I am not sure I have met any nigerian that doesn’t like vegetable soup. Regardless of what vegetable they use, vegetable soup is a must in every Nigerian household alongside Jollof Rice of course. The method for this was very reminiscent of Edikang Ikong except in this, I did not use Ugwu leaves (Pumpkin leaves)
Karibu Kenya! This meal ugali and Sukuma Wiki came as a result of me reminiscing about my time in Nairobi. I would really love to go back to visit at some point. I posted a bit about my trip in my earlier blog post, you can read all about it here. It indeed was a
Kwaziwai. Makadii Zvenyu? Do not be alarmed I have been told this means greetings, how are you in Shona from the people of Zimbabwe. I met an Uber driver in San francisco a few weeks ago that was educating me on the Zimbabwean culture and I definitely became more interested in the culture after my
Rustling up something during the week to break away from the regular food for the week we make always proves difficult for some. It doesn’t have to be. Sometimes all it takes is a few simple ingredients as I used in mine and voila food is ready. I have received numerous requests at this point
If you are like me and a snacker, you will absolutely love this post. I love to pick and nibble at things no matter what is in front of me. I’d much rather have healthy things in front of me to nibble on than otherwise and this is one of the staples in my snack
Making Waterleaf soup had been on my mind for a while but I had given up all hopes for it. Last week, I was strolling through the aisles of the Tropical foods grocery store in Boston searching for my Nigerian food ingredients. My eyes scanning every section and shelf wondering what new item would inspire a new
Fit fam Kwenu hayy!!! For those that do not know, Kwenu is a salutation mostly used By the people in the eastern part of Nigeria. I say mostly because I just borrowed it for my post lol. At some point last year, I made a post about oil less efo riro and got a lot
I had a craving for grilled plantain otherwise known as bole or boli in Nigerian pidgin english and I decided to make some over the weekend. I do not have an outside grill unfortunately so I have to rely on my oven most of the time. This dish was very simple to make and took
I posted this dish on Facebook with the above caption and of course the questions came flooding in :). I love sparking conversations. This dish is not as complex as it seems. It’s the same concept as tomato pepper soup or tomato stew without oil. Instead of frying anything, you are just boiling the tomato
