
1 yumurta
2 yemek kasigi un
3 yemek kasigi yogurt
¼ su bardagi kanola yagi
5-6 su bardagi tavuk suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Soganlari kanola yaginda yaklasik 3 dakika kadar orta ateste kavurun. Unu ilave edin ve un sariya donene dek kavurun. Sonra, patates, havuc ve bezelyeleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika daha kavurun ve tavuk suyu ve tuzunu ilave edin. Kaynayinca kapagini aralik birakarak kapatin ve sebzeler pisene dek hafif ateste pisirin (yaklasik 6-8 dakika).
Bu sirada, yumurta ve yogurdu cirpin ve corbaya yavasca karistirarak ilave edin. Ocagin altini kapatin. Corbanin uzerine karabiber serpin ve karistirip sicak servis yapin.
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Italian Style Baked Orange Roughy (Italyan Usulu Pasifik Baligi/Hoplostethus atlanticus)

1 lb orange roughy fillets
1/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
3-4 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
2 cloves of garlic, minced
½ tsp salt to taste
¼ cup butter, melted
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C). Grease a medium baking dish. In a shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and salt.
Brush both sides of orange roughy fillets with butter, and dredge in the bread crumb mixture. Arrange fillets in a single layer in the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle with parsley (optional).
Bake in preheated oven 10 to 15 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.

If desired serve with brussels sprouts.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg Pasifik Baligi fileto (Hoplostethus atlanticus)
¼ su bardagi Italyan usulu galeta unu
3-4 yemek kasigi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
¼ su bardagi tereyagi, erimis
1 yemek kasigi maydanoz, dogranmis (istege bagli)

Firini onceden 200 C (400 F) isirin. Orta boy bir firin tepsisi ya da borcam tepsiyi yaglayin. Genis bir tabakta galeta unu, sarimsak, Parmesan peyniri ve tuzu karistirin.
Erimis tereyagini balik filetolarinin her iki tarafina da firca ile surun. Sonra galeta unu karisimina daldirin ve her tarafini guzelce kaplayin. Yaglanmis olan tepsiye yerlestirin ve arzu ederseniz uzerlerine maydanoz serpistirin.
Balik filetolari catal ile kolayca ayrilina dek, yaklasik 10-15 dakika pisirin. Arzuya gore yaninda bruksel lahanasi ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
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Strawberry Cream Freeze (Cilekli Parfe)

2 cups whipped cream (light)
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.
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Turkey with White-Sour Sauce (Eksili-Beyaz Soslu Hindi)

2 turkey thighs

4 small potatoes

2 carrots, chopped round

1 egg

½ lemon’s juice

2-3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

1 tbsp salt to taste

½ tsp black pepper to taste

4-5 cups water

Take water and turkey thighs in a big pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Then, close the lid halfway and simmer over low heat till turkey gets tender (about 20 minutes). Take the cooked turkey thighs over a plate and let them cool for a while.

Peel the potatoes and cut them in 4 or 6 lengthwise like apple slices. Add potatoes, carrots and garlic into the pot where you cooked turkey. Also add salt and cook for about 10 minutes. Turn the heat off.

Chop turkey thighs into small pieces and add into the pot. Cook for another 5 minutes and turn the heat off.

In a small bowl, beat the egg and lemon juice. Then, take a ladle from the pot and slowly stir into the sauce. Add the sauce slowly into the pot and stir well.

Sprinkle the black pepper and serve hot.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 tane hindi incik

4 kucuk boy patates

2 havuc, yuvarlak kesilmis

1 yumurta

½ limon suyu

2-3 dis sarimsak, ince dogranmis

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi karabiber

4-5 su bardagi su

Buyuk bir tencereye suyu ve hindi inciklerini alin. Yuksek ateste kaynamaya birakin. Kaynadiktan sonra, kapagi hafif aralik olarak kisik ateste hindiler pisene dek pisirin (yaklasik 20 dakika). Hindi incikleri bir tabaga alin ve sogumaya birakin.

Patatesleri soyun ve uzunlamasina 4 ya da 6 parcaya elma dilimi seklinde kesin. Yuvarlak kesilmis havuclarla birlikte patatesleri ve sarimsagi hindiyi pisirdiginiz suya atin.Tuzu ilave edin ve yaklasik 10 dakika kadar haslayin.

Hindi incikleri kucuk parcalara ayirin ve tencereye ilave edin. Yaklasik 5 dakika kadar daha pisirin ve ocagin altini kapatin.

Bir kasede limon suyu ve yumurtayi guzelce cirpin. Bir kepce yardimiyla yemegin suyundan alip yumurtali sosa yavasca ilave ederek karistirin ve corba ile sosun sicakligini yaklasik olarak esitlemeye calisin. Sonra, sosu yavasca corbaya karistirarak ilave edin. Uzerine karabiber serpin ve sicak servis yapin.

