• Category Archives: Coconut Recipes

    Afrolems Met Chef Fregz : Hausa Inspired

    For many people that live in Nigeria, you must have heard of Chef Fregz or seen him on TV( Knorr Taste Quest Show..ring a bell?). This dude has amazingggggg culinary skills and is super friendly. I always heard about this guy that went to Olashore (High school in Nigeria) that did amazing things with food

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    Asian Inspired – Salmon and Baked Vegetable Medley

    This meal is for the health enthusiasts in the audience. It was really simple and I must say easy to prepare! Ingredients 1 pound salmon (skinless) 1 Teaspoon of Coconut Oil or Olive Oil 1 Pinch of salt 1 Thick Slice of Red Onion 3 cups of Baby bok choy (this is a Chinese vegetable

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    Tiger nuts and its Benefits

    Everyone in Nigeria grew up eating Tiger nuts. Ok that is an assumption but for most people we grew up eating it and we even called it “ofio” I think that’s the spelling. The mallams or abokis as people like to call them always hawked these yellow nuts in a wheelbarrow around the streets of

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    coconut curry beef

    Spicy Coconut Curry Beef Recipe

    This lent season is probably not the best time to put up beef recipes on my blog but I promise I would have some lent inspired recipes up soon for you guys. Hope your valentines day/weekend was amazing. Which of my dishes did you make? Here is a simple recipe of spicy coconut curry beef

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    ogede plantain dish

    Coconut Plantain Shrimp Infusion 6th Shade of Valentines Cooking

    Plantain is a staple ingredient in the Nigerian menu and it definitely had to feature in our valentines series. The sweet flavours of the plantain and coconut infused with the savoury taste of shrimps ought to get your significant other inspired and loving you. I recommend that the men make this dish by the way.

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    Coconut Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin

    For some reason ever since i got back from Nigeria, I have had a weird craving for coconut so most of my recent dishes have been inspired by that craving. I mean this was intended to be a banana muffin but somehow coconut found its way in here. I loved the crunchiness of the outer

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    coconut sticky rice

    Coconut Sticky Rice with Mango, Kiwi and Grapes

    Earlier this year, I was craving Mango like no man’s business. I remembered this dessert I had once that was coconut sticky rice and Mango. So I decided to play around a little with some sushi rice and some other fruits that were not originally in the dessert. Hope you enjoy the result.   Ingredients

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    Caramelized Coconut

    Candied Coconut – 9th Day of Christmas

    I don’t know about you but what comes to my mind during this festive period is the amount of candy, chocolate and food I can have. Growing up my mum always made this snack for my brothers and I and we loved it. It  brings back childhood memories and I believe this would make for a very

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    Strawberry Banana Smoothie Banana Truffle -Sokolad Chocolate by Afolabi

    6:30AM, my annoying alarms are buzzing off the chain… Its finally Friday morning and getting out of bed today is no where as easy as the last. As I managed to drag my feet around my bedroom to disable all 4 alarm clocks, I start to reminisce on the day gone by. Number 1 on

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