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Easy Strawberry Mint Shrimp Bowl
This Easy Strawberry Shrimp Bowl is a delight. Don’t you love strawberry season?! When you are seafood addict, and you enjoy strawberry, this makes a perfect bowl. My kids were into barbecue shrimp, since I do not have barbecue sauce, I got this fabulous idea! Add strawberry as a natural replacement sauce. You need only […]
Wangashi, wangash, wangasi or Beninese Cheese
Wangashi is a great popular cheese in west Africa! The cheese wagashi is popular North Beninese, specifically Fulani’s cheese made with fresh organic cow’s milk. Even though wagashi is sold vastly in Parakou, Benin it is now very popular all over West African. It is called wagasi in the Dendi language, amo in the Fon […]
Keto Lowcarb, Grain-free, Banku Emaku
This keto lowcarb banku emakume has the flavor, taste and texture you will enjoy! Watch the recipe video here If you like banku but your body function better on a low carbohydrate diet, this recipe is for you! I was introduced to this keto banku about a year ago by a neighbor. Since being on […]
Parboiled Fried Yam (Koliko)
This parboil fried yam is amazing! The recipe video is available here. Fried yam commonly called Koliko in Togolese cuisine is a popular easy dish in Togo. Everyone got different favorite cut, and cooking technique varies depending on the mood :). The parboil technique The parboil technique is not classic but it is a twist […]
Broiled Lobster Tail (Quick and Easy)
Broiled lobster tail is one of my favorite easy weeknight dinner idea. So delicious if you do not have allergy to shellfish. I always manage to have lobster on pizza night, that way my kids will not make me fill guilty by not sharing my lobster with them. Let face it, making lobster meal for […]
My Akara, Gawou or Beignet haricot
Akara, Gawou, Gaou, niebe, is a popular street snack in west Africa. Click here for the recipe video. There are multiple variants. Removing the skin of the beans helps your digestion if you are sensitive to beans as some beans can trigger migraine in some people.There are some food you do not like cooking often. […]
Stir-Fry Chicken Gizzards
Stir Fried Chicken Gizzards can be a great appetizer! The recipe video is available here. Of course when I say Gizzard, you must frown your face! Believe me its a fabulous part of chicken. So tasty and fat free! Growing up my mom will cook this and we will all be happy enjoying gizzards. Now […]
Air fry chicken with puree onion and lime sauce
This Air fry chicken with lemony onion sauce is such a comforting meal.Check here for the recipe video. The whole dish is in part inspired by the Senegalese yassa sauce and the Moroccan spice Ras el hanout. Ras el hanout is a spice blend popular in Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. It is like Indian Garam […]
MY PALM NUT SOUP or DEKU DESSI (BANGA SOUP)
Palm nut soup, also known in Togo ewe language as “Deku dessi” is a popular African soup. The soup is made from juice of a pounded palm nut fruit. It varies per regions, culture, family, person and taste. My recipe video is available here. How is the Palm nut liquid extracted? Originally the Palm nut […]
Lamb Suya or tchintchinga
Lamb suya or tchintchinga has multiple variant. Check my recipe video here. You can have it on skewer or as barbecue grilled meat. Depend on the day and the energy, my cooking style vary. Suya originated from Northern Nigeria, and spread all over west Africa and Sudan.. It is said to be a unifying factor […]