Red Pepper with Ricotta (Lor Peynirli Kirmizi Biber)

2 large red peppers, cut in chunks
1-1 ½ cup ricotta cheese
2 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh parsley to garnish

Take olive oil and peppers in a wide sauté pan and sauté peppers over medium heat until they get soft. Add salt, pepper and ricotta cheese. Mix them all and transfer to a serving plate. If desired garnish with fresh parsley.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 buyuk kirmizi biber, buyuk dogranmis
1-1 ½ su bardagi lor peyniri
2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
Tuz ve karabiber
Suslemek icin taze maydanoz

Genis bir tavaya zeytinyagi ve biberleri alin. Orta ateste ara sira karistirarak biberler pisene dek sote edin. Tuz, karabiber ve lor peynirini ilave edin ve guzelce harmanlayin.
Servis tabagina alin ve istege gore uzerini maydanoz ile susleyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Rose Desert (Gul Tatlisi)

2 cups flour

1 cup semolina

½ cup yogurt

125 gram margarine, at room temperature

½ cup canola oil

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

A pinch of salt

For garnish almond, hazelnut or walnut

Syrup:

3 cups sugar

3 cups water

1 tsp lemon juice

Prepare the syrup first by mixing the water and sugar. Bring to a boil and after boiling for a couple of minutes stir in lemon juice and set aside to cool.

For the dough, mix the yogurt, oil, margarine and semolina. Then, slowly add flour and the remaining ingredients and form a soft dough. Use a rolling pin to flatten to dough for about 1/8-1/9 inch thickness. Use circle cutter about 1 ½-2 inch in diameter to cut circles. Place 3 circles on top of each other as in picture. Then place almonds, hazelnuts or walnuts in the middle of the edges as in picture. Then roll it and cut in half to form a rose shape. Or, you may first cut the circles in two and then place the nuts and then roll it up as in the picture.

Place the rose shapes over a greased oven tray and bake in a preheated oven at 350 F (180 C) for about 20-25 minutes or until they turn light brown. Pour the cooled syrup all over the desert evenly. You may turn the roses upside down gradually to let them absorb the syrup evenly. Let them sit in the syrup overnight and then serve the next day.

ENJOY

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2 su bardagi un

1 su bardagi irmik

½ su bardagi yogurt

125 gr margarin, oda sicakliginda

½ su bardagi kanola yagi

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

1 tatli kasigi vanilya

Bir tutam tuz

Suslemek icin badem, findik ya da ceviz

Surubu icin:

3 su bardagi su

3 su bardagi seker

1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Once surubunun malzemelerini bir tencereye koyun ve kaynatın. Bir kenarda sogumaya birakin. Hamurun un, kabartma tozu ve vanilya haric diger malzemelerini karistirin. Sonra, yavas yavas unu ilave etmeye baslayin. Son olarak kabartma tozu ve vanilyayı ilave edin. Hamur kulak memesi yumusaklığında olmalidir. Hamuru merdane ya da oklava ile 3-4 mm kalinliginda acin.

Cay bardaginin agzi ile yuvarlaklar kesin. Uc tane yuvarlak yarisi ust uste gelecek sekilde resimdeki gibi yanyana dizin. Uc kisimlarinin ortasina findik, badem ya da ceviz koyun ve rulo seklinde sarin. Sonra ortadan ikiye kesin ya da sarmadan once ortadan ikiye kesin ve sonra resimdeki gibi rulo seklinde sarin.

Yaglanmis olan firin tepsisine dizin ve onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda yaklasik 20-25 dakika ya da uzerleri hafifce kizarana dek pisirin. Firindan cikan sicak tatlinin uzerine surubu esit olarak dokun. Tatlilarin surubu iyice cekmesi icin alt ust edilebilir. Bir gece surubu cekmesi icin bekletin ve ertesi gun ikram edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Salmon with Lemon and Onions (Firinda Limonlu-Soganli Somon)

1lb salmon fillets

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 green onions, chopped

¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper

Salt to taste

Pre-heat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Season the salmon with salt and pepper and set aside.

Combine olive oil, lemon juice and green onions. Arrange the salmon in a single layer in a baking pan. Pour the olive oil mixture over it. Bake 20-25 minutes or until its tender, basting once or twice with pan juices. Serve hot.

