Okay so, Gringita, you made it to (virtual) Egypt.
And there’s a Conqueror challenge set in Giza. And you usually do the challenges, don’t you?
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VAL: Sudan!
On the VAL I’ve made it to Sudan, and that means it’s time to cook something new!
Continue reading “VAL: Sudan!”VAL: Berbere Chicken (Doro Wat)
Okay before I quite make it to the other border amidst all the travels that intervened, I am way, way overdue to make something for Ethiopia on the Virtual African Loop.
Continue reading “VAL: Berbere Chicken (Doro Wat)”A Kenyan-Inspired Meal
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.
Continue reading “A Kenyan-Inspired Meal”Apple Tarts
There in the back of the fridge, the remaining apples from the last time I made strudel, were languishing.
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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”Clove-scented
Yesterday I made the Zanzibar Palau and my house is still faintly clove-scented.
Continue reading “Clove-scented”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.
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