• Category Archives: Fish Recipes

    Akara Fish Tempura

    I have defaulted and I am sorry but the best way to apologise for bad behaviour is to drop a recipe like akara fish tempura. I cannot take all the credit for this recipe though because it came out of a conversation I had recently. My boss’s birthday was this week and I had run

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    4 Work Lunch Options For Your Week

    I don’t know about you but deciding on work lunch for the week takes its toll on me most times that I end up not even going with anything. It seems I always have to rely on posts like these that I see on other food bloggers sites to plan for my week. I figured

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    Nigerian Barbecue Fish Recipe

    What really is Nigerian Barbecue fish? I mean what differentiates it from global recipes? The spice level? Or is it the fact that it is roasted to death on open fire too long? I think the differentiating factor I see sometimes is the addition of tatashe which is a different type of red bell pepper

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    Crispy Baked Scent Leaf and Lemon Tilapia

    Thanks to cooking school, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and work with whole fish…something I’m not very fond of doing. However to my surprise, this crispy baked scent leaf and lemon tilapia dish came out better than I expected.I enjoyed it so much that I made it again and it was

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    Coconut Fish Pepper soup and Plantain

    Coconut Fish Pepper soup with Plantain If ever I were stuck on an island, I think this would be my go-to meal. I am not certain how I would get the spices to flavor the dish but it would definitely be my first meal. Why add coconut milk to my pepper soup you ask? I

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    Lemon Fish with Sweet Potatoes

    Apart from boiling the potatoes, this is the easiest and fastest dish you would ever make. I need the men to shine at this valentines day dinner with professional chef looking food. This lemon fish and sweet potatoes dish is the best place to start. Although this was crafted for the fit-fam folks, I also

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    Nigerian Fish Stew

    Last week Friday, Afrolems was featured on CNN’s article on food bloggers to follow. I was in bed when the article was published and I saw a few notifications on my blog from CNN. You can imagine I jumped out of bed, rubbed my eyes a few times, screamed, pranced and jumped then settled to

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    Catfish PepperSoup and Yam

    Growing up I was never a fan of catfish. The experiences at Tejuoso market watching my mum negotiate on the price of the fish while the fish thrashed violently in the bowl was enough to scar me. My mum also made the watery fishy stew called imoyo with Catfish and we had that with Okro

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    Sweet Potato, Salmon and Vegetable Sauce

    Rustling up something during the week to break away from the regular food for the week we make always proves difficult for some. It doesn’t have to be. Sometimes all it takes is a few simple ingredients as I used in mine and voila food is ready. I have received numerous requests at this point

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