If you like decadent treats you will like this. Brownies are delicious super sweet and indulgent, but not every one likes super sweet. When I have kids over not all of them like brownies, yet some can never get enough. My son prefers a moist chocolate cake to any type of brownie. I've seen any… Continue reading Brownies
Lumpy type Egusi Soup I love lumpy Egusi soup. You know that type, that is chewy and almost feels like you are biting into an egg? Yum! I have two bitter leaf plants in my garden, that have grown that have grown to tree size, and there is a pleasure I derive from going to… Continue reading Bitterleaf Egusi Soup
Deconstructed Gizzdodo The initial plan was to make Gizdodo but then I decided against it, instead I assembled the ingredients on a skewer. In other words deconstructed gizdodo. Happy 60th independence day Nigeria(ns). How did you celebrate? I know many of us feel disillusioned about the current state of things in the nation. However I… Continue reading Plantain Gizzard Kebab
Nigerian Style Fish Roll When I see Fish Roll, it reminds me of the sound made by tapping a fork on a glass box. And that's how some street vendors used to sell their fish roll. Just like an ice cream van once you heard that tapping you knew who was coming down the road.… Continue reading Fish Roll
I certainly can't be the only one who thinks up things at odd hours, and I suddenly become restless until I execute it. A Facebook friend had mentioned finding cowfoot in her freezer, I think she planted the seed of cow foot pepper soup in my head. I went to my freezer and realised I… Continue reading Cowfoot Peppersoup
Weekend baking is kind of becoming a thing with me, I find myself looking forward to Friday or Saturday because I want to bake cake. If you love coconut, as in coconut milk, coconut oil... you would love this cake. I replaced butter with coconut oil so I would get full coconut notes in the… Continue reading Coconut Cake
The initial plan was to make native rice, but I changed course and made fried rice inspired Ofada rice something something. I was at loss as to what to name it. But here we are. Thanks to bulk prepping, I pulled out frozen mixed vegetables from the freezer, as well as frozen boiled ayamase pepper.… Continue reading Ayamase Fried Rice
The cultures that include coconut milk in alot of their cooking are balling! The flavour is so beautiful and delicious. It rained and I wanted something warm spicy soup, chewable, and filling. And I thought to pair noodles with coconut milk. When I have noodles, I love to have it with broth. We can have… Continue reading Creamy Noodle and Chicken Soup
My son calls them bread sausage and he prefers this to regular sausage rolls. I put him and his friends to work while making this today. And they were in such a hurry to eat it right out of the oven. I barely got a chance to photograph them. This is also called Chinese Hot… Continue reading Pigs in a Blanket
I grow a lot of basil in my garden and I keep looking for an excuse to cook with it. Last night I remembered that I hadn't cooked as a main ingredient in stew. And that led me to this. From my garden with love. My grandmother called this patminger, this basil specie here is… Continue reading Tomato Basil Soup
