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Who's down to try this spicy chickpea curry for lunch or dinner? Loaded with some potatoes, kale and spice to booth. There is something very fulfilling  about a meal you can whip up in 30 minutes and get the family happily fed in little to no time. Nutritious,  delicious and probably the best leftovers for your next day soup and sandwich brunch. You see the yogurt swirl on top? Yea, It was that or
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  Cameroon Hot Pot Potatoes! The name gives it away, a steaming one pot dish of potatoes cooked in tomato sauce, fresh herbs  and lots of vegetables; carrots, green beans, peppers and more. Its that one pot meal that will definitely feed a crowd and get them talking. If I remember right it was usually one of our Sunday lunch meals. After lunch, what's more to do  other than sit around and
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This simple black beans and plantain stew was so hearty and filling all I had for dinner after having it for lunch was a shake! Maybe I had a little too much of it but I couldn't help my self. .When a warm, guilt free healthy bowl like this finds its way to your lunch table you say "why the heck not!" Nothing surpasses a warm bowl of soup on a snowy day; and it feels even better when
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This simple grilled salmon salad with romaine lettuce and yellow beets is fresh, light  and super easy to make. When your local market is running a ridiculously amazing sockeye salmon deal you tell yourself its time for an upgrade! The deal was too good to pass on, hence the inspiration for a quick salad.   With the deal they had going my main goal was to stock up,  deals like
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  Cornchaff, where corn and beans become much more! Let me tell you we do love our starches in West African cooking and CORN is a popular one. If you visit during the right season , you will be pleasantly surprised with tasty treats like grilled fresh corn on the curb served with African plums or boiled fresh groundnuts. During harvest , we sometimes plucked  some that were not quite there
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