Boozey! Though rum is not favourite liqueur to drink, I think it pairs really well with cake and generally as a mixer. The Gingerbread cake finished and I craved a cake that had raisins in. Found currants that I purchased from an Indian store in my pantry and figured let's booze this up! Had to… Continue reading Rum and Currant Bundt Cake
Since pantry surfing and discovering the pack of Fonio I had previously forgotten, I have been having fun with it. Fonio is so easy to cook, I found online a Bambara saying "Fonio never embarrasses the cook". And I intend to cook it in so many ways and hope the saying works for me too.… Continue reading Fonio Porridge
I was pantry surfing and found two packs of Fonio/Acha. I was in Jos a year ago with friends and our very gracious host and city guide David of Jos Blooms had his mum make us a hearty bowl of Gwote and Nama Rida for breakfast on our last day in Jos. That was my… Continue reading Chicken Gwote Pottage
I love Kokoro Abeokuta, maybe because I'm an Egba girl. I used to look forward to someone returning from Abeokuta to bring this for me. These days it's easier to buy even in Lagos traffic. If you live in Lagos you would have seen them sold wrapped like this in traffic I've been trying to… Continue reading Kókóró Abeokuta
Tola had asked me to blog about Acarajé. Tola shared with me a beautiful part of her family history and how her grandfather had escaped slavery in Brazil and returned to Abeokuta. As such her dad who is now in his 80's recalled that this is how Akara was made in his family while growing… Continue reading Acarajé (Akara with stuffing)
You know how I always add the caveat, "I'm not really a baker" when I share cake posts? I've had people say to me, you bake good and your recipes are super easy to follow, why then do you say you are not a baker. Well I say it because when it comes down to… Continue reading Gingerbread Cake
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)
This is my son's favourite way to eat Spaghetti Recipe Ingredients (serves 5-6) 1 pack Spaghetti 1.5 cups pre cooked pepper mix (tomatoes + jalapeños + scotch bonnet, ratio 5:1:1)1/4 Tomato Paste1 Cup Chicken or Beef Stock2 bay Leaf1 tbsp curry powder1/2 tsp dried thymeSalt to taste2 or more Bouillon Cubes (These days I use… Continue reading Spaghetti Jollof
Some tribe members have been saying I should saying I'm not a baker. Lol. I understand what they mean but I maintain that in the strict sense of the word, I'm not, just the same way being a blogger doesn't make me a chef. I'm just a home cook that enjoys cooking and baking. Am… Continue reading Vanilla Pound Cake
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
