Well, it’s finally happened. The kids in the food appreciation classes I teach at a private elementary school here in the District of Columbia have graduated (the older ones, at least) from plastic knives to real knives. The only reason this hadn’t happened sooner was my failure to deliver on promises I’d been making for, oh, […]
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Continuing on our virtual world culinary tour, our food appreciation classes last week bade adieu to West Africa. But we could not leave without sampling a staple food item there: palm oil. Palm oil, derived from the fruit of the oil palm, is immediately recognizable by its deep, red color. The color comes from a […]
Who knew turnips and peanut butter could taste so good together? One of the things we like about the African food we are making in our food appreciation classes is the use of fresh, whole ingredients and lots of vegetables. This stew is a perfect example, and something we could easily grow very fond of […]
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