My recipes

Hi there! This is a blog I created for storing my tested (and successful) recipes, since I'm moving to another country for uni. If you've stumbled upon it, feel very very welcome, and pleeease contact me if you have any tips or ideas! :) I'm actually not alone with my passion, and you're witnessing the creation of a food network between me and my lovely lovely friend. We will take over Tumblr, don't worry, it's only a matter of time.

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Lemon berry cheesecake - round tin!

Ingredients:

200 g graham crackers

50 g sugar

60 g melted butter

450-500 g cream cheese

133 g sugar

zest of 1 lemon

less than a teaspoon vanilla extract

around 50 ml lemon juice

150 g sour cream

3 small eggs

less than 2 tablespoon flour

Berries of choice

Gelatin

Instructions:

For the bottom, mix sugar with the crackers. Add the melted butter. Push it down in a buttered tin.

Bake it for 10 mins in preheated oven at 160°C. 

Beat the cream cheese to make it easier to work with.

Add sugar, lemon zest and vanilla extract, beat until mixed properly.

Add sour cream and lemon juice, mixing when pouring the juice. Beat.

Add eggs one at the time, then the flour. Don’t beat too much after. 

Pour into the tin when it’s cooled down. 

Bake it for 40-50 mins in preheated oven at 175°C. Cover with paper/tinfoil if the surface starts burning.

Turn the oven off when it looks set on the surface but there’s still a slight wobble in the middle.

Open the oven slightly, let it cool for an hour like that.

Once it’s cooled down, put berries and pour gelatin on top. Let it chill. 

Original recipe

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Turkish bread soup

Ingredients:

Bread

Butter

Celery

Nutmeg

Stock cube

Egg yolk

Heavy cream

Could add a bit of carrot, parsley

Instructions:

Fry slices of bread in butter

Add water and stock cube, boil for 10 mins keep adding water

Chop celery, both the green and white parts

Salt, add the nutmeg, boil for 15 mins

Mix the yolk with heavy cream, mix it with boiling water 

Blend the soup, add the yolk and cream

Bring to boil

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Peach cobbler

Ingredients:

30 g cold butter

3 ripe peaches (i used about 700 g)

50 g granulated sugar 

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 tablespoons flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

150 ml half and half

Instructions:

Peel, cut and pit the peaches.

Preheat the oven to 170°C.

While the oven is preheating, place 1 tablespoon of the butter in each of two ramekins that hold 2 cups of liquid each. I used 4 smaller ones instead.

Place the ramekins in the oven while it preheats, but keep an eye on it--don't let the butter brown.

Stir together the peaches, 1 tablespoon of the sugar, the lemon juice, cinnamon and vanilla in a bowl, and set aside while you make the rest.

Whisk together the flour, the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar, and the baking powder. Lightly stir in the half-and-half---small lumps are okay.

Spoon the batter over the melted butter in each baking dish, and DO NOT STIR.

Evenly pour the fruit mixture on top in each ramekin.

Bake for 30-35 mins, or until the crust is golden brown. Because i used smaller ones, mine were good after 20-25 mins. Keep an eye on them!

Original recipe

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Hungarian apple pie “from the good ol’ days”

Ingredients: 

12 apples (you can use any kind, but i prefer the green, slightly sour ones)

300 g flour (could use a little bit more)

125 g margarine

150 g powder sugar

vanilla extract (or vanilla flavoured sugar)

about 1 tablespoon baking powder

1 big tablespoon sour cream

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 egg yolks

breadcrumbs

Instructions:

Grate the apples, add the 2 tablespoon sugar. Set aside.

Mix flour with baking powder, than add the margarine. When mixed, add the powdered sugar, vanilla (sugar). Add the yolk and sour cream (you can mix them after adding them to the dough, if you pour the yolk carefully). Halve it. 

Butter and flour a pan (ideally 23 x 39 cm, ours was smaller). Roll out one of the halves, and lay it in the pan. 

After pouring breadcrumbs on top, squeeze the apples and lay them on the dough. Preheat oven to 170°C. It’s better to put the tray slightly below the middle of the oven.

Sprinkle with cinnamon then breadcrumbs, and roll the other half out and lay it on top. Brush the yolk. If you think it’s too dense to be even, you can mix it with some milk. Dig holes with a fork on the top layer. 

