Delicious African, Caribbean and American Food
Rice, lentils and caramelized onions… together. What’s not to love? I can never pass up mujaddara when I go to a Middle Eastern restaurant and it’s on the menu. Now, I’ve taken to making it at home so I don’t even have to venture out to get it.
Jollof rice (also called benachin) is a one-pot rice dish that is beloved among West Africans. Pretty much all West African countries have their own version of jollof rice and there’s a long-standing friendly competition between West Africans (especially Ghanaians and Nigerians) over which country has the best jollof rice. […]
This post is basically a continuation of the recipes that I made with the Ghanaian yam that I got from my mom (see the yele kakro post for more information). After I made the yele kakro, I still had plenty of yam left so I decided to make beer battered […]
Rice and peas is the quintessential Jamaican food. It’s a side dish that accompanies most meals in Jamaican cuisine. Some of the Jamaicans that I know say that rice and peas is considered a must have on Sundays. That’s definitely a tradition that I can get on board with. My […]
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