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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Crab Salad with Greens (Yengecli Yesil Salata)
2-3 leaves of lettuce or iceberg lettuce, finely chopped
1-2 pieces of fresh dill/parsley, chopped
1-2 green onions, chopped (optional)
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp celery seed (optional)
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp vinegar (optional)
Salt to taste
Black Olives for garnish
Place the chopped lettuce/iceberg, green onions, dill/parsley, salt, vinegar and olive oil in a salad plate and mix them all. In a plate mix the mayonnaise with cooked crab meat/ imitation crab chunks, lemon juice, black pepper and celery seeds.
Finally spread this mixture on the greens, garnish with black olives and serve.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
100 gr Pismis yengec eti/imitasyon yengec eti, dogranmis
2-3 yaprak marul/kivircik/gobek salata, ince dogranmis
1-2 dal taze dereotu/maydanoz, dogranmis
1-2 yesil sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi mayonez
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi kereviz tohumu (istege bagli)
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 cay kasigi sirke (istege bagli)
Bir miktar tuz
Suslemek icin siyah zeytin
Kivircik/marul/atom salata, yesil sogan ve dereotu/maydanozu tuz, sirke ve zeytinyagi ile karistirin. Salata tabagina alin. Baska bir yerde pismis yengec/ imitasyon yengec etlerini mayonez, limon suyu, karabiber ve kereviz tohumu ile karistirin.
Son olarak mayonezli yengec karisimini yesil salatanin uzerine yayin. Siyah zetin ile susleyerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Ana Sayfaya Don
Broccoli Potato Salad (Patatesli Brokoli Salatasi)
2-3 potatoes
1 carrot
1 egg, hard boiled
¼ cup mozzarella/cheddar/parmesan, shredded
1 tsp vinegar
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
Boil potatoes, carrot and broccoli until they are soft and tender with salt. Do not boil more than 6-8 minutes, otherwise they will disperse. Then place the boiled vegetables into cold water and let them cool. Cut the potatoes in cubes, carrots in circular shapes and trim the broccoli in florets. Place them in a salad plate with salt, vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice (optional) and mix them all. Spread the cheese on top. Then slice the hardboiled egg into circular shapes or any shape you like. Place egg slices on the sides and serve.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
½ bas brokoli
2-3 patates
1 havuc
1 yumurta, sert haslanmis
½ cay bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
1 tatli kasigi sirke
1 cay kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi limon suyu
Patates, havuc ve brokoliyi tuzlu suda haslayin. En fazla 6-8 dakika haslayin, cok haslarsaniz sebzelerin sekilleri bozulur. Sonra haslanan sebzeleri soguk suya koyun ve sogutun. Patatesleri kup seklinde, havuclari yuvarlak kesin ve brokoliyi dalalrindan kucuk parcalara ayirin.
Salata tabagina alin, tuz, sirke, sizma zeytinyagi ve limon suyunu (istege bagli) ilave edip hepsini harmanlayin. Uzerine rendelenmis kasari serpin. Haslanmis yumurtalari yuvarlak ya da istediginiz sekilde dilimleyin ve tabagin yanlarina dizerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Brokolinin faydalari icin tiklayin.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Toasted Bread Dessert (Etimek Tatlisi)
Syrup:
1 ½ cup water
1 cup sugar
Pudding:
½ cup sugar
2 ½ cups milk
2 tbsp flour, heaping
4 tbsp butter/margarine
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
Garnish:
Any kind of nuts, cinnamon, chocolate sauce, etc.
Place the toasted breads/ unsalted rusks in a Pyrex or oven tray. In a pot place the water and sugar, then boil them for a couple of minutes. Pour the syrup on toasted breads and let them cool.
In a pot place the butter/margarine and flour, the sauté till its color changes. Then add milk, sugar and simmer for 2-3 minutes over medium heat, stirring continuously. To obtain a smooth and even pudding, use a blender. Stir in the vanilla extract and beaten egg, and then turn the heat off. Pour the warm pudding over the cooled toasted breads evenly.
Leave the Toasted Bread Dessert in the fridge for 1-2 hours. Then serve it with any kind of nuts, cinnamon, chocolate sauce and etc. on top.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
6 dilim tost ekmegi, kizartilmis /6-8 tane tuzsuz etimek
Surup:
1 ½ su bardagi su
1 su bardagi seker
Krema:
½ su bardagi seker
2 ½ su bardagi sut
2 yemek kasigi un, tepeleme
4 yemek kasigi tereyagi/margarin
1 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 tatli kasigi vanilya ekstrakti/1 paket vanillin
Uzerine:
Ceviz, findik, antep fistigi, tarcin, cikolata sosu ve benzerleri
Bir tepsiye etimekleri/kizarmis ekmek dilimlerini dizin. Bir tencerede seker ve suyu kaynatin ve etimeklerin uzerine dokun.
