Everyday Exotic Spices

Michael Tracey hails from Johannesburg, South Africa.  publishes a newsletter called "THE TASTE OF AFRICA" newsletter and is the author of "AFRICAN RECIPES", an ethnic cookbook.

The link below is to a Tanzanian recipe that links the cultures of Indian and Africa in every delicious spoonful.

CURRIED SPINACH AND PEANUT BUTTER STEW

If you would like to purchase other books about African cuisine, here are a few more recommendations:

• The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa

• Flavors of Africa Cookbook : Spicy African Cooking - From Indigenous Recipes to Those Influenced by Asian and European Settlers

• South African Cooking in the USA

• The African-American Heritage Cookbook: Traditional Recipes and Fond Remembrances from Alabama's Renowned Tuskegee Institute

Want to encourage your young chefs?

Everyday Exotic Spices has almost 200 books "easy recipe" style in the "Books or Young Chefs" category. 

View examples below (click on image or text link); OR simply click general search link to peruse the book choices:

• Fix-It and Forget-It Kids' Cookbook: 50 Favorite Recipes to Make in a Slow Cooker
  


• The Teen's Vegetarian Cookbook
  


• The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Muggles and Wizards

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Everyday Exotic Spices is happy to recommend one of Bittman's books which is sure to delight both vegans and non-vegans.  From arugula to kale to wakame (a sea vegetable), Bittman offers 120+ healthy recipes to make it easy to go green.  Delicious anti-oxidant-packed recipes for salads, soups, stews, stir-fries, sautés, etc.  Also, nutritional information, advice on buying and cooking greens, and which greens make good substitutes for one another.

Leafy Greens: An A-to-Z Guide to 30 Types of Greens Plus More Than 120 Delicious Recipes

Shanti's Spice Box, 30 Indian spices, packed in proportion to use, freshly packaged.  Designed to be used with Indian cookbook, Ajanta, Regional Feasts of India (see below). But it's a perfect accompaniment to any Indian cookbook.

Author, Lachu Moorjani, was born in the state of Sind, India, which later became Pakistan, and later immigrated to the United States. Though formally trained in engineering, he decided enter the restaurant business in 1987, opening New Delhi Junction, a small restaurant in Berkeley, California. In 1993, he sold New Delhi Junction and opened Ajanta.

Ajanta’s ever-changing menu boasts a wide range of creative dishes from the various regions of India. This cookbook is organized by region and introduces you to the extraordinary cuisines and flavors of India, and features the diverse specialties of each region.

A sampling of the recipes include: Tandoori Portobello Mushrooms, Khumbi Pakora, Tamil Lamb Curry, Palak Paneer (Spinach and Paneer Cheese in Spices), and Chicken Biriyani.

Shanti's Spice Box

Ajanta: Regional Feasts of India

This cookbook has been recommended by some as "the new kitchen bible".

The author, Mark Bittman, is one of America's best-known, most widely respected food writers.

This book offers a new collection of delicious recipes, from fried eggs to steamed mussels, along with practical tips and helpful photos.  Learn fundamental techniques and variation ideas for modifying or customizing recipes.  Available in Hardcover and Kindle edition.

How to Cook Everything The Basics: All You Need to Make Great Food -- With 1,000 Photos

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LOOK INSIDE

Tagines are cooking vessels specially-designed for one-pot cooking, and form the basis of traditional Moroccan cooking.

You think you can’t be an accomplished Moroccan chef? This cookbook is the perfect introduction to the fabulous cuisine of Morocco and its foolproof recipes will make you have second thoughts about your cooking abilities. It's one pot!  How hard can it be?