Get the latest African flavored recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/african This is an easy camp soup. i substituted dried beef jerky chopped with a chef knife for dried goat meat, pounded on a rock. for dried okra i substituted picked okra from a jar, and chopped it and added it last. i also sustituted for the salt, two cubes of knorr brand garlic flavored boullion cubes. im posting the recipe as it appears in the book Hungry Planet by Peter Menzel and Faith D'aluisio, material world books and ten speed press. photos are courtesy of usaid.gov. http://www.grouprecipes.com/85249/djimia-ishakh-souleymanes-dried-goat-meat-soup.html This is the porridge recipe of D'jimia Souleymane from the book Hungry Planet by Peter Menzel and Faith D'aluisio, material world books and ten speed press. this is a book of photograghs and text showing how families around the world eat with a table of statistics in the back section. the porridge in this recipe is eaten for three meals a day by the Souleymane family in the refugee camp where they live. porridge is a staple food in africa that is prepared in an iron pot called a potjie ('poy-key') pot first introduced by early dutch emmigrants. the dutch brought similar pots to colonial america and were the predecessors of the cast iron dutch ovens used today. the congealed porridge can be eaten as a soft dough and pulled apart with fingers and dipped in sauce or soup. photos are courtesy of usaid.gov. http://www.grouprecipes.com/85246/aiysh-congealed-poridge.html A spicy chicken vegetable stew http://www.grouprecipes.com/80353/spicy-african-stew.html The basis for this recipe began from a recipe found on McCormick's website. I've modified it a bit to suit my own personal need (and ingredients at hand). It's basically a Moroccan spice chicken recipe made easy. My personal preference was to serve this dish over rice, but you may wish to try couscous. Suit yourself. Either way, it's delicious. http://www.grouprecipes.com/78313/cinnamon-spiced-moroccan-style-chicken.html Yup, another soup from the Fresh restaurant in Toronto. Who says vegan food is boring?? Browned onions, spices, sweet potatoes and split peas round out a delicious and hearty meal for everyone to enjoy. http://www.grouprecipes.com/60506/out-of-africa-pea-soup.html Warm and comforting stew, enjoyed on a cold winters day with family, friends and a good bottle of the Cape's red wine! http://www.grouprecipes.com/35965/leg-of-lamb-potjie.html This is a rub made from dry spices ground with pumpkin seeds. You can use other seeds or nuts if you want. http://www.grouprecipes.com/35381/african-steaks.html Versitale soup that will keep you warm on a cold night. Great way to use up leftover beans. http://www.grouprecipes.com/34963/peanut-sweet-potato-soup.html Quick, great for leftovers too http://www.grouprecipes.com/15352/chicken-and-zucchini-couscous.html Not too sure of the authenticity of this but I found it in some old Home Ec files I had lying around. Perfect on firm fish, pork, steaks and chicken on the grill! http://www.grouprecipes.com/12945/durban-spice-rub.html