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Ana Sayfaya Don

Shrimp Scampi (Karides Sote)

1 lb shrimp, cooked and deveined
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped finely
½ tsp salt to taste
Black pepper

Take cooked and deveined shrimp over a pan and add olive oil and garlic. Cook stirring occasionally over medium heat till shrimp get pink and tender (for about 2-3 minutes). Then, add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Finally stir in parsley, give a stir and turn the heat off.
Serve Shrimp Scampi warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg karides, pismis ve temizlenmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
3-4 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
1/3 su bardagi maydanoz, ince kiyilmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
Karabiber

Pismis ve temizlenmis karidesleri bir tavaya alin. Zeytinyagi ve sarimsagi ilave edin ve ara sira karistirarak orta ateste yaklasik 2-3 dakika pisirin. Sonra, limon suyu, tuz ve karabiberi ilave edin. Bir sure cevirin ve son olarak maydanozu ilave edin. Karistirin ve atesten alin.
Karides Soteyi sicak servis yapin.
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Soft Turkish Bagel (Acma Pogaca)

1 cup lukewarm milk
1 cup lukewarm water

1 cup oil

1 egg (yolk for egg wash, white for dough)

2 tsp salt

2-3 tbsp sugar

5-6 cups all purpose flour

Instant yeast (7 gr)/1 cube fresh yeast

2 tbsp butter, softened

For glaze:

beaten egg yolk

nigella/sesame seeds (optional)

Place the lukewarm milk, sugar and the yeast into a bowl. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and the yeast. Let it rise for 10-15 minutes.Then, add the salt, egg white, oil and flour, knead for about 10 minutes. Place a plastic wrap over the dough (see the picture) and let it rest for 2 hours or till it rises up to double its shape (see the picture).

Grab egg sized pieces from the dough and flatten it into a rectangular shape. Elongate and spread ½ tsp butter all over. Then, roll it lengthwise and get a stick like long dough piece. Hold the ends and twist from the ends towards opposite directions, till getting some nice twists. Stick the ends making a wheel shape (see the picture). Place them on a greased baking tray, leaving some room. Cover the pogacas with a plastic wrap or cloth and leave them to rise for an hour. Then, brush them with whisked egg yolk and sprinkle with some sesame seeds/nigella (optional).

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake for 10 minutes. Turn the heat to 375 F (190 C) and bake for 15 more minutes till they turn golden brown.Serve warm.
ENJOY

P.S: For softer pogacas, after taking them from the oven, cover their surface with a clean cloth and make it air proof.
You can also refrigerate the leftovers for up to one week and just microwave before eating.

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TURKCE

1 su bardagi ilik sut
1 su bardagi ilik su

1 su bardagi sivi yag

1 yumurta (beyazi hamur, sarisi uzeri icin)

1 yemek kasigi tuz

2-3 yemek kasigi seker

5-6 su bardagi un

7 gr instant bira mayasi/1 kup yas maya

2 yemek kasigi tereyag, yumusatilmis

Uzeri icin susam/corek otu (istege bagli)

Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin, icine sekeri ilave edin ve sekerle maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin.10-15 dakika kabarmasini bekleyin. Sonra, sut, yumurta aki, sivi yag, tuz ve unu ilave ederek, 10 dakika kadar yogurun. Uzerine seffaf film ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek, yaklasik 2 saat, bekleyin (resime bakiniz).

Yumurta buyuklugunde hamur parcalari koparip, elinizle acip uzunca bir dikdortgen elde edin. Yaklasik 1cay kasigi tereyagini hamurun uzerine yayin ve uzunlamasina rulo seklinde yuvarlayin. Elde ettiginiz uzun ruloyu iki ucundan tutun ve ters yonlere dogru iki ucunda hafifce kivirarak burgular olusmasini saglayin. Sonra uclarini sikica birlestirerek simit seklini verin (resime bakiniz).Yaglanmis tepsiye aralikli olarak yerlestirin.Uzerlerini strec film ya da bir ortu ile ortup, yaklasik 1 saat boyunca tekrar kabarmasi icin bekleyin. Uzerine yumurta sarisini surun ve susam/corek otu ile susleyin (istege bagli).

Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda 10 dakika pisirin. Sonra 190 C (375 F) de 15 dakika daha pisirin. Uzerleri kizardigi zaman cikarin.
Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Pogacalarinizin kurumamasi, yumusacik olmasi icin firindan cikarinca uzerini temiz bir bez ile hava almayacak sekilde ortun.
Acma pogacalari buzdolabinda bir haftaya kadar saklayabilirsiniz. Yemeden once mikrodalgada isitmaniz yeterli olacaktir.

