Good Soup Attracts Chairs: A First African Cookbook for American Kids

by Fran Osseo-Asare, D. K. (With), Masi (With), Abena (With)

Overview

What Could be More fun than making Peanut Butter Stew or Plantain Chips or, Better yet, Mixing up something as unusual and tasty as Fufu or Kelewele? Kids can take their turns at being international cooks with A Good Soup Attract Chairs. This book contains more than thirtyfive easy-to-follow recipes from the kitchens of West Africa. Plus, there's a special section on how to throw an African party.

It won't be hard to have a good time in the kitchen. Learning about new foods and how to make them teaches kids about the culture of the original creators of the recipes. This children's cookbook introduces the authentic recipes of Ghana and West Africa as experienced firsthand by author Fran Osseo-Asare.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780882898162
Publisher:	Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/01/1993
Pages:	159
Product dimensions:	7.29(w) x 10.32(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	9
	Introduction: Our Family and Africa	11
	Cooking African	15
	Kitchen Equipment	17
	Glossary of West African Ingredients	21
	Metric Conversion Table	26
	Drinks	28
	Lemon Squash	29
	Ginger Beer	32
	Orange Juice	34
	Lemongrass Tea	37
	Main Courses	40
	Peanut Butter Stew or Soup with Chicken	41
	Jollof Rice	44
	Palaver Sauce	47
	Palmnut Soup	50
	Light Soup	54
	Vegetarian Groundnut Soup	57
	Gari Foto	61
	Corned Beef Stew	64
	Fish and Gravy	68
	Egg Curry	71
	Bean Stew	74
	Meat Stew	77
	Starchy Accompaniments	80
	Rice Balls (and Plain Boiled Rice)	81
	Gari	83
	Fufu	85
	Ampesi (Boiled Starchy Vegetables)	87
	Kenkey	90
	Banku	93
	Rice and Beans	96
	Fried Red Plantain Slices	99
	Roasted Ripe Plantain	101
	Snacks and Party Foods	103
	Boiled Corn	104
	Roasted Corn	106
	Chichinga (Grilled Pieces of Meat)	107
	Fish Turnovers	110
	Kelewele (Fried Plantain Cubes)	114
	Fresh Coconut	116
	Akla (Bean Balls)	120
	Plantain Chips	124
	Avocado Spread	126
	Groundnut Paste	128
	Papaya Jam	130
	Desserts and Sweets	132
	Pawpaw with Lime	133
	Twisted Cakes	134
	Tropical Fruit Salad	138
	Orange Slices	141
	African Doughnuts	144
	Groundnut Toffee	147
	An African Party	151
	Where to Learn More About African Cooking	157

Editorial Reviews

This attractive cookbook includes more than 35 recipes from Ghana in West Africa, from palmnut soup and African doughnuts to "kelewele" (fried plantain cubes) and peanut butter stew. The author, an American married to a Ghanaian, draws on her family experience living and cooking in both countries. Her introduction stresses the connection between the food of the West African coast and that of the American South, including the use of such ingredients as okra, peanuts, sesame, and black-eyed peas. The recipes--drinks, main courses, starchy accompaniments, snacks, and desserts--are divided into three levels of difficulty, but although there are tips about safety in preparation and cooking, most dishes will require adult supervision. The design is handsome: each recipe has chatty, practical directions in spacious type and is illustrated with a luscious color photograph. There's also a detailed glossary of West African ingredients, a section on how to have an African party (with information on games, music, crafts, and decorations, as well as food), and a bibliography. The lack of an index is offset by the detailed table of contents. A nice addition to multicultural collections.

Hazel Rochman