Spaghetti Bianchi

By Julie

Malaria No More UK is challenging all of us to live below the line of poverty. The experience of how it feels to have only £1 to spend in a day can indeed be daunting but it is feasible. 1400 million people are doing it today. Every day.

Diana and I are supporting you and Malaria No More UK with a recipe - a traditional Neapolitan poor people’s dish called Spaghetti Bianchi, which has been a staple with my mom and me ever since we discovered it.

P.S.: When I lived in London, I had about £120 left after paying the rent, of which I paid transport, food and everything else. Sounds little in London but I ended up walking a lot and cooking myself through the vegetarian Indian cookbook of Julie Sahni. I still could eat spiced red lentil soup every day. Maybe that could be on your menu tomorrow?

© Diana Chaccour

Sweet Potato Pancakes

By Julie

     The weekend is almost here and it deserves a long breakfast with something special - like pancakes. I prefer the French version, the crêpe (sprinkled with sugar and Grand Marnier), whereas my husband indulges his sweet tooth with the thicker American type. And our daughters, well, as long as it has a chocolate covering, they don’t really care about the base. Last week, our eldest daughter and I decided to make sweet potato pancakes to vary a little and here we would like to share this treat with you.

© Diana Chaccour