Elegant Made Effortless
Dinner recipes that excite are becoming hard to come by. These delicious dinner recipes from around the world will invigorate dinner time from the boring monotony of the same meal every week.
Red fufu with lamb chops and sautéed spinach is an unexpected recipe that is surprisingly delightful.
But first, let me start from the beginning. Why on earth would I make red fufu ??!? The simple answer is because I wanted to! LOL
I have always wondered what else could be done with fufu. For those of you who are not familiar with fufu (its origin and how it is made), please read this post
[Read more…] about Red fufu with lamb chops and sautéed spinachSpicy rice with lemongrass recipe is a recipe with so much flavours and aromas that it will leave your kitchen with such an inviting smell. You will find in this rice lemon grass, habanero pepper, green onions, tomato paste, fresh tomatoes. The combination of these ingredients in one pot give the personality such an amazing punch, it is astonishing.
[Read more…] about Spicy rice with lemongrass recipeYou will be surprise to see how easy it is to make a gratin dauphinois with leeks. An original gratin dauphinois recipe does not have any cheese. I know it is hard to believe since you see so many recipes using lots of cheese. I was happy to find out that I didn’t need the extra calories in order to get a “true gratin”.
[Read more…] about How to make a gratin dauphinois with leeksAmaranth leaves stew recipe is one of my favourite vegetable stew recipes. It is a leafy green and is normally grown in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. It is known under different names throughout Africa (biteku-teku, efo tete, ndunda). Due to immigration, you can easily find this vegetable in an Asian or international market in America. The plant is considered to be a superfood due to its nutrients and the health benefits from its leaves and seeds.
[Read more…] about Amaranth leaves (biteku teku) stew recipeSmoked salmon with linguine pasta is a recipe that is very dear to my heart. It brings back so many memories from my time in Italy. When I first moved to Italy, the only pasta recipe that I knew was tomato sauce with pasta. Before me joining my husband (Patrick) in Italy, he had been playing professional basketball there for over five years and he was used to eating pasta every day. At the time, I could only cook congolese food. There was one problem, however, I couldn’t find any African store in the area. I had no choice but to try new recipes! I had countless failed attempts. At some point, I really thought that I would never be able to figure out how to make great pasta. I was getting discouraged. But I kept trying!
[Read more…] about Smoked salmon with linguine pasta recipeLiboké with boiled plantains is a popular recipe in the Congo-Kinshasa (DRC) where I am from. Liboké is usually steamed fish or meat that is cooked in banana leaves in a homemade steamer of any sort. Nowadays it is done on a grill, stove top or in a regular oven. What makes the liboké so delicious is how the aromas of all the spices in the banana leaf get infused in the fish or meat with the steam. You don’t need too many spices, but you want to make sure that those you use are effective.
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