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Sudanese Cinnamon Tea
I found a great book of African love poems recently. They are simple and beautiful and have been filling me up during a strong bout of winter blues. Being that I have been feeling a little down on...
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LISTEN: How to Order Authentically Spicy Ethiopian Food
photo: Bunna Cafe blogHave you ever been to a restaurant with an exotic cuisine and been completely lost?It happens to the best of us.NYC-based journalist Anne Noyes Saini of aims to help her auidence...
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GUEST POST: Being a Vegeterian in Africa is Hard... Right?
I have been a pescetarian all of 2014. Pescetarians are basically vegetarians, except we also eat fish and seafood. Outside of a few weak moments with bacon and a huge burger and steak during my...
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DYNAMIC AFRICA: Meet the Sitta Shai, or the Sudanese “Tea Ladies”.
"All Africa, All the time"I have great news to share! I am now a contributor to one of my favorite blogs, Dynamic Africa. The lovely lady who runs the site (I believe she prefers to stay anonymous)...
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Senegalese Maffe Tiga (Peanut Butter Stew) x An Ode to Dad
Last night I cooked for my dad.I have never pretended I was the best cook in the family. Infact, I am far from it (and I have discussed my familial role in the kitchen in this post). When he is home,...
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HORN WEEK: Happy Ethiopian Easter
Lots of food. Half eaten by the time I arrived.Today is Ethiopian Easter 2014. I wanted to republish this post I wrote on Ethiopian Easter two years ago.*** Originally published April 18, 2012This past...
View ArticleDREAMS
I have been having this recurring dream for about two weeks now.I am young...traveling home from the boarding school I went to between the ages of 9 and 13. The trip back to Nairobi is three hours long...
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Brunch, Food Photography for Bloggers and Other Thoughts
This is a ham, tomato, strawberry salad with a berry vinaigrette. Mama's recipeI haven't picked up my camera in months. When I cook, I have been using my iPhone to shoot. Though I have gotten some...
View ArticleDREAMS II x Home for the Holidays
My younger brother is back home from college for the summer. My mother went all out and made him his favorite dishes: spare ribs, macaroni...I am sure she'll be cooking a storm the rest of the week.It...
View ArticleHappy Mother's Day
Today was a good day. Home-made brunch. Spa day. Late lunch then a lazy afternoon.It was a good mother's day. I am blessed.Happy Mother's Day to you and the mothers in your life.
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Remembering Maya with Food
No sprouted wheat and soya shootsAnd Brussels in a cake,Carrot straw and spinach raw,(Today, I need a steak).“The Health-Food Diner” (1983)Maya Angelou died last week. I wasn't ready. There was no...
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Eat Pray Africa: Head in the clouds
Take off!In primary school, I used to have a teacher who always told me, "Adhis, get your head out of the clouds." The teacher herself was of no import for my brain to bother remembering her name,...
View ArticleBear with me
June 10, 2014; 6:07 pm [Salvador time]I have been trying to post updates from my phone to no avail. The problem has not been the internet, but the blogger platform.Also, my luggage never left America....
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Eat, Pray, Brazil: Airport World Cup? Colombia is the Winner
Fourteen hrs after I left Washington, D.C., I have finally arrived at Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo in the dead of night at 4:30 am local time. I still have a two hour stop-over here and another...
View ArticleEat, Pray, Brazil: Pic of the Day
Acaraje. The local Bahian delicacy with roots from West Africa (slave trade) #ChefAfrikinBrazil#worldcup2014pic.twitter.com/1gy72YixNn— Adhis (@chefafrik) June 9, 2014
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Eat, Pray, Brazil: An ode to capoeira
I discovered capoeira my first night in Brazil.After 16 hours of travel to get to Salvador, my first city, I was exhausted. After I got to my hotel that morning, I went straight to bed. Salvador would...
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Eat, Pray, Brazil: Are You There God? It's Me, Adhis.
all gold leafing in Igreja de São FranciscoThere is a God and he is here in Brazil. I have found him. He really is hard to miss. Brazilians are assured to let you know that he is alive and kicking in...
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Eat, Pray, Brazil: No Luggage, No Cry
The airline(s) lost my luggage.My suitcase got lost somewhere between the three flights it took me to arrive in Salvador.So the image above displays all I had with me when I arrived.What you are seeing...
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Eat, Pray, Brazil: Slide Tackling Portuguese (and Being Head Butted in Return)
this I understand! "I speak English, French and Spanish! Of course, I will get by!"That is a phrase I told myself and others over and over before I landed in Brazil. Boy have I been humbled!I admit it...
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Why Eat, Pray, Brazil?
flags of the countries playing in NatalIt's time to get down to business. Let's talk about why I am in Brazil. Let's talk about the food.Yes, I have had multiple run-ins with God, struggled to be...
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Eat, Pray, Brazil: Acaraje (Black Eyes Peas Fritters with shrimp filling)
I have mentioned the Bahian street food acaraje in at leasttwo posts about Brazil so far. It's time to take a closer look at what that food is, and how to make it. Acarajé is a dish made from peeled...
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Eid Mubarak in Africa
First Published: August 14, 2013 Just under 422 million africans are muslim and this is a celebratory time in their religious calendar. I remember Eid being a part of my life growing up in Kenya mostly...
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The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit White House Dinner
The U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit touched down in the city I currently call home, Washington D.C., two weeks ago. Wherever you went, you would see the different African contingents at conferences, out...
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