Veggie Pasta (Sebzeli Makarna)

1 package pasta (preferably 3 color bow-tie)
½ cup sweet corn, boiled/can
½ cup sweet peas, boiled/can
½ cup carrot, chopped and boiled/can
½ cup green beans, chopped and boiled/can (optional)
2 tbsp butter/margarine
1/3 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
Parmesan cheese for top (optional)
Any kind of pasta sauce (optional)

Boil the pasta with salty water according to the the instructions on the label. and then drain. Stir and melt in butter/margarine. Place pasta on a serving plate and add the sauce you like (optional). I used garlic yogurt as the sauce.
Then add vegetables, you can either mix them all or just leave on top. Garnish with black olive slices and sprinkle Parmesan Cheese (optional).
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 paket makarna (tercihen 3 renkli fiyonk makarna)
½ su bardagi misir, haslanmis/konserve
½ su bardagi bezelye, haslanmis/konserve
½ su bardagi havuc, dogranmis ve haslanmis/konserve
½ su bardagi yesil fasulye, dogranmis ve haslanmis/konserve (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi/margarin
1/3 su bardagi siyah zeytin, cekirdegi cikarilmis ve dilimlenmis
Uzeri icin rendelenmis Parmesan/kasar peyniri (istege bagli)
Istediginiz cesit makarna sosu (istege bagli)

Makarnayi paketteki pisirme talimatina gore tuzlu suda pisirin ve suyunu suzun. Terayagi ya da margarini icine atip, eritin. Sonra servis tabagina alin ve istediginiz herhangi bir makarna sosunu ilave edin (istege bagli). Ben sarimsakli yogurt kullandim.
Uzerine kullanacaginiz sebzeleri ilave edin, karistirin veya oylece ustunde birakin . Siyah zeytin ile susleyin ve arzu ederseniz uzerine Parmesan/kasar peyniri rendesi serpin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Shallow Fried Spicy Potatoes (Baharatli Patates Dilimleri)

3 potatoes, boiled and peeled
2-3 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp dried mint/basil

Let the boiled potatoes cool and then slice them 1/5 inch thick in circular shapes. Sizzle the oil in a skillet and place potato slices. Sprinkle salt, paprika and mint/basil. Shallow fry both sides till they turn to a light golden brown color over medium heat.
You can serve Shallow Fried Spicy Potatoes at breakfast or as a side dish.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 patates, haslanmis ve soyulmus
2-3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 cay kasigi kuru nane/feslegen

Haslanmis patatesler soguduktan sonra, ½ cm kalinliginda yuvarlak dilimleyin. Teflon bir tavada sivi yagi kizdirin patatesleri koyun ve uzerlerine tuz, kirmizi biber ve nane/feslegen serpin. Orta ateste hafif kizarana dek her iki taraflarini da kizartin.
Baharatli Patates Dilimlerini sabah kahvaltisinda ya da yan yemek olarak servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Carrot Cake (Havuclu Kek)

3 eggs
1 ½ cup sugar
1 cup oil/7 Tbsp melted butter or margarine
1 cup carrot, shredded
1 cup walnut/pecan, crushed
2 cups flour
1-2 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp orange/lemon zest
1 tsp baking powder

Beat eggs and sugar with a mixer till it becomes foamy (3 mins). Add oil/margarine and mix for a while. Then mix in shredded carrots, lemon/orange zest and crushed walnuts/pecans. Finally add flour, cinnamon and baking powder and mix for 3-4 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and grease the cake pan and pour the cake mixture in.
Bake the Carrot Cake until it becomes golden brown, for 40-50 minutes. To check whether the cake is ready, insert a toothpick in the center and pull it out, if it comes out clean, your cake is done.
ENJOY
P.S: To remove the cake form the pan easily, cover its bottom with a wet cloth and allow to cool 10 to 15 minutes before removing.

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3 yumurta
1 ½ su bardagi seker
1 su bardagi sivi yag/ 100 gr erimis margarin/tereyag
1 su bardagi havuc, rendelenmis
½ su bardagi ceviz, ufalanlanmis
2 su bardagi un
1-2 tatli kasigi tarcin
1 yemek kasigi rendelenmis limon/portakal kabugu
1 paket/1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

Yumurta ve sekeri mikser ile kopuk haline gelene kadar cirpin (3 dakika). Sivi yagi ilave edip biraz daha karistirin. Sonra havuc, ceviz ve limon/portakal kabugunu ilave edin. Biraz daha karistirip, un, tarcin ve kabartma tozunu ekleyip 3-4 dakika daha karistirin.
Kek karisimini, yagladiginiz kek kalibina dokun ve onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 40-50 dakika pisirin.
Bir kurdani kekin ortasina batirarak pisip pismedigini kontrol edebilirsiniz. Eger kurdan temiz cikarsa kekiniz hazir demektir.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Keki kalibindan kolayca cikarmak icin, firindan cikarinca kek kalibinin dibini islak bir bez ile sarin ve 10-15 dakika sogumasini bekleyin. Kekin kaliptan kolayca ciktigini goreceksiniz.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Potato Salad (Patates Salatasi)

