• Yearly Archives: 2015

    Strawberry Mint Iced tea

    In the spirit of continuing my iced tea series, my offering today is the simple Strawberry mint iced tea. What I liked about this one was the fizz of the drink. It had a more refreshing feel to it or I was just craving pop. I used tonic water in my post but you can

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    Nigerian Egg Roll

    When I made this Nigerian Egg Roll and began photographing it, I started thinking of a story to tell to go with this recipe. My mum mentioned that I include a story about egg rolls and motor parks. I replied saying I had no clue what she was talking about. She said that egg rolls are synonymous

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    Honey Ginger Lemon Iced Tea

    Summer is here, iced teas are the lightest most refreshing drinks to have under this heat. I mentioned in one of my earlier posts over the weekend that I would be doing an iced tea series. This particular recipe could actually work to fight the common cold when it is served warm. However, if a

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    Coconut Shaki Soup

    One of the amazing things about the Nigerian menu is the versatility in Ingredients. Tripe is one of them also known as Shaki in Nigeria. When I moved to Canada, I was certain I would have to give up certain ingredients but to my surprise, the Asian grocery stores had tripe in abundance and very

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    Mango Iced Tea

    Yummy refreshing drinks are made for summer and Mango Iced Tea is one of them. Apart from the beautiful color, it certainly adds essential vitamins and minerals to your life. I know I sound super cheesy but iced tea is the business. Once the sun comes out, all I want is some refreshing iced tea.

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    Owo Soup

    Last year I reached out to one of my followers on Instagram because I saw her post about making Owo soup. There were comments that testified to the goodness of her Owo soup so I decided to ask her for a recipe and one year later here we are. She sent in her recipe and

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    Download Plantain Recipes E-Book

    I have had a few people request to add a print option to my recipes. I add them to select recipes because I do not want to make it so easy for people to just take advantage of it and become profitable at my expense. I still think if they wanted they would but It’s

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    Dodo Gizzard Dumplings

    This recipe has been on my mind since last year but the perfect time to execute never came. Today I finally felt ready. It is very simple but the creative direction needed to make sense to me. I needed to evaluate if it would be well received and all that jazz. I can’t say for

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    Semi Ripe Plantain Pottage

    This meal in my opinion is my quickest weekday dinner if i want something filling, spicy and tasty. I have written several plantain pottage recipes both on the blog and for other publications. The method is the same but you can modify it in different ways to fit what you like and according to what ingredients you

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