Bake for about 25 mins, but you might need a bit more. 

Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still hot. 

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Hungarian peach soup (cold and sweet)

Ingredients:

1 kg peach

pinch of salt

3-4 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon honey

little bit of vanilla extract

a few lemon slices

4-5 cloves

250 ml whipping cream (I used about 350-400 ml double cream, it should do it)

1 tablespoon flour (I used almost 2)

Intructions:

Peel and cut the peaches. Setting aside 2 or 3 pieces for later, cook them in about 1,8 l water, adding the salt, sugar, honey, vanilla, lemon and cloves in it.

After letting it boil for 5 mins, blend the soup (I took the cloves and lemons out) 

Add the pieces of peach.

Mix whipping cream with the flour. Add it to the boiling soup (you should mix a few spoons of hot water or soup with the cream first, so you’ll avoid the annoying lumps in the soup). Let it boil for 1-2 mins. 

Cool in fridge for a few hours at least, but you really should prepare it a night before serving. 

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Tomato and parmesan tart

Ingredients:

185 g flour

110 g cold butter

1 egg yolk

3 teaspoons water

300 g cherry tomatoes

1 teaspoon sugar

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (have no idea what kind of vinegar i used tbh)

1 tablespoon olive oil

salt & pepper

250 ml single cream

4 eggs & 1 egg yolk

130 g parmesan cheese (i couldn’t get parmesan so used gran gusto instead and added more salt)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 130C fan. Cut the tomatoes in half, and put them on a tray or heatproof bowl. Add the sugar, vinegar, oil and season to taste. Stir well to combine. Arrange them in a single layer, cut side up and roast for 1 hour (or 50 mins), until they’re wrinkled. 

In a large bowl mix flour and butter with your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the yolk and use some water if the dough is dry. I added 2 tablespoons and it was still dry.

Bring it together, then chill in the fridge for 30 mins.

Switch oven to 180C. Roll the dough out (about 3 mms thick) and line a 23 cm tart tin after oiling it. If it doesn’t come up or you can’t roll it, just make sure you cover the whole tin with dough, reasonably thick. Talking from experience hehe. 

Bake for 30 mins. I used a larger tin, but it was all fine, I just baked it for 20 mins instead of 30 (the tart was thinner).

Whisk together the cream, egg, cheese and season to taste. When everything’s cooled, place half of the tomatoes in the base of the tart. Pour the filling, then place the rest of the tomatoes on top.

Bake for 30-40 mins at 130C. It should appear firm and wobble in the centre when done. 

Original recipe

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Strawberry curd tartlets

Ingredients (you'll only need about half of the filling tho):

150 g flour

100 g cold butter

2 tablespoons powder sugar

1 egg yolk

150 g strawberries

100 g butter

100 g caster sugar

3 eggs 

strawberries on top

mint on top

Instructions:

Put the flour in a bowl, then add the butter to the flour and rub in until it resembles breadcrumbs. 

Add the sugar and mix with hand. Add the egg yolk.

Bring the dough to a ball. If it doesn’t come together, add tablespoons of water.

Chill for 30 mins in the fridge.

Preheat oven to 160C fan.

Divide the ball into 24 pieces (we rolled it out but honeslty maybe you shouldn’t bother), and line a 24-hole mini muffin tray first with baking paper, then with the dough.

Bake for 15-17 mins. Checked at 12 mins.

Leave them to cool.

Blend the strawberries.

Melt the butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Add the sugar, eggs and the strawberry puree. Gently stir the curd with a wooden spoon until it thickens.

Chill in the fridge for 2 hours.

Spoon it in the tart shells. Top them with strawberries and a tiny amount of mint.

Made with (as it turns out, not so)occasional partner in crime, @spoonfuloflove

Original recipe

But also, I have to admit, while these are the best thing in the world, it can take quite a while to form those lil cups. So if you want a quick recipe, you can just make “normal” biscuits with the same dough, works perfectly as well. I tried this because got so much curd left over. They’re not as fancy as the cups, but same amazing taste!!

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Zucchini bread

Ingredients - this makes a LOT.

