Taste of Turkiye Culinary and Craft

Ashura Day at Divan

2009-02-11T01:59:00.001-08:00

Ashura (also known as asure, Noah's Dessert, or Noah's Pudding)is a traditional dessert in Turkey. Tradition holds that asure is the meal Noah made from all the stored fruits and grains on the Ark after the Great Flood subsided. The multitude of ingredients symbolize gratitude and sharing of life’s bounty.
While the ingredients of Noah’s Pudding sound a bit unusual, don’t hesitate to try this delicious holiday recipe. One wonderful aspect of asure is a forgiving flexibility when substituting ingredients. If you have a different dried fruit or mild bean in your cupboard, add it to the mix of grains, fruits, and legumes. Toss in dried cranberries, hazelnuts, or pecans, or your favorite addition from the bulk section of the grocery store in the spirit of Noah’s first meal off the Ark.

Cook Noah’s Pudding dessert in large quantities and enjoy with loved ones, neighbors, and acquaintances. You can find the ashura recipe in `cooking club recipes`.

Maklube

2008-12-15T06:02:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:
3 cups rice
1 lb. beef stew, cubed
4 tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
3 medium potatoes, sliced
1 medium onion, sliced
2 cups oil to fry potatoes and onion

For salad:
1 whole lettuce, chopped
1 big corrot, shredded
1 medium tomatoe, chopped
1 medium cucumber, chopped
and
2 cups plain yogurt

Preparation:
Put beef stews in pressure cooker, add 2 cups water and turn the heat on to medium. Let it cook for 25-30 minutes. Turn the heat off and drain the meat, set that aside.
Peel the potatoes and onion, slice them round like ring, fry them in 2 cups oil.
Put 4 tbsp butter in a pan, having two handles (because after cook maklube you will turn it up side down so you will need handles to hold and turn it easily).
Place fried ring onion and potatoes as one layer at the bottom of cooking pan. Add already washed and drained 2 cup of rice, place cooked half of beef stew ,as a layer, on top of rice. Then repeat the process first fried potatoes, then uncooked last cup of rice, finally beef stews on top of rice.
When you finish, put salt and pepper in beef stock and mix well. Pour the stock gradually over finished but not cooked dish. Add more water in and be sure you add enough wter for rice. Apprx. 4,5 cups of water is enough for 3 cups of regular rice.
After you make sure rice is soft and cooked, turn the heat off and let it cool down a little bit.
Turn the pan on a round tray, decorate around maklube with salad and yogurt.
Enjoy!

Tantuni

2008-12-02T07:09:00.000-08:00

serves 8-10
for bread:
3 cup flour
1/2 tbsp salt
1/2 tbsp yeast
1 tbsp sugar
enough water (apprx 1 1/5 cup)

filling
2 lb. lamb or beef
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 head lettuce, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, sliced
salt, blackpepper, chili powder (add how much you want)

Preperation:
Cut up the meat finely and cook in a frypan until water avoperate. When the meat tender add salt, blackpepper and oil in and wait 2-3 more minutes on low heat.
Make a soft dough with flour, water, salt, sugar and yeast. Make small balls (such as a walnut) and cover them with a wet towel. Wait 15-20 minutes and roll out the pieces as big as a dessert plate (look at the pictures below). Cook them in a frypan for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. The breads are ready!
Put the meat and lettuce, tomatoes and onion in the breads and roll up. Tantunies are ready to eat. Ayran is the best drink with it:)
Enjoy!

Tantuni

2008-12-02T06:56:00.000-08:00

Malzemeler:
8-10 tane
Yufkasi icin
3 su bardagi un
1 tatli kas. tuz
1 tatli kas. maya
yeterince su

Ici icin:
1 kilo kuzu veya dana eti
1/2 su bardagi siviyag
tuz, karabiber, pulbiber
marul, kuru sogan ve domates (arzu adilen miktarda)

Hazirlanisi:
Eti ince ince kiyip eger imkanimiz varsa sacta yoksa pisirebilecegimiz bir tavada kendi suyunu cekinceye kadar pisirin. Pistikten sonra yag, tuz, karabiber ekleyip altini iyice kisip 2-3 dakika kavurun.
Un, maya, su ve tuz ile kulak memesi kivaminda bir hamur yapin. Cevizden biraz buyuk bezelere ayirip 5-10 dakika bekledikten sonra hamurlari yuvarlak acip (tatli tabagi kadar) tavada pisirin. Cok bekletilirse kurur, onun icin hemen cevirip iki tarafi hafif pismis olmasi yeterli.
Marul, domatesi ve kuru sogani ince ince kiyin.
Ekmegi once sactaki etin yagina batirip sonra biraz et uzerine marul, domates ve sogani koyup durum yapin. Tantunilerin ayranla yenmesi tavsiye edilir:)
Afiyet olsun!

Tantuni

Turkish Style Breakfast and Menemen

2008-11-21T13:21:00.000-08:00

A classical Turkish breakfast consists of feta cheese, butter, green or black olives with 1 tsp olive oil on it, hard or soft boiled eggs garnished with parsley, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, green peppers, jam/marmalade (a preserve of whole fruits called recel), honey and bread. Preserved meat such as sucuk/sujuk (spicy Turkish sausage), pastirma and plain or cheese pastry (pogaca, borek) and even soups can be taken as a morning meal in Turkiye. A common Turkish speciality for breakfast is called menemen, which is prepared with roasted or fresh tomatoes, green peppers, oil and eggs. And black tea is served at breakfast in small tea cups. It is hard to touch it at first, but, you get used to it in couple minutes.

