Did you know that our favourite West African snack is present in other cultures in the world? They may do it slightly differently but nonetheless the core of the recipe is the same as ours. Chin chin is also known as Merveilles means wonder in french. I do not blame the french for thinking these
I happen to be one of those people that buys groceries and uses only a pinch of it for most of the year. Given that I move houses ever so often, I end up giving a lot of these groceries when I’m moving to enable an easier transition. When I moved to San Francisco, i
I am getting way better at this pastry business. I should really consider exploring this part of cooking more often. One of our afrolems fans on facebook requested a doughnut recipe but i immediately thought, i don’t have shortening how will i achieve a soft fluffy doughnut? Then I realized that not all doughnuts are
Pinterest is a miracle website because it has definitely opened my eyes and mind to different ways to play around with food. Today one of my tweaked experiments was the 90 second microwave cookie in a bowl. Most people I had previously seen had a cookie in a mug and microwaved it for 60 seconds
I was pondering on recipes to post on the blog in preparation for valentines day and chocolate cake came to mind. Then I thought well what if the chocolate element in this cake was our everyday beverage and I decided to use some of the Milo I had at home and voila Milo chocolate cake
When I posted a collage of the dishes that didn’t make it to the blog last year, the first requested recipe was the coconut cookies one. To be honest, I was a little surprised as that was the last one i thought people would ask for. Not sure why i thought that. I really did
Hope you have all been enjoying our christmas dessert offerings. Our final dessert recipe is courtesy my mum 1Q Food Platter. Hope you all have a merry Christmas and an amazing new year. Recipe( serves 4) Ingredients 6 table spoons boiled Rice ( the type used for tuwon) or jasmine rice 4 teaspoons coarsely crushed Cashew
Candy Crush Ornament Cookies recipe as submitted by Greedy girl Cooks Ingredients: Makes 24-30 cookies 3 sticks unsalted butter (room temp) 1 cup white sugar 1 egg 1/3 cup molasses 1 tsp. vanilla 3.5 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 3 tsp. ginger powder ½ tsp. cinnamon ¼ tsp. nutmeg 6 crushed candies per cookie
As the holiday season approaches, we tend to spend most of our time with family and friends. To make this season a memorable one, thought it would be a great idea to make something unforgettable for them, rather than going out to get something already made. This could also be fun for parents and kids
