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 [...]
Tags: African·food appreciation·peanuts·root vegetables·stew·vegetables
Fresh ginger? Dried fish flakes? Peanut butter? These are not ingredients we normally think of together, but they all play an important role in a traditional stew from the West African nation of Cameroon called ndole. Ndole is the local name for bitterleaf, a popular green. Lots of fresh greens, tomatoes, protein and healthful fats [...]
Tags: African·greens·peanuts·tofu·vegetarian
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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