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Homemade Granola Recipe

February 27th, 2008 | Category: Baked Goods, Breakfast

Granola ingredients

If we don’t count the several cups of coffee, I really don’t have a habit of eating breakfast. And I know it’s bad. Very very bad. While I am doing my best to get into the habit of feeding myself something nutritional every morning, I haven’t had much success in the past. Traditional Turkish breakfast dishes such as feta cheese and tomatoes in olive oil, honey and clotted cream, poached eggs with yoghurt, etc. are the last things I want to see in the morning. I’ve come to realize that I have a better chance with things that can be soaked in milk. So when I read Molly’s post about homemade granola, I wanted to give it a shot.

If she says it is the greatest, there is no need to think twice (she is one of those food bloggers whose recipes I follow religiously).

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Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Almond Pesto Sauce

February 21st, 2008 | Category: Pasta

Pestolu Kepekli Spaghetti

Remember my post about how I drove mom crazy with my overeating habit? This is my second attempt to break it.

Left to my own devices, I would boil an 18 ounce pack of Linguine, smother it in a rich tomato sauce prepared with a stick of butter and a head of garlic and eat that in one sitting. That’s the old Cenk. The new Cenk, who suffers greatly from back pain and thus in immediate need to lose weight, prefers whole wheat pasta and lighter sauces, so even if he eats the whole pot the calorie intake is just a small fraction.

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Valentine’s Day Recipes

February 14th, 2008 | Category: Chocolate, Tart

Sevgililer Günü

If you’re still looking for Valentine’s Day recipes, here are some last minute ideas from my archives.

For me, a Valentine’s Day recipe must include chocolate. I am sure you agree with that statement. Strawberries and/or raspberries would make it even better (after all, you need something red). The most delicious combinations for these ingredients (from my previous posts) are the strawberry tuxedo, mini raspberry tarts decorated with bittersweet chocolate and pistachios, and my favorite, strawberry tart with vanilla pastry cream and milk chocolate shavings on top.

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