Out of Africa

Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales From Africa is a beautiful collection of stories from various regions in Africa. A simple map is provided at the beginning of the book to locate the origins of each tale. A short list of African words and definitions precedes each story.

Misoso captured the attention of both Levi and Luke as I read many of the tales aloud. Levi was able to finish up the book on his own. The illustrations are bright and entertaining. The book contains a variety of stories, some short and some a little longer. I felt the African flavor was delightful. Another book on my recommendation list!

I appreciate any excuse to cook and bake, particularly the 'educational' excuse. An African feast was in order. Not that this was a perfectly authentic menu, but it was what I could handle this week. We ate Moroccan Chicken over Couscous with Almonds and Raisins, baked yams, and date bars. The plantains I purchased are still sitting on the counter. Maybe we'll get around to frying those up on Friday.

This certainly isn't my usual line-up of spices:


Leif and I cleaned our plates. Russ ate his without complaining, Levi quickly ate everything but the couscous and date bars, and Luke (my notoriously picky eater) managed to eat his chicken and a date bar. Not bad...