African Recipes

Buttermilk Cornbread in a Jiffy ready to be sliced.

Buttermilk Cornbread In A Jiffy

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By Carol White
What's really good about skillet cornbread? It’s soft and moist on the inside and golden ...
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A tasty Lemon Couscous side dish ready in less than 15 minutes.

Lemon Couscous

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By Francine Lizotte
Extremely easy and quick to make, this is a delicious side dish to pair with ...
West African Peanut Soup

West African Peanut-chicken Soup

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By RC :)
Nice combination of flavors and spices.
A tasty and gorgeous salad with farro, arugula, chickpeas, cucumber, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, mixed bell pepper, red onions, radishes, pistachios, parsley and mint.

Egyptian Farro Salad

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By Francine Lizotte
Incredibly tasty and also very healthy, this amazing salad is a great recipe to enjoy ...
A tasty meatballs tajine in a zesty tomato sauce topped with cooked eggs

Moroccan Kefta Tajine

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By Francine Lizotte
This exotic African dish is a flavorful combination of ingredients! This one pot meal is ...
This African recipe definitely has a punch of flavor!

Peri Peri Chicken

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By Francine Lizotte
This African recipe definitely has a punch of flavor!
Hertzog Cookies with a glass of milk.

Hertzog Cookies

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By Elsa Dreyer
These cookies or jam and coconut tartlets are known as Hertzog koekies in South Africa ...
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Completely brewed and ready to be cooled for use later. It takes about 30 minutes for it to cool to a temperature it can be managed.

Liquid Throat Swab (gargle)

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By Served With Love
When my throat gets scratchy or sore, I brew a cup of this homemade gargle ...
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Peri Peri Sauce Recipe

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By Kristen W.
Have a taste for a little extra spice? Try this top-notch homemade peri peri sauce ...
Enjoy this tasty and easy Shakshuka Recipe of eggs poached in a slightly spicy smoky flavorful tomato sauce with onions, garlic, and sweet red bell pepper all topped with fresh parsley and Feta Cheese.

Easy Shakshuka Recipe

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By Beth Pierce
Enjoy this tasty and easy Shakshuka Recipe of eggs poached in a slightly spicy smoky ...
Grilled pita bread stuffed with ground beef, vegetables and a mix of spices.

Hawawshi

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By Francine Lizotte
Packed with flavor, this Egyptian sandwich recipe is delicious and will surprise both you and ...

African Chicken Stew

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By Barbara Lentz
This stew is aromatic and flavorful with a rich tomato sauce.
I named this recipe after my niece Krissy.  She thinks Carrots are boring by themselves.  I made this recipe just for her and she will never look at Carrots the same way ever again.

Krissy's Roasted Carrots

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By Carol White
Savory, Sweet, and Spicy Roast Carrots. Carrots are a vegetable that is well used ...

Ghana Butter Bread

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By Elaine Bovender
I've had this recipe for a while, but I never made it until recently. ...
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A plate of chicken wings tossed in a red sauce

Ethiopian Red Pepper Sauce

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By Francine Lizotte
With only 3 ingredients, you can transform most proteins from ordinary to something special using ...
Lamb cooked in a tagine cookware with a bowl of rice in the background.

African Lamb Tagine

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By Francine Lizotte
If you like to experiment in the kitchen with new ways of cooking and definitely ...
A couscous salad served on a white plate next to green beans.

Moroccan Couscous Salad

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By Francine Lizotte
For an exotic combination of spices and fresh ingredients, try this fabulous recipe! It's such ...
An egg with tomato sauce served in a white plate with a loaf of bread next to it.

Shakshouka

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By Francine Lizotte
This Shakshouka dish is packed with flavor! These poached eggs in a spicy tomato sauce ...
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North African Merguez

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By Francine Lizotte
This spicy lamb sausage has a great earthy flavor! The combination of ingredients makes this ...
Mushroom & Clove Spaghetti

Mushroom & Clove Spaghetti

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By Lee Thayer
I love mushrooms and spaghetti, so this sounds like a win win. I made this ...

Marinated Mixed Roasted Veggies

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By Barbara Lentz
Great side dish even better if you use a grill
All the goodness of fresh vegetables and richness of meat in one pot!

Cachupa Rica

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By Sandra McGrath
My step son is from Cape Verde and he visits his grandmother whenever he can ...
Toast the nuts and seeds....but not the sesame seeds until the end because they can burn quickly.  I let the nuts and seeds cool a bit and then blend them with the spices.

Dukkah (egyptian Nut/spice)

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By Sherry Blizzard
I first heard about this in a magazine flying from Seattle to Fairbanks and was ...

Spinach And Cheese Saute Ethiopian-style

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By Daily Inspiration S
A lovely Ethiopian vegetarian dish to serve with injera bread. Feel free to add ...
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