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Zucchini Stew with Mushroom (Mantarli Kabak Yemegi)

1-2 red bell peppers, julienne cut
1 onion, chopped
2 zucchinis, chopped
½ lb mushrooms, cut in four
2-3 tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup hot water
1 tsp salt to taste
Black pepper to taste

Saute onions with olive oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Stir in peppers and sauté for additional 2-3 minutes. Add mushrooms and zucchinis and cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Add water and salt. Bring to a boil and then close the lid and lower the heat. Cook for about 20 minutes over low heat.
Serve warm or cool.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1-2 kirmizi dolmalik biber, julyen kesilmis
1 sogan, dogranmis
2 sakiz kabagi, buyuk dogranmis
200 gr mantar, dorde bolunmus
2-3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1/3 su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi tuz
Bir tutam karabiber

Sogani zetinyaginda 3-4 dakika kadar orta ateste kavurun. Biberleri ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika cevirin. Mantar ve kabaklari da ilave edin ve 5 dakika kadar kavurun. Tuz ve sicak suyu ilave edin ve kaynamaya baslayinca atesi kisin. Kapagi kapali olarak yaklasik 20 dakika kadar pisirin.
Sicak veya soguk olarak ikram edebilirsiniz.
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Pan Seared Trout (Alabalik Tava)

1 lb trout fillets
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper/paprika
2 tbsp lemon juice
2-3 tbsp canola oil

Rinse trout fillets under cold water and pat dry with paper towel. Rub with salt and sprinkle black pepper/paprika. Drizzle with lemon juice.
Heat canola oil in a skillet and sear both sides of trout fillets till they get fluffy and tender over medium heat. Do not over cook.
Serve with green salad and radishes if desired.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg alabalik fileto
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber/kirmizi toz biber
2 limon suyu
2-3 yemek kasigi kanola oil

Baliklari soguk su altinda yikayin ve kagit havlu ile kurulayin. Tuzlayin ve karabiber/kirmizi toz biber serpin. Uzerine limon suyu serpistirin.
Kizartma tavasina kanola yagini alin ve isitin. Orta ateste alabaliklarin he iki tarafida hafifce pembelesene dek pisirin. Amaciniz kizartmak degil, az yagda pisirmek olsun.
Yaninda yesil salata ve kucuk kirmizi turp ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
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Avocado-Lettuce Salad (Avokadolu Kivircik Salatasi)

1/3 lettuce, torn into pieces
½ green/red bell pepper, julienne cut
1 tomato, chopped
1 avocado, cut into cubes
½ cup sweet corn
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt to taste

In a small, bowl mix olive oil, lemon juice and salt. Transfer other ingredients in a salad bowl and stir in the sauce. Mix well and serve fresh.
ENJOY

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1/3 kivircik, kucuk parcalara yirtilmis
½ yesil/kirmizi biber, julyen kesilmis
1 domates, dogranmis
1 avokado, kup seklinde dogranmis
½ su bardagi misir
1 tatli kasigi sirke
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu
2 yemek kasigi zeytin yagi
1 cay kasigi tuz

Kucuk bir kapta zeytinyagi, limon suyu ve tuzu karistirin. Salata malzemelerini salata kabina alin ve uzerine salata sosunu ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce karistirin. Servis yapin.
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Ana Sayfaya Don

Chimichurri Steak (Cimicuri Biftek)

1-2 lb Ribeye Steak
Salt and pepper to taste
2-3 tbsp canola oil

Chimichurri Sauce:
1 ½ cup parsley, finely chopped
4-5 cloves of garlic, minced
3 tbsp fresh oregano leaves, chopped (optional)
3 tbsp red/white vinegar
½ cup olive oil
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp red pepper flakes
¼ tsp ground black pepper

Place all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix them all. Set 2/3 of the sauce for serving with steak. Marinade the steaks with the remaining sauce in the refrigerator for 5-6 hours.
Remove from the refrigerator 1 hour before cooking. So, it gets close to the room temperature before cooking. Wipe off marinade from the steaks and sprinkle salt and pepper.
In a pan, sizzle canola oil and cook the steaks over medium heat till they get tender. Check with a cooking thermometer to make sure they are safely cooked. For rare; 120 F, Medium Rare; 130 F, Medium; 140-145 F
When it’s cooked cover the steaks with aluminum foil for about 5-10 minutes to keep them juicy and tender.
Serve with the remaining Chimichurri Sauce on top.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½-1 kg Biftek
Tuz ve karabiber
2-3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

Cimicuri Sosu:
1 ½ su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis
4-5 sarimsak, ezilmis
3 yemek kasigi taze keklik otu, dogranmis (istege bagli)
3 yemek kasigi sirke
½ su bardagi zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber

Sos malzemelerini bir kaba alin ve hepsini karistirin. Sosun 2/3 unu daha sonra biftek ile servis yapmak icin bir kenara ayirin. Geri kalan sos ile biftekleri marine edin ve buzdolabinda 5-6 saat bekletin.
Pisirmeden 1 saat once biftekleri buzdolabindan cikarin ve oda sicakligina gelmesini saglayin. Bifteklerin uzerindeki marineyi siyirin. Tuz ve karabiber serpin.
Kizartma tavasinda kanola yagini kizdirin ve biftekleri orta ateste hafifce kizarana dek her iki tarafini da pisirin. Ateste fazla tutup kurumalarina izin vermeyin.
Pistikten sonra biftekleri aluminyum folyo ile guzelce sarin ve yaklasik 5-10 dakika kadar bekletin. Boylece hem daha yumusak hem de lezzetli olacaklardir.
Bifteklerin uzerine, onceden ayirmis oldugunuz Cimicuri Sosu’ndan koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Orange-Yogurt Sundae (Portakal ve Yogurtlu Dondurma)

