Recently, when I asked chef Pierre Thiam why West African cuisine was suddenly being touted as a new food trend, he laughed and said, “It’s been around for a few thousand years.” Then he thought for a ...

Join Maryam Hampton as she partners with AncestryDNA to explore her West African heritage through delicious traditional cooking. Watch as Maryam shares her DNA results, highlighting her roots from ...

Recently, Alisa Rosa, a mom of one of our lil’ chefs, contacted me about a school project her child was working on. Chef Ariana, 6, had to do some research about Africa and make a simple recipe to ...

Skilpadjies. Boontjiesop. Tamatiebredie. Waterblommetjiebredie. Ginger chicken roasted in a potjie. Tipsy tart. The dishes your grandmother made but never quite wrote down. Yum. This isn’t a book ...

Homemade baby food has its advantages, one of which is that it costs less and you can prepare several days worth of food. Also, making baby food at home allows you the choice of using healthier ...

Interested in trying something new? How about a African dish? We have everything from peanut soups to Moroccan chicken and promise everything will be delicious and flavorful! Yam fufu is a staple food ...

Earlier this year, the IRC in Greece hosted cooking workshops for refugee and local women living on the island of Lesbos. Some of the women who took part talked to us about their experience and shared ...

Evi Aki is a first-generation American, the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. She was on a path to become a doctor when she started a food blog as a creative outlet and used it to explore her African ...

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The African Heritage Cookbook: A Chronicle of the Origins of Soul Food Cooking, with 200 Authentic—and Delicious—recipes by Helen Mendes, published in 1971. The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African ...