Baska bir tencerede un ile tereyagi/margarini eritip, unun rengi hafif degisene kadar kavurun. Sonra sut ve sekeri ilave edin ve orta ateste surekli karistirarak kaynatin. Eger un parcaciklari sutun icinde dagilmadiysa blendir ile karistirip puruzsuz hale getirin. Bir kac dakika pisirin ve vanilya ile cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edip ocagin altini kapatin. Sicak kremayi sogumus etimeklerin uzerine esit sekilde yayin.
Sogumasi icin 1-2 saat buzdolabinda bekletin. Etimek Tatlisinin uzerine ceviz, findik, tarcin, cikolata sosu ya da benzerlerini koyarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Ana Sayfaya Don
Italian Rice Omelet (Pirincli Italyan Omleti)
1/2 –1 cup cooked long grain rice
1-2 scallions, finely chopped
1/3 cup salami, cut in cubes (optional)
1/3 cup mozzarella/cheddar cheese, cut in cubes
1 tbsp butter/oil
½ tsp salt
½ tsp basil
¼ tsp paprika
In a large skillet place oil/butter and scallions, salamis. Saute them for a couple of minutes over medium heat. Then add the cooked rice (Pasta&Pilafs) and spread evenly on the bottom.
Mix in salt and spices to the beaten eggs and pour into the skillet. Place the cheese cubes evenly on the surface. Over medium heat, fold and cook The Italian Rice Omelet till the eggs are cooked.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
3 yumurta, cirpilmis
½-1 su bardagi pismis baldo pirinc
1-2 yesil sogan, kucuk dogranmis
1/3 su bardagi salam, kup seklinde dogranmis (istege bagli)
1 yemek kasigi tereyagi/sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kuru feslegen
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
Genis bir tavada sivi yag/tereyagi ile birlikte sogan ve salamlari orta ateste biraz cevirin. Sonra pismis pirinci (Pilav & Makarnalar) ilave edip tavanin dibine esit sekilde yayin.
Cirpilmis yumurtanin icine tuz ve baharatlari ilave edin ve karistirip tavaya ilave edin. Kasar peyniri uzerine esit olarak yayin. Orta ateste yumurta pisene dek, alt ust ederek Pirincli Italyan Omletini pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Tortilla with Ground Beef (Kolay Lahmacun)
1 big onion, finely chopped
½ cup tomatoes, crushed
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp dried parsley / ½ bunch fresh parsley
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp chili pepper (optional)
1 ½ tsp salt
6 original flour tortillas
TURKCE
250 gr (½ lb) kiyma
1 buyuk sogan, dogranmis
½ su bardagi domates, rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
2 yemek kasigi kuru maydanoz/ 1/2 demet dogranmis taze maydanoz
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi aci pul biber (istege bagli)
1 ½ tatli kasigi tuz
6 tane orjinal tortilla (lavas ekmegi)
Firini 190 C (375 F) ye isitin ve ustten ucuncu rafa firin tepsisine 1-2 lahmacun koyun ve ustten kizartma (broil) ayarinda 2-3 dakika kizartin. Kenarlarini yakmamaya dikkat edin. Hazir olan lahmacunlari bir tencereye ust uste koyarak tencerenin kapagini kapatin. Boylece lahmacunlar hem sicak kalacak, hem de yumusacik olacaklar.
Lahmacunun geleneksel servis sekli; icine limon sikilarak ve kebap salatasi ve sogan salatasi koyulup, rulo yapilarak ayran ile sunulur.
AFIYET OLSUN
French Toast (Yumurtali Ekmek)
½ cup milk
½ tsp salt
6-7 slices of bread (any kind)
3 tbsp oil
Serve warm with jam, molasses, marmelade, honey, cream cheese and etc... French Toasts are good to go at breakfasts.
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TURKCE
3 yumurta
½ su bargadi sut
1cay kasigi tuz
6-7 dilim ekmek (her cesit olabilir)
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
Sicak ve yaninda bal, pekmez, recel, marmelat, krem peynir ve benzerleri ile servis yapin. Kizarmis ekmek kahvaltilar icin idealdir.
