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African doughnut hole or fried cake or doughnut drop or Amime Keke
African Doughnut hole, a quick fry cake batter beignet. Yes, It is literally fried cake because ingredients are basically the same as cake ingredients. A delicious beignet introduced to African by European during colonization and now sells as street snacks. Instead of baking the cake, we are frying it. Sure, it’s not the healthiest snack […]
Lactose free Dèguè or Thiakry ( a sweet, creamy West African yogurt based dessert)
Dèguè or Thiakry is a sweet, creamy and yogurt based dessert that get its origin from West Africa mostly to Senegal, Gambia, Ivory coast, Mali. .. Check here for the recipe video It is a sweet yogurt-based millet couscous dessert. The millet granules are mainly mixed with milk, sweetened condensed milk, or yogurt. Optionally Some […]
Jute leaves soup or Togolese Ademe Dessi
Jute leaves soup or Togolese Ademe Dessi is very popular not only in West Africa but throughout Africa, in middle east and Asia. It is also called Ewedu, Molokhia, Saluyot, Egyptian Spinach, Molokhia or Molokheya, tossa jute, krinkrin, etinyung, Bush or Okra. Check here for the recipe video Origin of Jutes Plant Jutes plant scientifically […]
Mild Hot Pepper Dipping Sauce
A mild hot pepper dipping sauce is always present when eating in African family home. Hot peppers varies in heat intensity depending on the species. For this hot pepper sauce onion, bell pepper and oil was added to tone down the heat. The good thing about this recipe is you can varies ingredients measurement depending […]
Quick Fried Pepper sauce or Yebesse Fionfion or Shito or Piment noir
This quick and easy fried pepper sauce or Yebesse Fionfion or Shito or Piment noir is my favorite sauce! Check the recipe video here Togolese call this sauce yebesse fionfion (fried hot pepper)! The name shito for the sauce is derived from the Ga language in Ghana, where hot pepper is called Shito. Shito sauce […]
Easy Bolognese Style Pasta Sauce
My quick bolognese inspired pasta sauce, that my kids makes most of the time. According to them, making meatballs is time consuming. The Bolognese style pasta sauce is my kids’ preference. Recipe video is available on Savourous youtube channel. This sauce is so comforting. Of course it doesn’t work if you are staying away from […]
Easy Lemon Garlic Shrimp Kabobs
This Lemon Garlic Shrimp is my favorite quick appetizer! I was thrilled to find deals on shrimp at Menards! Can you believe it? Frozen raw shrimp at a store like Menards! It sure was a surprise to me! I did grabbed couple 6 pounds bags. While grilling shrimps is my preference, cooking this shrimp in […]
Kofta or kefta inspired ground meat kebab
This easy delicious Kofta or kefta inspired ground meat kebab is a winner in my house. The meat is so easy to chew compared to other kebab. I love mixing ground beef with ground lamb for extra flavor. You can ground chunk meat with fresh spices if you own a meat processor. I use already […]
Djenkume or Djinkume (Africa Polenta)
This Djenkume or Djinkume (african polenta) is my mom’s favorite dish. We use toasted corn flour for extra flavor. My kids learn to eat eat because their mom loves cooking this so much. I love making it with a tomato base, but you certainly doesn’t have to.
Oven Baked King Crab Legs and shrimps
This oven baked king crab legs and shrimps is a quick and savory way to enjoy your seafood. The crab leg and shrimps soaks up the flavor really well. We can eat seafood everyday. Crab leg can be hard to eat at first, but once you know the technique, you will enjoy it. I personally […]