Perde Pilavi(Drape Pilaf)

Turkish Kitchen has wide range of various foods, and rice takes an important place here. Perde pilavi is one of the best rice dishes, especially cooked in the eastern part of Turkey, and is a popular dish for weddings.

All ingredients in drape pilaf have a meaning. Rice symbolizes fertility, currant symbolizes future children, and crust symbolizes protection and privacy.

After cooking it for the first time I wanted to share this with you. Although it looks difficult to make, it is not that hard.

Enjoy!!

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Parsley Gratin

It is light and delicious recipe. Great alternative dish for vegeterians also.

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Simple Kofte Recipe with Potato (Burger)

I took this recipe from my aunt, it is really yummy and easy recipe. This was definetly one of the best kofte i have ever had.
Enjoy!

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Cig Borek Recipe (Fried pastry with raw meat inside)

Today is 1st of May , Happy labor day to all!! Today is also important from a side that is my mum's birthday. She is the best mum ever.. She turned 53 , long live Mum! I love you..
Cig Borek is one of her favourite food which is famous in Eskişehir city in Turkey. I cooked lots of foods for her b.day but this was King of the table.
I cooked it with 1 gl of flour, and made 5 çiğbörek. I am giving original recipe, you can make it less or more as your desire.. Enjoy!!

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Corn Bread With Cheese&Dill Recipe (Mısır Ekmeği)

Corn flour&bread famous especially in Black Sea Region of Turkey. I like corn bread but i like it with cheese and dill more. I learnt this recipe from a famous Turkish chef "Oktay Usta" who is on TV.

Enjoy!

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Kashk Bademjoon Recipe (Iranian Eggplant Dish)

I have tasted this dish in an iranian restaurant in Dubai. It is so delicious and easy to make, you can serve it with pita bread. They call it kashk in Iran , in Turkey we say Kaymak. I am not sure if you can find it wherever you are but it suppose to be sold in Middle eastern groceries. I think sour cream would be fine with it. My friend told kashk is something salty but Kaymak is not, so i used some salt more .. So you can just taste before heat off, and add more salt if needed.
Enjoy!!

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Roasted Eggplant Salad Recipe

Eggplant is one of my favourite vegetable. You can use it in various type of dishes. This salad is especially famous in Thrace part of Turkey. Easy to make and delicious dish.. You never goes wrong with this recipe, you can use ingredients as your wish.. Some more ,some less;whatever you do will turn to a nice salad . Enjoy!!

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Italian Pasta

It is been long time i didnt cook. I am happy that i am back. I have started to diet. I tried Dukan diet which based to protein. It almost zero to fat and carbohydrate. As i am a pasta and rice lover, it didnt take me too much time to leave the diet:)
I am not happy when i eat less, so i think i will be a bit fat whole of my life:)
I should learn to be happy with my fat i guess:)
I was so bored at work recently and i got 1 week off from work, mentally get better.
One of my friend sent me a gift from Italy.. PASTA.. Thanks to Roman for this nice gift. It was yummy.. Hope you all enjoy..
Have good weekend ahead to all..

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Baked meat and Cauliflower Puree Recipe

Here is the delicious meat and puree recipe. I love Cauliflower, you can cook it in many ways , also it is very generous veg which can feed all family. You can serve it with your burgers or chicken as well. I cook it in the oven with meat.
Enjoy!

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Mojito Recipe - Michelle's birthday

Yesterday celebrated my dear friend Michelle's birthday. Let me get a chance to tell how much i love her. She is my american friend who live in Turkey and almost half Turkish now:)
Beside i spent great time yesterday night , i also had nice experiment to make Mojito and new sauces. I am never so fan of alchol but the Mojito is the one of rare drink that i enjoy to have.
Here is a nice homemade Mojito recipe for your special occasions..

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Fried Crepe inside cheese&red bell peppers Recipe

Easy and delicious food. I guarantee it is delicious but i cant guarantee it s healthy. I would prefer to cook it in the oven instead of fry next time.

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Roast Lamb with Tomato&White Sauce Recipe(Kuzu Kapama)

Happy Sunday to all!! Today I was checking some food videos on net and i saw a famous Chef cooking this dish and i desired too much to eat it. I dressed up and went to market to get ingredients.
I suppose to be on diet and this is not a siet dish but i cant say that i m regret:)
It was amazing delicious also i can tell it is easy to cook.
This is the one of best dish of Ottoman Kitchen.

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Happy New Year Dinner/Roasted Chicken Recipe

Happy belated New Year to all. 2011 was hard year for me and i wish 2012 will be great year for all with full of happiness.
I dont know what you all done the last night of 2011 but i have invited my relatives for dinner. Unfortunately they reached home a bit late because of the traffic but at the end we had great dinner. Everybody enjoyed with the table which make me so happy.
We aren't so fan of turkey so our main dish was roasted chicken.

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Sheep White Cheese Appetizers Recipe

If you really like cheese and salt, you would defintely enjoy with this recipe.

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Orzo pilaw with vegetable Recipe

It has been sometime that i cook this pilaw but i only had chance to share with you.

Enjoy!

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Pastry with Potato&Meat Recipe(Patatesli kiymali borek)

It is very different type of borek. All my family enjoyed alot. We call pastry type of foods borek in Turkey, it is most of time appetizers, but you can serve this as main dish.

Enjoy!

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Ricotta Cookies

First I have thought this cookies wouldn't baked nicely because there were too many problems while I was making it. First I forgot to add flour!! Can you believe I didn't add flour into a cookie :)) Yea I did... After I noticed it's liquid and added flour back and shape them again; while I was baking it first I forgot to open the oven :)) Anyhow it ended great... :)) I got this recipe from Turkish Cookbook.
Enjoy!!

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Chicken with vegetable&bechamel sauce Recipe

Another delicious recipe; all my family loved it. Hope you like too.

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Chicken with walnut (Cerkez Tavugu) Recipe

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Feta Cheese Bread Recipe

Eid mubarek to all!!! Iyi bayramlar my friends!! Tomorrow is Eid ul Adha or as we say in turkish `Kurban Bayrami`. We will sacrifice animals for God sake, will share them with relatives, friends and who need it...
Tomorrow I plan to wake up early, prepeare a nice breakfast for my family and wait for small visitors. Children will be the first visitors as always. They will knock the door for chocolate.
Here is a nice bread you can serve with turkish tea.

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