ENJOY
Benefits of Fish

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½ kg somon baligi (fileto)

2 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi

2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

2 yesil sogan, dogranmis

½ cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi tuz

Firini onceden 180 C (350 F)’ye isitin. Somon baligini tuz ve karabiber ile ovalayin.

Bir kasede zeytinyagi, limon suyu ve yesil soganlari karistirin. Somon baliklarini firin tepsisine dizin. Uzerlerine limonlu karisimi dokun. Firina verin ve ara sira dibindeki sudan uzerine dokerek yaklasik 20-25 dakika pisirin.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN
Baligin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Bok Choy with Mushroom (Mantarli Cin Lahanasi)

½ lb bok choy

3 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp soy sauce

½-1 red pepper, chopped

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

5-6 mushrooms, sliced

½ cup walnuts

½ tsp salt to taste

Chop the stalks and leaves of bok choy any size you wish. Take olive oil over a sauté pan and sauté peppers until they get soft. Then, add stalks of bok choy first, sauté for 3-4 minutes and add leaves, garlic, mushrooms, salt and soy sauce. Sauté for 2 more minutes. Toss with walnuts and serve.

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250 gr cin lahanasi

3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 yemek kasigi soya sosu

½-1 kirmizi biber, buyuk dogranmis

2-3 dis sarimsak,ezilmis

5-6 mantar, dogranmis

½ su bardagi ceviz, kiriklanmis

1 cay kasigi tuz

Cin lahanasinin yesil ve beyaz kisimlarini istediginiz buyuklukte dograyin. Tavaya zeytinyagini alin ve kirmizi biberleri yumusayana dek pisirin. Sonra, cin lahanasinin sap kisimlarini ilave edin ve 3-4 dakika soteleyin. Yaprak kisimlarini, sarimsak, mantar, tuz ve soya sosunu ilave edin. Yaklasik iki dakika daha sote edin. Atesten alin cevizi ilave edin ve harmanlayin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Celery Root with Orange (Portakalli Kereviz)

2 celery roots, chopped

1 medium carrot, chopped

1 medium potato, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 cup orange juice

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt to taste

½ tsp sugar

Saute onions with olive oil over medium heat and then, stir in chopped carrots, potatoes and celery root. Cook for about 4-5 minutes. Add salt, sugar and orange juice. Close the lid and cook over low heat for about 15-20 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked.

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2 tane kereviz koku, dogranmis

1 su bardagi portakal suyu

1 tane havuc, dogranmis

1 orta boy patates, dogranmis

1 tane sogan, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi seker

Once soganlari zeytinyaginda kavurun. Ardindan kup seklinde dogranmis; kereviz, havuc ve patatesleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 4-5 dakika orta ateste kavurun.Tuz, seker ve portakal suyunu koyun. Kisik ateste kapagi kapali olarak 15-20 dakika pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Zucchini Frittata (Kabakli Italyan Omleti)

2 zucchinis, shredded

1 small onion, chopped

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

½ cup mozzarella, shredded

2 Tbsp Parmesan, shredded

½ cup milk

3 eggs

1 tsp salt to taste

1 tsp fresh basil/parsley, finely chopped

Saute onions for 3-4 minutes in olive oil and stir in garlic. Add zucchini and salt, and sauté for about 5-6 minutes. Whisk eggs with milk. Stir in cheese, basil/parsley and egg-milk mixture. Give a stir. Cook 2-3 minutes. Transfer it to a pyrex or oven tray and bake at 375 F (190 C) until egg settles, if desired broil top to brown for 2-3 minutes.

