Italian Dip (Italyan Sosu)

½ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp Italian seasoning
A pinch of salt
Red pepper flakes (optional)

In a bowl mix all the ingredients and leave for 2-3 hours. So, olive oil will absorb the Italian seasoning flavors. This dip is good to go with fresh baked warm breads.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ su bardagi sizma zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi italyan baharat karisimi
Bir tutam tuz
Kirmizi pul biber (istege bagli)

Kucuk bir kasede butun malzemeleri karistirin ve en az 2-3 saat bekletin. Boylece baharatlarin aromalari zeytinyagina gececektir. Italyan Sosu, sicak taze ekmek ile cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Spinach with Rice (Pirincli Ispanak)

2lb spinach, fresh or frozen
1/2-2/3 cup rice, washed and drained
1 onion, chopped
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 ½-2 cup hot water
1 tsp salt to taste

In a pot sauté onions with olive oil over medium heat. Stir in tomato paste and sauté for 1-2 minutes. If you are using fresh spinach, wash and drain them then, chop . If you are using frozen spinach, just add them into pot. Over medium heat stirring occasionally, cook them till most of the water evaporates (5 minutes).
Stir in rice and add hot water, salt (I use half bulgur and half rice, since it is more nutritious that way). Close the lid and cook over low heat for 20-30 minutes, till the rice is cooked.
You can serve Spinach with Rice, with yogurt on top. Also you can sprinkle some red pepper flakes on top.
ENJOY
***This is a vegetarian recipe.

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TURKCE
1 kg ispanak, taze ya da dondurulmus
1 sogan, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi salca
½-2/3 su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
1 ½-2 su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Sogani zeytinyagi ile orta ateste kavurun. Sonra salcayi ilave edin ve biraz daha cevirip, ispanaklari ilave edin. Eger taze ispanak kullaniyorsaniz once guzelce yikayin. Suyunu suzup dograyin. Dondurulmus ispanak kullaniyorsaniz direk tencereye ilave edin. Yaklasik 5 dakika orta ateste suyu azalana dek kavurun.
Yikanmis ve suyu suzulmus pirinci ilave edin (Daha besleyici oldugu icin ben yari bulgur yari pirinc kullaniyorum). Sonra sicak suyu ve tuzunu ilave edin. Kapagini kapatip kisik ateste yaklasik 20-30 dakika pirincler pisene dek pisirin.
Pirincli Ispanagi yaninda veya uzerinde yogurt ile servis yapabilirsiniz. Uzerine pul biber serpebilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN
***Bu bir vejeteryan yemegidir.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Potato Cake (Patatesli Kek)

2 eggs
1 cup yogurt
3 potatoes, finely diced
8 tbsp (125 gr) butter/margarine, melted
2 cups flour
1/3 cup dill/parsley, finely chopped
1 tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp black pepper
1/3 tbsp paprika
1 tsp sesame seeds for top

In a bowl beat the eggs with a mixer for 2-3 minutes. Then add yogurt, butter/margarine, salt and spices. Combine baking powder and flour, then add them to the mixture. Mix them all evenly. Stir in parsley/dill and potatoes with a wooden spoon.
Transfer the cake mixture in a greased rectangular or square Pyrex dish and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
Preheat the oven to 350 F(180 C) and bake for 40-50 minutes, till it turns golden brown.
Potato Cake is good to go at breakfasts and brunches.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 yumurta
1 su bardagi yogurt
2 su bardagi un
3 orta boy patates, kucuk kup kup dogranmis
8 yemek kasigi (125 gr) tereyag/margarin, erimis
1/3 cup dereotu/maydanoz, ince dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi toz/pul kirmizi biber
1 paket/ 1tatli kasigi kabartma tozu
1 tatli kasigi susam

Yumurtalari bir kasede mikser ile 2-3 dakika cirpin. Sonra terayagi/margarine, yogurt, tuz ve baharatlari ilave edin. Un ve kabartma tozunu harmanlayip karisima yavas yavas ekleyin.
Maydanoz/dereotu ve patatesleri de ilave edip, tahta kasikla karistirin. Yaglanmis bir dikdortgen ya da kare borcam tepsiye dokun ve uzerine susam serpin.
180 C (350F) isitilmis firinda yaklasik 40-50 dakika pisirin.
Patatesli kek ozellikle kahvalti ve cay saatleri icin cok guzel bir tariftir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Chicken Stew with Onions (Soganli Tavuk Yahnisi)

2 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless, chopped
2 onions, chopped
½ cup tomatoes, crushed or diced
1 tsp tomato paste
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp salt to taste
2 tbsp flour
3 cups hot/warm water
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin

Cook chopped chicken till the juice evaporates. Then add oil and sauté for 1-2 minutes and stir in onions. Over medium heat sauté for 2-3 minutes and stir in flour. Saute for about 2 minutes, then add tomato paste and tomatoes and cook all for 1-2 minutes. Add water and salt.
Close the lid and simmer over low heat till chicken become soft (for about 20 minutes). Sprinkle cumin and black pepper before serving.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 tavuk sarmasi, kemiksiz ve derisiz, dogranmis
2 sogan, dogranmis
½ su bardagi domates, dogranmis/pure
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi un
3 su bardagi sicak/ilik su
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber

Dogranmis tavuklari genis bir tencerede suyunu cekene dek cevirin. Suyunu cekince yag ilave edin 1-2 dakika daha cevirince soganlari ilave edin. Orta ateste 2-3 dakika kavurun ve un ilave edin. Yaklasik 2 dakika daha un ile kavurun ve salca ile domatesi ilave edin. 1-2 dakika daha kavurduktan sonra sicak suyu ve tuzu ilave edin.
Tencerenin kapagini kapatip, kisik ateste etler pisene dek pisirin (yaklasik 20 dakika). Servis yapmadan once kimyon ve karabiber serpin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Creamy Biscuit Cake (Kremali Biskuvi Pastasi)

This delicious and easy cake recipe is from my mother and sister.

