Domiati is a pickled white cheese originating from Egypt. It is made from raw or pasteurized cow’s and buffalo’s milk. Before renneting, 10-14% of salt is added to the milk, and after three or six months, the cheese is ready to be consumed as semi-ripened or well-ripened, respectively. The flavor is affected by numerous factors – …
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Shiro wat
Shiro wat or tsebhi shiro is an Ethiopian and Eritrean stew made with chickpeas or broad beans as main ingredients, along with garlic, onions, ginger, tomatoes, and chili peppers. The chickpeas give this stew a nice texture and nutty flavor, but they can be replaced by shiro powder, which is a combination of chickpea flour …
Lablabi
Tunisian chickpea soup is a real working class staple — cheap, quick to prepare, filling, and commonly found at inexpensive restaurants. Lablabi is a hot and spicy dish, also quite greasy and heavy, and typically flavored with garlic, cumin, and harissa. It is traditionally served ladled over chunks of stale crusty bread, drizzled with olive oil, sometimes even with …
Maafe
This traditional stew, occasionally also referred as a sauce or soup, is enjoyed throughout the West and Central Africa, but it is believed it originated among the Bambara people in Mali. It comes in numerous regional variations, but each version is created with roasted peanuts that are ground into flour and make the basic sauce …
Wali wa kukaanga
Wali wa kukaanga is a delicious Kenyan dish made by combining boiled rice with turmeric, onions, oil, and vegetables such as carrots, peas, and corn. The combination of rice and vegetables is then fried, and the whole dish is served as an accompaniment to chicken dishes. It is recommended to pair wali wa kukaanga with …
Seffa
Seffa is a North African dish, particularly associated with Moroccan and Algerian cuisines, consisting of steamed couscous or vermicelli noodles that are sweetened and garnished with a mixture of powdered sugar, cinnamon, and often decorated with toasted almonds or other nuts. This dish represents a unique blend of sweet and savory flavors, commonly served …
Mutura
The delicacy known as mutura is a Kenyan sausage made by stuffing goat intestines with a combination of ground meat, goat blood, and seasonings such as ginger, garlic, coriander, and piri-piri chilies. The sausage is traditionally boiled and then placed on the grill in order to dehydrate the meat and give it a unique, smoky …
Vetkoek
Vetkoek is an iconic South African street food item consisting of deep-fried yeast buns that are usually filled with cheese, curry, or fruit jams. It can be served as a small snack, for breakfast or lunch. The ball-shaped dough is made from salt, yeast, and flour. When served at a South African braai, vetkoek is often …
Funge
Known as funge or funje in Angola and Ghana, and mfundi in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo, it is an essential side dish accompanying breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals in many households of rural families throughout these countries. It is a type of porridge known as swallow, made from cassava flour that is stirred into water. Funge …
Pan Seared Creamy Tuscan Salmon
This flaky and buttery tuscan salmon with a creamy white wine sauce will make your weeknights feel like fancy dinner outings. It’s packed with pan seared salmon, juicy cherry tomatoes, garlic, and spinach for a mouthwatering Italian bite. Why You’ll Love This Tuscan Salmon Recipe This fancy but easy tuscan salmon is so good it …
Mofongo
Mofongo is a Puerto Rican dish made from fried unripe plantains which are then pulverized or mashed. The starchy dish can be further enriched by the addition of ingredients such as lobster, prawns, garlic, chicken, or bacon. Although mofongo is Puerto Rican, it has African origins, as it was originally brought to Puerto Rico by …
Start the Year off Right – FREE Meal Plan & Workout Printable
Free Printable with Weekly Meal Plan, Grocery List and Workout Planner to start off right this New Year! It’s literally almost 2019!! How the heck! Where in the world has the time gone. I felt like Christmas flew by this year and after this weekend we’ll be in a brand new year! So, in order …
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Macaroni Salad
Usually an obligatory element of the Hawaiian plate lunch, macaroni salad is a slightly tangy, sweet, cold salad consisting of overcooked elbow macaroni pasta dressed with milk-thinned mayonnaise. The pasta must be overcooked as it helps absorb the dressing. Some sources say that the earliest recipe for macaroni salad was published in 1962, and the …
