As part of my series called “Millet Mondays” where I share fun ways to use African millets, we are making Fonio Stirfry. This is a quick and nutritious lunchtime…
This vegetarian/vegan theiboudienne is a 100% plant-based alternative to Senegalese thieboudienne. It is full of flavour, and absolutely delicious. Most people know thieboudienne (pronounced cheebu jeen) as the Senegambian…
This vegan-friendly and gluten-free Fall Fonio salad is the perfect fall dish. It is beautiful, packed with nutrients and customizable. Why this fonio salad is perfect for fall Fall…
This vegetarian mushroom pilau, inspired by my childhood in Tanzania, is an easy and flavourful way to elevate rice to a whole new level. I spent the first decade…
We are combining jollof rice with some spices to make arancini, an Italian deep-fried rice ball — a great way to use up leftover jollof rice. The jollof rice…
This recipe is a high protein, balanced and vegan-friendly grain salad that is the perfect side to any dish for any summer get-together. What you will need This dish…
In this post, you will learn how to make a quintessential Ghanaian recipe — waakye. Waakye in simplicity is rice and beans cooked with sorghum leaves, which gives it…
It is not every day that one should dish out 40$ on takeout that can be made at home for half the price. In this recipe, I will be…
When people think about Jollof Rice, they usually think about rice cooked in tomato stew; however, there are other local variations that are just as amazing. These variations also…
This recipe is a “healthier” alternative to a regular Jollof Rice recipe. “Healthy” here is used loosely because the only difference is brown rice, which just adds a lot…