Two weeks ago our club event was traditional Turkish breakfast. Ozden Abla cooked menemen for us. The breakfast table looked wonderful.

Here is the menemen`s recipe:
Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
3 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
4 eggs
1/2 stick butter or 4 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt

Preperation:
Saute the onion with butter for 5 min. Add chopped tomatoes and pepper in. Cook it until water avoparate. Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk well. Pour the eggs slowly and mix continously. Put salt in and cook for 3 more minutes. Garnish with parsley. You can add black pepper or chili powder if you like spicy.
Enjoy!

Taste of Turkiye in the Media

2008-11-05T11:13:00.000-08:00

http://www.news-record.com/content/2008/11/04/article/cooking_club_offers_turkish_food_universal_friendship

Yumurtali Kofte

2008-11-02T09:06:00.000-08:00

Malzemeler:(6 kisilik)
3 su bardagi koftelik ince bulgur
1 orta boy kuru sogan
3 domates
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 tatli kasigi karabiber
1 yemek kasigi aci Urfa biberi,Isot (daha aci sevenler miktari artirabilir)
6 yumurta
1 su bardagi siviyag
1 demet maydanoz
3 adet yesil sogan

Hazirlanisi:
Bulguru rahat yogurabileceginiz bir tepsiye alin. Kuru sogan ve domateslari ayri ayri rendeleyin veya robattan gecirin. Kuru sogani bulgurun uzerine ekleyin. Salca, karabiber, tuz ve isotu da ekleyip yogurmaya baslayin. Bulgur sertlesince uzerine rendelediginiz domatesten biraz ekleyin. Yogurmaya devam edin. Bu isleme bulgur yenme kivamina gelip yumusayincaya kadar devam edin. Yaklasik 20 dakika yogurabilirsiniz.
Yesil sogan ve maydanozu dograyip uzerine ekleyin. Bundan sonra fazla yogurmaya gerek yok. Yesilliklerin gorunmesi lazim. Yumurtalari bir kapta cirpip iyice kizdirilmis 1 su bardagi yagda kizartin. Hazirladiginiz koftenin uzerine ekleyin. Iyice karistirip her tarafina yayilmasini saglayin. Kofteyi servis tabagina alabiliriz. Etli cig kofte kadar hatta daha leziz oldugunu goreceksiniz.
Afiyet olsun...

Kofta With Eggs (Yumurtali Bulgur Kofte)

2008-11-02T09:04:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
3 cup extra fine bulgur
1 large onion, grated
4 large tomato, grated
1 tbs tomato paste
6 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 bunch fresh onion and parsley
1 tbsp Isot (dark Turkish chili pepper)
1 tsp black pepper (if you like more spicy, add more, depends on your taste)
Salt

Preparation:
Put bulgur, onion, spices, tomato paste in a big tray and mix them. Add chopped tomato and knead them until bulgur gets tender.(apprx.20 min) Add fresh onion and parsley and keep kneading for 5 more min. (see the pictures below)
Fry 1 cup oil and break the eggs into the oil. When they cooked, add them into the bulgur and mix. Ready to serve.
Enjoy!

Kofta With Eggs (Yumurtali Bulgur Kofte)

Tulumba Dessert (Tulumba Tatlisi)

2008-10-12T16:17:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup water
3 eggs
1/4 cup semolina
1 tsp vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
3 tbsp vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups vegetable oil for frying

Syrup:
4 cup sugar
3 cup water
1 medium slice lemon, with peel

Preperation:
Boil all the syrup ingredients in a pot for 15 minutes. Let it cool down.
Heat the vegetable oil, water, vinegar and salt in a pot. When it starts boiling add the flour in. Stir it well until the mixture becomes doughy. Remove from the heat put aside for a few minute. When it becomes cold enough to touch it, add the eggs one at a time. Each egg should be well blended before adding the next.
Heat the frying oil in a large cooking pot on low heat. Fill in your syringe with the dough (you can use a pastry bag, too). Squeeze out pieces. Break them off with your finger or a spoon. Fry them until golden brown(see the pictures below).
Put all the fried tulumba into the cold syrup. Leave them in for about 5 minutes and stir occasionally. Make sure they all soak in the syrup.
Place them in a serving plate. Enjoy!

Tulumba Dessert

Tulumba Tatlisi

2008-10-11T22:09:00.000-07:00

Hani derler ya `yeme de yaninda yat` diye...
Tulumba tatlisi da Turk mutfaginin bu sozu hakedenlerinden. Leyla`cim ellerine saglik, tadinin nefis oldugu herkes tarafindan onaylandi. Goruntusu bile yetiyor:)
Malzemeler:
3 kahve fincani un
3 kahve fincani su
3 yumurta
1 kahve fincani irmik
1 tatli kasigi sirke
1/2 cay kasigi tuz
1/2 kahve fincani siviyag

Serbeti:
4 su bardagi seker
3 su bardagi su,
1 dilim limon, kabuguyla (serbeti koyu bir kivam elde edene kadar kaynatip sogumaya birakin)

