Maya Kumpir

I'm not sure if you'd call this a side or main dish, but here in Ortaköy, they make meals of potatoes.  Not just any potatoes though, these things are HUGE, like bigger than both of my fists put together.  Between the two of us, Nate and I couldn't finish one.  They have oodles of toppings,...

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Mercimek Koftesi (Lentil Balls)

We tried this for Nate's department Christmas Party, it went over pretty well! Mercimek Koftesi (Lentil Balls) Photo Credit: Lezizsofralar'a Hosgeldiniz source: http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/12687/Mercimek-Koftesi-Lentil-Balls.html INGREDIENTS 2 cups red lentils Salt 1 cup fine bulgur 1/2 cup...

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Mocha Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Photo from All Recipes, see URLin the post.I was too lazy to upload my own pic tonight.  :-p I had some aging bananas sitting around, but I wasn't really feeling like banana bread, so I Googled around a little for something different, and found this recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mocha-chocolate-chip-banana-muffins/ Now...

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Schnitzel

We lived in Germany for a few years while my husband was in the Army.  While we were there, we often had schnitzel at the local restaurants.  They have many ways of preparing it, and after a few months, we found a way to make it ourselves.  Of course there we had the benefit of actually having...

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My favorite pancake recipe

Who doesn't like pancakes?  When I was growing up, we always made bisquick pancakes, but I've always made them from a recipe in my cook book.  Recently, I found this recipe on All Recipes and I love how light and fluffy they are.  It beats the pants off of my cookbook recipe! The...

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Chocolate Covered Pretzel Bites & Pretzel Buckeyes

 So, as my coworkers know, I actually tried out that pretzel recipe, and yum!  Let's just say they disappeared quickly.  I also tried my own little twist on these, making buckeyes with pretzels bits in them.  More on that later... So here is the basic list of ingredients: 1...

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