Welcome
Join me on my African Food Adventures
Hi, I’m Elizabeth
How did I come to know and love African food? I was born and raised in Nigeria. I grew up eating foods like kosai, tuwo da miya, egusi, and jollof rice.
It’s been thrilling to see how real West African food has become available in the United States during the past 20 or 30 years.
I used to have to mail order ingredients and cook them myself. Now I can easily drive to West African restaurants and grocery stores.
I have been trying to make more time and space in my life for the food that I love. I hope you’ll join me as I visit African restaurants and groceries stores, and cook recipes old and new.
My Cookbook
Back in the day I began writing down my African recipes. I searched high and low for African cookbooks for inspiration and to learn techniques. I even checked African cookbooks out of the library system. This was before the internet, and it was truly a labour of love. I compiled the recipes into a cookbook which was published in 1997.
Sadly this cookbook is now out of print, although you might still be able to find a second-hand copy.
I use my own copy regularly to make my favorite West African dishes. I also collect and use other African cookbooks, and visit African restaurant and grocers whenever I can.
Whether you are an African living in the United States, an ex-pat who lived in West Africa, or are just interested in learning a new cuisine, this site is designed to help you to find, cook and enjoy African foods.
Contact Me
The Whole Story, LLC
PO Box 649
La Crosse, VA 23950
“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us…”
Hebrews 12:1