classic Ghanaian recipes, others using readily available ingredients and adventures

classic Ghanaian recipes, others using readily available ingredients and adventures

Category: Ghana

Ghanaian pancake recipe

Ghanaian pancake recipe

With Ghanaian pancake, there is always a hint of nutmeg. Writing this reminds me of that nestle advert in which a grandmother and granddaughter were competing over pancakes or something. What I loved about the advert was when the grandmother said twea nutmeg kakra gumu […]

Beans and herrings jollof

Beans and herrings jollof

West Africa’s one pot wonder rice dish. Beans and herrings jollof beats all jollof on the dinner table.   Ignore the beef, the sausage, the plain, the chevron, the shrimp etc jollof, this is the real deal jollof. Yes beans and herrings jollof. “Don’t shake […]

Spicy corn dough porridge

Spicy corn dough porridge

  Hot and spicy corn dough porridge for the strong at spice. Some mornings call for spicy porridge, like this spicy corn dough porridge. This was one of my favorite breakfast at boarding school with powdered milk.  I would not forgo this and struggle through […]