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Translators without Borders Cookbook

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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 (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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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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Reshteh Polo

Reshteh Polo (رشته پلو, Noodle Rice)

Most Armenians and Assyrians traditionally celebrate Christmas. This is one of the rice dishes that they make for lunch at Christmas, accompanied by turkey, chicken or lamb. If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Reshteh Polo (رشته پلو, Noodle Rice) Print Recipe Symbolic of a new beginning in life. Bon appetit!…

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Best-Ever Pumpkin Muffins

Nothing smells as good as pumpkin muffins in the oven on a cold winter morning. Great for the holidays, or anytime! If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Best-Ever Pumpkin Muffins Print Recipe CourseFestive dishes CuisineAmerican Servings 12 muffins Cook Time 20-22 minutes Servings 12 muffins Cook Time 20-22 minutes Best-Ever…

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Fritadas

Fritada (Spinach oven bake)

A traditional Sephardi dish. The Sephardi Jews lived in Spain and Portugal until 1492 when they left to escape Queen Isabella’s auto da fé. Many went to Turkey, where my father’s family originated, welcomed by the Sultan. Muslims and Jews and Christians had lived happily in Spain and Portugal, under Muslim rule. Others went to…

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Soda bread

My husband’s Irish grandmother introduced this recipe into the family when she got her new gas cooker together with a Radiation Cookery Book (published by Radiation Ltd. in 1936). You can’t go wrong with a name like that…. It’s a very simple recipe and the bread tastes absolutely delicious with butter, olive oil & salt,…

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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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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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