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Beninese black-eyed peas and rice (atassi)

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This is another great recipe from Marie Kacouchia's Vegan Africa. We have had the Ghanaian version of this recipe (i.e., waakye). We followed the printed recipe (it's not online), and we made the following modifications (mainly correcting conversions from the French / metric system to the American English / imperial system): First, we soaked 2.5… Continue reading Beninese black-eyed peas and rice (atassi)

Beninese-style smoked chicken and tomato stew (moyo de poulet fume)

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Inspired by High on the Hog, we tried Dr. Jessica B. Harris’s recipe using rotisserie chicken (minus skin and bones): https://www.today.com/recipes/moyo-de-poulet-fume-smoked-chicken-sauce-recipe-t218192 Our modifications: first, we used 4 ½ fresh, peeled, and seeded hothouse tomatoes and supplemented with a 14.5 oz can of marzano plum tomatoes (omitting about 1 Tbsp liquid). Second, we slightly increased the… Continue reading Beninese-style smoked chicken and tomato stew (moyo de poulet fume)