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Translators without Borders Cookbook

Recipes from around the world

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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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Marie’s Holiday Stuffing

This is my mom’s recipe. I started helping her make this stuffing when I was a child, and now my sister and I both make it for our families and friends. At any gathering, everyone asks, “where is Marie’s stuffing?” I hope you will love it as much as we do! If you enjoy this…

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Carrots with Pistachios and Cointreau

Carrots with Pistachios and Cointreau

I live on a Greek island (Aegina) that is well-known for pistachios. This is one of those dishes I make quickly that has some local flavour, but isn’t Greek. (You can get tired of Greek food!). It’s really easy to make and tastes great – a perfect thing to pull out for those last minute…

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Christmas Pudding

Christmas Pudding

The recipe was given by my Great Grandmother Mary Heffernan to my mother in the early 1980s. Since then, every year, my mother Rosemary has been following the hand written recipe to prepare this traditional Irish Christmas dessert for December 25th. The dish is so popular that my mother receives requests for a Granny Heff’s…

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Lemon cheese as part of a lemon roulade

Lemon Roulade

Here is one of my favourite recipes for using it up lemon cheese. It has become a family tradition for me to make this at Christmas (lovely with fresh stollen!), but I make it whenever I have a glut of lemons too. It keeps for ages in the fridge and, as well as being scrumptious on…

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Christmas biscuits

Christmas Biscuits (Spritzgebäck)

Two aunts on my father’s side of the family were particularly good bakers. This recipe is taken from a cookbook in my aunt Maria’s handwriting in Sütterlin script. At the time this was written, there was probably no fridge in the household to rest the dough. The original recipe does not provide the entire method of making the biscuits,…

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Orange almond yogurt cake

I love this cake because it’s so refreshing and bright. It reminds me of summer! I also like it because it’s not too sweet and you can eat it for breakfast, a snack, or as dessert. If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Orange Almond Yogurt Cake Print Recipe CourseDesserts Servings 8…

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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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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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