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

Carrot Soup with Milk (Sutlu Havuc Corbasi)

2 medium carrots, shredded
3 tbsp vegetable oil
3 tbsp flour
2 cups milk
1 tsp paprika
3 cups water
1 tbsp salt to taste
For garnish fresh parsley/dill, chopped

Place vegetable oil and shredded carrot in a pot. Saute over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes. Stir in flour and paprika. Saute for additional 2-3 minutes.
Add water first and then milk. Stir well to dissolve flour particles. Bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to low, close the lid and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Mix the soup with a blender till it gets smooth. Then stir in salt and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Garnish with parsley/dill before serving.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 orta boy havuc, rendelenmis
3 yemek kasigi sivi yag
3 yemek kasigi un
1 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz biber
2 su bardagi sut
3 su bardagi su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
Uzeri icin maydanoz/dereotu, dogranmis

Bir tencereye sivi yag ve rendelenmis havuclari alin. Orta ateste havuclar diriligini kaybedene dek yaklasik 3-4 dakika soteleyin. Un ve kirmizi biberi ilave edin ve 2-3 dakika daha kavurun.
Once suyu sonra sutu ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Kaynamaya baslayinca hafife alin ve kapagi kapali olarak yaklasik 15 dakika boyunca pisirin.
Blendir ile guzelce cirpin ve tuzunu ilave edip 4-5 dakika kadar daha pisirin.
Servis yaparken uzerine dogranmis maydanoz/derotu serpistirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Borek with Seltzer (Maden Suyu/Sodali Borek)

1 lb (454 gr) Phyllo Pastry / 3-4 yufka

3 L (13*9*2”) Pyrex casserole dish

1 egg

¼ tsp salt

½ cup milk

1/3 cup oil
1½ cup Seltzer (mineral water)

1 tsp sesame seeds (optional)

1 tsp nigella seeds (optional)

Filling for Borek with cheese :

100-150 gr crumbled feta cheese or Mexican crumbling cheese
½ cup parsley or dill chopped (optional)

2-3 tbsp yogurt (optional)

Take the ingredients in a bowl or plate and mix them.

Click for using different types of fillings

In a bowl; place the egg, oil, Seltzer and milk. Mix them with a whisk. You will use this mixture between each layer of the pastry and for the top of the borek.After greasing the Pyrex dish, place two or three layers of pastry/1 yufka on the bottom and let it go out over the sides of the dish. Spread 3 tbsp of the mixture all over and place some of the filling you are using and spread it evenly. Take the other 2-3 sheets of pastry/1 yufka and wrinkle them up in order to fit to the dish (see the picture). Continue layering in the same way; first the liquid mixture and then the filling.When you place the last pastry sheets/yufka, fold the sides of the bottom sheet over the borek.

Cut the borek into desired size squares. Sprinkle with nigella and sesame seeds. Pour the remaining liquid mixture on top of the borek evenly.Preheat the oven to 350 F(180 C) and bake for about 30-45 minutes, until it turns lightly brown.

Serve warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 paket (454 gr) Phyllo Pastry/ 3-4 adet yufka

3lt lik Pyrex (borcam) ya da herhangi bir tepsi

1 yumurta

½ cay kasigi tuz

½ su bardagi sut

½ su bardagi sivi yag
1½ su bardagi maden suyu

2 cay kasigi susam (istege bagli)

2 cay kasigi corek otu (istege bagli)

Peynirli Borek icin Ic Malzeme:
100 gr ufalanmis beyaz peynir/lor

½ su bardagi maydanoz/dereotu, dogranmis (istege bagli)

2-3 yemek kasigi yogurt (istege bagli)

Malzemeleri bir kaseye koyup karistirin.

Farkli ic malzeme cesitleri icin tiklayin

Bir kasede sut, yumurta, maden suyu ve sivi yagini karistirin. Bu karisimi her 2-3 tane pastri arasina/her yufka arasinda ve boregin ustu icin kullanacaksiniz.Tepsiyi yagladiktan sonra, 2-3 tane pastriyi/1 yufkayi tepsinin dibine kenarlari tepsinin disarisina cikacak sekilde yayin. 3 yemek kasigi sut karisimindan yayin ve kullandiginiz icten bir miktar alip esit sekilde yayin. Diger 2-3 pastriyi/ 1 yufkayi burusturarak tepsinin boyutlarina gore yerlestirin ve yine sutlu karisim ve icten koyarak elinizdeki pastri/yufka bitene dek bu islemi tekrarlayin (resime bakiniz).Son pastri/yufkayi koyunca en alttaki yufkayi tepsinin icine dogru kivirip boregin uzerini ortun.

Boregi istediginiz buyuklukte kare parcalara dilimleyin ve geriye kalan sut karisimini esit sekilde boregin uzerine dokun. Susam ile corek otu serpin. Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda, uzeri hafifce kizarana dek, yaklasik 30-45 dakika pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Whole Chicken with Vegetables (Firinda Sebzeli Butun Tavuk)

1 whole chicken
1-2 potatoes, chopped 1 carrot, sliced round
1 cup green beans
1 onion, cut into 8 pieces
1 cup broccoli florets
½ cup baby corns

½ tsp salt (for vegetables)

1 tsp salt (for chicken)

1 tsp paprika

1-2 tbsp canola oil

Spread salt all over the vegetables and mix them all. Set aside. You might take the chicken’s skin off if you wish. Spread salt all over the chicken and with your hands. Then, mix the canola oil with paprika and rub all over the chicken. Place it in a Pyrex dish. Fill the remaining spaces with the vegetables.Preheat the oven to 400 F (200C) and bake for about 60-80minutes until it is golden brown.

ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 butun tavuk
1-2 patates, dogranmis
1 havuc, dogranmis
1 su bardagi yesil fasulye
1 su bardagi brokoli
1 sogan, sekiz parcaya bolunmus
½ su bardagi minik misir
1 cay kasigi tuz ( sebzeler icin)
1 tatli kasigi tuz (tavuk icin)
2 cay kasigi kirmizi biber
1-2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

Sebzeleri bir kaba alin ve tuzlayin. Bir kenara ayirin. Tavugun derisini alabilirsiniz ya da derisi ile pisirebilirsiniz.Tavugun her yerini guzelce ovalayarak tuzlayin. Sonra kirmizi biber ve kanola yagini karistirin. Elinizi kullanarak bu karisimi tavugun her yerine surun.
Tavugu borcam ya da firin tepsisine yerlestirin. Yan taraflarinda kalan bosluklari sebzeler ile doldurun.Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda, tavugun uzeri kizarana dek 60-80 dakika pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don