As a nod to my African roots, we decided to make taro root the star in this dish. Cocoyam ( taro root) is a staple starch in Cameroon cuisine. Mostly served boiled with stews/ vegetables, pounded to make fufu or pureed for other traditional dishes. For those who may be wondering , taro root is a bit like a potato; a potato with gusto, a potato with density, a potato with
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Squash , Quinoa and Shrimp salad bowl
This salad bowl is simple , yet hearty enough to satisfy the starving body. Loaded with plant proteins, greens and good carbs. Definitely a winter salad but why limit yourself....nothing wrong with having an ice cream cone in the winter right? Same thing here. If the temperature today is any indicator, summer is definitely traveling at a snail's pace.
Use what you have to develop the
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Tropical Plantain Breakfast Bowl
Even though it might not seem like it here in Milwaukee, summer is coming and everyone will be having lots of fun creating new recipes. Waking up to bright sun rays streaming through your window, you can't help but reminisce about long gone vacations and summer days. This bowl almost seem like a breakfast salad...... lets just call it a warm breakfast salad. Inspired by the many random
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Tropical Mango Chili Chicken Salad
This delightful bowl stirs up some wonderful tropical flavors. Gratifying, healthy and light. The weather here in Wisconsin is dealing us quite a fluctuating game. Why not dream about sunny days and upload long forgotten summer recipes.
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Spicy Brown Rice and Beans
My darling mother-in-law always has something to share with me whenever we visit. During my most recent trip home, she gave me a zip-lock bag of this colorful delight. Can probably identify every bean in this assortment (except for one). We eat lots 'n lots of grains back home, so there wasn't much to debate about recipe ideas. Rice and beans! Yet another favorite childhood memory. This
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