My Mother's Recipes

My mother is a great cook and sometimes she shares her recipes, Dear Reader. This is where I keep her family favourites, from Chinese recipes and Malaysian dishes to noodles, fried rice, dumplings, curries, sauces and dinner recipes that always feel generous.

Mum's Easy Lebanese Cucumber Pickles Recipe
Featured my mother's recipe Mum's Easy Lebanese Cucumber Pickles Recipe

"Use the chopsticks!" my mother used to always tell me when I was little and would take a jar of these out of the fridge. I never listened  of course, as I knew I'd eat my size in these delicious pickles so there was never any need to take them out of the jar with a clean pair of chopsticks. For some reason I was never a child that hated vegetables and the regular ingestion of a jar of these would prove testament to this.

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