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A Simple Breyani (photo by pointnshoot, Flickr)

A Simple Breyani

The only authentic thing about this recipe is that the rice and meat is cooked together, but it is much simpler than a real breyani, …


Rosemary Semolina Gnocchi with Warm Salsa (photo by Emiliano Spada, stock.xchng)

Rosemary Semolina Gnocchi with Warm Salsa


Marcella Hazan’s Beef Broth (photo by Rainer Zenz, Wikimedia Commons)

Marcella Hazan’s Beef Broth

Marcella Hazan is an Italian cookery writer who writes in English. Her cookbooks are credited with introducing …


Cheese Pudding Crumble (photo by sanja gjenero, rgbstock.com)

Cheese Pudding Crumble

A very accommodating recipe, very easy to throw together in a hurry, pretty economical (depends on what you add as extras – quite a good way to use bits and pieces from the ‘fridge), …


Wheat Loaf (photo by Agnes Scholiers, rgbstock.com)

Wheat Loaf

Slightly more tomato than specified makes for a juicier and ultimately tastier roast. …


Lamb and Tomato Koftas (photo by Daniel Cubillas, stock.xchng)

Lamb and Tomato Koftas

This is an excellent recipe for informal entertaining, and can also be served as cocktail finger food – in which case use whole cocktail tomatoes and only 2 meatballs per skewer. …


Sweet and Sour Meatballs (photo by cyclonebill, Wikimedia Commons)

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Serve with rice and a green vegetable or salad. …


Dolmades (photo by Heidi Bauer, Wikimedia Commons)

Dolmades

Cooked dolmades freeze very well, and need only to be thawed before serving. …


Couscous Tabbouleh (photo by Anissa Thompson, stock.xchng)

Couscous Tabbouleh

This is the most basic of recipes – feel free to experiment with it. I just think that it is such a delicious and refreshing salad as is, that I don’t really want to play around with it too much. …


Gazpacho (photo by Christoph Kurtzmann, stock.xchng)

Gazpacho

Serve as cold as possible (add a couple of ice cubes to each soup plate, if liked) with a selection of garnishes. …



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About Dinka’s Cookbook

Dinka's Cookbook is a collection of recipes that have been tried and tested over many years and that have stood the test of time. Because Dinka ran her own catering business for many years, some of these recipes have really been tested, in the most difficult circumstances, by the most discerning customers.

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