STELLA'S COOKBOOK

Most Sephardic households love to have an enticing supply of jewel-like pickled vegetables to enliven any meal. Cauliflower and aubergine, freshly picked from my garden this morning makes a crisp, tangy pickle steeped in brine and flavored with aromatics. #Cauliflower #aubergine #pickles #fresh #garden

After the rains... I have just returned home from my travels to see my garden in full bloom after the glorious African thunderstorms. How delightful it is to find these young fresh cucumbers ready to be pickled. Home made pickles are quick and easy to make and are a versatile accompaniment to most meals. #cucumber #pickles #garden #fresh

How good it is to share and savour tasty morsels of food around a Rhodesli meze table! #stellassephardictable #sephardiccuisinebystella #bourekas #boyos #spinachandfeta #hummus #salad #greeksalad #pickles #pastelikos #tzatziki #hardboiledeggs #vineleaves #aubergine #meze #bourekas #hummus #salad #pastries #pickles #pastelikos #aubergine #vineleaves

Recently I received some freshly harvested green ripe nocellara olives from Kingsfold Grove in Zimbabwe. I cracked then cured the olives in a salty solution to leach their bitterness. The luscious olives are now ready after patiently waiting for the aromatic lemon, garlic, chili and herb brine to infuse them with the Mediterranean flavours of the glorious island of Rhodes. See recipe on page 52 of Stella’s Sephardic Table. #pickles #olives

Freshly picked baby aubergines from my garden are stuffed with a celery, chilli and garlic filling making an appetising pickle Recipe on page 53 of Stella’s Sephardic Table #recipes #aubergine #pickles #stuffing