Jollof Stewed Okra
Red Enchilada Sauce
Making a really good red enchilada sauce is an extremely rewarding and messy procedure. Seeing that I order enchiladas at least once a week, I couldn’t go on any longer without paying tribute to this amazing comfort food. When I have my cravings I almost always choose green sauce. However, when my mom sent me…
Jamaican Red Beans and Rice with Okra
This spin on the classic American Southern recipe for red beans and rice incorporates two key ingredients to give it a Jamaican edge … Scotch bonnet pepper and allspice. I was inspired to cook with okra more often after watching countless African home chefs on YouTube, so this recipe seemed okra-appropriate. Many thanks to Ghanian…
Smoked Tomato Soup with Roasted Eggplant
This tomato soup gives you a good reason to fire up a small grill during the cooler seasons. It captures all sorts of hearty, tomatoey goodness by grilling tomatoes over mesquite chips and sautéeing a tomato paste base over the stovetop. There are only few ingredients to this recipe, but there are a lot of…