The Best Vegan Lentil Soup
Here’s a new vegan lentil soup recipe I’ve started making. It’s rich, flavorful and satisfying. It combines coconut milk, cumin, and curry powder. Guaranteed to please!
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Menu
Main Dish
Sesame Noodles
Leftovers make putting together a fast meal a breeze. I had a bunch of leftover spaghetti noodles in my fridge and they became a tasty lunch of sesame noodles in minutes. They were the perfect thing to enjoy while I was sitting out on my porch and writing. It also worked well packed in a
Coconut Rice With Peas And Carrots
It has been very exciting to me to explore the recipes and ingredients that are common here in Northern Tanzania. Coconut rice is a Tanzanian favorite. This recipe uses coconut cream and turmeric along with green peas and carrots. This dish uses only a few ingredients and takes no more than 45 minutes from start to EAT! Just put the rice and veggies and spices in a pot, sauté a bit then add the coconut cream and water. Simmer until done. Simple but satisfying flavors I’m loving. The left overs taste great too. I even used leftovers to make an amazing soup.
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Makande (Kidney Beans and Maize)
One of the joys of living and cooking in a different country or region is learning about and incorporating different ingredients and styles of cooking into your meals. While there are certainly ingredients I’m used to having that I don’t have ready access to, there are many others that I am discovering. One of these
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Mukimo, Kenyan Mashed Potatoes And Greens
Last month we took a road trip to Nairobi Kenya which is a 5 hour drive from where we are in Tanzania. While we were there we had probably the best mall food court meal ever! We were good and hungry and we couldn’t decide between the offerings so we ordered from the Chinese restaurant
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Black-Eyed Peas With Butternut Squash
Sometimes what I create is determined by what needs to be used up right away. This dish is one of those. We were about to be out of town for a few days in Nairobi and I had a squash, some tomatoes and peppers that needed to be used. The pantry was a bit bare
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Pasta Fagioli
Are you looking for a new way to make pasta? Or maybe a new way to make beans? Pasta fagioli is a recipe that brings pasta and beans together. There are many variations for this inexpensive Italian peasant dish. Sometimes it’s served as a soup or stew other times a pasta dish. Traditionally the type
Marinated Portabella Mushroom Strips
I am finally back to creating flavorful and soulful recipes in my kitchen after a 22 day break for a juice fast. I feel great, lighter, more focused on eating raw and ready to see what I can create. I am exploring using much less oil without giving up the great taste. This recipe features
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