• Tag Archives: ghanian food

    Waakye

    By now if you are West African, you would have heard the “mad over you” song. In this song, the artist Runtown describes a Ghanian girl that wants to marry him. He also says he hopes she can cook waakye. I was listening to the song and then it occurred to me that I had not

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    Garri Foto Recipe

    Happy Independence day Ghana. I apologize for not celebrating properly with you all by supplying tons of Ghanian recipes on time. What did my Ghanian followers end up doing? For those that know me, they know Garri is a must in my house. I may not eat it in three months but I like to have

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    Ghanian Fufu and Light Soup

    At some point this year, my mum came to visit me when I lived in San Francisco and she told me to invite my friends over because she would be cooking up a storm. My german friend asked if he could come and I said sure of course. His next question was would she be

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    Ghanian Kelewele Recipe

    How come Nigerians don’t have this as a street food? I guess we have bole so it makes up for it somehow. I decided to merge my love for bole and groundnut with this popular ghanian street food called Kelewele. It is basically spicy fried plantain and you can use any spice you wish. I

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    Ghanian Yam Balls or Yele Kakro

    Yesterday, I tweeted about this Yam ball recipe I discovered from this Ghanian site Waakye. I couldn’t wait to try it because I had recently been thinking of something different to do with yam. I did not follow the recipe exactly as I like to add my twist to things but I did do most

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    Chef of the Week: Adwoa Asare aka #Swag

    Red/Red Ingredients: 1 can of black eyed peas (optional.. you can use raw beans, but boil until soft prior to. Long process if you ask me) 1 large onion (maybe even 2.. onions = yummy) 1 tomato Jamaican hot pepper ginger garlic vegetable/palm/olive oil beef/shrimp/fish (i use beef) plantain ~~~Read the instructions Before you Start. Cooking

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    Chef for the Week: Victoria Dadzie

    Delicious Ghanaian Recipes Abenkwan (Palm Nut Soup) What you need: 1½lb palm nuts 1lb bone-in beef and/or goat meat 8oz smoked fish 3 whole tomatoes or 1 can of plum tomatoes Onions, garlic, shallots, garden eggs, pepper, salt What to do: Wash the palm nuts, put them into a saucepan, cover with water and boil

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