this is crazy super delicious. and easy, too!

ready in about 20 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • light brown sugar
  • olive oil
  • water
  • soy sauce
Belongs to BlueFinger Mum's Daal 

This is a staple dish in India where I grew up, and something you could cook any time of the year since it doesn’t need too many ingredients. It’s just as tasty as the more complicated versions that you can find in recipe books. I eat this with roti, brown rice, or make it more watery for a tasty soup. The advantage to having this outside India is that you don’t have to watch out for the occasional small stone mixed in with the lentils :)

ready in about 40 minutes; serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • nigella
  • ground turmeric
  • cumin seeds
  • bay leaf
  • garlic
  • ghee or oil
  • red lentils
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Belongs to BlueFinger chickpea salad 
You might need to buy:
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • ripe red or yellow tomatoes
  • lemons
  • 200g/7oz feta cheese

Vegetarian

ready in about an hour; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • teasons salt to taste
  • pomegranate molasses
  • olive oil
  • 500g baby or large aubergines
  • cinnamon
  • allspice
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • water
  • mint and feta to sprinkle over
ready in about 25 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • honey
  • whole wheat flour

This is a favorite tradition of my family for leisurely sunday breakfasts. now i never measure it, but since the measurements are ingrained in my mind from years of making them growing up, i’ll include them

You might need to buy:
  • milk
  • - 2 cups of flour
  • - 1/3 cup of oil
  • - 3 eggs
  • - a dash of vanilla or almond extract
  • - 1/2 teaspoon of salt

his isn’t really an original recipe, but it was a staple on our honeymoon, soo good and simple.T

You might need to buy:
  • - salt and pepper to taste
  • - a bit of olive oil
  • - a bit of basalmic vinegar

this dish is as fun to eat as it is to pronounce – you just break off a bit of foo foo and shape it into a ball, then use it to scoop up the jama jama. no utensils allowed, and traditionally everyone eats out of a common pot (hey, less dishes to wash!). however, there are a couple of ingredients that you may have to venture outside of the supermarket to find. Palm oil, an unmistakable bright orange color can be found at some ethnic food markets, as can instant foo foo which may be made out of yams, cassava, or plantains.

You might need to buy:
  • - a few tablespoons of palm oil
  • - finely chopped ginger or ginger powder
  • - hot chili powder or cayenne pepper
  • -box of foo foo mix

if I had to pick an all-time favorite dish, it would probably be this, simply because it was my favorite Cameroonian dish growing up, which my Mom continued to make in the U.S., and it still brings back so many memories. enough nostalgia . . .Peanuts are called groundnuts in Africa

You might need to buy:
  • - a few cloves of crushed garlic
  • - hot chili powder or finely chopped habanero pepper
  • - one can of tomato paste
  • - two cans of chicken broth
  • - one jar of natural unsweetened peanut butter

this meal is so simple, we often make it when we’re under sail. the secret is in the homemade tortillas – so good you could eat them plain, and a little beans, cheese, and guacamole is all they need. These are essentially homemade white flour tortillas

You might need to buy:
  • white flour
  • butter