Hazirlanisi:
Su, yag, sirke ve tuzu rahat karistirilabilecek bir tavaya sirayla koyulur. Kisik ateste kaynayinca unu ilave edilip iyice karistirilarak hamur haline gelmesi saglanir. Ocaktan alinip hamurun sogumasini beklenir. Elle yogurulacak kadar sogudugu zaman yumurtalar teker teker hamura yedirilir. Hamur sicakken yumurtalari pisirecegi icin sogumasi lazim. Iyice yogurduktan sonra irmik eklenir. Hamurun cok kati olmamasi gerekiyor.(Detayli gormek icin asagidaki resimlerden yararlanabilirsiniz.)
Tulumba seklini verecegimiz siringanin icine hamurdan doldurulur. Genisce bir tavaya kizartma yagini koyup, alti kisik olarak acilir. Daha yag kizginlasmadan tulumbalar sikilir. Yavas yavas kabarip kizaracaklar. Isi yukseltilmez. Iyice kizartildiktan sonra soguk serbetin icine alinir. Guzelce karistirip serbeti cekmesini saglanir. 2-3dakika kadar bekledikten sonra servis tabagina alinir. Deneyin, nefis oldugunu goreceksiniz.
Afiyet olsun...

Tulumba Dessert

Kashkak Soup (Keskek Corbasi)

2008-08-23T11:58:00.000-07:00

It is one of the most famous of the Turkish wedding soups. Unfortunately it takes time to cook, but it is worth the time.

Ingredients:
2 cups wheat kernels, soak overnight
2 litres of water
1 egg yolk
2 1/2 cups yogurt
3 tbsp flour
For Kofta:
1/2 lb ground meat
1 medium onion, chopped
1/3 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp flour
1 stick butter
1 tbsp dry mint
5 parsley leaves for garnish

Preparation:
Boil the wheat in the water. If it is still hard add more water until it is tender. Cool it to room temperature.
Knead ground meat, black pepper and salt in a bowl. Make very small size koftas
(like a cherry). Put them in a tray and add flour so they won't stick. Melt the butter and add the onion and fry until golden brown. Add koftas and fry them for 15 minutes over medium heat. Add mint and turn off the heat.
In a bowl blend egg yolk, yogurt and flour. Add 1 litre water and mix again. Pour the mixture in a big pot which you boiled the wheat. Stir it over medium heat continously until boil. Add koftas in it and boil for 5 more minutes. Serve hot, garnish with parsley.

Manisa Kabob

2008-08-10T11:30:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
Crepe
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup flour
2 tsp salt
Filling
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 lb. mushroom, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tbsp salt
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Topping
7 slices mozzarella cheese

Preparation:
Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk well. Add flour, salt, vegetable oil and milk. Whisk the batter until it is smooth. Put one scoop(1/4 cup) batter into the 8 in. non-stick skillet. Preheat your pan over medium heat. As you pour the batter, twirl the pan around. Use a spatula to turn the crepe over. If you're skillful, you can flip the crepe with a quick action of the wrist and no spatula. Unfortunately I'm not:( I know it is not easy the first time but it gets easier as you practice. You will make 6 or 7 crepes with this batter.
Now prepare the filling:
Saute the garlic and onion with vegetable oil until golden brown. Put the mushroom and carrot in and cover the lid. Cook until they are tender. Add the bell pepper and cook 5 more minutes. Put the chicken breast into the pot and turn over the heat to high. Stir it continuously. When all water evaporates, saute it for 10 more minutes. Turn off the heat when the chicken has cooked through.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Put one crepe on a large oven-proof plate or platter. Put 2 tbsp filling onto the middle of the crepe and fold the sides of the crepe up around the filling to form a ball. Turn the crepe (now a kabob) over and place on a tray. Repeat with the other crepes. Put one slice of cheese on top of each kabab. Put the tray into the oven for 10 minutes until all the cheese is melted. Serve hot.
Enjoy!

Manisa Kabab

Eggplant in Olive Oil (Imam Bayildi at Funda`s House)

2008-07-05T17:00:00.001-07:00

Imam bayildi (the imam fainted), is the name of one of the most famous Turkish olive oil foods. It is an eggplant slashed down the middle and stuffed with onions, garlic, and tomatoes and then simmered in olive oil to cover. There are several apocryphal stories about the origins of the dish. The imam (Muslim prayer leader) fainted or swooned when he tasted how good it was; that the imam fainted when he saw how much expensive olive oil was used; that the imam was delighted when a shopkeeper's wife was required to quickly prepare a dish for the imam's unexpected visit:)
I took some photos of the copper kabab plate, antique jacket from the last war of Ottaman Empire, hand drawing of whirling dervishes and majolica (piece of earthenware decorated with opaque colored glazes and motifs that are characteristic of Turkish art). See the pictures at the slideshow. Now here is the recipe:
Ingredients:
5-6 small eggplant
1 cup vegetable oil for frying
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 medium onions -cut lengthwise and thinly sliced
6 garlic cloves-chopped
3 meduim ripe tomatoes-1 peeled and sliced for top, 2 grated
1 green pepper
1/2 bunch of finely chopped fresh parsely leaves
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/4 cup water
1 ts black pepper
Salt

Preperation:
Peel off strips of the eggplant skin at 1 cm intervals to make a stripped effect. Cut off the stem portion, then cut each eggplant in half lengthwise. Make a deep lengthwise slit along the flesh side of the eggplant, making sure you don't puncture the skin.
In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil over high heat and once it's smoking, fry the eggplant, flesh side down, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove from the skillet to drain on some paper towels.
In another pan cook the onion and garlic with olive oil until soft and yellow. Add grated tomatoes, parsley, salt and black pepper. Cook for 5 more minutes.
Arrange the eggplant halves in a large skillet or casserole with the slit side up. Gently open the slit so that they can accommodate as much of the stuffing as possible. (Look at the pictures or slide show). Stuff each one so that the stuffing fills the slits and is spread to cover all the flesh. Garnish with sliced tomato and green pepper.
In a small bowl mix the water and tomato paste. Pour it to the skillet with filled eggplants. Cover the top and cook for 30 minutes between low and medium heat.
Serve it in rooom temperature.

