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Yemenite Pita 2

Jul

1

2006

This recipe started as an adventure and ended in a taste sensation. To get this recipe we had to get up at 4.30 am to make it to Sarah Ratzabi’s place by 6.00. Sarah is a Yemenite woman living on a religious moshav north of Tel Aviv. Every Friday morning she and her friends (Nama ...

Chocolate Brownies

Feb

21

2006

One time Davina came to visit and mentioned her chocolate brownies. So after she got home I asked for the recipe. Davina, being American, shipped me two packets of ready made brownie mix. I’m not really a ready mix kind of guy so I made my own recipe. Steven Thomas Chocolate Brownies Print Recipe

Couscous

Feb

21

2006

Couscous is basically a North African pasta. I spent a day watching Marie make couscous the traditional way. None of this quick cooking stuff. 3 minute couscous doesn’t cut it for Marie. She made the couscous from scratch. As a side effect of making the couscous you also end up with a soup. The couscous ...

Challah

Feb

21

2006

I wanted to try a fluffy white bread and picked Challah because Galit has a fondness for it. Challah Challah is a feature of Friday night meals in Jewish families. It is an enriched bread dough with eggs, honey and oil in the mixture. The result is a light crumb with a hint of sweetness. ...

How to Make Bread

Feb

21

2006

I love bread. Always have. And a few years ago I got a real passion for learning about and making bread. I particularly like southern European breads. The perfect loaf for me is a sour dough with crunchy crust and light airy crumb. French, Italian and Maltese breads all have these characteristics and I love ...

Fresh Fruit Cake

Feb

21

2005

Unlike the dried fruit cake recipes common in New Zealand, this cake has a wet mixture. Our recipe is based on one from an Israeli book, although we had to reduce the quantities significantly to fit in our 20 cm x 20 cm cake tin. Galit Haviv-Thomas Fresh Fruit Cake Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Sweet Toppings for Pancakes

Feb

21

2005

I almost always serve Hotcakes, Pikelets, Scotch Pancakes and Crepes with a sweet topping of some kind. Lemon and sugar is the classic topping for crepes and large pancakes. As a child I remember assembling them at the table; we sprinkled our own sugar, squeezed over the lemon juice by hand, rolled them up, and ...

Roti – Malaysian Pancakes

Feb

21

2005

Mmmmm. Roti is the traditional accompaniment for Malaysian Curry – the combination being called Roti Chanai. Nothing like it. Watching Malaysian chefs prepare this flaky bread is a treat in itself. I love seeing them work the dough and then throw it around in ever expanding sheets. Fantastic. Recipe makes six roti = enough for ...

Roman Chicken

Feb

21

2005

For some reason we started going to a lot of Italian restaurants when we moved to the UK. I developed a liking for the Italian mains. This is my version of Roman chicken. Steven Thomas Roman Chicken Hearty Roman fare. Print Recipe

Chocolate Nut Tart (Crostata di cioccolata con nocciote)

Feb

21

2005

This tart is divine and really impresses when I have to bring a dessert to a function. Chocolate Nut Tart (Crostata di cioccolata con nocciote) Print Recipe