Kantun Ridi is the hausa name for sesame seed candy also known as beniseed candy. Up until a few years ago, I never even knew sesame seeds were a huge part of our cuisine in Nigeria. Being a food blogger, you get to discover all kinds of interesting things from conversations with friends. I had
I had a few names for this Agbalumo cocktail I created a few days ago. Some of the proposed names were agbalumo sour, agbalumo sling, udaratini, lumotini, amongst some others. I think I will save the name for a later date when I have to serve it to my followers in person. I have to say
Plantain cookies were on my list of recipes for last year but somehow never made it to the blog. Every time I made them, they never lasted long enough for me to photograph despite my many “do not touch these” instructions in the fridge. I guess people just thought they were suggestive post it notes
This chicken breast in creamy sauce recipe was supposed to make it to my Christmas recipes but somehow life got in the way and I never got to post the recipe or the picture. Well recipes don’t age now do they? You can still make this chicken breast in creamy sauce all year round. This
Acha Pancake I have to admit was at first a fail for me. I was trying to flip the pancake and it all scattered. Between not having enough eggs in the mix and oil in pan, something about my initial mix went wrong. I also tried to blend the acha to a finer powder but
It is safe to say that this is going to be a very versatile year on the blog with recipes like scent leaf lemonade. Do you agree? This past weekend, I was playing around in the kitchen and had some left over scent leaf from a dish I had made previously. I started to wonder
Beniseed soup also known as sesame seed soup is a soup that is common in some parts of the south south or middle belt parts of Nigeria. Yes you heard right! Sesame seed soup is a thing in Nigeria. Traditionally, in some parts of Nigeria, it is cooked without fresh tomatoes or red bell peppers
The idea of garri crusted chicken is not new as some of the other food bloggers have experimented with the idea in the past. I decided to add my own little twist to this recipe this Christmas. What I will say however is the garri crust tasted so yummy. The chicken taste was alright but
Ayamase stir fry chicken If you have been following my posts this Christmas, you can tell I am trying a few interesting ideas that are not too out of the ordinary but different enough to make it to your Christmas lunch or dinner table. One of such recipes is this Ayamase stir fry chicken. Basically,
