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
Let me share with you one of the remedies that helps me when I've had a long day, I'm physically exhausted and I need to sleep without using meds. A warm glass of milk with turmeric Since I first shared this post, I have learnt that Black Pepper is a very important element to activate… Continue reading Turmeric in Warm Milk
If you attended ISI (The International School Ibadan between 1996 and 2004 chances are you will remember Mrs Alabi Turkey. Mrs Alabi was the biology teacher’s wife, she didn’t have a stand at the stalls but she ran business from their apartment which was above the boys dormitory. Her husband was the House Master for… Continue reading Mrs Alabi’s Fried Turkey Wings
3 grain Ogi spiced with Cloves and Ginger This fermented cereal pudding has different names in different cultures, some of the most popular names in Nigeria include Ogi , Akamu, Koko, Agidi. Popular across west Africa and in some Arab cultures. The consistency of pap is like that of custard or a curd sometimes lighter.… Continue reading Pap (Ogi/Akamu/ Koko/ Agidi)
That I like baking cakes is no longer a question, even though I like to insist I'm not a baker. These days I'm finding that I particularly like spiced cakes. And the list of Spices you can add to cake is endless. Spiced cakes are mostly associated with festive winter holidays, but I live in… Continue reading Orange Ginger Cake
Let's blend up some smoothie now sha we! Sweetened Plain Yogurt Strawberry Blueberry Ice cubes In a blender blend all till smooth. Serve and Enjoy
