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Creamy Mushroom Soup

Obur Kedi — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:05:20 +0000

Kremalı Mantar Çorbası

For a long time, preparing a creamy mushroom soup meant heating up a can of mushroom soup to me.

It was until a dinner party last summer that I taught the mushroom soup is one of those soups that requires a lot of time to prepare if you want to prepare it from scratch. [...]

Falafel

Obur Kedi — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:58:32 +0000

Falafel

I was asked to make falafel for a quite some time now. I do not like using pre-made mixtures, and even though I did not look for a recipe earlier, I was sure that it was not that hard to cook falafel at home from scratch.

I searched recipes online, then I turned to one of my [...]

Pea Soup

Obur Kedi — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:09:43 +0000

Bezelye Çorbası

Once I bought a bag of dried peas instead of lentils. I love lentil soup, and I was very happy that I finally found green lentils. You can imagine my disappointment when I realized the mistake.

After looking for dry split pea recipes, I decided to make the soup with peas instead of lentils. The soup [...]

Tomato Soup

Obur Kedi — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:17:35 +0000

Domates Çorbası

This soup will keep you warm during the cold winter days.

This is one of the two most prepared soup in my kitchen. I found the recipe long long time ago on the web. I use the soup base for many other soup variations.

Ingredients:

8 oz tomato sauce or 3 oz tomato paste 2 tbsp olive oil 6 tbsp [...]

Pad Thai

Obur Kedi — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:36:06 +0000

This one is from my brother.

It will be here as soon as he sends the recipe…

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Mushroom

Obur Kedi — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:50:22 +0000

Mantar

You can have another delicious meal with mushroom, with the same method you prepared bulgur with mushroom, with just holding bulgur and water.

Many varieties of mushrooms are high in fiber and protein, and provide vitamins such as B complex, as well as minerals.

Ingredients:

1 medium size onion (chopped) 16 oz of mushrooms 1.5 tbsp tomato paste 0.5 tbsp red pepper [...]

Bulgur with Mushroom

Obur Kedi — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:57:26 +0000

Mantarlı Bulgur Pilavı

Bulgur is a precooked, easy to prepare, and a very nutritious food, which is one of the oldest processed food in the human history. References indicate that, the process is known by humans almost for 6,000 years. For the Babylonians, Hittites and Hebrews, bulghur has been a staple since at least 4,000 BC. Romans, [...]

French Fries and Yogurt Sauce with Garlic

Obur Kedi — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:12:44 +0000

Patates Kızartması ve Sarmısaklı Yoğurt

I like potato a lot. It does not matter whether it is baked, fried, or boiled. When I was a child, like many other children, French fries was my favorite dish.

Even though I try to avoid fried dishes due to health concerns for the last couple of years, I cannot avoid French [...]

Rice Pilaf with Tomato Paste

Obur Kedi — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 01:52:20 +0000

Salçalı Pilav

This noon I tried to cook the rice with tomato paste. I like pasta with tomato, and I was planning to make one. When everything was ready, the butter was sauteed and the tomatoe paste was added, I changed my mind and instead of pasta, I prepared pilaf. It turned out good.

I saw many different [...]

Kashkek (Wheat Puree)

Obur Kedi — Tue, 16 May 2006 23:51:15 +0000

Keşkek

Kashkek (keşkek) is another traditional Turkish dish that is usually served in big gatherings. It is usually served with meat, like gravy. It’s texture is a little thicker than the gravy.

The preparation is tedious and takes some time. At least I was thinking that way, and did not even try earlier. Last month, when I was [...]