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Translators without Borders Cookbook

Recipes from around the world

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Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh is the most popular Levantine salad, it is especially known in Lebanon and Syria. In Arabic, its name is pronounced just as it is written in English. It is, above all, a parsley salad and the other ingredients are used to enhance the parsley’s taste, so be sure of buying the most tender and…

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Il minestrone de la nonna

Il minestrone della nonna (Grandma’s minestrone)

This is my ‘famous’ recipe for the prefect minestrone, the best meal for any rainy day! If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Il minestrone della nonna (Grandma’s minestrone) Print Recipe CourseSoups CuisineItalian Servings 2 Servings 2 Il minestrone della nonna (Grandma’s minestrone) Print Recipe CourseSoups CuisineItalian Servings 2 Servings 2…

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Broad Beans & Tahini Sauce

Broad beans in tahini sauce / فول بالطحينة

A rich traditional Arabic dish, usually consumed for breakfast. It consists of cooked broad beans (fava beans) in tahini sauce. Tahini sauce can be used with other Middle Eastern dishes as well, such as Falafel. If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Broad beans in tahini sauce / فول بالطحينة Print…

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Baked blue mushrooms

Baked Blue Mushrooms

I invented this recipe about 20 years ago, one evening when not much else was in the house and I needed to make dinner, and it’s been a favourite ever since. Yes it’s simple, but some of the best recipes are. It’s vegetarian, but tastes gutsy enough to appease any hardened carnivores. If you enjoy…

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Pumpkin Ravioli

Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Ravioli with Green Pesto and Pumpkin Seed Crunch

This is a recipe that I developed myself in preparation for my appearance on a German cooking show, “Der Küchenschlacht”. I cooked it as my starter on the second of a total of five shows and it was highly praised by the judge, a famous Swiss TV chef, who even asked for the recipe on…

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Goat's cheese salad

Warm goat’s cheese salad with a walnut and olive oil vinaigrette

This delicious salad makes a really simple, yet sophisticated starter or light lunch, ideal for the summer and al fresco dining. If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Warm goat’s cheese salad with a walnut and olive oil vinaigrette Print Recipe CourseSalads Servings 2 servings Cook Time a few minutes Servings…

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Spicy butternut squash soup

Spicy butternut squash soup

You can add whatever spices you fancy to this soup – it works nicely with ginger too. It’s also great with some soup pasta thrown in to make it more of a meal. Add a swirl of cream and some chopped parsley to make it look a little more special if serving at a dinner…

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One World Chili

One World Chili

This chili recipe was born of a challenge to create a chili with as many ingredients as possible from all over the world. It has developed and evolved over more than 25 years, and is trimmed down to its essentials here. Without much effort, it can include readily available ingredients from every continent and is…

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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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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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