1st. Craft Day - Napkin Rings

On January 9th we gathered for the first craft day, when we planned to make napkin rings. We found 18 different Christmas and holiday ornaments in clearance at A.C.Moore Store. We paid 10 cent for each! Do they look different?

Stained Glass Day

This was the first time we colored glass. It was so hard for us. I heard that Sule and Cigdem have lots of experiences in that art. Next time we are going to color with them.

My work is a rose and butterflies.

Esra`s roses took long time. Untill evening she worked to finish it. It looks pretty.

Seyda`s butterflies. She colored it for her bathroom in Turkiye.

Kuaybece Burmali

Malzemeler:
1/2 lb. fillo dough (#4) - baklavalik yufka
1,5 su bardagi siviyag
1 lb. tuzsuz tereyag -iyice pisirilir
3 su bardagi dogulmus ceviz
2 adet kalin numara orgu sisi

Surup icin:
2 su bardagi su
2 su bardagi seker
1/2 yemek kasigi limon suyu

Hazirlanisi:
Once surup malzemeleri bir tencerede kaynatilir. Surub kaynamaya basladiktan sonra 10-15 dakika daha beklenirse iyi bir kivam yakalanir. Ocaktan indirilir ve sogumaya birakilir.
Burmali icin 2 yufka ustuste konulup 1,5 yemek kasigi sivi yag uzerine gezdirilirek surulur. Uzerine Ceviz serpilir. Sisler sivri uclari yanyana getirilerek sekildeki gibi kenarina konulur.
Yufka bunlara gevsek olarak sarilir. Iki kenardan ortaya dogru buzulur. Sisler cikarilarak tepsiye konulur. Tum tepsi bu sekilde doldulurur. Uzerine pisirilmis tereyagi gezdirilir. Tereyaginin totularinin gelmemesine dikkat edilir. Firinda 330 F da kizarana kadar pisirilir.
Kenarda bekleyen surup firindan cikan sicak burmalinin uzerine dokulur.
Soguk servis yapilir.

Lahanali Krep

O gun aranizda yoktum ama Seyda`nin lahanali krepini daha once yemistim. Gercekten cok lezzetli ve kolay bir tarif. Denemenizi tavsiye ederim. Iste tarifi:

Malzemeler:
Krep icin:
2 yumurta
2 su bardagi sut
2 su bardagi un
2 yemek kasigi siviyag
Yeterince tuz

Ic icin:
1 kucuk beyaz lahana -yapraklari ayrilip haslanir
2 su bardagi kasar rendesi
1/2 su bardagi beyaz peynir -ezilmis
1 bag maydonoz
1 tatli kasigi pulbiber

Hazirlanisi:
Krep malzemeleri iyice karistirilir. 1`er kepce dokulerek tavada iki tarafi iyice pisirilir. Mumkun oldugu kadar ince yapilir. Diger tarafta haslanmis lahanalar tuzlanip krepin uzerine dosenir. Kasar, beyaz peynir, pulbiber ve maydonoz karisimi ortasina konulur ve sekildeki gibi rulo seklinde sarilir.

2 cm. genisliginde kesilip tepsiye dizilir. Uzerine rende kasar dokulup firinda kasarlar eriyene kadar tutulur.
Afiyet olsun!

Pastry With Cheese

Ingredients:
½ cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup yogurt
2 eggs (separate 1 yolk on top)
1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp redpepper
2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
Flour

Preperation:
Mix all ingredients. Make a soft dough. Pick off small pieces from the dough and make balls. Place them on a baking tray. Spread egg yolk on top of them. Heat the oven 300 F and bake for 45 minutes.
Enjoy your meal!

Turkish Shortbread

Ingredients:
1 stick butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tbsp powdered sugar
3 tbsp starch
2,5 gram or ½ tsp vanilla
2 cups flour

Preparation:
Mix all ingredients. Make a dough. Pick off small pieces from the dough and get them as a roll shape with your hands. Then cut them in a shape of bias to make them small equal pieces. Put them on an oven tray. Preheat the oven to 300 F and bake for 45 minutes.When you take them oven immediately sprinkle powdered sugar on top of them. Serve cold.

Lahmacun

These photos have taken that day. I do not have any preperated lahmacun photos. If anybody have some please e-mail me. Actually, it is also very nice photo to remember that day!

