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They say  plagiarism  is a form of flattery.  It is also a blatant form of theft. The photo at the top right is from a scanning of page 7 of...

There has been a continued interest in locating an online source for akpi seeds. This morning I discovered over a dozen replies in the co...

Ever since Nigerian Sore Shields moved from State College to go back to school and closed The African Market (near Websters, back around 2...

Hello, friends, f or an update on the BETUMI adinkra cookie stamps, check  http://betumi.com/betumi-market/ . A Limited Edition selection of...

Naomi helping get ready today. I had more requests than I could accommodate, but expect 10 folks to come for the 2-hour workshop.  Wis...

I feel kind of like that old saying "all dressed up and nowhere to go," except it should be "all set up and no way to start....

After almost two years working on the Ghana-friendly flour mixture and recipe, and perfecting the Akinkra stamps, BETUMI now has a (copyr...

While lamenting the paucity of Ugandan cookbooks to some new acquaintances at a recent wedding, Dr. Brenda Okech said,  "Oh, I can sen...

There are several exciting signs in the culinary entrepreneurial world in Ghana. Here is one of them. RE contemporary twists on traditiona...

From time to time we receive additions to the BETUMI Africa Cookbook Collection launched at TED Global in Tanzania in 2007 . I remember when...

In early 2010 I posted about ofam , a tasty savory over-ripe plantain loaf  from Ghana that is also described in The Ghana Cookbook . It...

I'm excited to announce we've just launched a new version of Betumi.com  today. The good news is that it has a fresh new look and so...

Yes, but just to reassure you that these adinkra cookie stamps also work on regular butter and wheat-flour based doughs, as here. Thanks to ...

Well, it's been several months of designing and printing and taste testing, but at the end of February we head to Ghana to share wit...

The 3rd adinkra cookie stamp I chose to work on (after "gye name" (the omnipotence of God) and "sankofa" (go back and fe...

What's under your holiday tree this year? Consider The Ghana Cookbook. On another front:  I'm  finally  also almost (~11 t...

If you're looking for an idea for a good international cookbook this holiday, here are some of  Hippocrene's suggestions

As we head into a week of remembering all we have to be thankful for, I'm grateful for all of you who have become friends and colleagues...

I'm in the process of developing a list of serious African food bloggers/writers/vloggers (with a proven track record of sustained blo...

As you may remember, I'm trying to develop a Ghana-style gluten-free shortbread cookie recipe. I first tried using a couple of recipes...