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If you like seafood, then you will love what Essie is cooking up in this episode. It's prawns in a Mango Coconut Chili Curry Sauce and a Creamy Pasta with Clams, Scallops, and Shrimp. Delicious, comfy, cozy, and saucy!

Global Gourmet

Saucy Seafood

Essie loves good cocktails, but she always wants to make sure there's good finger food to go along with the drinks. Her must have cocktail and food on this episode is a smooth and delicious Hibiscus drink served with her yummy Ghanaian Meat Pies.

Cocktails and Appetizers

Essie is celebrating two African cultures through food. She lays out dishes from Ghana and Ethiopia. She cooks up Caramelized Tomato Stew with Dried Herring as a nod to her Ghanaian roots, then she cooks up the Ethiopian favorite, Doro Wat.

For the Culture

Essie serves crispy Honey Garlic Cornish Hens with garlic rice and beans and pan roasted root vegetables.

Essie's Comfort Kitchen

Essie gets in the kitchen in this episode and shows us a few recipes that she and her foodie friends love. She starts with a creamy and delicious Lobster Mac and Cheese. Then she cooks up tender and juicy Oxtail Curry, in a word "Yum!"

For My Foodies

On this episode, Essie shows us two ways to make a Jollof Rice dish a hit no matter where you live. First, it's Jollof with tender juicy Lamb and then it's a Vegetable Fonio Jollof that's meatless yet satisfying.

Jollof for the People

Essie loves to share the cuisine from the places she travels. Today she makes Chicken Cheese Crepes which she tasted while traveling in France. Then it's Garlic Fried Pepper Snapper with Jasmine Rice which wowed her while in Thailand.

Global Travel Girl

On this episode, Essie gives us a look and a taste of some fabulous food. She serves up Moroccan Chicken in a tagine that looks amazing and tastes even better. Then she slow cooks Peppered Goat and serves it with a side of Kelewele.

Fabulous Food

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Essie Bartels' vibrant upbringing in Ghana and world travels inspire incredible dishes bursting with flavor.

S1 E14 | For the Culture