We were so grateful to have a cooking workshop with our dear student last week. Ex-teacher Shamima learnt how to make this delicious vegan Pakistani dish from her sister-in-law, Bashira Razaaq, back in Mandi Bahauddin where she grew up. She taught us in our Creative...
This week for our creative ESOL & Cooking class at Levenshulme Old Library, our student and dear friend Hanane kindly showed us how to make the delicious Messamen (????), a traditional pancake-like bread stuffed with meat, vegetables and aromatic herbs. Hanane...
There is no English translation for Pitha, the women told us. The closest they could get was cake or pie but we really think they resemble a dumpling the most. At our June session in Levenshulme Inspire, We gave the floor to a group of women who agreed to teach us a...
Dimitra showed us how to make two different kinds of parcels. Her husband really loves eating these. We have decided to show you just one parcel (Tiropitakia) and the filling as well but we will also give you the Spanakopitakia filling too so you can have a choice....
One of our sides to go with our boiled Jiaozi at the end of the Supper Club was this salad. It is a hit with veggies, vegans and meat-eaters as taste is so fresh and tangy. We adjusted our flavours to fit a South Western Chinese style salad (like Thai cuisine, with...
By popular demand from our guests at our April supper club, we are releasing our recipes for our salads that accompanied our dumplings. Starting first, with 'pai huang gua' or smashed cucumber salad. Clare first found this recipe at a chain noodle restaurant just next...
These pastries have just two flavours and are incredibly easy to make, yet their folds make them look impressive. Serve for breakfast or brunch with a simple salad or home-made coleslaw. Dough 500g self-raising flour 1 tsp yeast 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt water milk Mix...
These dumplings originate from the Hui minority cuisine. The Hui minority (??) are a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in China who live mainly in the Northwestern areas. As eating pork is forbidden in Islam, their cuisine favours lamb and mutton as a meat, which they...
