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Bread Pudding

Feb

14

2010

Lunch at Gadi and Yaffa Wainer’s is always a high light of my trips to Israeli. Yaffa always serves up something fab. One of her favourites is bread pudding … and she does it really well. Perhaps it is the challa which, being a sweet bread, I usually find rather uninspiring. But in a pudding ...

Portuguese Roast Lamb

Feb

14

2010

Actually I don’t know whether this dish is Portuguese or Brazilian but Ines Rato who gave the recipe to me is Portuguese. Ines served this up at her place to a large group and it was yum. Aside from the potatoes mentioned below she served it with Brazilian lentils. Portuguese Roast Lamb Ines Rato Succulent ...

The ‘Perfect’ Gin and Tonic

Feb

8

2010

Paul from the Man Cave kindly gave me permission to repost his ‘perfect’ GnT. The 'Perfect' Gin and Tonic Paul O'Grady At the end of a long hot day one needs a G&T to restore a positive outlook on life. Of course, one should have the mess steward fetch it for you, but a gentlemen ...

Michal’s Pot Roast (Tsli)

Apr

10

2009

Michal made this for us when we were on holiday in Cornwall together. Very tasty. Michal's Pot Roast (Tsli) Michal David Slow cooked roast. Print Recipe Ingredients 2 kg more or less Beef Shoulder without bone cut 5-6 in IsraelSalt and Pepper1 + tablespoons mustardPaprika enough / a lot4 garlic cloves crushed[Optional] Onion chopped~6 cups boiling water or stock or wine Instructions Tie meatMix salt, pepper, ...

Danish Gingerbread

Dec

22

2008

Kath Wattam – a Kiwi friend who lives in Copenhagen – introduced me to Danish ginger cookies. Apparently they’re a Christmas treat. I love them so tried making my own. Makes about 80 cookies. Danish Gingerbread Print Recipe Pin Recipe Ingredients 125 grams softened butter80 grams light brown sugar180 grams golden syrup90 grams runny honey1 teaspoon grated lemon rind1 teaspoon vanilla1 teaspoon ginger1/2 teaspoon cloves1 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking soda500 grams of plain white flour Instructions Cream butter and ...

Majadrah – Lentils, Rice and Onions

Aug

18

2008

Back in the late eighties I was living in North Sydney. Most days I’d go down to the local Lebanese takeaway booth and buy a felafel roll. Very yum it was too. Not surprisingly after a couple of years of this I became friendly with the owner. One day, instead of my normal felafel roll, ...

Quick Musakhkhan: Chicken with Bread

Aug

15

2008

Musakhkhan is a slow cooked Palestinian dish featuring Sumac and onions. This is a quick version of Musakhkhan. It doesn’t result in the tender chicken of the original, but it is tasty. Quick Musakhkhan: Chicken with Bread Print Recipe Ingredients 1/3 cup olive oil2 big onions sliced2 cloves garlic chopped500 grams chicken breast cut into cubes of 2-3 cm1/2 teaspoon cuminbit chilli e.g. harissasalt and pepper[Optional] 1/2 - 1 ...

Blueberry Daiquiri

Apr

19

2008

The main ingredients of a daiquiri is rum and lime juice. This one is a favourite of Fiona Masters. Blueberry Daiquiri Fiona Masters Delicious rum and lime juice drink with a "Blue" flavour. Print Recipe Ingredients Ingredients for Sugar Water1 cup sugar1 cup waterIngredients for the daiquiri45 ml White Bacardi30 ml Fresh Lime Juice15 ml Cointreau15 ml Sugar WaterA good handful of frozen Blueberries Instructions Instructions for Sugar WaterCombine ...

Sofrito – Slow Cooking Meat in Little Oil and Water

Mar

27

2008

Avichay Eisenger took us to a small restaurant in the Ben Yehuda market in Jerusalem that specialises in slow cooked food. I had Sofrito and it was wow. I’ve been trying to master it ever since. Sofrito - Slow Cooking Meat in Little Oil and Water Steven Thomas Sofrito was originally a Spanish style of ...

Eti’s Kids Chocolate Cake

Feb

21

2008

Most mums have a chocolate cake to serve up to the kids. This is Eti’s. Eti's Kids Chocolate Cake Eti Wainer-Iluz Print Recipe Ingredients Ingredients for Cake4 eggs3/4 cup sugar10 tablespoons horrible kids chocolate drink Milo or Shocolit or some such2 cups flour5/8 cup oil3 teaspoons baking powder1 cup waterIngredients for Icing200 grams bitter chocolate100 mls cream Instructions Instructions for CakePreheat oven to 180º CCream eggs and sugarAdd chocolate drink and beatAdd 1 cup ...