Chicken Yassa from Senegal

6 chicken thighs on the bone
5 onions peeled, halved, and thinly sliced
1 or 2 super-hot chilies

Marinade:

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
4 medium garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt

For browning and braising the chicken:

Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon frying oil (peanut is good)
1 cup chicken stock
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Macaroni and Cheese

This is a tried and true recipe so be exact with quantities and timing (that one minute is one minute!) and you’ll get a perfect result.

Serves 4

300 g macaroni, casarecce, penne or whatever shape you choose
2 tsp salt, for the pasta cooking water
105 ml cream
1¾ packed cups (220 g) grated sharp cheddar cheese
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Cauliflower and chickpea tagine with preserved lemon

This hearty tagine is typical of the type of dish cooked in the wooded Middle Atlas region and the lush valleys leading up to the High Atlas. It’s a tasty way of preparing cauliflower, broccoli or cabbage, and is often simply served with bread to mop up the sauce.

Serves 4-6

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, coarsely chopped

2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
2 tsp … Read more »

Rice with Lentils and Onions

What I love about this polow is the combination of rice and lentils and the crunchiness of the fried onions.
Serves 6 people

200 gm Iranian or basmati rice
• 250 gm green lentils
• 3 large Spanish onions, sliced
• 1/3 cup plain flour
• 200 ml sunflower oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 … Read more »

Bean and Cucumber Salad

Glenda Morgan                    

After the fires ravaged our native flora and fauna, the precious water and air of our landscapes and our biodiversity, may we all move towards a shared loving regard and consideration for the planet and each of the lives that depend on its health.
Whether you are vegetarian, vegan, piscatarian, a meat eater, gluten-free, sugar-free, … Read more »

Chicken Cacciatore                               

 Janine Halasz

The Central Tilba School of Arts Trust were asked if they could cook one Sunday a month for Cobargo BlazeAid. Our committee is small but there were lots of offers of person-power and financial donations locally, and from my relatives in Sydney, who saw this contribution going directly to those in most need.
My job now was to plan a menu, work out quantities for 100 people, plan the cooking process using all my eager-to-be-involved volunteers, … Read more »