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...
It is one of those Santa Fe unexpected snowy days. I’m sitting home, expecting a friend for lunch, not sure what to make. I look in my pantry, I have some hominy and beans, and I thought, corn chaff, but I thought the traditional corn chaff is too heavy. I looked into...
Not your ordinary FOOD blog! Ceci Tadfor grew up in her native home of Cameroon watching her grandmother prepare large meals for a growing family. There were also friends and neighborhoods that would sometimes come to visit right around meal times. Many of the...
Welcome
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.