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This Quick, Easy Kenyan Beef Dish Is My Family's Favorite Weeknight Dinner
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Kachumbari (East African Tomato Salad)
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Sukuma Wiki (Kenyan Sautéed Collard Greens With Tomatoes and Ginger)
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Beef Tibs Recipe
a dutch oven with Kenyan njahi beans in a coconut sauce with a bowl of white rice to the side
Njahi (Kenyan Black Beans) in Coconut Sauce
A plate of Somali sambusas, with one broken open to show the beef filling.
Somali Sambusas Recipe | Cook the Book
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Mandazi (East African Coconut Doughnuts) Recipe
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Bharazi (Pigeon Peas in Coconut Cream) Recipe
Niter Kibbeh Recipe
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