Lots of this region’s recipes are some form of porridge made from white cornmeal, or a mashed paste of a vegetable I’m unlikely to find here.
All of those get skipped.
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Apple Tarts
There in the back of the fridge, the remaining apples from the last time I made strudel, were languishing.
Continue reading “Apple Tarts”Cameroon and American fusion
There were plenty of leftover veggies from the pot roast the other night. The roast itself, not so much.
Continue reading “Cameroon and American fusion”VAL: Zanzibar Pilau
So here I am in virtual Tanzania, pulling out my copy of In Bibi’s Kitchen for a regional recipe.
Continue reading “VAL: Zanzibar Pilau”VAL: Malawi at last
Day by day, bit by bit, my daily distances added up on my Virtual African Loop, and I’ve made it (kind of) to Malawi!
Continue reading “VAL: Malawi at last”Apple-Pomegranate Tartlets
Because it’s nice weather to have the oven on, and nice hot-apple dessert weather.
Continue reading “Apple-Pomegranate Tartlets”Virtual France, Real Cordon Bleu
Long ago and far away, I took French classes in school. In my school in the mid Atlantic states, they were mostly using French class to look at French art or read French authors or do French cooking. It was senior year before any actual French was spoken in any meaningful way.
Before that though, in my school in New England, the purpose of French class was to actually learn French. If we read French authors, we read them in French. We spoke exclusively French in class – even the grammar lessons were in French.
Continue reading “Virtual France, Real Cordon Bleu”Apple-Pomegranate Tarts
About a week ago, while the snow gave way to freezing rain, I packed up the Christmas decor. The indoor decor, anyway. The lights outside will require a drier day for that undertaking.
Continue reading “Apple-Pomegranate Tarts”Mozambique Peri-Peri Chicken
The shape of Mozambique v’s with one route heading along the coast, and the other heading west.
Continue reading “Mozambique Peri-Peri Chicken”Chicken soup
After days living in the snow globe, it’s nice to have a little something warm and filling and comforting after the shoveling is done.
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aka gringita 