1 cup yogurt
1 orange’s grated peel
2 oranges, cut into 4 cartwheel slices
2 tbsp berries, any kind (optional)
1 banana, sliced
1+1 tbsp sugar
¼ tsp ground cinnamon

Combine the yogurt, orange peels and 1 tbsp sugar; cover and chill for about 3-4 hour. In a large bowl, combine all the remaining ingredients; cover and chill.
To serve, spoon fruit mixture into individual dessert dishes and top with the yogurt mixture. Serve cold.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 su bardagi yogurt
1 portakalin kabugu, rendelenmis
2 portakal, yuvarlak dilimlenmis ve 4’e bolunmus
2 yemek kasigi cilek/bogurtlen (istege bagli)
1 muz, dilimlenmis
1+1 yemek kasigi seker
½ cay kasigi tarcin

Yogurt, 1 yemek kasigi seker ve portakal kabugu rendesini karistirin. Uzerini kapatin ve 3-4 saat kadar buzdolabinda dondurun.
Portakal, muz, cilek/bogurtlen, tarcin ve geri kalan sekeri bir kapta karistirin ve uzerini kapatarak buzdolabinda sogutun.
Servis kase ya da kuplarina once meyveleri koyun sonra uzerine donmus yogurt karisimindan koyarak, soguk servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Meatloaf Roll (Dalyan/Rulo Kofte)

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, grated/processed
1 egg
½ cup bread crumbs
1 carrot, boiled
3 tbsp sweet pea, boiled
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin


Tomato Sauce:
1 cup tomato, crushed
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 cloves of garlic, mashed
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp thyme/basil
½-1 cup water
A pinch of salt to taste

For mashed potatoes you can use either of these recipes:

http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/2008/12/european-style-mashed-potatoes-patates.html

http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/2010/01/garlic-mashed-potatoes-sarimsakli.html

Take ground beef in a big mixing bowl. Add egg, bread crumbs, salt, black pepper and cumin. Knead using your hands for 3-4 minutes. Wet your hands and flatten the ground beef with your hands on the counter. Then place the boiled carrot lengthwise and place sweet peas along with the carrot. Close up the edges to make a roll making sure not to damage the vegetables inside. Stick the ends of the ground beef and then turn the stuck side down and place over a greased oven tray/Pyrex. Wet your hands again and shape the ground beef roll and wet all over the surface. Bake at 350 F (180 C) for about 35-40 minutes or till the meatloaf is cooked.
Meanwhile for the tomato sauce, take vegetable oil and garlic in a saucepan. Saute for 2 minutes and stir in crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Cook over low medium heat for about 4-6 minutes. Add salt and water. Adjust the thickness as you like, with adding some more water. Bring to a boil and simmer at low heat for about 2-3 minutes and add basil/thyme. Give a stir and turn the heat off.
Cut the Meatloaf into ½ inch thick pieces and serve with tomato sauce and mashed potatoes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
500 gram kiyma
1 tane sogan, rendelenmis
1 tane yumurta
½ su bardagi bayat ekmek, ufalanmis
1 tane havuc, haslanmis
3 yemek kasigi bezelye, haslanmis
½ yemek kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon

Domates Sosu icin:
1 tane domates, rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi kekik/feslegen
½ -1 cay bardagi su
Bir tutam tuz

Patates Puresi icin asagidaki tariflarden istediginizi kullanabilirsiniz:

http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/2008/12/european-style-mashed-potatoes-patates.html

http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/2010/01/garlic-mashed-potatoes-sarimsakli.html

Genis bir kaba kiymayi alin. Yumurta, bayat ekmek, tuz, karabiber ve kimyonu ilave edin. Elinizle 3-4 dakika yogurun.Elinizi islatarak kiymayi sert bir zemin uzerinde rulo yapacak sekilde duzlestirin. Kiymanin ortasini yavasca acarak, icine haslanmis havuc ve bezelyeleri ilave edin. Ic malzemeyi bozmadan kiymayi rulo seklinde kapatip, iki ucunu birbirine yapistirin. Kapatilan kismi alta gelecek sekilde firin tepsisine yerlestirin. Elinizi islatarak koftenin seklini duzeltin ve uzerini islatin. 180 (350 F) derece firinda 35-45 dakika pisirin.
Diger tarafta domates sosu icin tavaya sivi yag ve sarimsagi alin. Kabuklari soyulmus rendelenmis domatesi ve salcayi ilave edin. Orta ateste 4-6 dakika pisirin. Tuz ve suyu ilave edip kaynamaya birakin. Kivamini su ekleyerek istediginiz gibi ayarlayin. Son olarak kekik/feslegen ilave edin ve atesten alin.
Dalyan Kofte’yi halkalar halinde kesin; domates sosu ve patates puresi ile birlikte servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Roasted Eggplant Salad (Kozlenmis Patlican Salatasi)

2 medium eggplants
1-2 bell peppers (green/red/yellow)
1 tomato
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ cup olive oil
½ lemon’s juice
2-3 sprigs parsley, chopped
1 tsp salt to taste

To prepare the sauce, place lemon juice, olive oil and minced garlic in a wide bowl. Mix them all.
Roast the eggplants and bell peppers over the stove or in the oven till they get soft. If desired roast the tomato too. Then, remove the skins. Cut them all in cubes. If you do not roast the tomato, also cut it into cubes. Place them into the sauce and add parsley. Sprinkle salt over and with a wooden spoon stir slowly making sure not to crush the vegetables.
Take them over a serving plate and if desired serve with lettuce, arugula or other greens.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian dish.

