We combined the African countries of Chad and Central Africa for our meal of Moo Sate, Chad Salad, Spiced Papaya Milk, and African Benne Wafers. Moo Sate is beef marinated in curry, chili powder, garlic, onion, lemon juice, and honey. The dipping sauce was coconut cream, soy sauce, peanut butter, onion, Worcestershire […]
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Cape Verde 🇨🇻
Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 islands off the West Coast of Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean. It was inhabited by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century. It has some beautiful towns and coastlines such as Fontainhas, Mindelo and Ponta Do Sol. Fontainhas is a small village on the […]
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Ireland 🇮🇪
The Saturday after St. Patrick’s Day we shared an Irish meal with friends to celebrate! Yelena and Dmitriy made corned beef and cabbage with Irish potatoes and green deviled eggs made with avocado, Jason and Melissa made mini Shepard’s Pies, and Rob and I made Irish Oat Soda Bread and […]
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Canada 🇨🇦
Our Canadian meal was Salmon in a Maple Syrup Marinade, Poutine, Butter Tarts with homemade brown sugar pie crust and Classic Canadian Caesar cocktails. We love grilled salmon and the maple marinade made it even more delicious. Poutine is French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy. How could that […]
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Cameroon 🇨🇲
Our Cameroon meal consisted of Cameroonian Fish Stew, Corn Fufu, Chin Chin, and Mango Daiquiris. The fish stew turned out a little salty. The recipe called for Maggi Seasoning cubes which we substituted with chicken bouillon and miscalculated the amount. Regardless, the stew was tasty and healthy, so we plan […]
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Cuba 🇨🇺
We skipped ahead to Cuba because we did a Cuban potluck with our friends Colleen, Bill, Yelana and Dmitriy. It was so much fun! Rob and I made Cuban Sandwiches (with homemade Cuban bread) and Cuban Green Salad with Avocados. Colleen made Black Bean Soup and Herbed Cuban Black Bean […]
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Cambodia 🇰🇭
Our Cambodian meal was Chicken and Pickled Lime Soup, Pineapple Rice, Grilled Corn with Coconut Milk and Nom Plae Ai. The soup was really good. It was salty from the limes that we pickled in salt water for a week. We plan to make it again. We made pineapple rice […]
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Burundi 🇧🇮
Our Burundi meal was delicious! “Fish with Tomatoes and Red Palm Oil”, “Red Kidney Beans with Plantains”, “Date and Banana Mix”, and Banana Beer. I hated red kidney beans; haven’t had them in years. It was the texture. I decided it was time to try them again and they were […]
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Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
Our Burkina Faso meal was Ragout D’Igname (traditional Burkinabé Yam Stew), Burkinabé Tô and Banfora (fried pastry with pineapple). We drank Bissap a la Bonne Dame (hibiscus tea with pineapple). We both liked the stew and plan to make it again. The Burkinabé Tô was quite a production. The recipe […]
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Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Our Bulgarian meal was Bulgarian Cucumber Soup with Walnuts, Bulgarian Moussaka and Shtrudel (Apple Strudel). The cucumber soup was cold, creamy and delicious with little chunks of cucumber. The walnuts added a nice flavor and texture. The Moussaka was similar to Shepards pie. It was beef, pork, carrots, onions, tomatoes, […]