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    Candied Coconut – 9th Day of Christmas

    I don’t know about you but what comes to my mind during this festive period is the amount of candy, chocolate and food I can have. Growing up my mum always made this snack for my brothers and I and we loved it. It  brings back childhood memories and I believe this would make for a very

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    Chicken and Vegetable sauce with Macaroni – 8th Day of Christmas

    This is a dish that time and time again when my mum makes it, I cant help but go for a second round. I replace the chicken with shrimp and fish sometimes or I do a combination of chicken and shrimp or fish and shrimp. Either way, it is an interesting recipe to try and

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    Ofada Stew or Designer Stew with Rice – 7th Day of Christmas

    For people that live in Surulere in Lagos, you would know the popular joint close to Akerele called Bank Olemoh. The Rice and stew served at the local restaurant (Buka) there is popularly called Bank Olemoh Rice or Designer rice or Designer stew and rice. The concept of designer stew is not the what we

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    Fruit Punch – 6th day of Christmas

    On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a tall glass of fruit punch that tasted amazing. I always like to mix and match when it comes to my fruit punches and the tastes always varies in a good way. This fruit punch recipe, I decided to infuse some chapman flavour

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    Guest Post: Cous Cous Salad – 5th day of Christmas

    On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, an afrolems follower that submitted a recipe! I love when Afrolems followers send in recipes. That way i get a glimpse of what goes on in other kitchens. One of our followers sent in this lovely CousCous Salad recipe. Seasons Feedings….Enjoy! Ingredients 100

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    Afia Efere -Ofe Nsala – White PepperSoup 4th Day of Christmas

    On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a soup that is local to both Efik people and Igbo people called Afia Efere or Ofe Nsala. Some other cultures just know it as white pepper soup. There is nothing white about this soup in my opinion but it is very tasty

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    Plantain Canoe with Jumbo Shrimp – 3rd Day of Christmas

    On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a plantain canoe with Jumbo shrimps. After making my avocado boat on the 1st day of christmas, I got inspired to go to see with another dish that still involved shrimps. I am a big shrimp lover so pardon me if you absolutely

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    White Chocolate Cranberry and Almond Fudge 2nd Day of Christmas

    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

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    Avocado Boats with Shrimp Salad | 1st Day of Christmas from Afrolems

    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

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