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"We served this on Christmas Eve to friends and family and it was a universal hit! Very filling and its orange colour looks beautiful in a bowl."

Ingredients: fresh ginger, green onions...

"One of the principal crops of some African countries is peanuts. They are nutritious and hardy, making them a first-rate survival food. In this recipe peanuts and highly prized honey are combined to make a sweet African treat."

Ingredients: coconut, low-fat peanut butter...

"Posted for ZWT II - Africa/Middle East, as taken from Epicurean.com. This is such an easy cake that even the kids can make it with some adult supervision."

Ingredients: eggs, peanuts, sugar...

"This traditional stew, with peanuts (groundnuts) can also be made with lamb, chicken or just vegetables. The amount and heat of the peppers you use can be varied to suit your palate."

Ingredients: green bell peppers, onions...

"A Moosewood recipe. I haven't tried it, but this is supposed to be rich and spicy. Don't skip the chopped scallions or chives!"

Ingredients: chives, fresh gingerroot...

"Found online at www.fooddownunder.com, while looking for economical 'African' recipes.
Tasty and nutritious, a vegetarian main dish or a good side dish. You could easily add garlic, cooking it with the onions, add some mushrooms, adding with the tomatoes, and I think some chilli, fresh, powdered or flaked, would also add a bit of..."

Ingredients: pepper, oil, onions...

"The combination of peanut butter and cream, makes this unusual soup very rich. It goes together in a snap for an elegant first course. A hollowed out fresh pumpkin shell makes a unique serving tureen"

Ingredients: coriander, creamy peanut butter...

"Found this in the Cheap Eats cookbook years ago. Haven't had it in a long time, but we used to enjoy it. Is great served with steamed rice."

Ingredients: curry powder, green peppers...

"From "Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes" by Judith Finlayson. Serve with white rice. Recipe calls for hot peppers and peanuts. I made it with 1 tsp. cayenne pepper instead of red chili pepper. By the way, I like the way it tastes cold the next day too!"

Ingredients: condensed chicken broth, curry powder...

"Chicken in a peanut/tomato sauce. Generally served with rice. This version is from the DR Congo. Don't let the peanuts with tomatoes throw you off it really is very tasty. (I learned to tell guests after they compliment it what's in it.)"

Ingredients: chunky peanut butter, fresh tomatoes...

"Adapted from the Moosewood cookbook for West African Groundnut Stew. Wine or other fruit and vegetable juices (example, apricot or tomato) would also work as substitutes for the liquids. Thanks to Brooke the Cook in WI for putting this recipe in her best of 2008 cookbook!"

Ingredients: cilantro, coconut, eggplants...

"Mchicha is a very traditional dish in Tanzania & can be made like this with peanut butter - homemade or natural is best - or it can be made with a whole coconut (grated flesh & milk) instead. Posted for ZWT 4."

Ingredients: coconut milk, curry powder...

"This soup has some strange ingredients, but I swear that it's some of the best soup I've ever had."

Ingredients: ginger, green bell peppers...

"I made this last night and it was great! Very simple and very good for you. I tasted it before adding the lemon juice and I think that I liked it better without, but the recipe (from a nutrition book - Becoming Vegetarian) called for it, so I've included it below. I added some cooked tomatoes at the same time as the yams. I used 2 very rounded..."

Ingredients: collard greens, Braggs liquid aminos...