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    Egusi Pepper Soup

    Egusi pepper soup is otherwise known as Ovwovwo soup by the Urhobos in Nigeria. I must say this soup is a very delicious soup. I couldn’t stop licking my fingers. If you are new to the Nigerian Cuisine, one of the first soups you would have heard of is Egusi soup. This soup is however

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    Watermelon Lime Iced Tea

    This Watermelon Lime Iced Tea is definitely one of my favourite in the iced tea series. I have received some questions in this series about what kind of tea I use. I use either green tea or regular lipton black tea for my iced tea mixes. However you can use any type of tea available to

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    Pineapple Jollof Rice

    If you are connected to my social media channels, you would have seen that I shared a CNN article highlighting the emergence of the creative african chefs. I was so excited because it made me realize the very thing Afrolems stands for in promoting african food to the world is coming to past in my

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    Ugali and Sukuma Wiki

    Karibu Kenya! This meal ugali and Sukuma Wiki came as a result of me reminiscing about my time in Nairobi. I would really love to go back to visit at some point. I posted a bit about my trip in my earlier blog post, you can read all about it here. It indeed was a

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    Zobo Pineapple Iced Tea

    Still continuing my iced tea series, I bring to you my zobo pineapple iced tea mix. This has a slightly thicker texture just because I wanted to have a layered effect for the drink. Zobo also known as sorrel or hibiscus leaves is a great anti-oxidant and I find really helps cleanse my system after

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    Sadza and Peanut Soup

    Kwaziwai. Makadii Zvenyu? Do not be alarmed I have been told this means greetings, how are you in Shona from the people of Zimbabwe. I met an Uber driver in San francisco a few weeks ago that was educating me on the Zimbabwean culture and I definitely became more interested in the culture after my

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    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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