AFIYET OLSUN
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Spinach Omelet (Ispanakli Omlet)
½ cup spinach in a can/ cooked spinach
1 small onion, chopped finely
2 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp black pepper
½ tsp salt
Serve warm.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
2 yumurta, cirpilmis
½ su bardagi konserve ispanak/pismis ispanak
1 kucuk sogan, kucuk dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi tuz
Bir tavada tereyagini eritin ve soganlari orta ateste kavurun, Sonra ispanagi ve tuzu ilave edip, 3 dakika daha kavurun. Tavanin dibine ispanagi esit olarak yayin ve cirpilmis yumurtayi ilave edin, uzerine karabiber serpin ve yumurta pisene dek Ispanakli Omleti alt ust ederek, her iki tarafini da pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Onion Salad (Sogan Salatasi)
½ tsp salt
½ tsp sumac
For garnish:
Fresh parsley/dill
Lemon wedges
TURKCE
1 sogan, yarim ay seklinde ince dogranmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi sumak
Sus icin:
Taze maydanoz/dereotu
Limon dilimleri
Maydanoz/dereotu ve limon dilimleri ile susleyerek servis yapin.
Sogan Salatasi; kebap, lahmacun ve et yemekleri ile guzel gider.
AFIYET OLSUN
Side Salad for Kebabs (Kebap Salatasi)
1 cucumber, sliced
1-2 leaves of lettuce, chopped
½ bunch of parsley/dill, chopped
Lemon juice and salt
Side Salad for Kebabs is good to go with Kebabs and Lahmacun.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
1 domates, dogranmis
1 salatalik, dogranmis
1-2 yaprak marul/kivircik, dogranmis
½ demet maydanoz/dereotu
Tuz, limon suyu
Butun dogranmis malzemeleri bir salata tabagina yerlestirin. Uzerine limon suyu ve tuz koyarak servis yapabilirsiniz.
Kebap Salatasi; kebap ve lahmacun yaninda servis yapilir.
AFIYET OLSUN
Friday, December 26, 2008
No Knead Bread (Yogurmadan Ekmek)
1 ½ cup and 2 tbsp water
¼ tsp instant yeast
1 ½ -2 tsp salt
In a large bowl, place the flour, water, instant yeast, salt and combine them with a wooden spoon/spatula (see the picture). Wrap it up with a plastic cover (see the picture). Leave the dough for all night (12-20 hours) in a warm place (65-70 F).
In the morning (see the picture) spread some flour on the counter, wet your hands and place the bread dough on the counter. Wetting your hands prevents the dough to stick to your hands. Grab the dough and fold over all ends towards the middle (see the picture). Gently move the dough onto a floured towel or floured plastic wrap. Let it nap for 2 hours to be puff up and double in size.
Use a 5 qt or larger and at least 4“ tall cast iron, Pyrex, stainless steel, ceramic or enamel pot with a lid. Make sure that it does not have plastic handles or other plastic parts and it could resist to high heat.
Half an hour before the nap ends, place the covered pot into the oven. Turn the heat to 450 F and preheat for 30 minutes. To prevent the dough to stick to the pot, place a parchment paper in the pot first. Place the dough into the pot, cover and then put back into the oven (see the picture). Bake for 30 minutes with the lid on. Then take the lid off and bake additional 15-20 minutes until it turns to golden brown.
Take the pot out and cool. You can hear the crust crackling.
ENJOY
TURKCE
3 su bardagi un
1 ½ su bardagi ve 2 yemek kasigi su
½ cay kasigi instant maya
1 ½ -2 tatli kasigi tuz
Genis bir kapta un, su, maya ve tuzu tahta kasik ile karistirin (resime bakiniz). Uzerini plastik film ile kaplayin ve gece boyunca, ilik ortamda (20 C), 12-20 saat dinlendirin (resime bakiniz).
Sabah olunca (resime bakiniz), tezgah uzerine un serpin ve ellerinizi islatip hamuru tezgaha alin. Ellerinizi islatmaniz hamurun elinize yapismasini engeller. Hamurun kenarlarindan tutup ortaya dogru kivirin (resime bakiniz) ve unladiginiz bir havluya ya da plastik film icine koyun. 2 saat dinlendirin. Ekmek hamuru iki kati kadar kabaracaktir.
4-5 lt lik ya da daha buyuk, en az 8-10 cm derinliginde; dokme demir, paslanmaz celik, borcam, seramik ya da emaye, kapakli bir tencereye ihtiyaciniz var. Plastik kulplari ya da plastik parcalari olmamasina ve yuksek isiya dayanikli olduguna emin olun.
Hamurun dinlenmesinin bitmesine yarim saat kala, kapagini kapattiginiz tencereyi firina koyun ve 230 C (450 F) ye ayarlayip 30 dakika icerde bekletin.Hamuru tencereye koymadan once, yagli kagit koyarak hamurun tencereye yapismasini onleyebilirsiniz. Sonra hamuru tencereye koyup, kapagini kapatin ve firina koyun (resime bakiniz). Kapagi kapali olarak 30 dakika pisirin. Sonra kapagini acin ve uzeri kizarana dek 15-20 dakika daha pirisin.
