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"Colorful Traditional West African Dish eaten with your fingers!"

Ingredients: bibb lettuce, Dijon mustard...

"Nshima is always eaten with a soup or stew or sauce especially one which is called the Ifisashi. The combination of nshima and Ifisashi
is the only thing that most Zambians call a real meal. From The Congo Cookbook."

Ingredients: cornmeal, salt, water...

"From Juliette Elkon's A Belgian Cookbook. Posted for ZWT 7.
Don't worry about the alcohol used to prepare this dish, it will have burned off during the cooking.
The cooking time includes the 1 hour marinating time."

Ingredients: fat, honey, lemon peel...

"posted by request from congo cookbook"

Ingredients: nutmeg, oil, onions...

"Adapted from Bill Odarty's cookbook called "A Sahara of African Cooking." I found this in " Down Jersey Cooking" submitted by Joyce Williams who has been researching her African-American roots. She said that when she prepared this recipe and served it at a church supper, it was so good, she got a marriage proposal...and his..."

Ingredients: nutmeg, onions, peanut butter...

"Variations of peanut (or groundnut, as they are locally called) soups and stews are eaten across West Africa. I adapted this recipe from several different cookbooks + my own preferences. Savory, spicy, filling, healthy and quick to make!

Omit the chicken for a vegan version and/or feel free to add in more vegetables (yams, eggplant, or..."

Ingredients: berbere, fresh ginger...

"An interesting Tanzanian side dish, from the African Cookbook by Bea Sandler. Posted for ZWT4."

Ingredients: cooking oil, red onions...

"This salad is healthy and pretty to look at. I usually serve it on warm days along with three or four other cold dishes for supper. You can use spinach in place of the cabbage, just make sure to use at least two cups of spinach, since it is less bulky than cabbage."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, garlic...

"Zambia's version of the Greens in Peanut Sauce found all over Central and Southern Africa, Ifisashi, is usually a vegetarian greens and peanuts dish. However, meat can be added if any is handy. Ifisashi is traditionally served with Nshima, It's like polenta."

Ingredients: collard greens, cooked beef...

"A Congolese recipe, from 'Best of Regional African Cooking' -- posted by request."

Ingredients: swiss chard, collard greens...