Turkish Pancakes (Krep)

1 ½ cup all purpose flour
2 cups milk
2-3 eggs
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
1 cup oil (for cooking)

In a bowl mix all the ingredients (except oil) with a mixer until the mixture becomes smooth and even. Leave the mixture in the fridge for 2 hours for a better taste.
Use a large Tefal pan to cook the pancakes. Put the pan on a high-medium heat and let it become hot for 2-3 minutes. Then put approximately 1tsp of oil (shallow fry) and pour the mixture with a ladle. You can adjust the amount as you like (see the picture).
When you see the bubbles on the sides you can turn the pancake upside down. You will see it will change to golden brown color. Then, when you cook both sides, it’s done. Continue adding 1 tsp oil and cooking all the pancakes.
You can use cream cheese, jams or jellies, tomato paste, olive paste, honey or whatever you like to spread on the pancakes. Then roll them up and serve warm (see the picture).
Turkish pancakes are good to go at breakfasts.
P.S: Contains Gluten, Milk

ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 ½ su bardagi un
2 su bardagi sut
2-3 yumurta
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi yemek sodasi
1 su bardagi sivi yag (pisirmek icin)

Genis bir kasede sivi yag haric butun malzemeleri bir mikser ile putursuz bir kivam elde edene dek karistirin. Daha lezzetli krepler elde etmek icin karisimi 2 saat bozdolabinda bekletin.
Krepleri pisirmek icin genis bir Tefal tava kullanin. Tavayi yuksek ateste 2-3 dakika kizdirin. Az yagda (1 tatli kasigi sivi yag) bir kepce krep karisimini pisirin. Krep hamurunun miktarini isteginize gore ayarlayin (resime bakiniz). Her iki tarafini da kizarana dek pisirdiginiz zaman, krebiniz hazirdir.
Krebin kenarlarinda baloncuklar olusmaya baslayinca, krebin alt ust edebilirsiniz. Kizararak renk degistirdigini goreceksiniz. Tavaya 1 tatli kasigi sivi yag ilave ederek krepleri pisirmeye devam edin.
Kreplerin icine surmek icin; krem peynir, degisik cesitte recel, marmelat, bal, pekmez, zeytin ezmesi, salca veya ne isterseniz kullanabilirsiniz (resime bakiniz). Surdukten sonra dolayip sicak servis yapin.
Krepler kahvaltida cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Tomato Salad (Domates Salatasi)

2 medium red ripe tomatoes or 10 cherry tomatoes, cut in bite sizes
½ medium red or white onion, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp vinegar or 1 tbsp lemon juice
1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled
½ tsp basil (optional)

1 small green pepper, diagonally sliced (optional)

¼ bunch of fresh parsley for garnish

½ tsp salt

Place tomatoes, onions and pepper (optional) in a salad plate. In a small bowl mix the olive oil, salt, vinegar/lemon juice and basil (optional). Pour this mixture on the salad and mix. Then add the crumbled feta cheese on top. Garnish with the parsley. You can also chop the parsley and mix with the salad.
Tomato salad is good to go with any dishes.

Tomato is a very good source of lycopene, a very powerful antioxidant.
ENJOY

TURKCE
2 orta boy olgun domates ya da 10 tane minik domates, dogranmis
½ orta boy kirmizi ya da beyaz sogan, dogranmis
1 sivri/yesil biber, yuvarlak dogranmis (istege bagli)
¼ demet maydanoz
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi sirke ya da 1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay bardagi ufalanmis beyaz peynir
1 cay kasigi feslegen (istege bagli)
1 cay kasigi tuz

Domates, sogan ve biberi salata tabagina alin. Kucuk bir kasede zeytinyagi, tuz, sirke/ limon suyu ve feslegeni (istege bagli) karistirin. Bu karisimi salatanin uzerine dokup karistirin. Sonra ufalanmis beyaz peyniri salatanin uzerine ilave ilave edin. Maydanoz ile susleyin. Ayni zamanda maydanozu dograyip salatanin icine de karistirabilirsiniz.
Domates salatasi her cesit yemek ile iyi gider.
Domates, guclu bir antioksidan olan likopen deposudur.
Afiyet Olsun

Radish Salad (Turp Salatasi)

A bunch of small radish (10-12), cut the stems and wash
2 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp sumac (optional)
fresh parsley for garnish

After washing the radishes, slice the radishes in half moon shapes, forming 4-6 slices from a radish. Place them on a plate and sprinkle salt, add the olive oil, lemon juice and mix. Sprinkle sumac on top (optional)
Garnish with the fresh parsley.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
Bir demet kucuk kirmizi turp (10-12), saplari kesilip yikanmis
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi sumac (istege bagli)
1-2 dal taze maydanoz, suslemek icin

Turplari yikadiktan sonra, bir turptan 4-6 dilim elde edecek sekilde yarim ay seklinde dilimleyin. Dogranmis turplari bir tabaga alip uzerine tuz serpin, zeytinyagi ve limon suyunu da ilave edip karistirin. Uzerine sumak serpin (istege bagli)
Maydanoz ile susleyin.
Afiyet olsun!