3 eggs

2 cups sugar

1 cup oil

600 g zucchini, grated

2 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups + 3 tablespoon flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup nuts, optional (i haven’t tried it with them yet)

Directions

Preheat oven to 190C, grease bread loafs pans.

Mix all ingredients in order, as listed. (FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE DON’T FORGET AND WARN EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO WEAR LATEX GLOVES WHEN PEALING AND GRATING THE ZUCCHINI OTHERWISE Y’ALL GET COVERED IN STICKY DISGUSTING ZUCCHINI CUM) Mix until well combined.

Once it is well combined pour into 2- 3 bread pans, make sure to divide evenly and bake for 40-50 minutes. I covered them with a sheet of paper after 20 mins because I was afraid the top was about to get burnt.

Time may vary depending on oven; insert toothpick to make sure bread is done. (And obviously on the size of the pans - the smaller was done after 40 mins, while the other one needed about 52.)

Original recipe

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Blueberry cookies with lemon glaze

Ingredients:

115 g cream cheese

115 g butter, room temperature

150 g sugar

¼ teaspoon salt

140 g flour

100 g blueberries (if you toss frozen berries with flour, they’re not supposed to colour the batter)

juice of 1 (or more) lemon

around 200 g powdered sugar 

Instructions:

In a mixing bowl, blend cream cheese, butter, and sugar until fully combined.

Add the flour and salt to cream cheese mixture and stir until fully combined.

Add the blueberries.

Once the cheesecake batter is fully mixed, cover with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes, or until batter is firm to touch.

Place cookie batter on a parchment-lined baking sheet. It’s supposed to make 24 pieces

Using your fingers, press down on the dough balls to help form a cookies.

Bake (12-)15 minutes or until cookies turn golden brown on the bottom.

Rest for at least 5 minutes.

Combine the lemon juice, and powdered sugar in a medium bowl. (I used 2 lemons and a bit more than 200 g sugar. Turned out to be too lemony, to be fair. Just check the taste and consistency while you’re mixing it.

Drizzle cooled cookies with lemon glaze.

Original recipe

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Mom’s Pilav

Ingredients:

220 g rice (4* 70 ml lol)

70 g butter

1-2 tomatoes

stock cube

(noodles, if you’re using them instead of tomatoes)

(chickpeas, if you’re using them instead of tomatoes)

Instructions:

Soak rice for a long time in hot water, wash it carefully.

Melt butter, add the tomatoes and cook until  all the water is gone. If cooking it with noodles, brown them.

Pour 7 glasses of water (or twice the amount of rice - 1 glass), If cooking with anything other than tomatoes, pour half a glass more. Add the stock cube, and salt (a lot).

When it’s boiling, add the rice. If cooking with chickpeas, add them now.

Don’t stir from now on, just shake the pot gently. When all the water is gone from the top, pour a bit of olive oil, put a paper towel on and cover the pot.

Simmer for 24 mins. After that, leave it for at least 10 mins. (It needs to sleep :) )

Stir before serving.

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Mushroom soup

Ingredients:

250 g mushrooms

1 small onion

A stock cube 

Lot of parsley (you can’t really taste it i swear)

Half a carrot

100 g heavy cream / sour cream

1 egg yolk

1 tablespoon flour

1/2 teaspoon mustard

Instructions:

Saute the onion

Add mushrooms, wait until all its water is boiled

Add (fresh) water, and stock cube. Salt

A few minutes after add parsley and the carrot

Cook for 20 mins

Mix heavy cream, egg yolk, flour and mustard

Add hot water to it, make sure you stir it well with the spoon

With a stick blender, blend the ingredients in the soup, then pour the creamy mixture, blend as well

Cook until it starts boiling 

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Mustard chicken and bacon skillet

Ingredients:

200 g Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon paprika powder

salt and pepper 

6 chicken breasts

6 sliced thick cut bacon (or around 80 g), diced

1 cup dry white wine

80 g heavy cream

thyme (3/4 tablespoon)

Instructions:

Mix 120 g of the dijon, the paprika, and the salt and pepper to taste in a shallow bowl. Stir to combine.

Fully coat each chicken thigh in the mustard mixture. Place in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours. 

When ready to cook, add the diced bacon to a large skillet over medium/high heat. Stir as it cooks, until crispy and mostly done.