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2 sakiz kabagi, rendelenmis

1 kucuk sogan, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

½ su bardagi kasar/ Mozzarella peyniri, rendelenmis

2 yemek kasigi parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis

½ su bardagi sut

3 yumurta

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 tatli kasigi taze feslegen/maydanoz, kucuk dogranmis

Soganlari zeytinyaginda yaklasik 3-4 dakika sote edin ve sarimsagi ilave edin. Rendelenmis kabak ve tuzu ilave edin ve 5-6 dakika daha sote edin. Yumurta ve sutu cirpin. Rendelenmis peynirleri, feslegen/maydanoz ve yumurta-sut karisimini ilave edin. Karistirin ve orta ateste yaklasik 2-3 dakika pisirin. Sonra firin tepsisine ya da yuvarlak borcam tepsiye alin ve 190 C (375 F)’ de yumurta pisene dek pisirin ve arzu ederseniz uzerini kizartmak icin 2-3 dakika ustten kizartin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Italian Beef Lasagna (Italyan Usulu Kiymali Lazanya)

1 lb ground beef

1 onion, finely chopped

2 Tbsp canola oil

1 lb lasagna noodle

3 cups tomato sauce

3 cups crushed tomato

2-3 Tbsp tomato paste

1 lb ricotta cheese

½ lb mozzarella, shredded

1/3 cup Parmesan, shredded

4-5 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp Italian spice mix

¼ cup sugar

1 Tbsp salt to taste

Cook ground beef with canola oil until the color changes and then stir in onions. Saute for 4-5 minutes over medium heat. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste, garlic, sugar and salt to taste. Cook for about 15 minutes over low heat until the mixture thickens. Stir in the spice and let it cool.

Boil lasagna noodles in lightly salty water according to the directions on the package. Rinse under cold water and drain. Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C). Pour one ladle tomato mixture over a lasagna pan, spread evenly and arrange a layer of boiled lasagna noodles (usually 3 pieces side by side). Then, spread a ladle of tomato sauce over lasagna and spread some ricotta cheese to cover all over. Continue layering with the same order; lasagna, tomato sauce, ricotta cheese and lasagna until using the all lasagna. You can either leave some tomato sauce for the top or use it all in between the layers. After layering is done, use all the mozzarella and parmesan cheese to cover the top of lasagna. Cover the top with aluminum foil and bake for 35-45 minutes. You may remove the aluminum foil and broil the top at the last 5 minutes.

Let it rest for 10-15 minutes, slice in squares and serve hot/warm.

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½ kg kiyma

1 sogan , kucuk dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

½ kg lazanya

3 su bardagi domates sosu

3 su bardagi rendelenmis domates

2-3 yemek kasigi domates salcasi

½ kg lor/ricotta peyniri

250 gr kasar/mozarella peyniri, rendelenmis

1/3 su bardagi Parmesan peyniri, rendelenmis

4-5 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

1 tatli kasigi Italyan baharat karisimi

1 yemek kasigi tuz

¼ su bardagi seker

Kiymayi ve kanola yagini bir tavaya alin ve kiymanin rengi degisene dek pisirin. Sogani ilave edin ve orta ateste 4-5 dakika sote edin. Domates sosu, rendelenmis domates, domates puresi, sarimsak, seker ve tuzu ilave edin. Yaklasik 15 dakika kadar sos koyulasan dek kisik ateste pisirin. Italyan baharat karisimi ilave edin ve sogumaya birakin.

Lazanyayi ambalajin uzerindeki tarife gore hafif tuzlu suda haslayin, soguk su altina tutun ve suzun. Firini 190 C (375 F)’ye isitin. Lazanya tepsisinin dibine bir kepce domates sosundan yayin. Uzerine bir sira lazanya yayin (genelde 3 parca yanyana oluyor). Sonra, bir kepce domates sosunu uzerine yayin ve yuzeyini kaplayacak kadar lor/ricotta peyniri ile kaplayin. Ayni sira ile; lazanya, domates sosu, ricotta/lor peyniri ve lazanya olacak sekilde siralayarak geri kalan malzemeyi kullanin. Domates sosundan bir miktar uzerine koymak icin ayirabilir ya da hepsini ic malzeme olarak kullanabilirsiniz. Son olarak, rendelenmis kasar peyniri/mozzarella ve parmesan peynirini uzerine esit olarak yayin. Aluminyum folyo ile kaplayin ve yaklasik 35-45 dakika kadar pisirin. Arzu ederseniz firindan cikarmadan 5 dakika once, aluminyum folyoyu alip lazanyanin uzerini kizartabilirsiniz.

Servis etmeden once 10-15 dakika dinlendirin, dilimleyin ve sicak/ilik servis edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don