Swallows like fufu are a simple yet ingenious staple that pull the best of nourishing, everyday vegetable soups and stews into every bite. Swallows are eaten by hand with a variety of vegetables soups and stewed meats, so a washbowl…

“We don’t say a dish is spicy — we say it has pepper.” The recipe writer Yewande Komolafe, who grew up in Lagos and found herself searching for the heat and flavor of Nigerian food in New York, chooses the dishes that…