• Category Archives: Sauce Recipes

    Beef Carrot Stew

    Carrot Stew and all tomato less stews are all the rave on food groups on Facebook. I first saw the recipe on the So you think you can cook group and I have to admit I was blown away at the idea. I cannot for the life of me remember who was the originator of

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    Tangerine Beef Sauce

    In this season where tomatoes are expensive in Nigeria, playing around with different sauce ideas for white rice is the way to go and tangerine beef sauce should be one of your stops to make this happen. Tangerine is best known for its vitamin C benefits but did you know it was also beneficial in

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    Meatballs and Plantain in Yoghurt Sauce

    Growing up, my mum was always the experimental chef and taster in the house. She was always willing to try new dishes and had tons of cookbooks for inspiration. When I ate my lunch in elementary school, I always got the awkward stares at my meal. Yoghurt sauce was one of them. I did not

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    Tomato Chicken Curry with Rice

    Who doesn’t like a good tomato chicken curry sauce? Especially if it’s delicious and very straight forward? Sounds like a win-win to me. My Nigerian followers are always asking for sauces to eat white rice with. Your prayers have been answered with this easy recipe. If you live in Nigeria or have ever visited a

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    Nigerian Snail Stew

    If you are not Nigerian and you have stumbled on my blog, you would realize that all Nigerian stews are tomato-based. Some of them have more spice than others. One thing that is common is the great taste that comes with all of them. This Nigerian snail stew recipe is a favorite in my house

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    Honey Stir Fry Chicken Sauce

    I went to visit my best fried last week and after the catch up process, we proceeded to the kitchen as she wanted to make her food for the week. She had numerous things on the menu one of which was honey stir fry chicken sauce. I quickly volunteered to help with that as I

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    Home Made Caramel Sauce

    Once I learned how to make home made caramel sauce, I have not gone back to the store bought version. That way I can control the quantity I want to have in my fridge at a time without worrying if it would take up space and be one of those things I do not end

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    Nigerian Fish Stew

    Last week Friday, Afrolems was featured on CNN’s article on food bloggers to follow. I was in bed when the article was published and I saw a few notifications on my blog from CNN. You can imagine I jumped out of bed, rubbed my eyes a few times, screamed, pranced and jumped then settled to

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    Pork Chops and Savoury Rice

    Someone recently pointed out in a comment on the blog that I do not have Pork recipes. I combed through my recipe list and truly didn’t find any. I promise it was not intentional. I eat pork once in a very red moon not because it is not tasty but just because my metabolism in

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