peanut butter – Notes From a Messy Kitchen

Indonesia: Gado Gado

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Asia

Indonesia

When I first started this journey, I figured my Indonesian dish would be a homage to Bali where we spent our honeymoon. I’ve long intended to recreate the dishes we made in our cooking class using the cook book they sent us home with as a souvenir. I’ve also always...

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Chad: Daraba

Cooking Time: 45

Africa

Chad

Although the Republic of Chad is Africa’s fifth largest country (by area) and one of the oldest inhabited places on Earth , I knew very little about its culture or cuisine. In researching this dish, I learned the country is made up of over 140 different ethnic groups with diverse...

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Republic of Congo: Poulet à la Moambé

Africa

Republic of Congo

Can you believe this is the 50th country we’ve visited this year on our culinary journey?! Poulet à la Moambé, or chicken in red palm oil, is considered the national dish of both the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo; as I mentioned when we tried Ndizi Wa Nazi back in...

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Sierra Leone & Kenya: Groundnut Stew with Ugali

Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 minutes

Africa

‘ Today I’m bringing you two recipes for the price of one! They go so well together I couldn’t bear to separate them. Both come from a beautiful cookbook written by three chefs who launched The Groundnut supper club in London to showcase the African foods of their childhoods and...

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Ingredient: peanut butter