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Authentic, home made, delicious recipes

Nava

Nov 5, 20202 min read

Sllllllllloooooowwww cooked beef cheeks

One day I was in a pizzeria waiting for my meal when I heard one of the customers complaining about the wait. The waiter said, do you...

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Nava

Nov 5, 20204 min read

Beef Bourguignon

Bonjour mes amis I love all things french, France, Paris, French language, French accent, the eifel tower, the louvre, croissants, French...

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Wicked Roasted Pear with Porridge and Orange

Nava

Oct 29, 20201 min read

Wicked Roasted Pear with Porridge and Orange

Roasted pears and porridge breakfast I woke up super early this morning (couldn’t sleep, the joys of menopause) and I’m not very good at...

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Nava

Oct 29, 20202 min read

Raspberry and Coconut Porridge

Raspberry and coconut porridge My partner LOOOOOOOVES his porridge. He makes a HUGE batch at the beginning of every week and he has a...

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Nava

Oct 29, 20202 min read

A very Berry Porridge

Berry porridge with peanut butter and muesli topping serves two I decided to make an all-in-one breakfast. Instead of making plain...

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Nava

Oct 29, 20201 min read

Tumeric paste

Turmeric paste My friend Zuri came over with a bag of goodies in hand and a big grin on his face. "What’s in the bag, Zuri?" "You’ll...

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Nava

Oct 29, 20203 min read

Slowwwwwwwwww cooked beef cheeks

Slow cooked beef cheeks One day I was in a restaurant waiting for my meal when I heard one of the customers complaining about the wait....

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Nava

Oct 29, 20205 min read

Happy birthday Steve

I have three siblings, Sara who is the oldest, Anat the youngest sister, and the baby boy of the Barel Bunch, is our brother Eli. We are...

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Nava

Oct 29, 20202 min read

Vegan filo pastry

FILO pastry filled with mashed potatoes and mushroom Vegan or can be vegetarian I do love anything to do with pastry. It can be a bit...

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Nava

Oct 29, 20202 min read

Happy birthday kaityln

Happy birthday Kaitlyn, When Kaitlyn’s friends told me what Kaitlyn was like I immediately had a picture of a stylish two-tiered tall...

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Nava

Oct 29, 20203 min read

Happy birthday little sis

Happy birthday sis, Let me start by saying that there is no cake that could ever do justice to my siblings … but it doesn’t stop me from...

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Nava

Oct 28, 20204 min read

Persian love cake

Every six weeks my book club meets to talk about the book we were supposed to read. But what we actually do is talk about world problems,...

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Nava

Oct 28, 20202 min read

Happy birthday Tanja

Happy birthday Tanja, that’s what our children used to call you, remember? The reason I say ours is because we spent a lot of time...

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Nava

Oct 28, 20204 min read

Halva and lemon curd tart

Creamy, sweet and tangy all in one bite Halva and lemon curd tart I try out all my new crazy cakes on my friends and family. I can trust...

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Nava

Oct 28, 20202 min read

Stuffed and stacked

Stuffed pears Just look at these beauties they really are pretty. Sometimes i just don't feel like cake, sounds crazy i know but I did...

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Nava

Oct 28, 20202 min read

Chicken and grapes

Don't worry it's cooked in wine I LOVE IT when I make something a little different from the norm it’s a little exciting as I await with...

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Nava

Oct 28, 20202 min read

Green Tahini and Muhammara

Green Tahini dip and Muhammara (red pepper / red capsicum dip) are two very different tasting dips but boy are they delicious. I wanted...

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Nava

Oct 28, 20204 min read

creamy and velvety homemade hummus

Vegan/Gluten free My relationship with houmous can only be described as dysfunctional. On the one hand, it’s an integral part of my...

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Nava

Oct 28, 20202 min read

Roasted zaatar chicken

Roasted zaatar chicken Making this chicken, I couldn’t help but think back to the time my mum discovered Lakemba or ‘little Middle East”...

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Nava

Oct 28, 20202 min read

BAKED CHINESE ORANGE CHICKEN

I made an awesome sticky orange-style chicken. I tried several Asian recipes before finding the right one and you’ll never guess where...