I am not certain why the name tasty fiesta was chosen to name this potato casserole dish in Nigeria? Anyone care to venture an explanation? At first when I used to see fiesta come up in my search terms, I thought it was the Jamaican dessert called fiesta. Alas, I realized being that the searches
Guest Post from Kauna Kitchen Short Bio Uneku is passionate about food and is always seeking ways to inspire others to share love and express creativity through cooking and hospitality.. She enjoys sharing her meals with family and friends and shares her journey on her blog “Kauna Kitchen“ Recipe Intro Thanks to my former boss,
Growing up I was never a fan of catfish. The experiences at Tejuoso market watching my mum negotiate on the price of the fish while the fish thrashed violently in the bowl was enough to scar me. My mum also made the watery fishy stew called imoyo with Catfish and we had that with Okro
The dishes that come out of Nigeria never cease to amaze me. Especially the dishes from Northern Nigeria. A long time ago, my friend told me about this dish from Adamawa called Meltuble. She said it was one of her favourite dishes but was unique to her mom’s village. Fast forward to a few years,
I can pretend I have a story for how these zobo lemon tarts came to be in my kitchen but to tell the truth I don’t. I really was just craving lemon tarts. I went into the kitchen, started making the crust and spotted my zobo in the background. I decided to add that to
After the many coconut recipes I have posted on this blog, someone pointed out to me that I do not have the most basic of all recipes. Home made coconut milk! How could I have missed this? It is so easy as a food blogger to get carried away with the complicated recipes and aesthetically
If you have been in touch with the West African culture, you would know that the senegalese play an important role in our cuisine. The most popular rice recipe in West Africa originated in Senegal in the Wolof tribe. Yes I am talking about Jollof Rice. Sorry my beloved Nigerians, Jollof Rice is not our
This week I have really been trying to reduce my carb portions as last week I definitely over did it. Once I get into my high protein diet, I notice a few things after my meals. I feel lighter, I have the same amount of energy as I do if I have carbs. Being that
The past few days in Boston have been sweltering hot. It makes you just want to stick your head in the freezer. I decided to do something about it. Last month was ice-cream month and I had already whipped this ice cream recipe up but due to technical difficulties I could not post it. Well