Ingredients (for 4 person):
1/4 bounch parsley
3 small green pepper
1/2 lbs. ground beef
3 tomatoes grated
1/4 cup tomatoe paste
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp red pepper
2 tsp salt

Dough:
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1 egg
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbsp salt
900 gr. flour
3 tsp sugar
2 tsp yeast

Un Kurabiyesi

Malzemeler:
1 stick tereyagi (115 gr)
1 cay bardagi siviyag
2 yemek kasigi pudra sekeri
3 yemek kasigi nisasta
Yarim paket (2,5 gr.)vanilya
2 su bardagi un

Hazirlanisi:
Butun malzemeler karistirilir. Yumusak bir hamur elde edilir. Hamurdan parcalar koparilir. Elde yuvarlanarak rulo haline getirilir. Rulo verev sekilde kesilerek kucuk parcalara ayrilir. Kesilen parcalar tepsiye dizilir ve 300 f sicaklikta 45 dk pisirilir. cikinca sicak bir sekilde pudra sekerine batirilir. Soguk servis yapilir.

Kabak Salatasi

Malzemeler:
4 adet kabak(2 pound)
3 kasik siviyag
1/2 su bardagi dogulmus ceviz
2-3 dis ezilmis sarmisak
2 yemek kasigi mayonez
1/2 su bardagi yogurt
Yeterince tuz

Hazirlanisi:
Kabaklar rendelenir.Siviyagda 15 dak. yumusayana kadar kavrulur. Sogumaya birakilir. Tuz,yogurt,mayonez,ezilmis sarimsak ve ceviz karistirilir. Kabaklar soguyunca bu hazirlanan karisimla karistirilir. Maydonozla suslenir. Servis yapilir.

NOT: Bu tarifi kirmizi lahanayla da yapabilirsiniz, ceviz kullanmadan. Dogranan kirmizi lahana biraz tuzla ovularak yumusatilir. Daha sonra yogurt, sarimsak ve biraz mayonezle karistirilir. Servis yapilir.

Peynirli Pasta

Malzemeler:
1/2 su bard. siviyag
1,5 cay bard. yogurt
2 yumurta (birinin sarisi uzeri icin ayrilir)
1/2 kaliptan az beyaz peynir (catalla ezilmis)
1 tatli kas. seker
1 tatli kas. pulbiber
1 tatli kas. tuz
kabartma tozu, aldigi kadar un

Hazirlanisi:
Malzemelerin tumunu karistirin. Yumusak bir hamur olsun. Top top yapip tepsiye dizin. Yumurta sarisini uzerine surup 330F da pisirin.
Afiyet olsun...

Mucver (zucchini patty)

Ingredients:
5 medium size zucchini –grated
1 big yellow onion-grated
4 eggs
1\2 bunch (1\2 cup) parsley ,chopped
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon red pepper
2 fresh green onions, chopped
1 cup liquid oil for frying

Preparation:
Zucchini and onion are kept together for half an hour to leave their water.
Than add all the ingredients. Mix it well.
Pour some sunflower oil in frying pan. When the oil warms up, take a lump of the mixture (a couple large spoon`s worth ) and put in the frying pan. Fry each side as if frying meatballs.
When done, take it to the serving plate. Serve warm.

Latch Hook Day

Esra is done the latch hook pillow. Flowery heart looks pertty...

Seyda`s smiley sun and rainbow pillow.

Sule`s lighthouse looks beautiful. I am not patient enough to start a big one like this. It takes long time for me.

Zucchini Salad

Ingredients:
4 medium zucchinies (2 pound)-grated
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 cup crushed walnut
2 tsp mayonnaise
1/2 cup yogurt
1 cloves garlic -pressed
1 Tbsp salt

Preperation:
Saute grated zucchinies with vegetable oil for 20 min. Cool it. Stir walnut, mayonnaise, yogurt, garlic and salt with the mixture. Garnish with parsley. Serve warm.

Carrot Salad

Ingredients:
1 lb. carrots-grated
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 cup yogurt
1 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 cup crushed walnuts
1 tsp. salt
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed

Preperation:
Mix vegetable oil and grated carrots. Saute mixture for 15 min. Cool. Stir in yogurt, mayonnaise, walnuts, garlic+salt mix. Garnish with parsley.

Ashura

Ingredients:
2 cups wheat kernels
1/2 cup rice
2-3 grated orange peel
20 dried apricots
1/2 cup raisins
6-7 dried figs
6 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup dried white beans
1/2 cup chickpeas

Preperation:
Wash the wheat and rice well. Put in a large pot. Add 4 liters water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Boil the mix. After boiling, cook for another 15 minutes. Turn off the heat. Cover to make sure the wheat and rice to absorb the water till morning. Also wash beans and chickpeas and then soak them in 1 cup of water in a small saucepan separately overnight.
Next day, boil dried beans and chickpeas individually.
Cook 15 minutes the orange peel, raisins, small chopped apricots and figs in 6 cups of water in a large pan. Then add wheat and rice that are soaked overnight to this mix.
Stir regularly. After boiling, add sugar dried beans and chickpeas. Cook them for 15-20 minutes. Turn off the heat.
Pour into dessert cups. Garnish with chopped walnuts, cinnamon, pomegranate pits, currant, almond and pine nuts. Serve warm or cold.