If you follow Afrolems on social media, you would have seen that I posted a video asking people to guess what dish I was making. If you guessed fried rice, you guessed right. I made this shrimp fried rice slightly differently. Not in the Nigerian yellow fried rice way but in the asian almost thai
Today we have a guest post from Kauna Kitchen on Coconut Chicken and Asparagus. Asparagus is not a vegetable that is very prominent in the Nigerian menu so if you are looking for a new vegetable to include in your meal plan, check out this recipe. Recipe for Coconut Chicken and Asparagus INGREDIENTS 4 chicken
At this point, it is safe to say I am slightly addicted to plantains. I mean I have an e-book dedicated to plantain recipes which I should probably update with this plantain gnocchi recipe. I was watching a documentary on Netflix about a chef’s journey through some parts of Asia and they were making gnocchi
Sometimes we can use natural sugar sources to sweeten our food. I’d rather use a sugar source that has other benefits. Dates are a great laxative food so if you have been constipated, you may want to include some dates in your diet. They are also a great source of iron especially for anaemic patients
Happy Sallah to my muslim readers! Ram is usually the meat of choice in Nigeria during Sallah. Not sure what the background is and I would appreciate any feedback in the comment about why Ram is the meat of choice. The ram is typically grilled on open fire or boiled and fried till all the
When I say spicy carrot drink, I am not talking about peppery, I am talking about other spices that might make your nose tingle a bit. At least that’s what cinnamon and nutmeg does to me. I got the inspiration for this drink from Tastemade’s Snapchat account and I have since made like three batches
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
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
My weekend has been a very busy one and I decided to make something for the road that was spicy and small enough to carry around. Yes, honey barbecue wings were my solution to my snacking problems. Believe me it came in very handy today as I was roaming and stopped to snack a little.