Amerika Usulu Cilekli Kek

2008-07-03T04:40:00.000-07:00

Annemin ve kekin resmini gorup denemek isteyen baska arkadaslarin talebi uzerine cocuklarin cok sevdigi cilekli kekin Turkce tarifini yaziyorum. Tarifte gecen half-and-half burada satilan yari sut yari sut kremasi karisimi. Sut kremasi ben Turkiyedeyken yoktu. Simdi duyduguma gore artik marketlerde satiliyormus. Kaymak yani. Half-and-half Tr`de cikti mi bilmiyorum ama yoksa, sut ve sut kremasini karistirarak elde edilebilir. Zannederim ayni olacaktir.
Tarifi gecen haftasonu ilk defa denedim. Ben denedigim sekliyle kisaca yazdim asagiya. Bizim icin farkli bir tarz ve cok sevdik. Denemek isteyenlere kolay gelsin!
Malzemeler:
Kek
2 su bardagi un
1/2 cay kasigi tuz
5 yemek kasigi seker (3 kasik icine konulacak, 2 kasik keklerin uzerine serpilecek)
114 gr. tuzsuz tereyagi (donmus olarak rendeleyin)
1 yumurta
1/2 su bardagi half-and-half
1 yumurta beyazi ve bir kasik half-and half uzeri icin
Kabartma tozu

Cilekler
1 kilo taze cilek (yikanip ayiklanip, bicakla kucuk kucuk dograyin, ingilizce tariflerdeki resimlerden yararlanabilirsiniz)
6 yemek kasigi seker

Kremasi
1 su bardagi sut kremasi
1 yemek kasigi seker
1 paket vanilya

Hazirlanisi:
Once dogranmis cilekler bir kaba konulur ve uzerine sekeri eklenip iyice karistirilir. Bir kenarda bekletilir.
Kekin malzemeleri karistirilir ve yumusak bir hamur yapilir. 1,5 cm kalinliginda hamur acilir. yuvarlak pasta kalibi ile kesilir tepsiye dizilir. Uzerine 1 kasik half-and-half ve yumurta aki karisimi bolca surulur. 2 yemek kasigi seker serpistirilir. Onceen isitilmis firinda hafif pembelesinceye kadar pisirilir. Sogumaya birakilir.
Krema malzemeleri mikserle iyice cirpilarak kremsanti kivamina getirilir.
Soguyan kekler ortadan kesilir. Alt kismi tabaga yerlestirilir. Uzerine cileklerden 2-3 kasik konulur. Onun uzerine de krema konulur. Kekin diger parcasi kremanin uzerine kapatilir. Hemen servis yapilir.
Afiyet olsun!

Kisir

2008-06-26T14:58:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups bulgur wheat (fine or medium grade)
1 medium onion-chopped
10 lettuce leaves-chopped
2 medium tomatoes-chopped
3 green onions- chopped
1 cucumber-chopped
1 tbsp fresh dill
1 bunch of parsley-chopped
1 lemon-squezzed
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp pomegranata molasses
3 tbsp red pepper paste or tomato paste
1 tbsp salt
Red pepper to taste

Preperation:
In a bowl, place bulgur wheat with 2 cups boiling water to cover. Allow to sit for about 15 minutes.
Saute the onion with 1 tbsp olive oil until golden brown. Put 2 tbsp tomato paste and cook for 1 more minute.
Add it to bulgur and mix them very well. Combine with the tomato paste and olive oil left. Add the veggies, herbs and spices.
Serve with grape leaves or romaine lettuce leaves.
Enjoy!

Kisir

Flower Basket

2008-06-18T13:43:00.000-07:00

Almost three month ago we planned to decorate this basket with my friends. She came to my home and we decited to do it today. 10 minutes was enough.
Daha ilk craft gunu icin aldigimiz sepeti bugun susleyiverdik birkac dakikada. Evdeki ciceklerden fazla olanlari degerlendirelim istedik. Yosunlardan ve ince yapraklardan da ekleyince hos bir cicek sepeti cikti ortaya. Once sepeti burusturulmus gazete kagitlari ile doldurduk. Uzerine cicekleri saplayacagimiz yuvarlak straforu yapistirdik. Ve cicekleri uzerine oturttuk. Alt kismi yosunlarla kapatinca sepet tamamlandi. Kucuk olmasi isi kolaylastirdi ama yeni bir deneme icin de cesaret verdi acikcasi...

