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"This lovely salad has a distinctive flavour due to the tarragon, which also adds a touch of sweetness along with the sugar and the oranges. It looks terrific in the bowl and tastes even better. This salad is based on one served at the Magic Pan restaurants here in Toronto back in the 1970s; the recipe was published in the local paper ages ago and I..."

Ingredients: tarragon vinegar, dijon-style mustard...

"From The African Cookbook."

Ingredients: cayenne powder, dried onion flakes...

"This snack or dessert is quick and easy and sure to woo any company or please any crowd and just make your mouth water on a night snuggled up watching t.v. It is an African dish that I learned in the 7th. grade and was a hit when I served it several years ago in my fathers restaurant. I like it because of the taste you get from such a quick prep time..."

Ingredients: whipped cream, bananas...

"Don't have two coconuts? Use a can of coconut milk with water to make 2-1/2 cups."

Ingredients: shrimp, coconuts, rice...

"I love peanut-anything. This is a delicious, nutty soup."

Ingredients: dried hot red chili peppers, dried red pepper flakes...

"Imoyo dishes combine West African and Brazilian cusine. In the 15th Century, the Portugese slave trade took many West Africans to Brazil. In the 19th Century, some freed slaves returned and settled on the coast of Nigeria, bringing with them green peppers, olive oil and garlic. This salad is typical of this tradition--and quite delicious."

Ingredients: cucumbers, extra virgin olive oil...

"This recipe is from "My Cooking" West African Cookbook by Dokpe Lillian Ogunsanya. It's posted for the Zaar World Tour event 2008."

Ingredients: red cayenne pepper, ginger powder...

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

Ingredients: bibb lettuce, Dijon mustard...

"Recipe from the Food Network. States that this is a traditional Nigerian dinner. You have to plan ahead (to soak the beans), but otherwise it comes together quite quickly. And it's vegetarian to boot!"

Ingredients: dried black-eyed peas, fresh parsley leaves...

"One of my favorite memories of Nigeria was Suya. It was sold beside the road, a nigerian vendor with sticks of meat over a brazier. They servied it with a piece of paper and cayenne pepper. I overlooked the raw meat on the side of the road and just figured the heat would kill anything that should not be there. It was delicious. Serving size is a..."

Ingredients: garlic powder, onion powder...

"Nothing ever goes to waste in an African household. Old whiskey bottles become containers for ice water, toasted peanuts and overripe vegetables are turned into fritters. And in Nigeria, overripe plantains become Dodo-Ikire. From Iron Pots and Wooden Spoons."

Ingredients: oil, salt, plantains...

"From: "Iron Pots & Wooden Spoons Africa's Gifts to New World Cooking by Jessica B. Harris. I'm posting this because MarraMamba requested it. Sounds like fried peanut butter balls to me. These can be shaped into any form that takes your fancy."

Ingredients: peanut oil, roasted peanuts...