7 creamy turkish Recipes

leeks (3 lb), trimmed , leaving white and pale green parts only, and chopped, onion, chopped, carrot, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, salt, black pepper, unsalted butter, boiling potato (6 oz), dry white wine, chicken stock or reduced-sodium chicken broth (24 fl oz), water, turkish bay leaf or 1/2 california, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, all-purpose flour, chilled heavy cream

vegetable broth, olive oil (can be left out i like it for the creaminess), red lentil, carrot, finely diced, onion, finely chopped, tomato paste (for a richer soup just use a whole 6-oz can), ground cumin, paprika (smoked for extra zing!), sea salt, garlic powder (just 1 shake), cayenne pepper (a few shakes), bay leaves

unpeeled yukon gold potatoes , scrubbed, cut into 1/8-inch-thick rounds, turkish bay leaves, parsnips, peeled, cut into 1/8-inch-thick rounds, whipping cream, half and half

sweet onion , cut into 1-inch pieces, garlic, coarsely chopped, eggplants , halved lengthwise, broiled to cook (i prefer to bake my eggplant, cut in half with some olive oil in the cut side so it doesn tsp dry out), plain whole-milk or low-fat (not fat-free) yogurt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, dried oregano, ground cumin, salt and pepper, to taste

qt water, chicken thighs (with skin and bones; about 2 3/4 lb total ), fresh thyme, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, whole white peppercorns, salt , or to taste, carrots (about 6 medium), parsnips (about 3 large), onion, peeled and halved, celery rib, cut crosswise into 3 pieces, garlic cloves, peeled, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, whole milk, heavy cream, white-wine vinegar , or to taste, sugar , or to taste, chopped fresh dill , or to taste, boiled potatoes