Strawberry Shortcake

2008-06-13T14:00:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday Alev cooked strawberry shortcake for us. It was delicious. My doughter Fatma is still begging me to cook it. It is very tasty and healthy dessert for summer days. I uploaded the pictures below to help you during the preperation. Here is the recipe:
Ingredients:
Shortcakes
2 cups bleached all-purpose flour , plus more for work surface and biscuit cutter
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp sugar for sprinkling
1 stick unsalted butter (8 tablespoons), frozen
1 egg , beaten
1/2 cup half-and-half
1 tbsp half-and-half
1 egg white , lightly beaten

Topping
3 pints fresh strawberries , hulled; 1 pint crushed with potato masher or fork, 2 pints quartered (see illustrations below)
6 tbsp sugar

Whipped Cream
1 cup heavy cream , chilled (preferably pasteurized or pasteurized organic)
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preperation:
1. Mix crushed and quartered berries with sugar in medium bowl; set aside while preparing biscuits (or up to 2 hours).
2. Adjust oven rack to lower middle position; heat oven to 425 degrees. Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and 3 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl. Using large holes of box grater, grate butter into dry ingredients, (see illustration 2). Toss butter with flour to coat. Use pastry cutter to finish cutting butter into flour. Or scoop up coated butter with both hands, then quickly rub butter into dry ingredients with fingertips until most of butter pieces are size of split peas.
3. Mix beaten egg with half-and-half; pour into flour mixture. Toss with fork until large clumps form. Turn mixture onto floured work surface and lightly knead until it comes together.
(After cutting six perfect rounds of dough, you can reknead the scraps and repeat the cutting process to get one or two more rounds. These shortcakes will be a little tougher and less attractive than those from the first cutting. If you prefer to make the shortcake dough in the food processor, pulse the dry ingredients to combine them, then add cold butter that has been cut into half-inch pieces and continue to pulse until the mixture looks like coarse cornmeal flecked with pea-sized bits of butter. Pour the mixture into a bowl; stir in the egg and half-and-half with a rubber spatula until the mixture comes together. Continue with step 4 of the recipe instructions.)
4. Pat dough into 9- by 6-inch rectangle, 3/4 inch thick. Flour 2 3/4-inch biscuit cutter; cut 6 dough rounds. Place 1 inch apart on small baking sheet; brush dough tops with egg white and sprinkle with remaining sugar. (Can be covered and refrigerated up to 2 hours before baking.) Bake until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Place baking sheet on wire rack; cool cakes until warm, about 10 minutes.
5. Chill nonreactive, deep, 1- to 1 1/2-quart bowl and beaters for a handheld mixer in freezer for at least 20 minutes. Add cream, sugar, and vanilla to chilled bowl; beat on low speed until small bubbles form, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium; continue beating until beaters leave a trail, about 30 seconds more. Increase speed to high; continue beating until cream is smooth, thick, and nearly doubled in volume, about 20 seconds for soft peaks or about 30 seconds for stiff peaks. If necessary, finish beating by hand to adjust consistency. (Can be transferred to fine sieve or strainer set over measuring cup and refrigerated up to 8 hours).
6. Split each cake crosswise; spoon a portion of berries and then a dollop of whipped cream over each cake bottom. Cap with cake top; serve immediately.

STEP BY STEP: Strawberry Shortcake Tricks
1. For best taste and appearance, crush one-third of the berries.
2. Grating frozen butter into the flour makes for easy mixing.
3. Split biscuits by hand before adding strawberries.

Strawberry Shortcake

Spinach Dip

2008-06-13T11:20:00.000-07:00

Alev`s spinach dip was delicous, too. Here is the recipe:

Partial thawing of the spinach produces a cold dip that can be served without further chilling. If you don't own a microwave, the frozen spinach can be thawed at room temperature for 1 1/2 hours then squeezed of excess liquid. The garlic must be minced or pressed before going into the food processor; otherwise the dip will contain large chunks of garlic.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients:
10 ounces frozen chopped spinach
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp thin-sliced scallions , white parts only, from 3 medium scallions
1 tbsp fresh dill leaves-chopped
1/2 cup packed flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 small clove garlic-minced or pressed (about 1 tsp)
1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 medium red bell pepper , diced fine (about 1/4 cup)

Preperation:
1. Thaw spinach in microwave for 3 minutes at 40 percent power. (Edges should be thawed but not warm; center should be soft enough to be broken apart into icy chunks.) Squeeze partially frozen spinach of excess water.
2. In food processor, process spinach, sour cream, mayonnaise, scallions, dill, parsley, garlic, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper until smooth and creamy, about 30seconds. Transfer mixture to medium bowl and stir in bell pepper; serve. (Dip can be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated up to 2 days.)
Enjoy!

Fancy Magnet

2008-06-13T11:05:00.001-07:00

Last Saturday we saw this fancy magnet at Alev`s house. Seyda took the photos to knit it.
Alev`in evinde rasladigimiz bu sus Seyda`nin israri uzerine siteye girmeyi basardi. Cok basit bir tig isi ama orjinal bir sekillendirme ile cok hos bir sus olmus. Kelebegin antenleri ince elektrik teli bukulerek yapilmis. Arkasina yapistirilan bir miknatis ile sus tamamlanmis. Seydacim senin elinden cikani gormek icin sabirsizlaniyorum. Elisi meraklilarina kolay gelsin...

