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    Ofe Onugbu – Bitter Leaf Soup

    If i tell you this recipe for bitter leaf soup has been on my list since last summer would you believe me? Every time I bought bitter leaf, I ended up using it for something else and my cocoyam went into other dishes. This year I finally got my act together and made some delicious

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    Rice Burger and Shrimp Patties

    I had some left over rice in my fridge and my sauce was done. I started thinking about what to do with the rice and I remembered one of my pinterest trolls were I saw rice burgers and I decided to give it a try. It is probably important to do this with rice that

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    Plantain Toffee Balls

    This past week I challenged myself to try to blog everyday and I had a ton of recipes I had made, photographed and were just sitting on my memory card. It was time to do something about that, hence the extra activity you see on my blog. This post was inspired quite randomly to be

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    Black Eyed Peas Salad

    A low carbohydrate diet with Nigerian food has to be the hardest thing ever. However, it is not an impossible one. Speaking of low carb diets, it’s time to get on one as summer is fast approaching and no more hiding under jackets and coats. If you would like a low carb nigerian timetable, comment

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    Spicy Croaker Fish and Mashed Yam

    Being a lover of seafood, i think the most appropriate gift to give to my mom this Mother’s day is to dedicate this post to her. I love you mama. She also shares a very strong passion for food but luckily for her, it doesn’t show on her as much as it does me lol.

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    How to Cut a Recipe in Half

    This is not a recipe post. I haven’t done one of these in a very long time and it’s going to be a very short one. Every time I upload a baking recipe, I have people asking how to cut a recipe in half or double it. While I did not make a chart for

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    Lemon Butter Rice Recipe

    Most of my friends are always asking for quick tasty meals they can make and get out of the kitchen. Being that Nigerian dishes do not fit that category, sometimes it is hard to recommend something to them without asking where can i get these your many ingredients from? Lemon Butter Rice immediately came to

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    Cucumber Sandwich

    If you are like me and a snacker, you will absolutely love this post. I love to pick and nibble at things no matter what is in front of me. I’d much rather have healthy things in front of me to nibble on than otherwise and this is one of the staples in my snack

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    Avocado Pasta Recipe

    Pinterest is a beautiful place because that was were I discovered this beautiful recipe of Avocado Pasta. I have recently fallen in love with Avocados. My mum would be chuckling I imagine at this new found love. Growing up, I absolutely detested avocados but with age i guess it grew on me. I started tolerating

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