Caramelized Ripe Plantains
Plantains turn up everywhere in West African cooking. They're nibbled as street snacks, pounded into mashes and Foofoos, added to soups and stews, and served as dessert. Plantains are used at virtually every stage of their maturing process. The ... [... more]
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Feuille de Manioc (cassava leaves)
A staple of the sub-saharan diet, made in west African style here. Defrost the frozen chopped leaves, and place in a pan, adding enough water to just barely cover. Crush the peanuts roughly, and add along with the peanut butter, whole hot pepper, ... [... more]
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Craig Wolff
Descended from West African kings and healers, raised in the turbulence of Guinea in the 1960s, Kadiatou Diallo was married off at the age of thirteen and bore her first child when she was sixteen. Twenty-three years later, that child-a gentle, ... [... more]
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