The World in your Kitchen 2010 – Gambia and Senegal – Mafé
After taking a hiatus on my international cooking (my time has been consumed by knitting and dancing believe it or not) I finally came back to my good ole trusty 2010 calendar, I did skip the March recipe for now because it was a litte too simple and more of a “snacky” type food but I will definitely come back to it at a later time. And even though it’s already May I wanted to share the recipe for April. It’s called Mafé and it’s a peanut stew from Gambia and Senegal. It’s a vegetarian dish, like all of the recipes from the calendar, and it looked so good on paper that I was very much excited to finally try it out…
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The World in Your Kitchen 2010 – Ethiopia
I wanted to share the recipes from my lovely 2010 calendar. All of the recipes are vegetarian and most of the ingredients are very easy to find. If the recipe calls for something unusual it also gives you a simple substitution. I love it! Here’s the recipe for January… Ethiopia.
Deliciously Moroccan
Everytime I look for a new recipe to make I am blown away by the differences and similarities of the cultures out there. The internet has been a relentless ally in this venture, a food lover’s encyclopedia! To be honest I really can’t imagine living without my computer now. I really didn’t want to be one of those people who couldn’t be disconnected from the world for a second but it looks like I have succumbed to that fever. I supposed that there are worse things out there to be addicted to. 
I had a difficult time deciding what to make for Morocco. All their food looked amazing! So I just made the decision based on what I had in my pantry. Chicken, limes, spices… check, all I had to go out an buy were the olives and really, you can’t go wrong with chicken (or prawns in my opinion!) 
. So here is the delicious Moroccan Chicken with Green Olives and Lemon by The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen… Read more
Gambia here I come!
The country of Gambia, official name The Republic of The Gambia, is situated in Western Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa. It borders Senegal to the north, east and south and has a small coast on the Atlantic Ocean in the west.
Interesting Facts:
- On February 18th, 1965 Gambia was granted independence from the U.K. and joined The Commonwealth.
-An agriculturally rich country, its economy is dominated by farming, fishing, and tourism. However about a third of the population lives below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
-Although Gambia is not an island or a penninsula, approximately 1,300 km² of its area is covered by water. Read more
