Having studied in the UK and the US (Ohio State University), Eva Pendaeli-Sarakikya is an expert in food and nutrition sciences. She was one of the founders of the renowned Tanzania Food And Nutrition Centre (TFNC) in Dar es Salaam and worked as a consultant for FAO in Lesotho and Somalia. Her first book, Recipe Book for Tanzania written together with Sister Agnes Blaser, was published by Macmillan in 1969 and subsequently re-published by Tanzania Publishing House. She is a businesswoman now and lives in Dar es Salaam.