I can't be the only one who goes to bed looking forward to a particular meal for the next day. Sometimes I start the meal prep for a particular dish the day before just to save cooking time. Sometimes it's a spur of the moment thing, like my mind just remembers, oh i haven't had… Continue reading Groundnut Soup Cameroon Style
Here is a sponge cake recipe i found online and adapted. Remember I'm not a baker right, so the easier the recipe the better for me. I like this recipe because the ingredients are very easy to recall. So even If I don't have the recipe in front of me I'd remember exactly what I… Continue reading Sponge Cake
For those who have followed this page long enough, you will know of my love for seafood! I love seafood! I love love seafood! Especially shell fish and crustaceans. The major seafood market on the mainland of Lagos "Makoko Fish Market", is a 1hr 15min drive from my home, sans traffic. When I can't get… Continue reading Seafood Boil Peppersoup Style
My favourite cake ever! I've been looking for blueberries since the the lockdown began, I couldn't find any! Thankfully I found some this week. I did a dance when I was told blueberries was available. All I had on my mind was folding them into my cake I forgot to save some for a photo… Continue reading Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake
Lemon is my favourite citrus to cook with. It is such a versatile citrus, from sweets to savory, seafood to meats it works beautifully with almost everything. And so why not doughnuts. Twisting the dough is the twist to this doughnut. Yikes... that joke fell flat on its face. Whatever you get it... right. Anyhoo,… Continue reading Twisted Lemon Doughnuts with Lemon Syrup
Ever have those moments when you just want to snack on something? You're just peckish, you don't exactly want real food, and you don't even know what snack it is you want. That was me and my son a few moments before these delicious snacks happened. We both went to the fridge, he found bacon,… Continue reading Puff Sticks with Cinnamon Sugar
Shaki, (that is what we Yoruba people call Tripe) is about the only offal i eat. Others are not just my cup of tea. This is something I've wanted to eat in the last two weeks. Unfortunately it's not plantain season and I just got tired of paying so much for dead looking plantains. Thankfully… Continue reading Ripe Plantain and Tripe Peppersoup
Doughnut, Donut what do you call this beautiful round brown pastry that can either be filled with jam or left with a hollow center. Anytime I think about Doughnuts I mentally sing the theme song of the Donut Repair Club . Rob Evans (Mr Donut Man) was a big influence in my life as a… Continue reading Doughnuts
My 8yr 10 month old son loves Iru. He would pick out iru from soup just to eat it separately. It's funny because at his age, I detested Iru, I would pick it and throw it out of my food. Now I enjoy it. For some Iru is an acquire taste, like black olives, kimchi… Continue reading Native Jollof Rice (Yoruba Style Palm oil Rice)
Warm creamy hearty bowl of soup. A great starter soup. Suitable for any time the day. Dazzle with this super easy to make bowl of soup. I enjoy having it with fresh bread rolls. I woke up pretty early today to get Panipopo bread going. I had left the dough in the fridge over night… Continue reading Cream of Prawn Soup
