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    Nigerian Meat Pie – 10th Day of Christmas

    The oh so famous Nigerian Meat Pie! Oh how i love meat pies. I remember always getting excited and looking forward to these at parties! Use this recipe for when you want to entertain guests or for when you are feeling a bit nostalgic. Enjoy! Dough 4 cups of Flour 1 Tablespoon (2 teaspoons) of

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    Bole and Peppered Snail inspired by 1Q Food Platter

    For those that do not know what Bole is, its roasted plantain and you would usually find women in Nigeria sitting by an open fire, roasting plantain and selling it with peanuts. This week, one of my favourite blogs 1Q Food Platter posted a similar recipe. I say favourite because I am biased. My mum

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    Cucumber and Blackeyed Pea Salad

    Cucumber and Black-Eyed Pea Salad

    This salad is very quick and easy to make! Perfect for when you need something with protein! Salad 1 large cucumber 1 can of black-eyed peas (19 ounce) 1 medium sized red bell pepper Half bulb of red onion Salad Dressing 3 tablespoons virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons of lemon juice ½ teaspoon of basil

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    Nkwobi Recipe from Afrolems

    Nkwobi is a dish that is traditionally eaten by the Ibo people (a main tribe in Nigeria). It is a very rich dish but slightly high on the calories. If you are watching your weight, you should limit the palm oil and amount of potash in the dish. Hope you have a lot of success

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    Protein or Carbohydrates? Which is the Luxury item in a meal?

    Is dieting the best idea? I have many friends that go on numerous diets month after month and still end up gaining all the weight back(myself included). I do understand that when you are in the process of losing weight, you would need to limit your intake of certain items. However, sometimes it makes me

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    Ewa Agoyin (Stewed Beans Porridge) – Feyisope

    Breakfast in Nigeria is full of all kinds of interesting dishes. You know the saying eat breakfast like a king? This dish is definitely in that category. It is originally a Togolese dish but as usual Nigerians take everything and make it their own lol. I call it creative borrowing, sharing is caring right? The

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    Sardine Omelette- Quick Meal- David

    Average cooking time <15mins Total meal cost about 7 dollars ( with leftovers) Hey all its been a while but here is something for you. Its fast, practical and cheap (good for students). I always keep an emergency 3 cans of sardines and eggs for times when I run out of protein sources. For me

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    Yam Pottage

    Do you call it yam pottage or yam porridge or even Asaro? Either way, you get the message. This meal is best served warm to enjoy the flavor of the meal. My preference is to have it really spicy hence the scotch bonnet peppers. However, you can choose not to have it as spicy. Here

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    Okro Soup Recipe | Ila Alasekpo | Otong Soup

    The Yorubas call it Ila Alasekpo, the Efiks call it Otong soup, Others might just call it okro with spinach. Once i posted the photo of the meal, lots of people asked for the recipe so here it is. Ingredients 2cups of Okro Beef Dry Fish Honeycomb Tripe Cow Skin Cow foot 2 cups of

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