Sekerpare

2008-05-24T19:24:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
1 stick unsalted butter (114 gr) -melted
2 eggs
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 cups flour
10gr. baking powder
a pinch of salt
20 pieces walnut or almond
Syrup:
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 tsp lemon juice

Preperation:
Boil the syrup ingredients for 15 minutes and let it cool in room temperature.
Mix the other ingredients in a bowl and make a soft dough. Take a small piece and make a ball. Place it in a tray and put a walnut on top of it. Heat the oven for 320F and bake it for 40 minutes. Take it from oven and immediately pour the syrup on. The sekerpare balls absorbe all the syrub. Wait to be cool in room temperature and serve.
Also the rose shape that Nezahat's mother-in-law made was very nice. She gives this shape to the dough as follows: She cuts the dough as a half moon with a tea cup(a small cup) 7 times and fold them through inside. You can see the details from the photographs below. It can even be possible to get a perfect rose by adding some colouring to the dough.
Enjoy!

Sekerpare

Compass Rose Pastry

2008-05-10T12:10:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
3 cups milk
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 tbsp yeast
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs -separate one yolk on top
2 tbsp salt
Enough flour

For Filling:
3 medium potatoes -boiled and mashed
1 medium onion- chopped
1 lb.ground beef
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
salt, black pepper

Preperation:
Warm up 1 cup of milk, and add yeast and sugar in it. Wait for 5 minutes. Then, add the other ingredients and make a soft dough. Cover the top and leave it for one hour.
In a pot fry onion with the oil and add the ground beef in it. Cook it for 15 minutes. Then add the potatoes , salt and black pepper. Saute them for 10 more minutes. Let it cool in room temperature until the dough risen enough.
Knead the risen dough and take a small ball. Look at the pictures and shape it in the same way. Put them in a tray. Spread egg yolk on top of them. Heat the oven 320F and bake for 40-45 minutes.
Enjoy!

Compass Rose Pastry

Decorative Soaps

2008-04-16T02:26:00.000-07:00

Last 2 weeks in craft day we tried to make our own decorative soaps. It is wonderful experience for all of us. Esra amd me made 2 liquid hand soaps and 3 soap bars. Here is the directions for soap bar:
1. Cut desired amount of soap, and place into a microwave-safe measuring cup (each bar will use approximately 10 cubes of soap).
2. Heat for 40 seconds, then in 10 second intervals until soap is completely melted. Stir in between melting intevals.
3. Add fragrance until desired effect has been achieved.
4. Pour a small amount of clear, fragrant soap into the mold, filling the mold cavity approximately 1/3 full.
5. Place silk flower or shells (or whatever you want:) into the mold and let soap set for a few minutes.
6. Take remaining clear soap and liquid and add liquid color a drop at a time until desired color is reached.
7. Fill the cavity with remaining soap. Be careful to pour second layer while first layer is still warm.
8. Let harden and remove from mold by applying steady...even pressure to the back of the mold.
And here is the photos instead of more explanations:) Click on the photo to see the slideshow.

Decorative Soaps

Nezahat`s Lentil Kofta

2008-04-12T10:58:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups red lentil
2 1/4 cups bulgur (number 1)
4 medium potatoes (1lb.)-grated
1 medium onion -chopped
1 small green pepper
5 cloves garlic -grated
160 gr. vegetable oil(5.75 oz)
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp red pepper
2 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp salt
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp lemon salt
6 cups water

Preperation:
Saute the onoin and green pepper with 2.5 oz vegetable oil until it`s golden brown. Add tomato paste and fry for 2 more minutes. Let it cool in room temperature. Put the washed lentil, potatoes, salt and water in a large pot. Boil on medium heat for 30 minutes. Close the heat and add the bulgur. Put the vegetable oil that`s left and stir it all up. Add the onion and all the spices. Stir it again. Make any kind of salad and serve them together.
Enjoy!

Hatice's Chicken Curry (Biryani)

2008-03-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
For Chicken Curry
1 whole Chicken -cut up or 4 leg quarters
1 1/2 onion
2 tbsp garlic ginger paste
3 cloves garlic
3/4 cup whipped yogurt
3-4 tomatoes
3 cardamom
3 bay leaves
1 1/2 tbsp. corriander powder
1 1/2 tbsp paprika
1 1/2 tbsp cumin (seed or powder)
Chili, spice mix, salt
For Rice
3 cups basmati rice
1 small onion
1 tbsp cumin seed
3 bay leaves
3 cardamon
1/2 stick cinnamons -broken
1/2 packet peas (small petite)
2 cloves
Salt

Preperation:
Fry the chopped onions until golden brown. Add the chicken and fry for 5 minutes. Add garlic ginger and all the spices. Put the tomatoes bring to boil, and then the whipped yogurt slowly. Let it boil until chicken is cooked.
Fry the onion with vegetable oil until golden brown. Add the spices, peas, 3 cups of rice, and 4.5 cups of water. Cook the rice. When everthing is cooked garnish the dish with chopped cilantro. Enjoy your meal!

1st.Kids Craft Day - 03.26.2008

2008-03-28T13:13:00.000-07:00

Cross Stitch

2008-03-19T10:01:00.000-07:00

Sule`s cross stitch fruits look beautiful.

Punch Needle Day

2008-03-19T09:57:00.000-07:00

Nezahat finished the seashells. Her bathroom picture is ready.

Sule`s little flower.

Seyda and I have done the colorful flowers. Ready for framing.

Borek With Tortillas

2008-03-18T07:25:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
9-10 American big size tortillas
3 eggs
1 cup milk
½ cup liquid oil
1 cup white feta cheese

Preperation:
Mix milk, eggs and oil in a shallow bowl. Put the tortillas into the mixture one by one and wait for 2-3 min. Then take out them. Put the cheese in it and wrap it as a roll. Place in an oven tray. Pour the rest of the mix onto the tortillas. Wait 10 minutes and heat the oven 330 F. Bake until the top gets golden. Cut into small pieces and serve.

