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Travel the World Through Your Kitchen<\/h3>\n

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Foods from Across Africa<\/h3>\n

As you dream about a trip to Africa, you might want to simultaneously stimulate your senses by exploring African food recipes. Three energetic and imaginative chefs can take you there through their book, Foods from Across Africa, Recipes to Share<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Duval Timothy, Folayemi Brown and Jacob Fodio Todd. Photo: Toby Glanville<\/p><\/p>\n

Duval Timothy, Jacob Fodio Todd and Folayemi Brown have collaborated to create this gorgeous, coffee table book published by HarperCollins, with outstanding photos and easy to follow recipes. The genesis of the book stems from a bimonthly supper club the three friends started in 2012 called The Groundnut.<\/p>\n

Groundnut stew \u201cis a dish to be shared with others\u2014it\u2019s one of the things that best represents what our dinners are about,\u201d the authors said. Like the stew, the evening suppers showcased their childhood foods influenced by their West and East Africa heritage. With families in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Kenya and South Sudan, the young chef created menus reflected the traditional ingredients spiced up with new combinations.<\/p>\n

The supper club evenings took place in London where they live. In 2012, they hosted 34 guests on long tables in St John\u2019s Hall, a landmark building near the famous Tower Bridge in London. A year later, they hosted more than 200 people over one week at a South London gallery space. Their dinners were enormously popular and always a sell-out.<\/p>\n

The cookbook is a celebration of the recipes and menus they have prepared. Here are two:<\/p>\n

Fresh Turmeric Red Lentils<\/a><\/h4>\n

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\u00a0Peri-Peri Chicken<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Family Style Chinese Cookbook \u2026 Authentic Recipes from My Culinary Journey Through China<\/h4>\n

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Family Style Chinese Cookbook<\/em> is an assemblage of family recipes that Shanti Christensen<\/a> collected during her time with families throughout China. Presented alongside endearing stories, these recipes form a Chinese cookbook that reflect her discoveries and will provide your with \u00a0truly unique experience by exciting your curious spirit and surprising your adventurous palette.<\/p>\n

By Shanti Christensen <\/p><\/p>\n

I<\/span>t all began in 2009. I couldn’t sleep because I had this idea that was growing. Have you ever had an idea that kept spinning into a bigger one? Well that’s what happened \u2014 idea mitosis. I didn’t hold back. I actually got out of bed and created a Keynote presentation to outline my idea.<\/p>\n

What followed was an amazing journey I could have only dreamed of but actually lived. I traveled to the homes of 40 families who showed me how to cook over 300 recipes from their kitchens. I didn’t realize the joyful exchange I would share with the families. Each visit inspired the next family visit.<\/p>\n

I get shivers when I look at this old presentation. I am humbled.<\/p>\n

I didn’t make it to all the regions I’d planned, but what a gift to have met so many good people who loved sharing their recipes with hopes to have their culture and food reach the kitchens of other families all over the world.<\/p>\n

In 2013, I felt the pull to return home to the Bay Area, so I left China with a belly full of memories and stories. I soon reconnected with an old friend and we got married. We have a son together who loves eating\u2014 a lot. I was fortunate to have a publisher find my Twitter account and offer me the opportunity to author the cookbook that has finally arrived \u2014 Family Style Chinese Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from My Culinary Journey Through China<\/em> (Rockridge Press).<\/p>\n

What followed was an amazing journey I could have only dreamed of but actually lived. I traveled to the homes of 40 families who showed my how to cook over 300 recipes from their kitchens. I didn’t realize the joyful exchange I would share with the families. Each visit inspired the next family visit.<\/p>\n

I’m gushing with pride that this dream has come true. You know that feeling when you’re dreaming and you want to take a souvenir into your waking life? Well that’s my feeling, except this time I’ve woken up and have proof that it really happened.<\/p>\n

It’s a beautiful cookbook thanks to the beautiful food photography of Nadine Greeff, a few of my own photography and a few by the amazing Peikwen Cheng. This is a labor of love and I have so many to thank for it. I am grateful.<\/p>\n

Here are two recipes from\u00a0Time Out Bejing:<\/em><\/p>\n

Ants Climbing Trees<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Kung Pao Chicken<\/a><\/h4>\n
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Shanti Christensen<\/a><\/span> is a food editor for\u00a0Time Out Bejing,\u00a0<\/em>author, and blogger.<\/h5>\n
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