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Translators without Borders Cookbook

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French

Yule log image

Bûche de Noël (in French)

Voici la recette de la Bûche de Noël telle que la faisait ma grand-mère, avec de la crème moka. C’est une crème au beurre au café que toute la famille apprécie. Mamie avait pour habitude de décorer sa bûche de sujets de Noël ravissant petits et grands. Lorsque ma fille a eu un an, j’ai…

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Yule log image

Yule Log (in English)

This is the Yule log recipe which my grandmother used to make every year with coffee buttercream. The whole family loves it! Mamie used to decorate her log with Christmas decorations which pleased kids and adults alike. When my daughter turned one, I wanted to bake her a cake which she could eat, with less…

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Mousse au chocolat

Mousse au chocolat (in French)

Cette recette classique française provient du cahier de recettes de ma mamie, qu’elle a commencé à tenir sur les bancs de l’école en 1937, où on enseignait encore aux filles à cuisiner et à tenir une maison. C’est avec beaucoup d’émotion que j’imagine ma petite mamie s’appliquer avec sa plume, et c’est encore plus émouvant…

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Mousse au chocolat

Chocolate mousse (in English)

This classic French recipe comes from my grandmother’s cookbook, which she started at school in 1937 and kept throughout her life in the kitchen drawer. The writing is very beautiful, and the spelling mistakes make it very cute. Such an emotional reminder of my Mamie. If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Notice:…

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Tarte Tatin Deluxe

Tarte Tatin Deluxe

This is my version of Tarte Tatin which uses muscovado sugar instead of caster sugar. It has received rave reviews every time I have served it and is often mentioned months later! I use shop-bought puff pastry as life’s too short, but use the all-butter variety if it’s available. If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation…

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The Translators without Borders Cookbook celebrates multiculturalism and diversity through the universally common love of food. The Cookbook was created and is entirely managed by volunteers. If you use and enjoy the recipes, please consider a donation to TWB.

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apples biscuits bread cake chicken chocolate Christmas courgette dairy-free dessert festive fish gluten-free lemon nut-free nuts orange oranges pie pudding vegan vegetarian yoghurt

Cuisines

American Azeri French Irish Italian Mexican Syrian

Ingredients

all-purpose flour baking powder beurre black pepper breadcrumbs brown sugar butter celery chicken stock cinnamon cornflour eggs egg yolk farine flour garlic granulated sugar ground beef ground ginger honey large eggs lemon juice lime mascarpone nutmeg oeufs oil olive oil onion parmesan Parmesan cheese pepper plain flour pointed red pepper raisins rice salt sea salt sucre sugar vanilla extract vegetable oil warm water water zucchini

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This Cookbook is composed of recipes provided pro bono by supporters of Translators without Borders (TWB). The recipes must not be sold or otherwise used for profit.

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Acknowledgements

This project was made possible by
Claire Cox and Becky Mynett: original cookbook concept
Chris Thompson - dtp
Pavel Gudoshnikov and Sophie Llewellyn Smith: web development
Sue Fortescue - general coordination and wonderfulness

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