More Cooking Firsts

When I purchased all the spices to cook Ethiopian food there was some ridiculous price minimum to avoid paying $12 in pure shipping fees, so I bought 2 lbs of green coffee beans. I really like Ethiopian coffee, but what do I know about roasting coffee beans. So like before, I turned to Efrem for…

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The Ethiopian Culinary Adventures Continue

I continued my learning of Ethiopian cuisine by attempting to make my favorite: shiro. Again I was getting tenuous instructions from the boyfriend. But at the end of it all my dish turned out all right. Just needed some garlic and maybe another small tomato. Anyway, dessert was some more gluten free baked goods retrieved…

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My First Stab at Cooking Ethiopian

Dating an Ethiopian man, whose friends are all Ethiopian (almost exclusively), means I’ve eaten a LOT of Ethiopian food. Mind you they don’t really cook it being that they’re all men and they have wonderful mothers who cooked for them all the time, and still do. So other than the chopping of raw meat and…

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Lamb Neck Pot Roast

Lamb Neck Pot Roast Ingredients: Whatever size lamb neck sweet potatoes, chopped carrots, chopped garlic rosemary red wine onions (I used the green onions I had) Instructions: Coat the lamb neck in a little flour (I used coconut flour) and brown it on all sides Sautee the garlic, onions, and rosemary in a little oil…

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