Add the chicken to the skillet and brown both sides for 10 minutes. The chicken doesn't need to be all the way done. 

Add the wine to the skillet.

Whisk in the remaining dijon and the heavy cream and toss in the thyme, salt if needed.

Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked and the sauce is reduced to your liking.

Original recipe

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Apple tart

Ingredients:

1 sheet puff pastry

1.5 kilograms apples (depends a lot on the pan)

100 grams caster sugar

40 g unsalted butter

Instructions:

Peel and quarter the apples, removing the stems and cores. 

In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook sugar until a light amber color, stirring to help melt any lumps.

Add the butter, stirring constantly until the color is a creamy light brown.

Add the apples, making sure the juices from the apples help dissolve any caramel that sticks to the apples.

Preheat oven to 190°C.

Cook for about 15-20 minutes, making sure the apples are turned constantly so that they bathe in the caramel. Remove from heat when the caramel has reduced to completely glaze the apples and little remains in the bottom of the pan. Be sure not to burn the caramel, tasting it from time to time to ensure it does not taste bitter.

Using your pan, cut a circle out from the puff pastry. Poke holes all over to provide ventilation

Arrange the apples in concentric circles on the bottom of the pan. Press the apples tightly against each other, then lay the circle of puff pastry on top. Tuck the puff pastry down the sides of the pan.

The recipe said to bake for 45-50 mins, we baked it for about 20, but maybe it could’ve used more. The pastry is supposed to be golden brown and firm.

Cool for an hour at least before serving.

I could also imagine adding cinnamon at one point? Haven’t tried tho 

Original recipe

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Korean - BBQ

Ingredients:

6-700 g rib eye steak, or any other well-marbled, tender cut

½ onion, cut into chunks

3 cloves garlic

½ pear, peeled and cut into chunks

1 smallish spring onion, cut into chunks

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon black pepper

⅓ cup (80ml) soy sauce

3 tablespoons olive oil

½ or 1 onion, cut into thin slices

Instructions:

Slice the meat as thinly as you can, then set aside in a large bowl. 

In a blender or food processor, blend the onion chunks, garlic, pear, spring onion pieces, brown sugar, pepper, soy sauce, and oil until smooth.

Add the onions to the beef, salt (about 1 teaspoon).

Pour the marinade over them, then mix evenly. Cover with cling film and marinate for at least 30 minutes in the fridge.

Sear the marinated beef and onions until browned (takes long! around 30 mins).

Original recipe

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Spinachy turkish thing

Ingredients:

½ kg spinach leaves, washed

1 onion

2-3 tomatoes

1 garlic clove

a little sugar

a little rice, carefully washed

Instructions:

Cut spinach, dice onion and tomatoes.

Saute onions (better with olive oil), add tomatoes, then garlic.

A few mins after add spinach, cook for 5 mins (or when the leaves have wilted), mix once in a while.

Salt and add sugar.

Add rice. 

Simmer for 20 mins.

When it’s cooled, serve with yogurt

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A wise Turk once told me to put a lil bit of sugar into every meal you prepare with olive oil and eat cold ;)

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Lasagne with bolognase, spinach and bechamel sauce

Ingredients:

3 onions, diced

4 garlic cloves, diced

400 g minced meat (beef or pork)

1/2 liter tomato puree

salt, pepper, oregano

2 leaves of laurel

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon cumin

2 garlic cloves

6-700 g spinach

salt, pepper

pinch of nutmeg

1 cup milk

butter “in the size of 2 walnuts” (around 40g lol) 

salt, pepper

1,5 tablespoon flour

200 g mozarella    

lasagne sheets (350-400g? idk, depends a lot on the tray)

grated cheese on top

Instructions:

Saute onions, and add garlic, then meat.

When its water’s been boiled, add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for 30 mins.

In another pan, saute garlic and then cook spinach and the others.

Microwave milk for 2 mins.

Melt butter, add salt, flour and milk. Add mozarella. Mix until it thickens.

Pour oil in a baking tray. Place one layer of sheets, then the bolognase (without the laurel leaves), pasta sheets, spinach, pasta sheets, bechamel sauce, pasta sheets and cheese.

Cook for 30 mins at 180°C, fan-assisted.

Also, it works well with yogurt on top, but that might just be the Turk speaking from me :)