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In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean | Julia Turshen, Hawa Hassan

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My dad passed on his love of coffee table books to me, especially the ones about food, homes, and travel. This one beautifully sums up all three.
This is on my to-buy list now! 🥙

Tamra I love this cookbook! 💙 2d

BiblioLitten @Tamra I have already started gathering ingredients for Somalian Digaag Qumbe! The pictures are so inviting! 💙 2d

Tamra @BiblioLitten if you have an international or African grocery nearby you can buy the Xawassh spice. If not, you can order it to. 😁 21h

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BiblioLitten @Tamra The Xawassh spice is similar to a South Indian meat masala that I have. Berbere spice is what I couldn‘t find. I‘ll have to try it online. 17h

Tamra @BiblioLitten yes, berbere is worth buying online if you can‘t access an East African grocery. I recommend storing it in the freezer - it will definitely keep longer. I buy it by the bag and you can use for multiple foods, not just for Ethiopian! 😋😋 15h

BiblioLitten Nice! That‘s good to know!! Thank you 😊 11h

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Tamra

In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean | Julia Turshen, Hawa Hassan

This time a Somali chicken stew that was fabuloso! Husband asked for it to be put in regular rotation. #Mtcookbook

Ruthiella That looks so delicious! 😋 3mo

Dilara 😍 This is making me hungry! 3mo

Tamra @Ruthiella I‘m looking forward to leftovers! 3mo

Tamra @Dilara you can buy the Xawaash spice blend online or it will be in an African grocery or likely in an international grocery. 😊 Very easy recipe to make. 3mo

mabell Yum! Love the vibrant color! 3mo

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Tamra

In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean | Julia Turshen, Hawa Hassan

Prepping for dinner tonight - Somali stew. The Xawaash spice mix is essential to Somali cuisine, though compared to Ethiopian Berbere ♥️ it has little heat. I‘ll be adjusting to our taste.😋

#Mtcookbook

mabell I saved a few recipes from this one! 6mo

Tamra @mabell it‘s nice to read the stories and cook from it! 😄 6mo

Dilara How was the stew? 😁 6mo

Tamra @Dilara fabulous! So funny you asked because I just finished up the leftovers for lunch. 6mo

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Bookwormjillk

In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean | Julia Turshen, Hawa Hassan

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I absolutely loved flipping through this cookbook that covered several African countries. The photography was lovely and the stories of the women featured were life giving. All of the food looked great but I am most excited to try Rum with Berry Soda from Mozambique, Shaah Cadays (chai) from Somalia, and Chakalaka & Cheddar Braaibroodjies (grilled cheese) from S Africa. #LMPBC will mail this week!

Amandajoy, mabell, Maria514626

mabell I saved the shaah cadays recipe too! 2y

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mabell

In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean | Julia Turshen, Hawa Hassan

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A vibrant, lovely book about culture, food, and family. It features a selection of fulfilled women sharing what is special to them and how they describe their place in the world.
I saved quite a few recipes to try - they are all very approachable!

#LMPBC #GroupK

It will be on its it‘s way to you @Bookwormjillk !

Amandajoy, suvata, Maria514626

Bookwormjillk Looking forward to it! 2y

Bookwormjillk I got this. Can‘t wait to get started. 2y

mabell @Bookwormjillk Enjoy! 2y

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mabell

In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean | Julia Turshen, Hawa Hassan

It‘s arrived! Thanks @Amandajoy !

This a gorgeous book - I‘m looking forward to it!

#GroupK #LMPBC

suvata, Maria514626, Bookwormjillk

Tamra This is a wonderful book! 2y

Bookwormjillk Looks good! 2y

mabell @Tamra @Bookwormjillk Just flipping through - the photography is fabulous, and I‘m excited about the recipes! 2y

Amandajoy Yay! 2y

Maria514626 Can‘t wait to get that one! 2y

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Amandajoy

In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean | Julia Turshen, Hawa Hassan

If you use a magnifying glass, you can see my 2022 reads 🤣

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Amandajoy

In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean | Julia Turshen, Hawa Hassan

Reading adjacent goal is to finish up my library and spend more time in it reading.

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galueth28

First Wife: A Tale of Polygamy | Paulina Chiziane

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I really dropped the ball on the Reading Africa challenge, but I did found a new author.

Paulina Chiziane is from Mozambique and a Camões prize winner. The book I read is not the tagged one, but it's about a mother and daughter and their lives between the colonial period and post independence.

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Cinfhen

Africa Is Not a Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa | Dipo Faloyin

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Finally finished this one today - and I must say Dipo Faloyin does exactly what he sets out to do….” breaking stereotypes of modern Africa” 🙌🏻❣️This book contains a lot of information mostly about how often African is pigeonholed into one common idea/place/ culture when it‘s SO much more. This was a bit drier than I expected but the knowledge and insight gained was well worth my time. And towards the very end I got #Mozambique 🙏🏻😁

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

Cinfhen #ReadingAfrica22 2y

BarbaraBB Glad it ended up being a pick! And yay for Mozambique! 2y

Librarybelle Awesome! I snagged an ARC of this one, and it‘s currently sitting on my pile of books on my dresser. I‘ll get to it one of these days! 2y

Daisey I‘m currently listening to this one as well, and at this point I think my review is going to be similar. 2y

Cinfhen I‘m glad to hear you feel similarly @Daisey 2y

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