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    Black Eyed Peas Salad

    A low carbohydrate diet with Nigerian food has to be the hardest thing ever. However, it is not an impossible one. Speaking of low carb diets, it’s time to get on one as summer is fast approaching and no more hiding under jackets and coats. If you would like a low carb nigerian timetable, comment

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    Spicy Croaker Fish and Mashed Yam

    Being a lover of seafood, i think the most appropriate gift to give to my mom this Mother’s day is to dedicate this post to her. I love you mama. She also shares a very strong passion for food but luckily for her, it doesn’t show on her as much as it does me lol.

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    How to Cut a Recipe in Half

    This is not a recipe post. I haven’t done one of these in a very long time and it’s going to be a very short one. Every time I upload a baking recipe, I have people asking how to cut a recipe in half or double it. While I did not make a chart for

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    Lemon Butter Rice Recipe

    Most of my friends are always asking for quick tasty meals they can make and get out of the kitchen. Being that Nigerian dishes do not fit that category, sometimes it is hard to recommend something to them without asking where can i get these your many ingredients from? Lemon Butter Rice immediately came to

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    Cucumber Sandwich

    If you are like me and a snacker, you will absolutely love this post. I love to pick and nibble at things no matter what is in front of me. I’d much rather have healthy things in front of me to nibble on than otherwise and this is one of the staples in my snack

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    Avocado Pasta Recipe

    Pinterest is a beautiful place because that was were I discovered this beautiful recipe of Avocado Pasta. I have recently fallen in love with Avocados. My mum would be chuckling I imagine at this new found love. Growing up, I absolutely detested avocados but with age i guess it grew on me. I started tolerating

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    Garri Foto Recipe

    Happy Independence day Ghana. I apologize for not celebrating properly with you all by supplying tons of Ghanian recipes on time. What did my Ghanian followers end up doing? For those that know me, they know Garri is a must in my house. I may not eat it in three months but I like to have

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    Waterleaf Soup Recipe

    Making Waterleaf soup had been on my mind for a while but I had given up all hopes for it. Last week, I was strolling through the aisles of the Tropical foods grocery store in Boston searching for my Nigerian food ingredients. My eyes scanning every section and shelf wondering what new item would inspire a new

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    Kedjenou Recipe – Ivorian Stew

    When I heard that Ivory Coast won the African Cup of Nations tournament (AFCON 2015), I thought to myself, this is so meant to be. I had been planning and plotting my Kedjenou recipe in my head for a few months. That always happens to me. I hear about a recipe, I research it, I

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