I’m fortunate to live in an area of the country that has a strong Ethiopian population and numerous restaurants to try in the city. I was very unfamiliar with this cuisine prior to my move to Washington, DC from western … Continue reading #124: Ethiopia – Doro Wat + Injera Bread
“So you’re saying I basically made a SteakUm?”- me “Yep. Cool. Grab me a bun!” – Matt Needless to say, I wasn’t really setting out to make a steak sandwich, but here we are. I told myself at the beginning … Continue reading #121: Botswana – Seswaa
For this week’s recipe, I had the opportunity to try an ingredient that I’ve admittedly skipped a few times in favor of easier to find alternatives. That ingredient is palm oil and/or palm butter. It has appeared in many African … Continue reading #119: Gabon – Poulet Nyembe
Can you almost smell the rotisserie chicken? Because this week I made a household (takeout) favorite: Peruvian chicken! But first, let’s go back to my trip to Peru in 2014. I had traveled to Ecuador for a wedding and decided … Continue reading #112: Peru – Peruvian Chicken
This take on beef stew hails from Somalia, on the eastern coast of Africa and while I was expecting something on the spicier side, the flavors included in Beef Suqaar is reminiscent of Indian flavors including turmeric. Perhaps this is … Continue reading #109: Somalia – Beef Suqaar
First let’s take a moment to pause in appreciate for this amazing David Bowie plate, one of two beautiful plates Matt gave me for our anniversary. For those who have been to our house, I have some Bowie accents sprinkled … Continue reading #108: Samoa – Steamed Spice Cake
Whenever I mention to Matt that I’m going to cook another dish from Africa, his first question is inevitably: “does it involve peanut butter?” For the past few dishes, I’ve had to sadly tell him that no, this one relies … Continue reading #106: Guinea – Kansiye
As I’ve mentioned many times before, we eat a lot of chicken in this house. So when I have an opportunity to make a chicken dish that is simple, but not the same as what we have each week, I … Continue reading #105: Angola – Muamba Chicken
In a few weeks, Matt and I will be traveling south for a much needed vacation. We plan to eat ALL the seafood while we’re there, and so maybe I was getting a little excited for that visit when I … Continue reading #104: Papua New Guinea – Spicy Coconut Shrimp
Andorra is a tiny, independent principality situated between France and Spain in the Pyrenees mountains. Much of the food is influenced by its neighboring countries as I’ve seen (and enjoyed) it on my tapas menus over the years. This Catalan-style spinach … Continue reading #102: Andorra – Espinaca a la Catalan
A Portrait of the Artist as She Cooks 