Stewed Lima beans recipe on the go. Super easy and goes wonderfully with rice, plantains, puff puff (fried African flour dough) and more. Definitely packed with some African flavors. This dish is can be made vegan by simply omitting the dehydrated shrimp (Njanga). Several meats can also be added to make it your own. Feel free to tweak the recipe to your palate's desire ( I recommend some dried or
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Super easy Jollof Rice
Jollof Rice has been stirring the debate on its authenticity among the different countries that hold this dish to heart for quite some time now. Roots of this dish trace back to the people of the Wolof empire who occupied the Senegambian region . Lets just say this dish has its history and is a prominent menu item in Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and other West African gatherings. Jollof or Benachin is
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Baked ripe plantains and beans stew
Yet another plantain recipe! Why not?! I love plantains , I grew up eating plantains, be it fried, grilled , roasted, boiled, baked you name it. I tell ya our bond is unbreakable. This recipe is strictly vegan (I'm not vegan) and I must say dishes like this make me answer one of the questions I always ask my self " What will I eat if I were vegan"? It's simple, quick and oh so flavorsome. The
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Spicy Moroccan chickpea soup
Sometimes you just want a quick in and out of the kitchen dinner idea. After a very long drive from Ottawa back to Milwaukee (Christmas vacation) post holidays, we needed an easy meal that would warm us inside out! What better way to start the new year than with this hearty bowl of soup. Super easy and ready in under 45 minutes. After that drive, and returning to a really cold apartment, all we
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Peanut Curry with Tofu
Groundnut soup! I usually enjoy this recipe with some fried mackerel but wanted to use up my tofu blocks before they expired. Can't remember my mom adding curry to her Groundnut soup (peanut stew), but I'm trying my own version; and since I love curry with a passion, why not add it in.
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