Gastronomy

[Sherany]

Desire: I prepared yesterday Peppers Stuffed With Minced Meat and it was a hit
I used to make it rice and meat on the other hand then mix it up
but your method is far away
Everybody at home wants to repeat
thanks for that...

I´m gping to try broccoli soup tommorrow
told you later how it goes

[Sherany]

Desire: could you post Baklawa, or baklava ( I don´t know how to write it)
I love it

[desire]

I'm glad you liked it
It is baklava. But it is little difficult, my mother prepares very good.

[desire]

Zucchini Soup

3 pieces zucchini
1 medium potato
1 liter chicken broth
olive oil
salt
dill

preparation:
zucchini and potatoes cut cubes form
olive oil added to chicken broth
zucchini and potatoe cooked until softened
they make is smooth with mixer
dill add on
enjoy

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[desire]

Sweet Pumpkin

3 lbs pumpkin (1500 gr)
2-3 cups sugar
½ cup walnuts or pecans
thickened cream (optional)

Cut the pumpkin in chunks larger than bite size (you can cut them in any size you like). Clean the seeds inside and peel the pumpkin chunks. Place them in a large pot and spread the sugar evenly on the surface.
Let them stand for 3-4 hours, for sugar to dissolve. After you see the sugar dissolved, place the pot on a low-medium heat and cook for 40-50 minutes until the pumpkins are darken in color. The water should be mostly drained.
When they are cooled; garnish them with thickened cream, walnuts, pecans or any kind of nuts.
ENJOY

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[MyMichelle]

I don't Know why,but when I read this post I feel so hungry

[desire]

Plateau Soup

2 tbsp flour
1 egg
½ cup rice, washed and drained
1 ½ cup yogurt
5 cups cold water + 1 chicken bouillon
1 cup hot water
3+2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp dried mint
1 tsp salt to taste

Cook the rice in 1 cup hot water and set aside.
Melt 3 tbsp of butter in a pot and stir in flour. Cook stirring continuously over medium heat till the mixture gets yellow. Meanwhile whisk egg and yogurt in a bowl.
Add the cold water and bouillon into the pot and stir continuously to dissolve the flour mixture. Then, stir in the yogurt egg mixture and continue stirring over medium heat. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat add salt and cooked rice. Simmer for 3-5 minutes with the lid half closed.
In a small frying pan melt 2 tbsp of butter and once it starts spitting stir in dried mint and turn the heat off.
Ladle the Plateau Soup into the serving bowls and drizzle some butter-mint mixture over. Serve warm.
ENJOY

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[desire]

The standard Turkish breakfast includes bread, butter, jam, honey, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, salami, egg and tea.


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And your breakfast?

[Irkku]

Our breakfast consists of porridge/crispies, some fruits/berries, vegetables(salad, tomatoes, cucumber, etc), bread, butter/margarin, sausage, cheese, coffee/tea/cocoa/juice, milk.

BUT - I have to say, that often I just take a cup of coffee and some bread slices with sausage/cheese. That`s not good, but so I often do. Then, when I`m for example in a hotel, there I have a GOOOOD breakfast. I`m too lazy to prepare an "orthodox" breakfast a home - in most cases.

[MyMichelle]

Well I only breakfast a cup of coffee

[desire]

The term helva is used by Turkish people, to describe tahin (crushed sesame seeds), flour, or semolina halva, called "tahin helvası", "un helvası", and "irmik helvası", respectively. Yaz helvası is the one made of almond or walnut. Semolina helva (garnished with pine nuts) has a cultural significance in Turkish folk religion and is the most common type. Traditionally, helva prepared with flour un helvası is cooked and served upon the death of a person. In addition, some sweets and desserts are also called helva such as pamuk helva or Kos helva, a sweet like dessert which is widespread in Turkey. In Safranbolu kos helva is also called "leaf-helva".


Semolina Helva

2 cups semolina
1 ½ cup sugar
4 cups boiling water
125 gr (1 stick) butter/margarine
50 gr pine nut
1 tsp vanilla extract/1 package vanilla
2 tbsp oil

Place semolina and butter/margarine in a pot and sauté over medium heat. They will turn to light brown. Then, turn the heat off. Stir in boiling water and close the lid. Set aside for 10 minutes, so that semolina will absorb the water.
Stir in sugar and vanilla, close the lid and leave for 5 minutes.
In a small pan, sauté pine nuts with oil until they turn to golden brown. Stir in semolina.
Let the Semolina Helva cool and serve with cinnamon on top if desired.
ENJOY


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[Irkku]

A FINNISH CHRISTMAS HAM

- a fresh, salted pig ham about 7 kg
- owen to 250 celcius degrees
- put the ham on to the wire tray (the pork fat up side)
- put the ham thermometer to the thickest point of the ham - be careful not putting that to a bone
- put down to the bottom of the owen a baking plate with edges and pour water on it
- keep the owen 250 celcius untill the surfice of the ham is boiling
- then put the owen to 100 celcius degrees
- pour more water to the plate every now and then so that the ham will not become dry and so it`s even easier to get the plate clean
- keep the ham in owen over a night so that the ham thermometer reads almost 90 celcius
- then take carefully some of the fat and the surfice away and decorate the ham like you want to
- store your ham in refrigerator

[Irkku]

By the way, what do you eat on New Years Eve? We eat spicy frankfurters with hot mustard and potatosalad, and drink beer and cider. That we do after midnight. First we go to see the fireworks display on the town.

[Irkku]

Has everyone started a diet, cause this forum is so quiet? I started a "diet" so, that during workings days I eat only fruits, and when coming home I prepare a good dinner. I`ve noticed that I feel much more better that way. I`ll not become tired during daytime and have more mood for working. Then I`ve put a limit to my coffee drinking, too. How about you guys?

[desire]

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