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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...

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

Ingredients: shrimp, coconuts, rice...

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

Ingredients: bibb lettuce, Dijon mustard...

"Inspired by the dish Red-Red from Ghana, this simple stew of tomatoes and black-eyed peas is traditionally served with fried plantains with variations all over Africa. Sauteéd bananas are a great substitute and the flavor combination, while unusual, is tasty and balanced. This recipe was inspired by Whole Planet Foundation microcredit clients."

Ingredients: fresh ginger, crushed tomatoes...

"I love this dish....it was always something that we ate back home (Nigeria). I made the recipe to be very spicy but feel free to use half of the pepper or no pepper at all if you are not used to spicy foods"

Ingredients: coconut milk, diced tomatoes...

"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...

"Vegetable Meat Balls, is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic dish of beef meatballs with potatoes, carrots and onions that are pan-fried to brown then cooked in a tomato-based sauce before being served with rice and greens. I modified it subing beef for turkey and yams for sweet potatoes (cuz they are in season here in GA)"

Ingredients: pepper, palm oil...

"From: “South of the Sahara: Traditional Cooking from the Lands of West Africa” by Elizabeth A. Jackson."

Ingredients: dried black-eyed peas, curry powder...