It's been awhile since I've posted here, but my enthusiasm for African Cuisine has not faltered.
For those new to this blog, Kwadwo (my husband of 50+ years) and I first started a public conversation after we married in 1972. My first book(A New Land to Live In) shared letters from the year I spent along in Ghana to appease my parents, who were against my marriage to a fellow classmate who happened to be from Ghana.
I was enthusiastic about the delicious food of Ghana, and ended up writing a book to teach my own children how to cook some basic Ghanaian dishes (A Good Soup Attracts Chairs). That book became popular among elementary and secondary school children in schools.
Later I collaborated with Barbara Baeta on the classic Ghana Cookbook published by Hippocrene Books.
After a lapse of some time: We're back in Africa! It's been a while since I've been active on BetumiBlog (now reborn as a Blogger site), but I plan to begin posting again to share what has been happening recently.
We moved back to Africa after my husband Kwadwo recently retired from The Pennsylvania State University and promptly accepted a position at Carneigie Mellon Africa in Rwanda. He is continuing his lifelong commitment to help develop future leaders in materials science for Africa.
Meanwhile, I had stepped back from blogging to work on an upcoming autobiographical book, tentatively titled Seasons and Seaonings of my Life.
I'm sure the taxi drivers (no car here yet) and the restaurants love us! We've been sampling wonderful food of all varieties and influences. It will be a joy to share that.
Now that I find myself back in another part of Africa, it has fired up my enthusiasm for African food once again! To be honest, we're still getting settled in, and have been scouring the restaurant scene in this part of the continent, but I will soon step into the kitchen once again. Stay tuned! Fran
Lovely photos.
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