3 potatoes, boiled and peeled
2 green onions/ 1 small onion, chopped (optional)
2-3 leaves of lettuce, chopped finely
½ cup fresh dill/parsley, chopped
1 tsp salt to taste
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
Red pepper flakes (optional)
Small radish slices for garnish

Mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl. Or mix salt, lemon juice, olive oil and vinegar in another bowl, then pour over the other ingredients. You can garnish the top with radish slices.
Potato Salad is good to go with fish and seafood dishes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
3 patates, haslanmis ve kabuklari soyulmus
2 yesil sogan/1 kucuk sogan, dogranmis (istege bagli)
2-3 yaprak kivircik/marul, ince dogranmis
½ su bardagi taze maydanoz/dereotu, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi sirke
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu (istege bagli)
Kirmizi pul biber (istege bagli)
Suslemek icin kucuk kirmizi turp dilimleri

Butun malzemeleri bir salata kasesine alip karistirin. Isterseniz limon suyu, sirke, zeytinyagi ve tuzu ayri bir yerde karistirip diger malzemenin uzerine dokup karistirabilirsiniz. Uzerini kucuk kirmizi turp ile susleyebilirsiniz.
Patates salatasi balik ve deniz urunlerinin yaninda guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Oven Baked Flounder (Firinda Dil Baligi)

1 lb (~450-500gr) flounder or sole fillets
1 big onion, sliced in ring shapes
4-5 button mushrooms, brushed and sliced
1 carrot, chopped in bite sizes
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil/butter
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp paprika

Rub the flounder or sole fillets with salt and then mix extra virgin olive oil/butter, lemon juice, paprika and black pepper. Dip the fillets into it and marinate in the fridge at least 2 hours, preferably over night.
Place sliced onions, mushrooms and carrots on the bottom of a Pyrex or oven tray(see the picture). Then place flounder or sole fillets over them, discard the marinade sauce.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200C) and cook for about 15-20 minutes till fish turn to light golden brown.
ENJOY
Benefits of Fish

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½ kg dil baligi fileto
1 buyuk boy sogan, yuvarlak dilimlenmis
4-5 tane kultur mantari, yikanip, dilimlenmis
1 havuc, istenen buyuklukte dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi/tereyag
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Tuzu ellerinizle ovalayarak balik filetolarina yedirin. Sonra bir tabakta zeytinyagi/tereyagi, limon suyu, karabiber ve kirmizi biberi karistirin ve balik filetolarini bu sosa bulayip, en az 2 saat, tercihen gece boyunca buzdolabinda marine edin.
Sogan dilimlerini, mantar ve havuclari borcam ya da firin tepsisinin dibine yayin (resime bakiniz) ve uzerine marine edilmis dil baliklarini dizin. Marine sosunu atin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda 15-20 dakika, baliklar kizarana dek pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN
Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Shrimp Kebab (Karides Kebabi)

1 lb shrimp, cleaned and deveined
¼ cup olive oil
1 tbsp garlic, minced

2 tbsp lemon juice

¼ tsp black pepper

2 tbsp soy sauce
A pinch of parsley, finely chopped (optional)
½ tsp salt to taste
Metal or wooden skewers

2 hours prior to cooking, prepare the marinade. Mix olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper, soy sauce, parsley, salt and garlic. Dip the fish into it and marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours. Remove shrimp from marinade and discard the marinade. If you are using metal or steel skewers, lightly coat them with oil. Place shrimp on skewers (about 5 shrimps per skewer) and then cook them over grill 3 minutes each side. Do not overcook. You can also cook them in the oven 8-10 minutes or until they get pink at 350 F (400 F).
You can serve shrimp kebabs over a bed of rice or pilaf with fresh lemon wedges.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg karides, temizlenmis

¼ su bardagi zeytinyagi
1 yemek kasigi sarimsak, dovulmus

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

½ cay kasigi karabiber
2 yemek kasigi soya sosu
Bir tutam taze maydanoz, kucuk dogranmis (istege bagli)

1 cay kasigi tuz

Metal ya da tahta sis

Karidesleri pisirmeden en az 2 saat once marine sosunu hazirlayin. Zeytinyagi, limon suyu, sarimsak, karabiber, tuz, soya sosu ve maydanozu karistirin. Karidesleri bu sosa bulayin ve sosa yatirarak en az 2 saat buzdolabinda marine edin.

Daha sonra karidesleri sislere araliklarla dizin (bir sise 5-6 tane) ve marine sosunu atin. Eger metal sis kullaniyorsaniz karidesleri dizmeden once sisleri hafifce yaglayin. Izgara ya da mangalda her iki tarafini da 3'er dakika pisirin. Fazla pisirmeyin. Karides kebabini firinda 180 C (350 F)' de yaklasik 8-10 dakika karidesler pembelesene dek pisirebilirsiniz.

Karides Kebabini pirinc ya da pilav uzerinde taze limon dilimleriyle servis edebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don