Amira loves cholentтАФthe special stew her family eats on Shabbat. And this year, she and Nana are competing in the big cholent competition! They use their Iraqi familyтАЩs special recipe. But when people see the ingredients, they say, тАЬThis is not a cholent!тАЭ Even the judges donтАЩt know what to do. Can Amira and Nana show that their cholent is a winner?
Sarah Sassoon grew up in Sydney, Australia where she learnt to cook tтАЩbit with her grandmother, Nana Aziza. She is a writer, poet and educator, and author of the childrenтАЩs picture book ShohamтАЩs Bangle. Sarah lives in Jerusalem where she regularly cooks tтАЩbit for her husband and four hungry boys.