Sarma Day

2008-03-17T12:22:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
1 lb. grape leaves
2 cups rice
1 large onion- chopped
1 tomato- diced well or grated
1 green pepper- chopped
2 tbsp. tomato paste
1 large lemon
1 tbsp dry mint
1 tsp red pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
a pinch of black pepper
Salt

Preperation:
Sautee the onion with ½ cup olive oil well. Add tomato and green pepper and cook for 5 min. Add tomato paste and cook 1-2 min. Then put the rice. Add 1 cup of water and the other all spices . Stir until no water is left and turn off the heat. Put the filling to the washed grape leaves and roll them one by one.

Place them to the cook pot. Cut some lemon slices and put them onto the rolls or squeeze a half lemon and pour the left olive oil on the top of the rolls. Fill water right the surface of the rolls. Onto the rolls, put a porcelain plate or a `sarma` stone which is used in some regions of Turkey. This stone is used to make pressure so as the rolls not to get loose. Close the lid and cook on the middle heat.
When the all water finished in the pot turn off the heat and take the pot from stove. Let it cool at the room temperature and serve.

Sarma

2008-03-17T11:57:00.000-07:00

Malzemeler:
Yarim kilo uzum yapragi (1 lb.)
2 su bardagi pirinc
1 buyuk sogan- dogranmis
1 adet domates- ince dogranmis veya rendelenmis
1 adet yesil biber- ince dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi salca
1 adet limon
1 yemek kasigi kuru nane
1 tatli kasigi kirmizi biber
1 cay bardagi zeytinyagi
Bir tutam karabiber
Cam fistigi ve kusuzumu (istege gore)
Tuz

Hazirlanisi:
Sogan yarim cay bardagi zeytinyagi ile iyice kavrulur. Domates ve yesil biber eklenip 5 dak. daha pisirilir. Salca ilave edilir. 1-2 dak. daha kavrulup pirinc konulur. 1 su bardagi su ve diger tum baharatlar eklenerek suyunu cekene kadar karistirilir. Suyu tamemen cekince alti kapatilir. Yikanmis asma yapraklarina sarilarak, pisirilecek tencereye dizilir. Sarma islemi bitince, uzerine yarim limon kesilerek konur veya sikilir. Kalan zeytinyagi uzerine gezdirilir ve sarmalarin ust hizasina kadar tencere su doldurulur. Uzerine porselen bir tabak veya bazi yorelerimizde kullanilan sarma tasi konulur. Bununla sarmalarin gevsememesi icin agirlik yapilir. Kapagi kapatilip orta sicaklikta pisirilir. Tenceredeki su tamemen bitince tencere kenara alinir. Oda sicakliginda sogumasi saglanip servis yapilir.
Afiyet Olsun!

Cemile`nin Balik Plakisi- Bati Afrika Usulu

2008-03-04T10:41:00.000-08:00

Cemile biz gelmeden baslamis baligi hazirlamaya. 2-3 saati alan bir yemek, fakat ailecek tam bir ogun. Yaninda bir salata ile yemek hazir. Baligi zaten cok severim ama bu bir baska oldu. Alistigim balik plakilerinin tamamen disinda... Hele de hic kullanmadigim sebzeleri gorunce neticeden endiselenmedim degil. Fakat netice bir harikaydi! Afrika usulu bir aksam yemegi icin buyrun;
Malzemeler:
1 buyuk Somon veya levrek (yaklasik 2kg)
Baligin ici icin:
1 demet maydanoz
4 adet yesil sogan-dogranmis
1 taze kirmizi lulebiber-acisindan
Bir tutam karabiber
Tuz

Balik Tepsisi icin:
2 yerelmasi (tatli patates)
3-4 buyuk boy havuc
½ beyaz lahana
1 kucuk kasava veya yuka koku
4-5 adet kuru demirhindi meyvesi(tamarind)-soyulup dogranir
1 kizartmalik siviyag
½ kucuk kutu domates salcasi
1 sogan -dogranmis
3 su bardagi pirinc

Hazirlanisi:
1. Balik ici icin yazilmis malzemeler dogranip blenderda iyice ogutulur.
2. Balik buyuk parcalara ayrilir ve her parcanin icine delik acilarak bu karisim icine iyice sikistirilir.
3. Bir buyuk tencereye siviyag konulur ve baliklar icinde rengi iyice sararana kadar kizartilir.
4. Diger tarafta bir kap icine salca, sogan, tamarind ve biraz tuz eklenir. Bu karisima kizarmis baliklar konulur ve 5 dakika pisirilir.
5. Balik baska bir kaba alinir.
6. Tenceredeki salcali sosa 4 bardak su ve irice dogranmis diger sebzeler konulur. Sebzeler bu sosla iyice pisirilir.
7. Bir borcama once sebzeler uzerine baliklar gelecek sekilde konulur.
8. Pilavi icin pirinc yikanip suzgecte veya 2-3 dakika mikrodalga firinda tutularak pisirilir. (Istenirse normal pilav gibi de pisirilebilir)
9. Sebzelerin pisirildigi tenceredeki sos pilavla iyice karitirilir.
10.Buyukce bir servis tabagina once soslanmis pilav, uzerine sebzeli baliklar gelecek sekilde konulur. Sicak servis yapilir.
Afiyet olsun! Yemegin ardindan sindirimi rahatlatmasi acisindan yesilcay tavsiye edilir.

