Dark Chocolate Pudding (Bitter Cikolatali Puding)

¾ cup sugar

3 Tbsp cornstarch

2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

3 cups half and half, light cream or milk

1 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp vanilla

¼ tsp salt (optional)

4 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

In a large saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch, and cocoa powder. Add half and half or milk. Cook and slowly stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more.

Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla and salt (optional). Stir in chocolate until melted. Ladle into serving bowls. Cover surface with plastic wrap to avoid crusting on top (see the picture); chill up to 24 hours.

You may serve with whipped cream on top or sprinkle with additional cocoa powder.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

¾ su bardagi toz seker

3 yemek kasigi misir nisastasi

2 yemek kasigi sekersiz kakao

3 su bardagi light krema ya da sut

1 yemek kasigi tereyagi

2 yemek kasigi vanilya

¼ tatli kasigi tuz (istege bagli)

120 gr yari-tatli ya da tatlandirilmamis pasta cikolatasi (%56 kakao), dogranmis

Orta boy bir tencerede seker, nisata ve kakaoyu karistirin. Krema ya da sutu ilave edin ve guzelce karistirin. Orta ateste yavasca karistirarak koyulasana ve kaynayana dek pisirin. Baloncuklar cikmaya baslayinca karistirmaya devam ederek 2 dakika kadar daha pisirin.

Atesten alin, tuz, vanilya ve tereyagini ilave edip karistirin. Sonra, parcalanmis cikolatalari ilave edin ve eriyene dek karistirin. Servis kaselerine doldurun, kabuki olusumunu engellemek icin uzerine hava gecirmeyecek sekilde plastik film ile kapatin (resime bakiniz). Yaklasik 24 saat boyunca buzdolabinda saklayin.

Uzerine krem santi ya da kakao koyarak servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Crunchy Borek (Citir Borek)

MAIN

2 yufka
1/3 cup oil

½ cup water

1-2 cups bread crumbs 

For this recipe you can use one of these following fillings.

Feta cheese filling

1 cup crumbled feta cheese or ricotta cheese
¼ cup parsley or dill chopped (optional)
2 Tbsp yogurt (optional)
Put the ingredients in a bowl or plate and mix them. 

Spinach filling 
2 cups chopped spinach
½ onion, chopped
1 Tbsp oil (canola/ sunflower/vegetable/corn/olive)
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper (optional)
Place the oil and chopped onions in a pan and sauté for 2-3 minutes on low-medium heat. Add the spinach, salt and cook for 4-6 minutes stirring occasionally. When it’s done, sprinkle with black pepper (optional). 

Potato filling

1-2 medium potatoes, boiled and smashed
½ onion, chopped
½ Tbsp tomato paste
1 Tbsp oil (canola/ sunflower/vegetable/corn/olive)
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper (optional)
¼ tsp cumin (optional)
In a pot boil the potatoes and smash them. Meanwhile in a pan place the oil and onion, and sauté for 2-3 minutes on low-medium heat. Then add the tomato paste, salt and smashed potatoes. Cook for 4-5 minutes stirring occasionally. Finally sprinkle the black pepper and cumin (optional)

Main Procedure

In a bowl mix the oil and water. Mix them with a whisk.
Place one layer yufka over a clean table or over the counter. Spread half of the oil-water mixture evenly on the surface and carefully cover the yufka with the other layer. Cut it into four equal quarters and then again cut each quarter into 3 equal pieces. You will have 12 yufka triangles. Place 1-2 Tbsp of the filling on the wider sides and fold the ends and roll it up as seen in the picture.

Grease an oven tray. Then, dip each piece first in the oil-water mixture and the bread crumbs. Make sure to cover each piece with bread crumbs. This will give the crunchiness. Arrange them all on the oven tray.

Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake for about 30-45 minutes, until they turn golden brown. Serve hot or warm.

This recipe makes 12 pieces of crunchy borek.
ENJOY 

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TURKCE
2 tane yufka
1/3 su bardagi sivi yag

½ su bardagi su

1-2 su bardagi galeta unu

Bu tarif icin asagidaki malzemelerden istediginizi kullanabilirsiniz.  

Beyaz Peynirli Ic 
1 su bardagi ufalanmis beyaz peynir
¼ su bardagi maydanoz/dereotu, dogranmis (istege bagli)
2 yemek kasigi yogurt (istege bagli)
Malzemeleri bir kaseye koyup karistirin.  

Ispanakli Ic 
2 su bardagi ispanak, dogranmis
½  sogan, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber (istege bagli)
Bir tavada yag ve soganlari 2-3 dakika orta ateste kavurun. Ispanagi ve tuzu ilave edin ve ara sira karistirirak, 4-6 dakika pisirin. Hazir oldugu zaman uzerine karabiber serpin (istege bagli). 

