Coffee Traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony// Legend and folklore from Ethiopia has it that coffee beans were discovered around 800 A.D. by a goat herder’s sheep as they grazed on the red fruit of a coffee plant. When the goats began frolicking, the herder rushed a...
Ceci’s African Kitchen Ethiopian & West African Cuisine Food Delivery.Catering.Private Parties.Cooking Classes By Ceci and Almaz Almaz and Ceci were raised by their grandmothers, Almaz in Ethiopia and Ceci in Cameroon respectively. They learned to cook the...
Necessity is the Mother of Invention My mother asked me to write an article about how I used to hate cooking and why I seem to love it now. Well that just goes to show how much she knows, I never hated cooking. I just never had to do it for myself. Both my mother and...
Food Travel and culture in Washington DC metro area. I’m here to attend the wedding of my friend’s son as well as meet up with old friends. I’m in the home of my dear friend Pauline and today we’re going to be cooking some eru which is a traditional...
What do people cook for thanksgiving dinner? Well the holidays are special no matter what you serve and coming from another country it’s just fine to give the holiday your own “flavor” so to speak. Traditions are special at the holidays as is eating...
Food is the best and most natural way to connect with others some of my best friendships were formed around food. The sharing of food, whether cooking or eating puts people in a relaxed, happy and conversational mood, thus the sharing goes beyond food. In this blog, I will share some of my favorite recipes and some cultural background to these recipes. I will also share recipes from friends in my community, far and near so we can experience different foods from around the world.