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TURKCE
2 orta boy patlican
1-2 dolmalik biber (yesil/kirmizi/sari)
1 domates
1-2 dis sarimsak, dovulmus
¼ su bardagi zeytinyagi
½ limonun suyu
2-3 dal maydanoz, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Once sosunu hazirlayin. Bir kabin icine, limon suyu, zeytinyagi ve dovulmus sarimsagi alin. Guzelce karistirin.
Patlican ve biberi ocak uzerinde ya da firina vererek yumusayip kabugundan ayrilana dek kozleyin. Arzu ederseniz domatesi de kozleyebilirsiniz. Kozlediktan sonra hepsinin kabuklarini soyun ve kup kup dograyin. Domatesi kozlemediyseniz direk dograyin. Hepsini sosun icine alin ve dogranmis maydanozu ilave edin. Uzerine tuz serpin ve tahta kasikla ezmeden karistirin.
Servis tabagina alin ve arzu ederseniz kivircik, roka gibi yesilliklerle susleyerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pan Seared Snapper (Levrek Tava)

3-4 snapper or firm white fish fillets
2 tbsp olive oil
Lime wedges
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper

Sauce:
1 tbsp parsley/cilantro, finely chopped
1 ½ tbsp butter, softened
½ tbsp green onion, finely chopped
½ tsp lime rind, grated
¼ tsp ground ginger

Mix all the sauce ingredients and cover. Leave in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
Heat up olive oil in a frying pan. Rub Snapper or other white fish you have with salt and sprinkle black pepper to taste. Shallow fry them turning both sides till they get lightly brown and fluffy.
Spread the sauce you were keeping in the fridge over the cooked fillets and serve hot with lemon wedges.
Garnish with radishes if desired.
ENJOY
Click for the benefits of fish

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Limon dilimleri
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber

Sos:
1 yemek kasigi maydanoz/kisnis yapragi, ince dogranmis
1 ½ yemek kasigi tereyag, yumusak
½ yemek kasigi yesil sogan, ince dogranmis
1 cay kasigi limon rendesi
½ cay kasigi zencefil tozu

Once sos malzemeleri kucuk bir kapta karistirin ve buzdolabinda en az 1 saat bekletin.
Kizartma tavasinda zeytinyagini kizdirin . Levrek ya da beyaz balik filetolarini tuz ile ovun ve karabiber serpin. Kizgin yagda her iki taraflari da kizarana dek pisirin.
Buzdolabinda bekletilen sosu baliklarin uzerine surunve limon dilimleriyle sicak servis yapin.
Arzu ederseniz kucuk kirmizi turplar ile susleyebilirsiniz.
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Baligin faydalari icin tiklayin

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Poached Eggs with Mornay Sauce (Morney Soslu Yumurta)

2-3 eggs
2 cups boiling water
1 tbsp vinegar
Mornay Sauce
1 tbsp butter
½ tsp paprika
A pinch of salt

Take water and vinegar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Let it simmer over medium heat. Crack one egg making sure getting the egg as close as possible to the saucepan. If you crack the egg too high, it will disperse in water. Simmer over medium heat till the egg white hardens and gets white, for about 4-5 minutes. Transfer the cooked egg into a bowl of salty lukewarm water (see the picture). Poach the other eggs following the same way. Take all poached eggs into salty lukewarm water.
Meanwhile, prepare Mornay Sauce. Click for the Mornay Sauce Recipe.
Take poached eggs over a serving plate and pour the Mornay Sauce over.
In a small pan melt butter and once it starts spitting stir in paprika and a pinch of salt. Give a stir and turn the heat off. Drizzle it over the Poached Eggs with Mornay Sauce.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2-3 yumurta
2 su bardagi kaynamis su
1 yemek kasigi sirke
Morney sosu
1 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
Bir tutam tuz

Kucuk bir tencerede icine sirke ilave ettiginiz suyu kaynatin ve kaynayinca orta atese alin. Tencerenin agiz kismina yaklasarak yumurtayi yavasca sicak suyun icerisine birakin. Yumurtanin dagilmamasi icin, olabildigince alcaktan kirmaya calisin. Yumurtanin beyazi katilasip iyice kar beyaz olana dek yaklasik 4-5 dakika orta ateste pisirin ve icine tuz ilave ettiginiz ilik su dolu bir kabin icine alin (resime bakiniz). Diger yumurtalari da ayni sekilde kirip pisirin. Hepsini ilik tuzlu su icine alin.
Bu sirada Morney Sosu’nu hazirlayin. Morney Sosu icin tiklayin.
Yumurtalari servis tabagina alin ve uzerine Sicak Morney Sosu’nu dokun.
Kucuk bir tavada tereyagini kizdirin ve icine kirmizi toz biber ve tuzu ekleyin. Karistirin ve Morney Soslu Yumurta’nin uzerinde gezdirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Mornay Sauce (Morney Sosu)

1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1 cup milk
3 tbsp Swiss or Gruyere cheese, grated
1 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
½ tsp salt to taste

In a saucepan melt the butter and stir in the flour. Cook stirring constantly till it gets pinkish over medium heat. Stir in milk slowly. Then, add grated cheese and salt to taste. Cook over low heat for about 5-6 minutes stirring constantly.
ENJOY
Mornay Sauce can substitute for Bechamel Sauce.

