Interview: International chef Jonathan Groves in The Gambia
Have you ever cooked for 900 people for a wedding and have 1,500 turn up! No, unsurprisingly, me neither. Jonathan Groves, the superb chef at Ngala Lodge has. Last month, while staying at this...
View ArticleCoconut Créme Brulee from Ngala Lodge
In last week’s post I had a fascinating chat with Jonathan Groves, the executive chef at the beautiful Ngala Lodge Restaurant in The Gambia, West Africa. He’s kindly shared with us his recipe for this...
View ArticleWorld Food Night!
In recognition of World Food Night, which is being held next Friday, this week’s travel snap is of a delicious bowl of fish benechin that I helped prepare in The Gambia. You can find a recipe for this...
View ArticleCooking with Ida – Fish Benechin from West Africa
Following on from my earlier post about World Food Night, featuring a colourful bowl of fish benechin, I wanted to share with you the wonderful morning I spent with Ida Cham-Njai learning how to cook...
View ArticleReview: The Gambian Cookbook (and a recipe for a spicy chicken soup)
When I received a copy of a new cookbook through the post I eagerly ripped open the parcel, as I’d been looking forward to reading The Gambian Cookbook – Recipes from the Smiling Coast, ever since I’d...
View ArticleA crocodile, a tree house and a cool Julbrew!
Sip a cool Julbrew, the locally brewed beer, while looking out for the crocodile that lurks in the freshwater creek a few feet away. Perhaps eat lunch in the tree house while watching exotic birds...
View ArticleGunpowder Green Tea in The Gambia
If you have ever been to The Gambia, or indeed any of the surrounding West African countries, you will no doubt have seen the local men gathered together around a small teapot. This well-loved past...
View ArticleA feast for the senses at Tanji fish market
All the colours of the rainbow flash before your eyes. The sound of the waves, squawking seagulls and housewives’ banter assault your ears. The smell of fish fills your nostrils and the taste of salt...
View ArticleThe Gambia – Saving the forests with peanut power
In May, when I left The Gambia, I had a mission to raise enough money to buy at least ten more of the new design of stoves that run on peanut shell briquettes. The Community Stove Initiative If you...
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