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Cowpea Leaves
Creamy Cowpea Leaves Stir-Fry I have to say, we Africans eat just about anything that the land produces. Cowpea leaves (also known as Kunde in Kiswahili) are one of the various types of “wild,” greens that are cultivated by many communities in Africa. Growing up I appreciated and loved how my mother would turn a…
The Ultimate Kenyan Chapati
Although the process of making chapati is not as simple as the recipe, it is nonetheless easy to follow. Take me back to those warm holiday mornings, when I would wake up to the sweet smoky smell of burning charcoal coming from the tiny clay oven stove located in my kitchen. I remember jumping out…
Plantain Stew
The last time I had banana stew was on my visit to Kenya, and that was more than a year ago. I cannot find any word in the English dictionary to express how much I love cooked bananas. Growing up they were one of my favorite dishes. My mom often served it with almost anything.…
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