Patatesli Ic
1-2 orta boy patates, haslanip ezilmis
½ sogan, dogranmis
½ yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber (istege bagli)
½ cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
Bir tencerede patatesleri haslayip, ezin. Bu sirada bir tavada sivi yag ile soganlari orta ateste 2-3 dakika boyunca kavurun. Sonra salcayi, tuzu ve patatesleri ilave edin. Karistirarak 4-5 dakika pisirin. Son olarak isterseniz karabiber ve kimyon ilave edin.

Yapilisi
Bir kasede su ve sivi yagini karistirin. Yufkanin bir tanesini genis bir yuzeye yayin ve su-sivi yag karisiminin yarisini yufkanin her yerine esit olarak yayin. Uzerine 2. yufkayi yayin ve yufkyi 4 esit parcaya kesin. Sonra her bir parcayi da esit 3’er parcaya kesin. Boylece toplam 12 tane ucgen yufka diliminiz olacak.

Ic malzemeden 1-2 yemek kasigi alin ve ucgen yufkalarin genis kenarlarina yayin. Her iki kenarini da ice dogru katlayin ve uc kismina kadar yuvarlayarak rulo seklinde sarin. Firin tepsisini yaglayin.

Her ruloyu geriye kalan su-siviyag karisimina batirin ve sonra da her tarafini galeta unu ile kaplayin. Galeta unu boreklerin citir citir olmasini saglayacaktir. Borekleri tepsiye aralikli olarak dizin.
Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda, boreklerin uzeri kizarana dek, yaklasik 30-45 dakika pisirin. Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN 

Ana Sayfaya Don

Pan Seared Coconut Halibut (Tavada Hindistan Cevizli Halibut)

1 lb halibut fillets

1/2 tsp salt to taste

A pinch of paprika

1 tsp lemon juice

2-3 Tbsp coconut oil, for frying

To prepare the fish, rub with salt and lemon juice. Heat the coconut oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add fish to pan and cook each side 3-4 minutes depending on the thickness of the fillets. Sprinkle the paprika over the sizzling oil in the pan after turning each side of the fillets. Cook until the fish flakes easily with the fork.

Serve hot with Garlic Asparagus if desired.

ENJOY

Benefits of Eating Fish

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TURKCE

½ kg halibut fileto

½ cay kasigi tuz

Bir tutam kirmizi toz biber

1 cay kasigi limon suyu

2-3 yemek kasigi hindistan cevizi yagi, kizartmak icin

Baligi tuz ve limon suyu ile ovalayin.Hindistan cevizi yagini genis bir tavaya alin ve yuksek ateste yagi kizdirin. Baliklarin her iki tarafini da kalinligina bagli olarak yaklasik 3-4 dakika pisirin. Baliklari ikinci tarafini pisirmek uzere cevirince kirmizi toz biberi tavadaki yaga ilave edin ve esit olarak yayin. Baliklarin pismesini catal batirip kolayca ayrilmasina gore ayarlayin.

Sarimsakli Kuskonmaz ile sicak servis yapabilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Balik Tuketmenin Faydalari

Ana Sayfaya Don

Quince Compote (Ayva Kompostosu)

2 medium size quince

½ cup sugar

4 cups water

2-3 cloves, optional

1 cinnamon stick, optional

Wash the quince and remove the seeds. Chop them up equally and transfer to a pot. Add the sugar, water and if desired cloves and cinnamon as well. Let the sugar dissolve over medium heat stirring occasionally. Then, once it boils, turn the heat down and cook until the quince gets soft.

You may adjust the water and sugar amount according to your like.

Serve either cold or lukewarm.

P.S. For additional health benefits (vitamins and minerals) add the seeds in and cook with them. You may remove them before consumption.

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TURKCE

2 adet orta boy ayva

1/2 su bardagi toz seker

4 su bardagi su

2-3 karanfil, istege gore

1 adet çubuk tarcin, istege gore

Ayvalari iyice yikadiktan sonra cekirdeklerini cikarin ve esit buyuklukte kup kup dograyin.

Ayvalari ve suyu, arzuya gore de karafilleri ve tarcini bir tencereye alin. Ara sira karistirarak seker eriyene dek pisirin. Kaynayan kompostonun altini kisin ve ayvalar yumusayana dek kisik ateste pisirin.

Su ve seker miktarini arzu ettiginiz sekilde ayarlayabilirsiniz.

Istege bagli olarak ilik ya da soguk servis yapabilirsiniz.

NOT: Ayva cekirdeginin sinirsiz faydalarindan (vitamin ve mineraller) yararlanmak icin konmpostoyu cekirdekleriyle beraber kaynatin. Servis yapmadan once cekirdekleri cikarip atabilirsiniz.