On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me White chocolate cranberry and almond fudge; Now that’s a mouth full. A co-worker brought in some walnut fudge and I decided to try it. It tasted really yummy and immediately had a mental block that I would not be able to make it. She
My first day of Christmas recipe would have to be the Avocado boat with Shrimp Salad. I was recipe hunting a few weeks ago and came across this blog. It had the recipe for this avocado boats and shrimp salad and it is apparently a recipe inspired from people in Ivory Coast. On the first day
“Abeg Mallam give me suya with gizzard, kidney, onions and tomato with one bitter lemon” This is the type of conversation you hear between a customer trying to place an order and a Suya Spot owner in Nigeria. If you have ever tried Suya, you will know that it is one of the best things
Chilli alert!!! If you do not like spicy food, this asun dish is a no-go area for you. However, if you are like me and your taste buds are dead to pepper then please proceed. I remember Christmas of 2011, I had friends over as my mum had cooked up a storm. My friends heaped
Okro, also known as “Okra or lady finger” is an extremely nutritious green edible pod vegetable. Okro is a low calorie vegetable and can be used for various dishes. It also has a high level of fiber and is a great vegetable for people watching their weight. Okro has a high resilience which means it draws
A Scotch egg is also known as egg devil and it is made up of hard boiled egg that is wrapped around in sausage meat and coated with Flour or breadcrumbs and then deep fried. Did you know that scotch eggs are originally an English dish and this recipe was created by Fortnum & Mason of Piccadilly
This post is birthed from comments I have been getting recently about names of some ingredients Nigerians use and how to find them. I may not have the full list of names but what I have I will share with time. Today’s ingredient is Scotch Bonnet Peppers. Scotch Bonnet, which is also known as Bonney
Party Jollof Rice I cannot believe this blog has been up and running for as long as it has been and doesn’t have the recipe for party jollof rice. Please forgive me dear Blog followers. Jollof rice is a dish that every nigerian chef seems to make differently. I prefer my jollof rice very spicy
If your turkey is frozen, you need to thaw it, and you need to thaw it properly. Once your turkey is thawed, remove the giblets and neck. You can use them for turkey stock or gravy. If you’re not stuffing the turkey, you can rub some herbs and spices on the inside, or add things like onions,
