Litsy

In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean | Julia Turshen, Hawa Hassan

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My dad passed on his love of coffee table books to me, especially the ones about food, homes, and travel. This one beautifully sums up all three.
This is on my to-buy list now! 🥙

Tamra I love this cookbook! 💙 4d

BiblioLitten @Tamra I have already started gathering ingredients for Somalian Digaag Qumbe! The pictures are so inviting! 💙 4d

Tamra @BiblioLitten if you have an international or African grocery nearby you can buy the Xawassh spice. If not, you can order it to. 😁 3d

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BiblioLitten @Tamra The Xawassh spice is similar to a South Indian meat masala that I have. Berbere spice is what I couldn‘t find. I‘ll have to try it online. 2d

Tamra @BiblioLitten yes, berbere is worth buying online if you can‘t access an East African grocery. I recommend storing it in the freezer - it will definitely keep longer. I buy it by the bag and you can use for multiple foods, not just for Ethiopian! 😋😋 2d

BiblioLitten Nice! That‘s good to know!! Thank you 😊 2d

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Kristy_K

Heavy is the Head | Sumaya Enyegue

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Powerful and moving. A great book of contemporary poetry.

#southafrica #readtheworld2025

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Lizwarnerpdx

Born a Crime | Trevor Noah

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Very interesting read about Trevor‘s life growing up in South Africa and not really fitting in anywhere.

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katyd97

Born a Crime | Trevor Noah

one of my favorites

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Blueberry

The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants | Anthony Lawrence, Graham Spence, Lawrence Anthony

September. #12Booksof2024
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Andrew65 Love the sound of this. 1mo

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AshleyHoss820

Dusklands | J. M. Coetzee

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I‘m not sure how to feel here. There are two different stories. One story follows an an agent involved with the Vietnam Project, his obsession, and his descent into madness. The second story is about Jacobus Coetzee, a white settler in 18th century South Africa on a hunting expeditions that goes awry. I‘m not going to sit here and say I *enjoyed* spending time with either of these men, but I think that‘s the point. 242/1,001 #1001Books

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