My submission for GrateFull.

I love cheese, especially cheese toast and this recipe is so easy to make. Perfect for breakfast.

Nothing beats a lasagna straight from home!

Empanadas are one my favorite Colombian Snacks. It can be eaten as part of your breakfast or in the middle of the day with a delicious cup of coffee or hot chocolate.

Just chop everything and wrap it!

Picadillo
My favourite Jewish food
Onion 1
Garlic 3 cloves
Oil 1-2 tbl spoon
Minced beef 1 kg
Tomatoes ½ kg
Apples 2
Green pepper 1
Raisins ½ mug
Cinnamon ½ teaspoon
Chilli ½ teaspoon
Salt and pepper
Green olives ¾ mug

Chop the onion and garlic and roast on oil.
Add minced meat and roast till brown.
Add sliced peeled tomatoes, sliced apples and pepper, raisins, chilli, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
Stew on low heat for 30 minutes.
Add the olives and stew for a while.
Serve with rice or bread.

Bon appetite😊

Suya is a type of barbecue dish prepared in in the northern region of Nigeria. The dish consist of beef mainly, but it can also be substituted with chicken.

This is one of the Japanese home made dishes - Nikujaga!
It’s easy but tasty:) You can replace Dashi powder with the same amount of soy sauce if you don’t have it.

This is a fun recipe I have shared and made with friends for parties and get togethers. Perfect a for a group session of Dungeons and Dragons, or even for single consumption! I don't judge! The illustration was a lot of fun to make, I hope you enjoy!

My friend from Iraq taught me this recipe. Bamia means okra in Arabic. It takes some hours at least, but most of the steps you can leave the pot simmering. And the meat will become so soft and tasty!

Brazilian Black Bean Stew Recipe

Caldereta is a super spicy goat stew from the Philippines. Some replace the goat meat with beef or chicken, or add cheese and wine. It's a flexible recipe, just like Filipinos! I really miss Filipino food because I've been away from home so long. I love that the ingredients of this recipe are easy to find anywhere, so when I feel homesick I can whip it up easily and taste the heat of the islands. What makes this different from our other tomato-based stews? Aside from the goat meat, it's the chilies and garbanzo beans. It's a fancy dish usually served at fiestas. On the left side of the illustration is "caldereta" in the native script of the Philippines called baybayin. It is a style of writing that was almost lost but rediscovered and enjoying a resurgence among scholars and hobbyists. I hope someday our ancient writing will be just as ubiquitous as the ingredients for caldereta!

Beans Around The World.

My mother-in-law invented this recipe as a way to feed herself and her five children on a tight budget. I confess that I didn't understand it at first, because the only goulash I had eaten was in a red sauce over noodles, whereas this recipe has other starches and has a firmer texture. However, I've come to think of it not only as comfort food, but as a kind of "stone soup" recipe, since I would not have thought to combine those particular ingredients. The stone soup thought led me to the trainyard setting, a place where all kinds of people from different backgrounds gather. It's a total coincidence, yet a happy coincidence, that I submit this illustration on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Company Beans is my husband's favorite recipe when we are serving many. We have this a couple of times a summer and if it's being made, it always means there is a party to be had. I tried to represent that in this playful image of the ingredients; gathering, laughing, and having a good time!

I absolutely love Mexican food and these stuffed peppers are to die for. A healthier option that can actually be adapted to your own taste – the peppers can really be stuffed with anything!

In a large pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the chopped onions, cumin and coriander and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened. Add in the meat, then the rest of the ingredients, stirring until cooked. Then stuff the peppers with the contents of the pan, sprinkle the cheese on top and put it in the oven for about 45 mins at 180c.

“The secret is to cook the heck out of it!” This was how my my mum’s advice began when I asked her to share one of my favourite childhood recipes. At the time, I was hoping to find meals that were well-suited to batch cooking and cost effective as I was hugely pregnant and freezing mark ahead meals for when I had my baby. “And don’t use a pan you like too much....the burnt bits give it flavour,” she continued. My mum doesn’t love cooking, or food particularly, and I’m still not sure how I became so fascinated with all things gustatory. However, this recipe has stood the test of time from when I was first introduced to it in the (probably) 1980s. The recipe itself may seem a wee bit rudimentary, but there is a certain type of magic that takes place when the sweetness of the ketchup mingles with the bite of the onion and the briny, saltiness of the olives. And as per my mum’s advice: cook it as long as possible to almost caramelize the sugary aspects of the sauce, and to soften the meat or veggie balls and let them soak up the flavours. A perfect combo of sweet, salt and, for me, nostalgia. Delicious over rice :)

Special note: the cooking clips book in the lower left corner and the recipe card were drawn true to form from my mum’s recipe drawer. For me, the cookbooks and recipe cards/clippings are just as memory stirring as the meal!