Peanut Stew is a very common recipe with many African countries especially West African countries. This dish originated in Mali and is sometimes called Maafe or peanut Butter sauce. The dish differs from country to country Based on the additions to the dish. For example, Ghanians add Boiled egg to their version, some others add okro to theirs.
Many of our fans said they initially followed us on social media because of the tips we provided. I have taken a hiatus on some of the tips because I am trying to discover new ones. For those that may have missed some of the tips we provided on social media, here you go. 1.
Last week, my brother sent me a message on whatsapp saying he had a dream about a dish I should try. See how awesome my family is? His original idea was plantain pizza with gizzard as toppings as a different way to serve dodo gizzard. Unfortunately, plantain will not hold well on its own so
One of my very good friends is so in love with this dish and is always raving about it so I had to make some. Isn’t it funny where inspiration for dishes comes sometimes? I had been planning to do this dish for a while but I didn’t have any pretty plates to go with
How come Nigerians don’t have this as a street food? I guess we have bole so it makes up for it somehow. I decided to merge my love for bole and groundnut with this popular ghanian street food called Kelewele. It is basically spicy fried plantain and you can use any spice you wish. I
When I was a lot younger, this was a dish I slightly dreaded eating because it smelled so much. I was also terrified of eating it the night before because the waste produced may have been deadly the next day in school. However, as I grew up, my taste buds acclimatized to the taste and
Pinterest is a miracle website because it has definitely opened my eyes and mind to different ways to play around with food. Today one of my tweaked experiments was the 90 second microwave cookie in a bowl. Most people I had previously seen had a cookie in a mug and microwaved it for 60 seconds
I have been craving fried yam since January and hounding the African store in Oakland about their next batch of supplies. They finally got some last week and i raced to their store on saturday to get some. I have thought of a few things I could make with yam and trust me a few
Valentines day is fast approaching, have you drawn up your menu? Do you need any last minute recipes that we haven’t featured on the blog? We may be able to help you if you let us know early. Another recipe you could try is our shrimp tomato pepper-soup. You can use any protein, but just