Son olarak disari cikarin ve sogutun. Sogurken ekmegin kabugundan gelen citirti sesleri duyacaksiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
Cigarette Borek (Sigara Boregi)
1-1 1/2 cup feta cheese
1/3 cup fresh parsley/ dill, finely chopped
½ cup oil for frying
Mix feta cheese and dill/parsley in a small bowl. Place Phyllo Pastry sheets on top of each other and cut them in half. Then again cut the 2 pieces crosswise from the corners and form 4 pieces (see the picture). Place 1 tsp of filling on the wide sides (see the picture) and fold the corners inside (see the picture). Then, roll them up (see the picture) and soak the end to water and close it up. Roll all the sheets up in the same way (you can use 2 pieces of sheets together since the sheets are very thin, but it is up to you).
Sizzle the oil in a large skillet and fry the both sides of Cigarette Boreks over medium heat till their color turn into a light golden brown color. After that, place them on a paper towel to soak the excess oil up.
Place them to a serving plate and serve warm.
ENJOY
P.S: If you are using Turkish-style pastry sheets, cut them in 16 triangular-like pieces and then follow the intructions described above to roll up and fry.
P.S: The Phyllo Pastry dries quickly, so roll them up quickly or cover the ones you aren’t using with a clean cloth.
TURKCE
½ paket (200-250 gr) Phyllo Pastry
1/3 su bardagi taze maydanoz/ dereotu, dogranmis
½ su bardagi siviyag, kizartmak icin
Peynir ve maydanoz/ dereotunu bir kasede karistirin. Yufkalari ust uste tezgahin uzerine yayin ve enine 2 parcaya bolun. Sonra her parcayi kosesinden caprazlamasina kesin ve 4 parca elde edin (resime bakiniz). Sonra genis kisimlarina 1 tatli kasigi ic malzemeden koyun (resime bakiniz) ve ust kenarlarini ice dogru kivirin (resime bakiniz). Sonra rulo seklinde dolayin (resime bakiniz). Uc kismini su ile islatarak yapismasini saglayin. (Yufkalar cok ince oldugu icin 2 yufkayi birden de sarabilirsiniz.)
Yufkalar bitene dek bu islemi uygulayin. Genis bir tavada yagi kizdirin ve sigara boreklerin her iki tarafida kizarana dek orta ateste kizartin. Sigara boreklerini kagit havlu uzerine alip, fazla yagini almasini saglayin.
Servis tabagina alin ve sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Eger normal yufka kullaniyorsaniz, yufkayi 16 esit parcaya bolun ve yukarida anlatildigi bicimde sarin ve kizartin.
NOT: Phyllo Pastry cabuk kurudugu icin, sigara boreklerini cabuk sarin ya da kullanmadiginiz yufklari temiz bir bez ile ortun.
Roasted Nuts (Kavrulmus Kuruyemis)
½ tsp salt
Wash the unshelled nuts and drain. Then, sprinkle the salt and mix. Place them on a baking tray with baking paper (see the picture).
Preheat the oven to 350-375 F (180-190 C) and roast the nuts till they change to light brown color (8-10 minutes). Also when they are ready, you can hear them cracking.
Cool the roasted nuts and rub them with your hands to remove their thin skins.
ENJOY
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TURKCE
½ kg kabugu soyulmus kuruyemis (ceviz, badem, findik, v.s)
1 cay kasigi tuz
Soguduktan sonra, elinizle ovalayarak ince kabuklarindan ayirabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
Spicy Potatoes (Baharatli Patates)
½ tsp dried mint
¼ tsp paprika
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them all. For the microwave, place them in a microwaveable tray and bake till they become soft and tender (8-10 minutes).
For baking in the oven, preheat oven to 425 F (220 C) and bake for about 20-30 minutes till potatoes become soft and tender.
Serve the Spicy Potatoes warm.
ENJOY
TURKCE
1-2 orta boy patates, soyulup, dilimlenmis
1 cay kasigi kuru nane
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
½ cay kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi zeytin yagi
Butun malzemeleri bir kasede harmanlayin. Mikrodalgada pisirmek icin, mikrodalgaya uygun, borcam, cam ya da porselen bir tepside patatesler yumusayana dek pisirin (8-10 dakika).
Firin icin, patatesleri firin tepsisine alin ve 220 C (425 F) de yumusayana dek yaklasik 20-30 dakika pisirin.
Baharatli Patatesleri sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN