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Amazing Africa Recipes

  • Moroccan Chicken Pastilla

    Moroccan Chicken Pastilla

    Growing up, I remember having a great desire to visit Morocco. I loved staring at pictures of beautiful rustic walls and open courtyards, and as soon as I had the chance to taste a Moroccan dish, I fell in love. I haven’t made it there yet, but the desire still lies within my heart. Is…

  • Algerian Doubara and Mesfouf

    Next on our journey through Amazing Africa, we are stopping in Algeria. Algeria is the largest country in Africa with a culture influenced largely by bordering the Mediterranean Sea and being close to Europe and the Middle East. I would love to walk through an Algerian spice souk. It is a delight to all of…

  • Libyan Shakshouka and Ftat Misrati

    Libyan Shakshouka and Ftat Misrati

    Over the course of the last few years, Shakshouka has been a feature on many menus in the home and in restaurants that serve breakfast. Chances are that you have tried one like I have and they are pretty good. Have you ever tried to make it for yourself? This week for our Amazing Africa…

  • Egyptian Koshari and Oom Ali

    Egyptian Koshari and Oom Ali

    We have been studying our way through Africa with Heritage Mom’s Amazing Africa heritage pack and the other day I had an idea… why not spend some time traveling through Africa and trying some of the national food in Cast Iron while we study these amazing and diverse countries. So, we started with the first…