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Efirin: The Versatile Scent Leaf of West Africa
Efirin or scent leaf or Ntong as my mum and grand-mum called it was the first real Nigerian ingredient I ever played with. Remember the days of sand and stone cooking? Well Efirin was one of those herbs that grew wild and free in my mother’s compound. The pulverisation of the herb to blackness using
Garri Cookies
Garri cookies, garri pancakes, garri margaritas! Boy have we come a long way from just content creation to dish creations. Some creations may stick and others not so much but at least the ministry is moving. I am clearly still pacing myself to see which of my creations will be adopted globally hehe. These garri
Hello is a scary word
How does one say hello so casually when it’s been at this point a year plus? Hello can indeed be a scary word in this case. I typed and deleted this post so many times but finally thought to myself, bite the bullet anyway. They won’t beat you hehe. I miss you guysssss!!! A lot
Nkwobi Shrimp Tacos
Nkwobi Shrimp Tacos is a recipe I developed because I was tired of all the taco options I had on my menu. I have been narrowing in this year on Ncha sauce and the endless possibilities it has. One of such possibilities is the sauce in tacos, burgers and sandwiches. The stability of the sauce
Ncha – Nkwobi Sauce
The velvety smooth Ncha also known as Nkwobi Sauce is the rich palm oil based emulsion that coats the gelatinous cowlegs, goat meat or “biscuit bone” that is enjoyed at beer parlor chill times. While I did not personally grow up eating Nkwobi; as both my parents are south south but when I moved to
Not All Swallows are Fufu
“Not all Swallows are Fufu” Nigerian food is slowly getting the recognition it deserves. This has been evident in the “fufu and egusi” challenge that has hit the internet with a very welcome force. However, with notoriety comes responsibility in information dissemination. So I am here to state that not all swallows are fufu. Let
Egusi Cream Pasta
Egusi cream pasta is a recipe I have toyed with in my mind for a while. To backtrack a little bit, I have always said that my recipes should be inspired by ingredients available to us. If it looks like a foreign inspiration, as long as the ingredients are available on Nigerian Soil in abundance
Cassava Salad
This cassava salad recipe is an ode to Ozoz of Kitchen Butterfly. A few years ago, Ronke of 9jafoodie and I went to Ozoz’s house where we ate to our hearts content and her pot never ran dry. I was dangerously stuffed that day but with great food and great memories but this particular dish
Gin and Tonic Puff Puff
This gin and tonic puff puff recipe has been a long time coming. I played around with the idea two years ago when I started my puff puff series and only got to execute it this year. I was worried about the outcome because I needed to have access to a good gin liqueur or