1 lb Petit Beurre or Social thin tea biscuits
16 oz (~460 gr) Whipped Topping, thawed
½ -1 cup any kind of sauce (syrup) you like (preferably strawberry or chocolate)
Crushed or ground pistachios/hazelnuts/almonds or any other nuts

Crumble the biscuits into the whipped cream and mix them to obtain an even mixture. You can use any shape of Pyrex dish or tray (square, rectangle or circular,…) you like. Place plastic wrap over the bottom of the tray and put the cake mixture in. Gently press over the mixture to fit the tray. Leave it in the fridge at least 3-4 hours, preferably 12 hours.

Take the cake out of fridge and turn it upside down over a serving plate. Pour the sauce (syrup) all over (I’ve used blackberry sauce). Then garnish the surface with any kind of nuts.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

Bu pasta annemle kardesimin yaptigi harika ve pratik bir tarif.

~450 gr Petit Beurre ya da cay biskuvisi

~460 gr krem santi/2 paket hazirlanmis krem santi, oda sicakliginda

½-1 su bardagi istediginiz tur pasta sosu (tercihen cilek ya da cikolata)

Ufalanmis ya da ogutulmus antep fistigi/findik/badem ya da diger kuruyemisler

Biskuvileri krem santinin icine kiriklayin ve guzelce karistirin.Pastanizin hangi sekilde olmasini isterseniz (yuvarlak, kare, dikdortgen,…) ona gore bir tepsi ya da kalip secin ve dibine plastik strec film serin. Uzerine tatlinizi koyun ve uzerinden hafifce bastirarak kalibin seklini almasini saglayin. En az 3-4 saat, tercihen 12 saat buzdolabinda bekletin.

Buzdolabindan cikarinca, pastanizi servis tabagina ters cevirin. Uzerine kullacaginiz sosu dokun (ben bogurtlen sosu kullandim). Sonra uzerini istediginiz sekilde ve istediginiz malzemeyle susleyin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tortilla Borek

MAIN

5-7 Flour Tortilla, large (Mexican Burrito)
2 eggs

¼ tsp salt to taste
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup oil (preferably canola/olive oil)
1 tsp nigella seeds (optional)

Filling with Feta cheese
150 gr crumbled feta cheese or Mexican crumbling cheese
½ bunch of parsley or dill chopped (1 cup)

In a bowl, whisk eggs, oil and milk. You will use this mixture between every layer of tortillas and on top of borek. In another bowl combine filling ingredients. Also you can use other fillings for borek. Grease a 3 L (13*9*2 inch) Pyrex dish or smaller. Fill a large bowl with water and soak each tortilla in it to make them softer. Then place one tortilla and if it does not fit your dish, you can trim the edges or tear in half. And then use these pieces to make a layer. Spread 3-4 tbsp of the mixture over each layer and put some of the filling you are using and spread it evenly. Continue layering in the same way; first the liquid mixture and then the filling.
Cover the top with the last tortilla and cut the borek into slices.
Pour the remaining liquid mixture on top and sprinkle nigella seeds (see the picture). Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C) and cook for about 30-35 minutes, until it turns golden brown. Serve Tortilla Borek warm and it is good to go with Turkish Tea.
ENJOY

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TURKCE

5-6 Tortilla, buyuk boy (Meksika Burrito)
3lt lik Pyrex (borcam) ya da herhangi bir tepsi
2 yumurta
½ cay kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi sut
½ su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola/zeytinyagi)
2 cay kasigi corek otu

Beyaz Peynirli Borek icin Ic
200 gr ufalanmis beyaz peynir
½ demet maydanoz/dereotu , dogranmis

Bir kasede sut, yumurta ve sivi yagini karistirin. Bu karisimi her tortilla arasinda ve boregin ustu icin kullanacaksiniz.
Baska bir kasede ic malzemeleri karistirin. Borek icin farkli ic malzemeler de kullanabilirsiniz.
Buyuk bir kaseyi sui le doldurun ve her tortillayi suyun icine batirip, islatarak yumusatin. Dibini yagladiginiz tepsiye yayin. Eger tortilla tepsinize uymuyorsa, kenarlarindan ya da ordana yirtarak istediginiz sekilde ayarlayip tepsiye yerlestirin. Uzerine 3 yemek kasigi sut karisimindan yayin ve kullandiginiz icten bir miktar alip esit sekilde yayin. Son tortillayi boregin uzeri icin ayirin ve geri kalanlari icin ayni islemi uygulayin.
Son tortillayi boregin uzerine koyunca, boregi dilimleyin ve geri kalan sutlu karisimi uzerine esit olarak yayin (resime bakiniz). Corek otu serpin ve onceden isitilmis 190 C (375 F) firinda, uzeri kizarana dek, yaklasik 30-35 dakika pisirin. Sicak servis yapin.
Tortilla Borek cay ile cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don