Chronicles of Food Therapies
Category: Stews and Sauces
A piping hot pot of Ogbono soup cooked in a local earthen ware pot called Ishasun (Isasun) Can you tell I'm enjoying cooking in my new set of earthenware pots. If you read the blog post before this one, you'd know what an adventure it was. I have two other posts on Ogbono on the … Continue reading Ogbono Soup (Obe Apon) Plain style
Look at that gorgeous steam, the stew is still bubbling away in the earthen pot, few minutes after taking it off the stove. Earthen pots like this one are called "Isahsun" or "Isasun" in Yoruba I took my kid sister on a little shopping adventure. Recently my son remarked that he was getting metallic smells … Continue reading Smoked Mackerel Sauce
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
Óta I was quite intrigued when my then help shared this recipe with me about 7 years ago. It's a staple local recipe in her village in Oja Odan in Ogun state. Raw Soup! I had never heard of it. Even stranger was the idea that the soup was eaten with starchy staples like Fufu, … Continue reading Óta (Raw Soup)
My mother in law made me fall in love with eating this fish. First time I saw her cooking it like this, I was intrigued. I had never seen anyone fry roasted panla (cod fish). And then she put it in some buka style stew (you know they stew that has meats, fish in it). … Continue reading Smoked Fried Stewed Panla
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
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
I've heard that it's been said, that the way to a girl's heart is through seafood. Right? Lol! I totally made that up, but seafood sure is the way to my heart! A few days ago a facebook friend asked if I had a recipe for Native Fisherman soup on the blog, I realized I … Continue reading Native Fisherman Soup
When I shared the recipe for Owho Soup the Urhobo version, a Facebook friend asked if I had tried out the Bini version. I told her I hadn't and I would love to. She sent me a couple of video links. And it was quite intriguing. The cooking method is different from that of the … Continue reading Bini Owo Soup
Owo soup is native to the people of the Niger-Delta. It’s eaten by the Delta people, Urhobos, the Bini’s and more people in the riverine areas. You will find slight variations in recipes from one ethnic group to another.
