Rainy , cloudy and cold days call for a soup and sandwich of some sort. Nothing should however stop you from trying this spicy Caribbean chickpea curry year round.
Since my little girl Baylee was born I realize dinners and lunches are routinely ready in as little as 30 minutes most days. Who would've thought a 13 pound mass would cause dinner to be prepared, consumed and dishes put away
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Stewed Pinto Beans with Smoked Trout
This Stewed Pinto Beans with smoked trout is a simple lunch idea that will get you in and out of the kitchen in no time. Sweet plantains? Spicy , flavorsome, smoky stewed beans? Count me in. Dodo and beans as we call it in Cameroon. You've probably read this quite a few tim es from my previous posts but I'll say it again for our new guests ( Thank you for stopping by :-)). Most of my recipes
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Oven Baked Cameroonian Jollof
It's no Cameroonian Party without a sizable tray of Jollof. This one pot rice dish is a staple not only in Cameroon, but also Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. Rice is slowly cooked in a tomato base sauce, infusing all the wonderful flavors .
Hosting an African Party? These two things are key, actually they are almost an unspoken binding agreement with your guests.
Great Food and Great
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Simple Baguette Egg Sandwich
This simple breakfast baguette egg sandwich takes me way back to my secondary school days.
Waking up so early and trying to catch the bus to school, breakfast didn't usually come until we got to school just before class. Right next to class was this tiny little hut, single handedly manned by the most amazing egg sandwich maker I knew at that time. There was always a line, and I can't even
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Stewed pinto beans with rice
African stewed pinto beans and rice is a classic pair known to most in Cameroon simply as "Rice and beans". The perfect Sunday lunch for the family, the perfect complete protein that will make you feel like a nutritionist. Cooked with a fresh herb blend and smoked crayfish, giving it that uniquely African flavor that will get everyone talking. This dish like most of my recipes can be made
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