Baba Ghanoush (Middle East Eggplant Dip) Featured Cook: Leon from South Africa Baba Ghanoush is a very popular appetizer and dip in the Middle East. Its smoky, rich flavor of the eggplant goes well with wedges of pita bread or with raw vegetables. Try using it as a sandwich spread or rolled up in wraps. // Read More

How many of us are bored of the phrase: “the youth are the future”. It is often clichéd and overused and sometimes too vague. What is meant by “the future” and who are these “youth” that are responsible for it? There is no allocation of time or indication of age or maturity! It pretty much // Read More

A Tea Time Treat (Ginger Tea and Nuts) Featured Cook: Philippa from Uganda Peanuts Ingredients: Peanuts Salt and a little water A frying pan Method: Heat the pan. Put the peanuts and about a tablespoon of water onto the pan. Keep the plate on the stove at a medium heat. Stir regularly and cook for // Read More

Chicken Peri Peri (Pepper) Soup Featured Cook: Michael from Ghana INGREDIENTS: Chicken (2kgs) Onion (1) Garlic & ginger paste (to taste) Tomato Puree or Paste (250g) Peri Peri (Pepper) to taste Spices (mixed herbs and tree bark) Maggie stock cube METHOD Cut chicken into pieces and rinse. Chop onion. Put chicken and chopped onion in // Read More

Pork and Rice Featured Cook: Cliff from Uganda   Ingredients: 1 cup of Rice 3-400g Pork, chopped A Clove of Garlic 1 medium Onion 1 cup of Mushrooms 1 medium Carrot Fresh Coriander Spices [curry powder, Italian herbs] Method: Heat up pan and use pork fat to create cooking oil base. Place pork meat in pot // Read More

Cooking Kefta (Middle Eastern spiced meatballs) With Our Featured cook: Leon  Makes 4 to 6 servings or about 20 meatballs  Ingredients Ground lamb or beef, or a mixture of the two — 2 pounds/around 900 grams Onion, minced — 1 Fresh parsley or mint, finely chopped — 1/2 bunch Ground cumin — 1 tablespoon Cinnamon // Read More

Inopi Feature Cook: Nobsie from Zimbabwe Ingredients: Mealie Meal – 2 cups Pumpkin – 1/4 of a crown pumpkin – chopped – enough to half fill a medium sized pot. Sugar – 2tbl spoons Recipe: Boil Pumpkin until very soft. Mash it – not too finely, just enough to enable you to make a porridge. // Read More

Want an exclusive peek into the All Access Kitchen? Check out this video to see the dishes made on the show, the guests cooking them and the craziness Xena and Lady Lee get up to with their guests! Let’s explore Africa through her culinary delights! If you would like to have your recipe showcased in // Read More

Egusi- Chicken Spinach Stew Featured Cook: Michael from Ghana Ingredients: 2kg Chicken 2 bunches of Spinach Garlic & Ginger paste (to taste) 3 Tomatoes Spices (Mixed herbs, tree bark) 2 Onions 200ml Palm oil 200g Egusi (Sesame Seed) 1 Maggie Stock cube Method: Cut your chicken into pieces and rinse. Chop 1 onion. Put chicken and // Read More

Pilau Rice Featured cook: Maria from Uganda Ingredients: 2 large onions 2tbs of soy sauce 1tbs of salt 1tbs of pilau masala 1tbs of salt, freshly ground ginger Liquid Beef stock (or Small beef cubes beef stock in water) 2tbs of cooking oil 1tbs of garlic Instructions: Cut meat into small cubes and boil it // Read More