Mocha Pudding

2009 happy new year!

I wanted to taste something different, something new as a dessert this evening.
We like pudding. Rice, chocolate..but this time, tried mocha. Coffee and chocolaty tasting,
creamy and easy!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup brewed coffee

2 tablespoon corn starch

1/2 cup sugar

1 tablaspoon cocao powder

(if you like darker you can add more)

2 oz. chocolate(dark)

2 eggs

1/4 teaspoon salt, whip cream

Combine milk, coffee, heavy cream in a saucepan and heat up. Mix corn starch, sugar,cocao powder in a bowl. In another bowl, whisk eggs and salt. Add half the way hot milk to the egg mixture and stir. Pour back into the pan. Add sugar mixture and then chocolate. Put in a blender.

After blend, portion the pudding into cups. Let them cool. Decorate with whip cream and grated chocolate..

I made my own cranberry flovered martini tonight.

Fill shaker with ice.

Combine 2 parts vodka with 3 parts mix

stir or shake. Strain into a coctail bowl.

Garnish with lime twists.

2009

I used wheat bread slices..

Cucumber dill relish and mayonnaise mix. Turkey breast or chopped red cabbage ( combined in vinegaer and salt ) Craker with cream cheese..

Potato pure, mayonnaise on the top and spreeded hot sauce!!!

Coctail meatball. I made the meatballs but you can use frozen. Just put in the oven.

Everything was tasty, but martini got us just before the champange;)

Did I say Happy New Year?

Tavuk Köftesi (Home Style Grilled Chicken Burger)

My dog Carmen died in August. Her hearth was too old and couldn't make it.

I was cooking every day but didn't add any recipe to my blog. She was a good dog, friend, family.. We miss her.

Carmen! Come on girl, chicken chicken chicken!

I remember how she used to shake her tail

when she smelled chicken in the kitchen :)

She never used to care even spicy in it!

Miss you girl soo much.

ingredients

2 lb ground chicken

4 slices bread (squeezed)

1 egg

1/4 cup parsley(finely chopped)

1 teaspoon blackpepper

1/2 teaspoon cumin

2 teaspoon salt

1 onion(minced)

1 clove garlic(minced)

Put all ingredients in a bowl. Mix together squeezing with fingers to incorparete till smooth.

Shape into petties firmly. Turn to cook both sides.

Serve in hamburger rolls with greens,

pickles, tomato slices, onion.. Up to you.

Afiyet olsun!