Italian Omelette (Italyan Omleti)

3 eggs, beaten
1 small onion, thinly chopped
2 tbsp butter
1/3 cup mozzarella/parmesan/cheddar, shredded
¼ tsp salt
A pinch of red pepper
A pinch of black pepper
A pinch of dried basil

In a Tefal pan place the butter and let it melt, then add the chopped onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes over low-medium heat.
Meanwhile beat the eggs with ¼ tsp salt and add to the pan. Sprinkle the red pepper, black pepper and basil on top. Finally spread the shredded mozzarella/cheddar/parmesan evenly on the surface.
With a wooden spatula, lift from the sides and turn upside down when it is golden brown. Let the other side cook for 1-2 minutes.
Serve it warm to enjoy the melted mozzarella/cheddar/parmesan inside!
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
3 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 kucuk sogan, ince dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
2/3 cay bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
½ cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam kirmizi toz biber
Bir tutam karabiber
Bir tutam kuru feslegen

Bir Tefal tavaya tereyagini koyup dusuk ateste eritin. Ince dogranmis soganlari ilave edip, 2-3 dakika kavurun.
Bu arada yumurtalari ½ cay kasigi tuz ile cirpin ve tavaya ilave edin. Yuzeyine kirmizi biber, siyah biber ve kuru feslegeni serpin. Son olarak rendelenmis kasar peynirini omletin uzerine esit olarak yayin.
Tahta bir spatula ile omletin kenarlarindan kaldirarak , kizarinca alt ust edin. Diger tarafini da 1-2 dakika pisirin.
Erimis kasarin tadini cikarmak icin sicak servis yapin!
AFIYET OLSUN!

Guacamole (Avokado Sosu)

1 avocado, smashed
½ tomato, smashed or 2 tbsp smashed tomato in a can
¼ onion, chopped into small pieces
1 clove of garlic, smashed
1 tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp chili pepper (optional)

In a bowl place all the ingredients and mix them all. You can add some other spices you like.
Guacamole goes well with corn chips.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 tane avokado, ezilmis
½ domates, rendelenmis ya da 2 yemek kasigi ezilmis domates konservesi
¼ sogan, ince dogranmis
1 dis sarimsak, dovulmus ya da rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
½ cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi pul biber (istege bagli)

Butun malzemeleri bir kaseye koyup, karisitirin. Isterseniz sevdiginiz baska baharatlar kullanabilirsiniz.
Guakamole misir cipsi ile iyi gider.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Carrot Salad (Havuc Salatasi)

2 carrots, washed and peeled
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp mayonnaise ( optional)
Fresh parsley for garnish

After washing and peeling the carrots, grate them and place in a salad plate. In a small bowl mix the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, mayonnaise (optional) and pour over the grated carrots and mix.
Garnish with fresh parsley on top.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
2 havuc, yikanip soyulmus
1 cay kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi mayonez (istege bagli)
Suslemek icin taze maydanoz

Havuclari yikayip soyduktan sonra rendeleyin. Ve bir salata tabagina alin. Kucuk bir kasede limon suyu, zeytinyagi, tuzu ve mayonezi (istege bagli) karistirin. Rendelenmis havuclarin uzerine dokup karistirin.
Uzerini taze maydanoz ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Broccoli Salad (Brokoli Salatasi)

1 bunch of broccoli, washed, cut into bite sizes
1 clove of garlic, smashed or grated
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp mayonnaise (optional)
½ tsp sumac (optional)

In a small bowl mix the smashed/grated garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and mayonnaise (optional). Place the broccoli in a salad plate and pour the mixture on it and mix. You can sprinkle some sumac on top (optional).
Try to consume broccoli without cooking. Cooking or boiling destroys the vitamins and minerals in it.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 demet brokoli, yikanmis ve kucuk parcalara kesilmis
1 dis sarimsak, dovulmus ya da rendelenmis
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi mayonez (istege bagli)
1 cay kasigi sumak (istege bagli)

Kucuk bir kasede; limon suyu , zeytinyagi, tuz, dovulmus sarimsak ve mayonezi (istege bagli) karistirin. Brokoliyi bir salata tabagina alin ve uzerine karisimi dokun, karistirin. Uzerine biraz sumak serpebilirsiniz (istege bagli).
Brokoliyi pisirmeden tuketmeye calisin. Pisirmek ya da kaynatmak brokolideki vitaminleri ve mineralleri azaltir ya da yok eder.
AFIYET OLSUN!