1676 chef turkish cypriot Recipes

leeks, finest virgin olive oil, carrots, peeled ,halved lengthwise,then sliced 1/2 thick, uncooked rice, sugar, salt, lemon juice (1/2 lemon), water

all-purpose flour, powdered sugar, butter, softened, egg, vanilla, strawberry jam

strong rich coffee (very finely ground ), sugar (or to taste), cardamom seeds (optional) or 1 sprig fresh coriander (optional) or 2 tsp rose water (optional)

cannellini beans, dark red kidney beans, fresh tomatoes, diced (i used various colors of heirloom tomatoes including san marzanos), green onions, chopped (green and white parts-use purple scallions if you can find them), banana pepper, thinly sliced (also known as cubanelle), red onion (diced or sliced ), lettuce (to line the platter, optional, optional) (optional) or mixed greens (to line the platter) (optional), extra virgin olive oil, lemon , juice of, salt , to taste, fresh crack black pepper , to taste, hard-boiled eggs, peeled and each egg quartered, black olives (i used greek ), fresh parsley (not dried )

dried bulgar wheat, ground lamb, onion, finely chopped, garlic, chopped, raisins , soaked in hot water, cumin, ground cinnamon, allspice, egg, fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish )

fresh green beans, onions, sliced, oil, butter, fresh parsley, chopped, marjoram, shelled broad beans (frozen should work) or 8 oz lima beans (frozen should work) or 8 oz fava beans (frozen should work), salt, water, garlic clove, crushed, plain yogurt or 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt

plain yogurt, garlic cloves, minced, unsalted butter (1/2 stick), fresh sage leaves, paprika, dry crushed red pepper, distilled white vinegar, eggs, warmed pita bread

olive oil, onion, diced, fresh diced tomatoes, freshly squeezed lemon, crushed garlic, salt, pepper, fresh spinach (washed extremely well and chopped), rice, water

whole wheat flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, stone-ground yellow cornmeal, plain low-fat yogurt, eggs, olive oil

israeli couscous, spring onion, thinly sliced, persian cucumber (can leave unpeeled if you prefer ), ripe roma tomatoes, diced small, raisins, italian parsley, freshly chopped, fresh mint, chopped, salt, fresh ground black pepper, sumaq , to taste, lemon , juice of, extra virgin olive oil

eggs, cream (or half and half), cubanelle pepper, stemmed and chopped into bite-size pieces (if you can tsp find cubanelle, try mild anaheim peppers), sized roma tomatoes, chopped into bite-size pieces, extra virgin olive oil, feta cheese, crumbled, salt and pepper

tomatoes, olive oil, onions, finely chopped, eggplants, chopped, fine fresh breadcrumbs, chopped parsley, grated tasty cheese, eggs, beaten

leeks, extra virgin olive oil, carrots, halved and sliced, uncooked rice, sugar, salt, lemon , juice of, water

chicken breasts, plain yogurt, paprika, ground cinnamon or 1 tbsp ground cumin, cayenne pepper (to taste), garlic cloves, minced, lemon , juice of, olive oil, fresh ground black pepper, grated onion

garlic cloves, minced (i use less per preference here), unrefined extra virgin olive oil, pomegranate molasses (i prefer cortas brand, found in middle eastern shops), crushed red pepper flakes (i used cayenne powder instead, to taste), sea salt, tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch dice, cucumbers, peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded and and cut into 1/4-inch dice (i use baby cucumbers), scallions, minced, bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice (your choice of colour), red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice (or sweet onion), chopped flat leaf parsley, chopped mint leaf

grain rice, butter, oil, vermicelli or 2 tbsp orzo pasta, water (explained below) or 1 1/2-2 cups chicken stock (explained below), also you can add 1 cube of chicken bouillon to hot water, salt

butter (not margarine), grain basmati rice, uncooked orzo pasta (or 1/2 cup uncooked spaghetti or spaghettini), leeks, thinly sliced or 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced small, cinnamon stick, ground allspice, tomato, chopped small, vegetable broth or 3 cups chicken broth, butter (not margarine), almonds or 2 tbsp pistachios, raisins, dried apricots, cut up into small pieces, fresh parsley, minced, fresh mint leaves, minced, salt , to taste, fresh cracked black pepper