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Southern Africa includes Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, and at the very bottom of the continent, South Africa. South Africa is often called “the Rainbow Nation” because of a diverse ethnic makeup that includes Africans, Europeans, Indians, and Indonesians. Likewise, the cuisine of South Africa and nearby countries is called “Rainbow cuisine,” because of the many diverse influences. The Dutch, Indians, Portuguese, English, and Malaysians contributed much to the cuisine, including nutmeg, allspice, curry dishes, and chutneys. Potjies is an Afrikaaner dish, a stew made with corn, tomatoes, and onions. Botswana is dominated by the Kalahari Desert and the world’s largest inland delta, the Okavango Delta. Along the delta, Bushmen and Bantus live by hunting game, fishing, gathering wild foods, and growing crops.
 

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Poppy Seed Salad Dressing

Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2008 by SusieBlue
A really good dressing. I usually use grape seed oil, which I prefer but this was just as good with the vegetable oil.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.

Boilermaker Tailgate Chili

Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2008 by Louiselombard
Wow, I have been in a bit of an unofficial chili making contest with a friend for a while and I think I won last night! As we only had 5 for dinner I halved the recipe and used only beef and that is what I had. Some of us are not so fond of very hot food, but enjoy a little zing so I make it with ordinary red kidney beans and left out the tabasco and limited the other chili elements, let it simmer for a while, divided it into 2 pots and added the called for chili to one pot and put both pots in the oven to simmer away at 100C all afternoon. Both sides enjoyed their dinner!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.55 star rating.

Beth's Orange Cookies

Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2008 by Louiselombard
I would like to give this recipe 4.5 stars, but I can't so 4 it is. I halved the recipe and only made the cookie part. Then I threw in a cup of dark chocolate chips as I was actually looking for an orange and chocolate chip cookie recipe. I didn't have orange juice concentrate so I used double the zest and ordinary orange juice - I will probably triple the zest next time to get a bigger kick of orange. From the half batch I got exactly 4 dozen cookies - not knowing how much they would spread I was careful to use just a teaspoon of dough for each cookie. But they didn't spread very much and actually rose. They are quite pretty, but also rather cakey, which is where they lose the half star.
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