Hang Lay Curry (Kaeng hang le)
Kaeng hang le is Northern Thai curry variety that was modeled on a similar Burmese dish. The dish consists of a curry base that is usually made with dried chili peppers, lemongrass, galangal, shrimp paste, garlic, and shallots, while other ingredients usually include pork, mainly pork belly, tamarind juice, peanuts, pineapple, and shallots. Variations of …
Mu thot krathiam
Mu thot krathiam is a traditional dish originating from Thailand. It’s one of the most basic and popular dishes that can be found in almost any Thai restaurant. Although there is no set recipe, the dish is most commonly made with a combination of pork, garlic, fish sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and oil. …
Miang kham
This traditional Thai and Lao appetizer consists of various ingredients that are served separately and are then wrapped in wild piper leaves, which are also known as chaphlu. Standard elements include ginger, bird’s eye chili peppers, limes, roasted peanuts, shallots, toasted coconut, and tiny dried shrimps. They are all finely sliced and served on a …
Thong yip
Thong yip is one of the traditional egg yolk-based Thai desserts that have the word thong in their name, which means gold, symbolizing prosperity, increased wealth, and success. This golden-colored dessert is typically made with duck and chicken egg yolks, sugar, and jasmine-flavored water, and it is usually shaped into a flower or a five-point star. The delicately …
Khanom tom
Khanom tom is a traditional dessert consisting of boiled rice flour dumplings, coated with shredded coconut, and stuffed with a filling of shredded coconut melted along with palm sugar and coconut milk. The coconut filling is commonly infused with flower fragrance by using scented candles, while pandan leaves or butterfly pea extract are often added …
Tom chuet
Tom chuet is a simple, clear soup made with vegetables, usually Chinese cabbage, carrots, and french beans, simmered in vegetable broth along with seasonings, celery, spring onions, garlic, and soy sauce. This dish can also use chicken or pork broth instead of vegetable broth and is often enriched with pork meatballs, glass noodles, soft tofu …
Steamed Coconut-Pandan Cake (Khanom chan)
Khanom chan is a unique Thai dessert made with steamed batter of several starches, typically rice, tapioca, and arrowroot flour, coconut milk, sugar, and a pinch of salt. Making this Thai delicacy is a laborious process, but definitely worth the time and effort. The batter is divided into two halves – one flavored only …
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Kluai thot
Kluai thot, or deep-fried bananas, is a sweet street food item commonly found throughout Thailand. This Thai treat is traditionally prepared with peeled and sliced burro bananas, known locally as kluay nam wa, which are entirely immersed in a thin rice flour mixture, and then fried in hot oil until they form a crispy crust. …
Summer chicken one-pot
Ingredients 8 chicken thighs 2 tbsp plain flour 1 tbsp olive oil 8 rashers streaky bacon chopped 400ml stock 500g bag baby new potatoes halved 200g pack full fat soft cheese 200g broad beans podded 200g sweetcorn (frozen, fresh or from a can) 200g cherry tomatoes halved Method step 1 Dust the chicken in the …
One-pan summer eggs
Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 400g courgettes (about 2 large ones), chopped into small chunks 200g/7oz pack cherry tomatoes halved 1 garlic clove crushed 2 eggs few basil leaves to serve Method step 1 Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan, then add the courgettes. Fry for 5 mins, stirring every so often until …
Lemon tart with summer berries
Ingredients 5 unwaxed lemons 6 eggs 250g golden caster sugar 200ml double cream icing sugar for dusting and decorating 375g block dessert pastry For the summer berry salad 4 tbsp icing sugar 300g strawberry hulled, halved or quartered 350g raspberry 150g blueberry 1 tsp sherry vinegar handful mint leaves, finely shredded Method step 1 Finely …
Summer chicken & basil stew
Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 8 chicken thighs 1 tbsp plain flour seasoned 2 red peppers diced 12 new potatoes halved 150ml white wine 200ml chicken stock 20g pack basil leaves only crusty bread to serve Method step 1 Heat the oil in a large, flameproof casserole. Dust the chicken thighs with the seasoned flour …