Labneh

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Linda Sang

520 g (2 cups) Greek-style yoghurt
1 bay leaf
250ml olive oil
6 black peppercorns
Fresh thyme sprigs
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds

Suspend a fine sieve over a bowl. Line the sieve with a double layer of muslin or chux, spoon in the yoghurt and twist to enclose, tying the top with kitchen string or an elastic band. Refrigerate overnight.
Roll the strained yoghurt into walnut size balls and place into a jar of olive oil with a bay leaf, black peppercorns, thyme leaves and roasted fennel … Read more »

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‘A cup of this and a cup of that’ cake

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Linda Sang

1 cup desiccated coconut
1 cup (150 g) gluten-free plain flour
2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup coconut sugar (I use half this but it makes the recipe easier to remember)
1 cup mashed banana (about 3 large ripe bananas)
1 cup milk of your choice

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
Put the coconut, flour, baking powder, chocolate chips and sugar into a bowl. Stir in the mashed banana and milk and mix to combine.
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Mugadara

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Cobargo Cooks for Syria

At Well Thumbed Books last month we celebrated Syrian food with a view to helping the displaced children of war-torn Syria. We raised over $1200 in not much more than an hour, feeding a pop-up crowd of very generous donors.
We were inspired by the fund-raising concept of CookForSYRIA. Their story first started as a simple supper club, where a … Read more »

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Chickpea and Eggplant Stew

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2 eggplants
1 tsp each cinnamon, paprika and cumin
2 tsp za’atar (or dukkah)
Salt & pepper
Glug of olive oil
1 red onion finely diced
4 chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tin diced tomatoes
1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
3 tsp apple cider vinegar
Chopped coriander

Preheat oven to 200C. Chop eggplant into medium chunks about 20mm square (3/4”) into a large bowl. Sprinkle all the spices, salt and pepper over and drizzle a good glug of oil. Mix till everything is well coated and … Read more »

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Chicken liver crackers

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Ann Maree Menager & Bhagya

If you’re like the dog loving members of The Triangle committee, you want the best for your furry friends and might be sceptical about the quality of some of the treats on offer in the stores as well as baulking at their prices.
The answer is to make your own!
This way, you know that what you’re giving your dog is top quality and especially when you buy the livers when on sale, … Read more »

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Paws Liver Cake

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Ann Maree Menager & Bhagya

If you’re like the dog loving members of The Triangle committee, you want the best for your furry friends and might be sceptical about the quality of some of the treats on offer in the stores as well as baulking at their prices.
The answer is to make your own!
This way, you know that what you’re giving your dog is top quality and especially when you buy the livers when on sale, … Read more »

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