Kuaybe`s Fast Twisted (Burmali)

2008-03-04T10:39:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
1/2 lb. Phyllo dough (#4)
1,5 cups liquid oil
1 lb. unsalted butter-melted
3 cups grounded walnut
2 thick number knitting needles
For syrup:
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
½ tsp lemon juice

Preperation:
First boil the syrup ingredients in a pot. Then simmer for 10 or 15 minutes to have a better thickness. Turn the heat off and leave the syrup to be cold. For twisted,lay down 2 sheets one over the other and spread the 1,5 tbsp liquid oil over the sheets. Sprinkle the walnut to every place of the sheets. Hold the peaks of the knitting needles near as in the picture and place them to the edge of the Phyllo. Roll the Phyllo slack .Shirr from two sides through the middle .Take off the knitting needles and place twisteds to the oven tray. Fill all the tray like that. Pour melted butter over the twisted. Be careful not to pour the dregs of the butter. Bake it at 330F until the color of the dough becomes brownish. Pour the syrup onto the hot twisted that just cooked. Serve cold.

Tortillali Borek

2008-03-04T10:18:00.000-08:00

Kuaybe yine en kolay yoldan Turkish style borek yapmanin yolunu buldu. Hem cok kolay hem de nefis bir borek. Ani misafir mi gelecek, 10 dakikada borek firinda. Deneyin!

Malzemeler:
9-10 adet American buyuk boy tortilla yufka
3 yumurta
1 su bardagi sut
1 cay bardagi siviyag
1 su bardagi beyaz peynir veya herhangi bir ic

Hazirlanisi:
Sut, yumurta, siviyag yayvan bir kapta cirpilir. Tortillalar tek tek icinde bekletilir. Herbirinin icine istenen ic konulup rulo seklinde sarilir. Tepsiye dizilir. Kalan sivi uzerine dokulur. 10 dak. bekletilip, firina konur. 330F da kizarana kadar pisirilir. Cikinca kucuk dilimlere bolunup servis yapilir.
Afiyet olsun!

Seyda`s pancake with cabbage

2008-03-03T18:10:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
For pancake;
2 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups flour
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Enough salt
Filling:
1 small white cabbage-separate leaves and scald
2 cups grated planed mozzarella cheese
½ cup white cheese- crumbled
1 bounch parsley
1 tsp red pepper (chili powder)

Preperation:
Mix all pancake ingredients well. Pour one ladle and cook each side well.
Make it as thin as possible. In another place, salt the scalded cabbage leaves
and spread over each pancake.
Lay the mixture of mozzarella cheese, white cheese, red pepper and parsley through the center of each leaf and firmly roll it over as in the picture.
Then cut each roll into 2cm. pieces and place them on a tray. Scatter planed mozzarella cheese over the pieces and cook them until the cheese is melted.
Enjoy!

Chebujen (West African Famous Fish)

2008-03-01T11:10:00.000-08:00

Jamila taught us a wonderful recipe for her famous fish, but it makes us panic when we have to try it on our own. It takes 3 hours to prepare, but is well worth the effort.
Ingredients:
1 large Salmon or Red Snapper (approx 3lbs)
For fish filling:
1 bunch parsley,
4 chopped green onions
1 habernaro pepper
Pinch of salt and black pepper

For fish tray:
2 Sweet potatoes
3-4 large carrots
½ Chinese cabbage
1 small Cassava or yucca root
4-5 pieces dried Tamarind (peeled and washed)
1 liter vegetable oil for frying
½ small can tomato paste
1 onion, chopped
3 cups Jasmine rice (washed)

Preparation:
1. Chop parsley, green onions, harbernaro pepper, salt, and pepper in food processor (blended mixture)
2. Make a whole in the fish and stuff with the blended mixture
3. In a large 5 quart pot heat vegetable oil and fry the stuffed fish until golden.
4. Remove fish from pot.
5. In a bowl, mix ½ small can of tomato paste, chopped onion, tamarind, and a pinch of salt. Add to pot that fish was fried and let simmer 5 minutes.
6. Add fish back to pot. Add 4 cups water and all the other vegetables (chopped large) and bring to boil. Let it cook until vegetable are tender.
7. Remove fish and vegetables and place on a serving tray.
8. In a microwavable bowl, add the rice and water to cover the rice. Microwave 2-3 minutes uncovered. Remove from microwave and drain the water. Add the rice back to the pot with sauce and let cook.
9. Add rice to tray with fish and vegetables
10. Enjoy! And do not forget to drink a cup of African style green tea with bubbles.

1st. Craft Day - Napkin Rings

2008-02-28T09:40:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-28T09:02:00.001-08:00

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

2008-02-28T08:45:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-25T18:00:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-25T17:42:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-25T17:38:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-23T08:32:00.001-08:00

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

2008-02-22T17:40:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-22T17:30:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-22T14:54:00.000-08:00

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)

2008-02-22T14:46:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-19T20:20:00.000-08:00

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

2008-02-03T13:24:00.001-08:00

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

2008-02-03T12:56:00.001-08:00

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

2008-02-03T07:46:00.000-08:00

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.

News

2008-01-30T19:03:00.000-08:00

http://www.carynews.com/community/beliefs/story/8059.html