African recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Tagine of Chicken with Preserved Lemons, Olives & Artichoke Hearts

Since I just finished preserving lemons I needed something to try them out…

Mustard seed cucumbers

This is a novel way of making pickled cucumbers. The recipe originates in Germany where it is called Senfgurken.

Moussak’aa

Moussak’aa

Tuna Salad

Croissant stuffed with Tuna salad.

Chocolate (Marble) Cheesecake

Fattoush salad

My daughter who now lives in Cairo gave me this recipe, which I greatly adore!

Nkatekwan (groundnut soup)

This is a vegetarian adaptation of a traditional Ghanaian soup usually made with chicken.

condiments for fuul

condiments for fuul

Featherlight Dumplings

These featherlight dumplings are delicious family favourites. Great with a good stew. Perfect for 'one pot' cooking and sooooo easy to make!

Curried Onion salad

A must with any BBQ (BRAAIVLEIS) a Cape Malayinfluenced recipe . a good side dish with any cold meat dish

Parsnip and potato bake

A Recipe found in IAFRICA.com byH Geyser Parsnips and potatoes go delightfully well together, particularly if they are married with the blessings…

African peanut soup

Creamy, intense, and earthy this spicy and comforting soup has West African origins.

Vanilla Cupcakes with White Mousse and Candied Strawberries

A delightfully easy cupcake recipe with an even easier topping. Totally irresistable by young and old!!

Harira: A Delicately-Spiced Moroccan Soup

My Flavors of the Sun is both a cooking school (in Mexico!) and a tour service. I learned to make this…

Cauliflower Cheese with Crunchy Topping

Deliciously different way of serving an old favourite. Once you've tried this, I doubt you'll go back to the…