6:30AM, my annoying alarms are buzzing off the chain… Its finally Friday morning and getting out of bed today is no where as easy as the last. As I managed to drag my feet around my bedroom to disable all 4 alarm clocks, I start to reminisce on the day gone by. Number 1 on
Its spring break… Sitting by the beach sipping on a glass of dirty martini with no worries in the world after all, it’s called a holiday for a reason. The sound of the waves crashing unto the shore of the Playa Tortugas beach, Cancun… Life cannot be any better. Just as I call unto the
Hello Afrolems Fans and Followers, Hope everyone had an amazing weekend. On our Facebook Page, we promised everyone a surprise. Well one of the surprises is that we are starting the Afrolems Healthy Challenge. We are giving up a few things and trying a few new recipes. The first thing we are giving up is
Average cooking time <15mins Total meal cost about 7 dollars ( with leftovers) Hey all its been a while but here is something for you. Its fast, practical and cheap (good for students). I always keep an emergency 3 cans of sardines and eggs for times when I run out of protein sources. For me
I find Salmon is just the type of fish that a lot of people who may not like fish seem to fall in love with. Especially when salmon is grilled with the right blend of spices and the right kind of butter. Salmon can be consumed without worrying about excess contaminants or mercury and it
Egusi soup is a traditional nigerian soup that is thickened with a particular specie of ground melon seeds. Apart from the seeds, water, and oil, egusi contains vegetables, protein of your choice (beef, chicken, shrimp or fish) oil and a blended pepper mix. In Nigeria Egusi is very popular amongst a tribe called the Yoruba people,
Do you call it yam pottage or yam porridge or even Asaro? Either way, you get the message. This meal is best served warm to enjoy the flavor of the meal. My preference is to have it really spicy hence the scotch bonnet peppers. However, you can choose not to have it as spicy. Here
Corn and Chicken Soup was the standard appetizer my mum ordered for us at Chinese restaurants growing up in Nigeria. She knew we loved it and would never waste it so it was the compulsory starter with some vegetable spring rolls. Many years it is still a favorite for me. It is not traditionally a
So because I have 4 Salmon slices too run through this week I have to grace you with yet another yummy Salmon recipe. I learned this recipe while working as a cook at the Bloor Street diner one of Toronto’s fine dining spots in Yorkville. The premise of everything is less is more. Salmon has
