What can I say about Sierra Leone cuisine? In one sentence, IT IS SPICY!
I kind of like spicy food but I believe there is a clear boundary between spiciness that enhances flavors and spiciness that kills it. Sierra Leone cuisine is more on the killing side. That said, here are the dishes that I cooked this week.
| Sierra Leone Meat Stew |
My husband doesn’t like eggplants but this recipe does a nice job of hiding and transforming them into a sauce.
 Sierra Leone Meat Stew |
| Grannat Chop |
| Well, apparently, this week was all about the ingredients that are not a part of our usual food choices – eggplants, chilies, peanut butter. In fact, it is the first time we bought and tried peanut butter. By itself — yuck!
However as a base for a sauce, the peanut butter performed really well (it was thick and nutty) so overall we liked the recipe. Here is a modified version that goes easy on the spiciness.  Grannat Chop |
| Ginger Cookies |
Beware, spicy cookies! The recipe called for 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper but I was cautious about it and used only 1/4 teaspoon. The cookies turned out to be very spicy anyway. Add less.
 Ginger Cookies |
I like how neat your blog is. I am also cooking my way around the world and have been since January 2010. Of course, life gets in the way and I have had to take breaks from it, but I’m cooking from my 82nd country today…Tanzania. I’d love to have you visit my blog, if you would like. It’s Life in an RV http://lifeinanarv.blogspot.com I am friends with a couple of different people doing this same project, each of us with our own unique spin, of course. Thanks for being adventurous!
So sorry…the link is http://lifeinanarv.blogspot.com
Thank you for your comments. I will definitely visit your blog (82nd country… wow!).