Bøger af Ivy Newton

Please stop hyperventilating at the title of this book. I see the look on your face, and it says, cooking goat...really, you want me to cook goat meat?!? As you read this cookbook, you may be somewhat surprised first with the simplicity of the recipes, secondly at the marvelous results you will achieve, and lastly with the wholesomeness and allure of goat meat versatility. You will soon discover replacing chicken, pork or beef in a recipe for goat meat will create a healthier dish for the entire family. Everyone should try new recipes. When you step outside of your usual food circles you never know when you may possibly come across some amazing food. One of the pleasures in life is good eating. In America, the tetra of eating chicken, turkey, beef and pork is considered normal and normal people stick to the familiar, the accustomed, and the traditional. We all know the well-established tetra of meats chicken, beef and pork by taste, look and smell. Right now you may find cooking goat as strange and unfamiliar. However, as you learn about the nutritional values and versatilities of goat meat the look on your face will change from shock to excitement. While the name goat meat may not be glamorous or beautiful, goat meat is very attractive to health conscious meat eaters because it is an incredibly lean and versatile red meat. Goat can be fried, grilled, sautéed, stewed and goat makes an excellent BBQ. I wish I could see the look on your face when you prepare and taste your first goat meat recipe.

Christmas Day is a day to rejoice throughout the African continent by Christians young and old. The stars shone brightly and the moon sent floods of light in every nook and corner. Twas the night before Christmas when African Santa came for a visit along with some famous African and African American historical characters. This is my story of that night.

The second edition of A Field of Greens has the same favorite recipes we all know and love plus a new chapter on drinks, Ashanti Adinkra symbols and a few more surprises. With 111 easy African slow cooker recipes, fall in love with your slow cooker all over again. A Field of Greens is also available as a unabridged kindle book. South African food has influences from indigenous Black tribes, Indians, Malaya, and Europeans. In East Africa, many hundreds of years ago, the Arabs settled on the coast, and Arabic influences are especially reflected with the use of sweet spices such as cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. The British and Indians brought with them to Africa their curries and the technique of pickling to East Africa. Asians introduced citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, and limes. Portuguese introduced items like chilies, pineapples, and bananas. In North Africa, the Ottoman Turks brought sweet pastries and other bakery products. Central Africa's influence comes from the introduction of cassavas, peanuts, and pepper plants that arrived along with the slave trade. In West Africa the Portuguese, French, and British influenced regional cuisines with the introduction of plantains, citrus and pineapples, which are legacy of slave ship traffic between Africa and North America. African soups and stews contain ingredients from fruits, vegetables, beef, lamb, chicken, shrimp, and fish from African coast to coast. Quick and easy slow cooker meals are not usually associated with gourmet African food. Whether you are a beginning chef or a seasoned professional, you can enjoy tasty easy simple recipes from all over the African continent.

African cooking and storytelling are traditionally an oral custom. The beautiful thing about African food and its folktales is that they are never boring. Africa is not made up of a faceless, nameless food dishes and people. The diversity of spices tickles the senses and awakens the food pallet. Hence there are more exciting spices in your food life than just salt and pepper. Spices bring the flavor of Africa right to your front door. Spices such as cardamom, rose flower water, mint, and turmeric add depth and dimension to food and shape the taste intensity. The basic art of traditional African cooking lies in the blending of herbs and spices to yield delicate distinctions in the flavor of food. From such an enormous continent different styles of cooking, diverse flavors, textures and ingredients are condensed into one book. People often refer to ?Africa? as if it is a country rather than a continent. Well, it is a continent and home to 54 independent, unique countries with South Sudan being the latest addition in July 2011. Each country has its own currency, flag, anthem, history, folktales, cuisine, music, and identity. In fact more than 2000 languages are spoken in Africa, and its 1 billion inhabitants are made up of over 3000 distinct ethnic groups. Africa is also bigger than most people think covering 30,221,000 sq. km, that's 11,679,000 sq. miles. If you combine the USA, China, India, Europe and Japan ? they all fit neatly into Africa. From the large continent of Africa we will delight in food from savory appetizers, fiery main courses, and rich soups to flavorful chutneys. Some major African countries cater to tourists with resort areas and serve food such as pepperoni pizza. In Africa, a distinction is made between tourist food and local food just as it is in the United States. The suggestion that African cooking may become part of your everyday food life may seem out of the ordinary at first but as you will soon learn, the ingredients are delicious and common. There is no better way to understand a culture than though its food. Food bonds families, friends and communities as well as giving everyday nourishment. Let's embark on a culinary and storytelling tour of Africa from the Rift Valley, Ethiopia rich coffee producing region, South African aromatic chutneys, Morocco's fragrant Tajine's and pastries to Gambia's flavorsome soups and stews.

The aim of social poetry is to broaden the audience for present-day to include issues affecting every community throughout the world. Across time cultures meanings of what is important to the world changes. Social issues such as mental illness, suicide, poverty, and alcohol and drug abuse are universal issues affecting the world. Because of its conciseness social poetry opens the eyes of the world to understand the struggle to find value and meaning in every life continues. Lyric poetry has protracted eminent scholars to lament about grief and loss including loss of mental facilities. Poets long believed that poems can be an ambassador to many cultures, linking people with universal compassion.

Folktales are not invented by one person, they belong to the entire village. African folktales are an oral tradition not written down, but told to children by their parents and grandparents and handed down for generations. As you read the African folktales and Proverbs remember they were created to highlight all that was noblest in man, all that was strong and selfless, all the higher instincts of nature and this was their gift to us, the folktale. They recount the adventures of people and animals, and enlighten us on the mysteries of nature. Try not to think of the folktales as logically and plausibly true. Folktales grew out of creativity combined with real world characters of the African people. Read the folktales for charm and wit, and for the understanding of human beings, wildlife and nature.

The baobab (bay-oh-bab) is known as the tree God planted upside down and also the tree of life. There are many folktales, myths and legends surrounding the baobab tree, stories were told to an ancestor whose ancestors told them to them, who had received them from their ancestors, and so back into the ancient San Tribe storytelling history. The baobab is truly the tree of life this is why the African San people believe the tree has enchanted powers. Baobab tree African folktales teach powerful lessons on resilience, inner strength and the unyielding hopefulness of the human spirit.

Folktales give a verbal photograph of the words spoken by ancestors that we could never hear for ourselves. As you read the tales remember that the stories are the ancestors gifts to the world. The Philippine tale of Why The Ocean Is Salty, the Indian tale of the Talkative Tortoise, the African tale of Why the Flies Bother the Cows, the Hawaiian tale of the Origin Of Fire, the Russian tale of The Mizgir and the Japanese tale of How Tajima Shum Was Tormented By A Devil Of His Own Creation are all entertaining folktales meant for teaching many of life's important lessons. Take a trip around the world through stories and discover that in life there are those that have a greater advantage than others. People that are able to learn from the past and bridge an understanding of ideas and sentiments to the present day are paying homage to their ancestors by reading their folktales.