How to smile & make tortellini (turkish)

This portion serves 4

Find a tortellini restauant to get inspired...

Walk in, smile, use body language, smile, use more body language and find yourself suddenly folding dumplings together with a muslim on the 2nd floor...

Turkish food-art!

The young girl cries if she dosen't get tortellini or chocolate. I totally understand.

It is SO hard to wait for Turkish manti tortellini!

Before heading home to cook yourself, take a photo with the bosses. It makes them both happy and proud. Smile. Cute moms ;) Yes she tries to steal my tortellini bag!

Let's start: combine your flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Add your eggs (can be made without) and water. Use 'em hands, my dear. Form a soft dough. You know how to do this.

Work, work, work. Use 'em muscles! Cover and rest for 30 minutes.

You try to get a picture of two booties but you fail. They start smiling... You smile back! Everything is fine...

I like this Turkish smile a lot. Her name is Ekin.

While the dough is resting: have a look around a Turkish home. This for example is a beautiful shelf.

Kitchen-love always adds something extra to your food. So don't hold it back!

Chop it, cry, chop more, cry more. Keep 'em eyes open... Add!

Dried mint & chili - always chili. It makes you sweat - we like. Keep your eyes open a bit longer...

Mix meat, onion, mint leaves, chili, salt & pepper. Stop crying.

There you go. A hungry Turk in the background.

Get ready to roll out that dough! Find a long stick. Now we are talking.

Be prepared for a serious piece of work now. Welcome to the factory. Forgetting to smile is a common mistake at this stage...

But try anyway, okay?

Close-up beef Manti cam. . .

Uncooked babies. Aren't they adorable?

Cook 'em for like 20-25 min.

Find your yogi yogi. Fat or not. It's all up to you!

Make a quick sauce: heat oil, fry garlic and red pepper - add salt and favorite spices. Done. OR: buy you favorite sauce :)

Serving option 1: mix yogi, sauce and tortellinis.

Option 2: Serve it with yoghurt and red pepper paste on top. Eat it on a sunny terrace among your freshly laundered clothes :) Turkey, I think I love you.

Continue the good vibes with a cold beer and some Turkish karaoke with your dinner-mates.

Eventually head out in the warm night and invite 'em tortellinis for a dance or two. Smile. Tortellini makes you happy.