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TURKCE
1 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 yemek kasigi un
1 su bardagi sut
3 yemek kasigi Isvicre ya da Gruyere peyniri, rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi tuz

Genis bir tavada tereyagini eritin ve unu ilave edin. Orta ateste un pembelesene dek kavurun. Sutu yavas yavas karistirarak ilave edin. Peynir ve tuzu da ilave edip surekli karistirarak kisik ateste 5-6 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Morney Sosu’nu besamel sos yerine kullanabilirsiniz.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Quinoa Pilaf (Kinoa Pilavi)

1 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 small onion, chopped
1 banana/green pepper, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cups hot vegetable/chicken broth
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
3-4 cherry tomatoes for garnish (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute onions for about 5 minutes or until translucent. Stir in carrot and pepper, cook for 3 minutes more. Add quinoa and vegetable/chicken broth and salt to taste. Bring to a boil.
Reduce to simmer, cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes, or until the quinoa is tender and fluffy. Toss with parsley and garnish with cherry tomatoes if desired.
Serve hot or at room temperature.
ENJOY

What is QUINOA?

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TURKCE
1 su bardagi quinoa (kinoa), yikanmis
1 kucuk boy sogan, dogranmis
1 yesil/carliston biber, dogranmis
2 havuc, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
2 su bardagi sicak sebze/tavuk suyu
¼ su bardagi taze maydanoz, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Sivi yagi kucuk bir tencere ya da pilav tavasina alin. Sogani orta ateste yaklasik 5 dakika ya da seffaf olana dek sote edin. Havuc ve biberi ilave edin, yaklasik 3 dakika pisirin. Quinoa (kinoa) ve sebze/tavuk suyunu ve tuzu ilave edin. Kaynamasini bekleyin.
Kaynayinca altini kisin ve kapagi kapali olarak yaklasik 15-20 dakika ya da quinoa (kinoa) yumusayana dek pisirin. Maydanoz ya da minik domates ile susleyerek servis yapabilirsiniz.
Sicak ya da oda sicakliginda servis yapiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

QUINOA (KINOA) hakkinda bilgi edinmek icin tiklayiniz.

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Creamy Sweet Potato Soup (Kremali Tatli Patates Corbasi)

2-3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 tbsp canola oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 tsp ground cumin
3-5 cup chicken broth
1 ½ cup yogurt
2 tbsp parsley/cilantro, chopped
¼ cup toasted pumpkin seeds (optional)

Saute onions with canola oil and cumin over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes. Add cubed potatoes and chicken broth. Simmer for about 20-25 minutes. Puree soup and add one cup yogurt and parsley/cilantro.
Serve soup with a dollop of remaining yogurt and a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds or parsley if desired.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2-3 tatli patates, soyulup kup seklinde dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis
2 tatli kasigi kimyon
3-5 su bardagi tavuk suyu
1 ½ su bardagi yogurt
2 yemek kasigi maydanoz/kisnis yapragi, dogranmis
¼ su bardagi kavrulmus kabak cekirdegi (istege bagli)

Soganlari kanola yagi ve kimyon ile birlikte 3-4 dakika orta ateste soteleyin. Dogranmis patates ve tavuk suyunu ilave edin. Kisik ateste yaklasik 20-25 dakika boyunca pisirin. Blendir ile corbayi pure haline getirin ve bir su bardagi yogurt ile maydanoz/kisnis yapragini ilave edin. Guzelce karistirin.
Corbaya kalan yogurttan bir miktar ilave edin ve arzu ederseniz kabak cekirdegi ya da maydanoz ile susleyerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Sarimsakli Patates Puresi)

2 lb potatoes, peeled
5-6 cloves of garlic, minced
1-½ cup milk
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper to taste

Broil potatoes in salty water and drain. Puree them in a food processor or with a blender. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix them all.
Serve garlic mashed potatoes with a sprinkle of black pepper or parsley.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg patates, soyulmus
5-6 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
1- ½ su bardagi sut
¼ su bardagi parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Patatesleri tuzlu suda haslayin ve suyunu suzun. Genis ve derin bir kaba alin. Blendir ya da mutfak robotu ile pure haline getirin. Geriye kalan malzemeleri ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin.
Sarimsakli patates puresini uzerine maydanoz ya da karabiber serperek ikram edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Eggplant Rolls with Pesto (Pesto Soslu Patlican Rulo)

