A journey through world cuisine from A-Z
A journey through world cuisine from A-Z
As we’ve ventures out, seeking cuisines to cook, we’ve come across many ideas for recipes, and we wanted to share them with you here. All original sources are linked, of course, and where we strayed / improvised, we explain what we did differently from the original (and whether it was an improvement or not…).
Some of these are entirely our own! We do hope you try them out and enjoy them. Leave a comment!
Some of the recipes though are our own.
Today was cold and rainy, a proper winter day. A Soup Day. And one of the best advantages of working from home is that you can make yourself something comforting and hot for lunch. So I did: My childhood nanny’s Kurdistani Red-Lentil Soup*. It’s what she’d prepare on a rainy day as my sister and …
Have I ever mentioned Bernhard’s Magic Toe? No? Well, his left big-toe is magical. It tells him when he’s consumed too much rich food and/or alcohol, thus warning him to exercise moderation and restraint when partaking in the pleasures of the kitchen and bar. This is because my darling, proletarian man, has Gout. This puts …
Serves 6-8 people, with fresh Cholla to scoop up the sauce Ingredients for the cutlets: 800g white fish fillets, diced to 1/2cm cubes The flesh (no skin) of 2 large burnt aubergines* 1 finely chopped purple onion A bunch of fresh coriander, chopped ½ green chilli, finely chopped 3 Tbs of olive oil ½ loaf …
This is by Dorottya: This is my mum’s recipe, one she got from a women’s magazine in 80s Hungary and been making it for every Xmas and Easter as well as random birthdays. Story has it that it was touted to be healthy for our waist lines; seemingly the low carb fallacy has been doing …
Slow-cooked traditional Jewish Stew I apologise that some of the quantities here are vague – that’s how this recipe was handed down to me by Shoshanna, my nanny. When I pressed for specifics she always said- I don’t know… I’ve always eye-balled it. So I did too, and so must you. You don’t mess around …
For 4-6 people 1 Whole Chicken, 1/2 loaf of white bread, 2kg potatoes, 2 eggs, 2 Garlic cloves, Salt, Paprika, Pepper, Parsley, Milk, Water (splashes), It’s 2kg of potatoes, because they are easily the most popular part of this dish. No matter how many potatoes I’ve added over the years, they are always gone at …