I grew up in a completely secular, non-practising but crazily Yiddishe Jewish family. A sort of group love child of Richard Dawkins and Maureen Lipman. The traditional Friday night Shabbes meal involved a great deal of food, a minimal number of blessings, some more food, Nana simultaneously watching ‘Corrie’ on the box whilst eating lokshen pudding, and Papa reminiscing about his […]
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Pitta
There’s absolutely nothing better than tearing apart a steaming pitta, before dousing it in hummus and harissa, and devouring slowly. I’ve been using this fabulous recipe by super-baker Dan Lepard for years and it’s the closest I’ve come to the amazing pitta made by our middle-eastern bread-making friends here in Bristol, Abu Noor. Makes about […]