Cynthia D. Bertelsen's Gherkins & Tomatoes
A Writer's Musings on Nature and Culture, Since 2008
In Africa, boarding houses enjoy a popularity resembling that of the nineteenth- and early-twentieth centuries in the USA, for the same reasons. More reasonable in cost than buying a house or living in an apartment, a boarding house also eliminates the need to worry about food preparation. Many students, such as those attending school in…
Continue reading ➞ Boarding House Food in Lagos, Nigeria
[A photograph and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Jessica B. Harris, chronicler of many things African, at least when it comes to cooking anyway, includes a recipe for “Traditional Peppersoup Spice Mixture” in her book, The Africa Cookbook: Tastes of a Continent (Simon & Schuster, 1998). She says, “I have included this recipe so that you can see the world of new tastes…
Continue reading ➞ Adding More Spices to Your Life
