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Categories of all the recipes listed on the Afrolems blog. From breakfast to dinner recipes we have a variety of recipes to learn from.
90 Second Cookie in a Bowl
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
Fried Yam and Spicy Mayo
I have been craving fried yam since January and hounding the African store in Oakland about their next batch of supplies. They finally got some last week and i raced to their store on saturday to get some. I have thought of a few things I could make with yam and trust me a few
Shrimp Tomato Peppersoup
Valentines day is fast approaching, have you drawn up your menu? Do you need any last minute recipes that we haven’t featured on the blog? We may be able to help you if you let us know early. Another recipe you could try is our shrimp tomato pepper-soup. You can use any protein, but just
Pink Spaghetti, Meat Balls and Creamy Sauce
I have been trying to figure out what dishes to make for valentines day as I have started getting requests and I have to say it hasn’t been easy as most things have been done. When I thought of this dish, I remembered a story I read as a child called The lady and the
Zobo Drink
Last Year, I was trying to make zobo drink here in San Francisco so I went to the Middle Eastern Grocery Store to buy zobo leaves otherwise known as sorrel leaves. I bought it without really doing much with it. I brewed it occasionally as a detoxifying tea and trust me it definitely cleanses the system.
Milo Chocolate Cake
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
Food Clique – Fighting Hunger
Over the holidays, I was privileged to volunteer with an amazing group of people that work at the NGO Food Clique. In 2012, I was looking to start a similar program in my home country Nigeria and I decided to research to see if any other organization was doing something similar and perhaps I could
Grilled Chicken, Bole and Vegetables
I had a craving for grilled plantain otherwise known as bole or boli in Nigerian pidgin english and I decided to make some over the weekend. I do not have an outside grill unfortunately so I have to rely on my oven most of the time. This dish was very simple to make and took
Coconut Cookies
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