2 eggplants, peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise
5 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
4 tbsp pesto
1 ½ cups grated mozzarella
4-5 fresh basil leaves, torn
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
Wooden toothpicks

Salt eggplants and, leave for 15 minutes. Rinse with cold water and drain on paper towels.
Brush them on both sides with olive oil and place over an oven tray with baking paper. Broil lightly both sides in the oven. Take out and let them cool for a while. Spread pesto on one side of an eggplant slice. Top with mozzarella and season with salt and pepper. Roll it up and secure with a wooden toothpick on top. Then, place them over a greased oven tray and bake at 350 F (180 C) for 8-10 minutes.
Garnish with torn basil leaves and serve warm.
ENJOY

***This is a vegetarian recipe.

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TURKCE
2 patlican, soyulmus ve uzunlamasina ince dilimlenmis
5 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
4 yemek kasigi Pesto
1 ½ su bardagi Mozarella/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
4-5 yaprak taze feslegen yapragi, parcalanmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
Tahta kurdan

Patlican dilimlerini tuzlayin ve 15 dakika dinlendirin. Soguk su altinda durulayip kagit havlu ile kurulayin.
Her iki tarafina da firca yardimiyla zeytinyagi surun. Uzerinde yagli kagit bulunan firin tepsisine dizin ve firinda her iki taraflarini da hafifce kizartin. Firindan cikarin ve sogumaya birakin. Her dilimin bir tarafina pesto ile kaplayin ve uzerine Mozarella/kasar peyniri rendesi serpin. Tuz ve karabiber ilave ettikten sonar rulo seklinde sarin ve kurdan yardimiyla uzerinden sabitleyin. Patlican rulolarini yaglanmis firin tepsisine dizin. Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda 8-10 dakika pisirin.
Uzerlerine parcalanmis feslegen yapraklari koyarak sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

***Bu bir vejeteryan tarifidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pickled Cabbage (Lahana Tursusu)

½ -1 head white cabbage, chopped in chunks

½ cup vinegar (apple/grape)-optional

2-3 tbsp salt

3-4 cloves of garlic, peeled/1 onion, sliced

½ tsp coriander

½ tsp red pepper flakes/1 jalapeno (optional)

Purified Water

1-1½ lt (20-30 oz) jar (preferably glass)

Take out the outer leaves of cabbage and wash. Place the chopped cabbage in a large bowl, sprinkle salt and mix them. Cover and leave overnight. The next day, fill the glass/plastic containers with cabbage tightly and place garlic/onion slices, pepper flakes and coriander in between cabbage. Press from the top to fill as much as you can. Then add vinegar till there is about ½ inch vinegar on the bottom (optional). Fill it up with water. Place plastic wrap over the container and close the lid, make sure it is sealed well. To mix the salt and vinegar equally, shake the container for a while.Store it in a dark place. If the place is cold, the fermentation will take place in 3-4 weeks. If it is warm/at room temperature, then it will be ready to eat in 10-15 days.

ENJOY

P.S: Once you open the lid of Pickled Cabbage keep it in the fridge or somewhere cold, otherwise it will be spoiled easily at room temperature.

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TURKCE

½-1 bas beyaz lahana, iri dogranmis

½ su bardagi sirke (elma/uzum)-istege bagli

2-3 yemek kasigi tuz

3-4 dis sarimsak, soyulmus/1 sogan, dilimlenmis

1 cay kasigi kisnis
1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber/1 tane kirmizi aci biber (istege bagli)

Su

1-1½ lt (20-30 oz) bidon/kavanoz (tercihen cam)

Lahanin dis yapraklarini temizleyin ve yikayin. Iri iri dograyin ve genis bir kaba koyun. Tuz serperek harmanlayin ve uzerini ortun. Bir gece boyunca bekletin. Ertesi gun, agzi siki kapanabilen kavanoz/bidona sikica bastirarak yerlestirin. Aralara sarimsak/sogan, pul biber ve kisnisi serpistirerek, doldurabildiginiz kadar lahana ile doldurun. Ustten sikica bastirin ve dibinde 1 parmak yuksekliginde sirke olana dek sirke ilave edin (istege bagli). Su ile agzina kadar doldurun. Uzerine strec film koyun ve onun uzerinden kapagini sikica kapatin. Tuz ve sirkenin esit olarak dagilmasi icin kavanozu bir kac defa alt ust ederek sallayin.Karanlik ve nemsiz bir ortamda birakin. Ortam soguksa 3-4 hafta sonra lahana tursunuz fermente olmus ve yemek icin hazir hale gelmis olacaktir. Eger ortam ilik/oda sicakliginda ise; tursunuz 10-15 gun icinde hazir olur.

AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Tursunuzun agzini actiktan sonra oda sicakliginda saklarsaniz cabuk bozulur. Bunu onlemek icin acildiktan sonra tursuyu buzdolabinda ya da serin ortamda muhafaza edin.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Creamy Spinach&Mushroom Pasta (Kremali Ispanak&Mantarli Makarna)

300 gr any kind of pasta
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

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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

Makarnayi paketin uzerindeki pisirme onerisen gore pisirin ve suzun. Makarna suyundan ¾ su bardagini daha sonra kullanmak uzere bir kenara ayirin.
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

Ana Sayfaya Don

Shrimp Rice Casserole (Firinda Karidesli Pirinc)

1 lb uncooked deveined and cleaned shrimp
2 cups rice
3-4 cups hot water
1 onion, chopped
1-2 green pepper, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
2-3 tbsp butter
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp+½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp crushed red pepper
1 cup+½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded

In a pot, take rice and hot water. Add vegetable oil and 1t tsp salt to taste. Cook covered over low-medium heat till the rice absorbs all the water. Then set aside covered.
Saute onion with butter and stir in green peppers. Saute for 3-4 minutes. Add shrimp and cook over medium heat till the shrimp turns pink and cooked (for about 5-6 minutes). Add salt and red pepper.
Transfer over the cooked rice. Then add cream of mushroom soup and 1 cup cheddar cheese. Mix them all. Transfer them all into a greased Pyrex dish and cover (you can cover it with aluminum foil) Bake in a 325-350F (170-180C) oven for 25-30 minutes. Take the casserole out and uncover. Sprinkle the remaining cheese all over and place back to the oven for 4-5 minutes. Take out and serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg karides, temizlenmis (pismemis)
2 su bardagi pirinc
3-4 su bardagi sicak su
1 sogan, dogranmis
1-2 yesil biber, dogranmis
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyag
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 su bardagi kremali mantar corbasi (krema kivaminda)
1 tatli kasigi+1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber
1 su bardagi+ ½ su bardagi ceddar/kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

Pirinc ve sicak suyu tencereye alin. Sivi yag ve 1 tatli kasigi tuzu ilave edin. Kisik ateste pirincler butun suyu cekene dek pilav kivamina gelene dek pisirin. Pisen pilavi kapali kapali olarak bir kenarda bekletin.
Genisce bir tavada soganalri tereyaginda sote edin. Sonra yesil biberi de ilave edin ve 3 dakika kadar soteledikten sonra karidesleri ilave edin. Karidesler pembelesip pisene dek yaklasik 5-6 dakika orta ateste pisirin. Geri kalan tuzu ve pul biberi ilave edin.
Tenceredeki pismis pirinclerin uzerine dokun. Kremali mantar corbasini ve 1 su bardagi cedar/kasar peyniri de ilave edin. Hepsini guzelce harmanlayin.
Yaglanmis genis bir borcam ya da firin tepsisine aktarin. Uzerini kapatin (kapak yoksa, aluminyum folyo ila kapatin) ve 170-180C (325-350F) firinda yaklasik 25-30 dakika pisirin. Uzerini acin ve geri kalan ½ su bardagi ceddar/kasar peynirini serpin. Tekrar firina koyun ve 4-5 dakika bekletin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Double Coloured Cookies (Iki Renkli Kurabiye)

250 gr butter/margarine, softened at room temperature
½ cup canola oil
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla powder/extract
1 cup starch (any kind)
1 ½ cup all purpose flour
3-4 tbsp cocoa

Combine margarine/butter with powdered sugar and knead with your hands. Stir in canola oil, vanilla and starch. Continue kneading and add flour. You’ll get a soft cookie dough. You do not have to use all the flour if you already got the softness in dough.
Separate the dough in two pieces. Then, add the cocoa in one piece and knead the dough well enough to dissolve cocoa evenly.
Flatten both of the dough pieces with roller. Make two pieces of flat and long dough. Then, place them on top of each other and roll them up, so you’ll get a long roll. Cut walnut size pieces from the roll and make ball shapes with your palms. Place them over a greased oven tray leaving some room in between. Store them in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes.
Bake them in a preheated 325-340F (160-170C) oven for about 25 minutes. Take them out before getting pink.
Let them cool over a cooling rack and serve.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
250 gr margarin/tereyag, oda sicakliginda yumusak
½ su bardagi kanola yagi
1 su bardagi pudra sekeri
1 tatli kasigi vanilya
1 su bardagi nisasta (herhangi bir cesit)
1 ½ su bardagi un
3-4 yemek kasigi kakao

Once margarin/tereyag ile pudra sekerini iyice elinizle yogurun. Kanola yagi, vanilya ve nisastayi ilave edin. Guzelce yogurun ve unu ilave edin. Yumusak bir kurabiye hamuru elde edin. Eger un fazla gelirse, un miktarini azaltabilirsiniz.
Hamuru iki esit parcaya ayirin ve hamurun bir yarisina kakaoyu ilave edin. Kakao hamur ile iyice butunlesinceye dek yogurun.
Her iki hamuru da oklava ile uzunca bir sekilde acin. Hamurlari ust uste koyup rulo sekilinde sarin. Sonra rulodan ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar koparip elinizle yuvarlayin. Yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin. Buzdolabinda 5-10 dakika bekletin.
Onceden isitilmis 160-170C (325-340F) firinda yaklasik 25 dakika pisirin. Uzerleri pembelesmeden cikarin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don