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"Typical Salad from the Ivory Coast!For a pretty presentation scored cucumber and zucchini with a fork, not peeled. Onions are nice placed in between the layers."

Ingredients: cucumbers, red pepper flakes...

"A nice warming spicy side."

Ingredients: cumin seeds, orange lentils...

"Another recipe I found on-line while searching for South Africa recipes to post for ZWT."

Ingredients: cucumbers, hot water, salt...

"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...

"This hearty stew that originated in areas of South and East Africa. Potatoes, both sweet and white, as well as cauliflower, calcium-rich greens, raisins, and spices make a savory and nourishing meal to warm us on cold winter nights. Serve topped
with rice, couscous, or quinoa."

Ingredients: cauliflower heads, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"These fritters can be made either as a dessert and served with cinnamon-sugar, or as a side dish with venison or ham, and they go surprisingly well with fish! The sweetness-with-spice is typical of the cooking style of the then Malay slaves. It's a down-home comfort dish and ideal for left-over pumpkin."

Ingredients: cinnamon sugar, eggs...

"You'd call this mashed beans, and it is, sort of! It's a common way we have of cooking older green beans, when they're past their prime and not good enough to steam plainly any more. This side dish comes under the heading of "old-style comfort food"! Delicious with roast meats and stews. As with such old, trad recipes, quantities..."

Ingredients: green beans, nutmeg, onions...

"A very different way to spice up the same old chicken! Plus a name that may unspire kids to get excited about the recipe! I found this recipe while searching the web. Minor changes have been made to make this even better! NOTE: One pound shelled and deveined shrimp can be added to or substituted for the chicken."

Ingredients: coconut milk, garlic cloves...

"Simple throw-together recipe, for which you really must have garden-fresh flat-leafed parsley. Use lime juice if possible, it's so tangy. Parsley is one of the most nutritious herbs, packed with antioxidants, but seldom used in quantity. I can eat this by the spoonful! This is a mild-tasting thick sauce, which improves in flavour if left at room..."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, fresh parsley leaves...

"Recently enjoyed my first meal at a local South African restaurant here in Brooklyn. There we enjoyed this fabulous side dish - a spicy revamped rendition of baked beans. Of course, this sent me in search of a recipe to prepare at home. Found this one on the Internet and plan to try it soon. The original called for three times the amount of oil..."

Ingredients: fresh coriander, fresh garlic...

"This is a huge hit at our Thanksgiving get-togethers and because of it my new monniker is "The Cornbread Lady!" This is deliciously moist and is excellent served with pork chops, too."

Ingredients: cooking oil, eggs...

"Posting for ZWT 7. This recipe comes from www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/southafrica"

Ingredients: pepper, sweet white onions...

"Henrie Geyser's recipe adapted from the iAfrica site. Cook time includes cooking the carrots"

Ingredients: fresh mango, fresh ginger...

"This is a South African recipe (from Magdaleen van Wyk's The Complete South African Cookbook), something my mom used to make. Pumpkins abound at the moment, so I thought I'd share it with everyone. They are really delicious. Let me know what you think!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, lemon slices...