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    Chef of the Week: Tosin Faith- Obe-Ere Recipe

    One of our dearest fans sent in this recipe called Obe – Ere. In some other cultures, it is called Afiame soup but it definitely looks delicious and easy. A little tip however would be to blend a lot of beans powder in advance and put in the fridge so you can always go back

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    Native Jollof Rice – Iwuk Edesi

    This Native Jollof Rice recipe has been a long time coming. For every time  i tried to write a post on it, it always got bumped for another dish. Believe it or not I have been trying to write this particular post since 2010. Finally 3 years later, here we are and probably better than

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    Seafood Efo Riro without Oil and Boiled Plantain

    I posted this dish on Facebook with the above caption and of course the questions came flooding in :). I love sparking conversations. This dish is not as complex as it seems. It’s the same concept as tomato pepper soup or tomato stew without oil. Instead of frying anything, you are just boiling the tomato

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    Dodo Ikire and Groundnut

    Hello guys! Remember my mosa recipe?. Well if you were still looking for more things to do with your overripe plantains you should definitely try Dodo-Ikire. This is a basic appetizer made out of seasoned overripe plantains fried in palm oil. So simple eh? Note that this could be a fairly messy dish to eat

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    Ghanian Yam Balls or Yele Kakro

    Yesterday, I tweeted about this Yam ball recipe I discovered from this Ghanian site Waakye. I couldn’t wait to try it because I had recently been thinking of something different to do with yam. I did not follow the recipe exactly as I like to add my twist to things but I did do most

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    Asian Inspired – Salmon and Baked Vegetable Medley

    This meal is for the health enthusiasts in the audience. It was really simple and I must say easy to prepare! Ingredients 1 pound salmon (skinless) 1 Teaspoon of Coconut Oil or Olive Oil 1 Pinch of salt 1 Thick Slice of Red Onion 3 cups of Baby bok choy (this is a Chinese vegetable

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    Croaker Fish Kè Cream

    If you are following Afrolems on Facebook or Instagram which you should be *straight face* you would have seen the picture of this dish. I also tweeted about how difficult it is to season croaker and many people agreed with me. Have you ever had to cook croaker in the regular Nigerian stew? It always

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    Why Carrots?

    I have heard tons of great things about carrots in the past and I have really enjoyed cooking with them. It gives my meals some bulk and its own unique flavour but most importantly I am very aware of the benefits of carrots and i thought i’d share them with you today. If you have

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    Goat Meat Pepper Soup with Boiled Plantain

    On a sunday evening, my mum suggested we visit my cousin’s house and take some ingredients to make pepper soup. I peeled and washed my unripe plantain, picked a few scent leaves from her garden and washed the goat meat. I seasoned everything, placed in a pot and we were on our merry way. We

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