• Author Archives: afrolems

    Chef of the Week : Chef Dudu: Yamarita with Corned Beef and Egg Sauce Scampi

    Chef Dudu is someone i have followed on Instagram for a couple of months and have definitely been blown away by the dishes he comes up with. I find myself wanting to try out his dishes every time he posts something. I reached out to him a couple months back to send us a guest

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    Nigerian Pancake Recipe

    I love pancakes (flapjacks) because they are so versatile. They can be served during breakfast and as a dessert. My grandmother used to make Nigerian pancakes all the time and it was probably one of those first few dishes she taught me how to make. For mothers or working folks that want to have pancakes

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    Breaded Shrimp and Spicy Mayo

    It’s Canadian thanksgiving this weekend and I am certain people would be stuffing their faces with turkey and other yummy dishes. For those making the turkey, please remember to marinate your turkey for at least a few hours so your seasoning can penetrate through the turkey. There is nothing as upsetting as eating bland turkey

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    Amala and Ewedu

    My craving amala and ewedu started back in August but in the middle of all my moving i just couldn’t bring myself to make it. So many things kept coming up but yesterday I put my foot down and decided finally that i needed to reward myself with this amazing meal. The first time i

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    Banana Bread Recipe

    For those that have been following my blog for a while, you would know that I claim not to be able to bake to save my life. Well this banana bread post is breaking that myth and it’s giving me confidence to try my hands at baking more often. I really had fun with fingers

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    Rice and Beans

    Rice and beans is a winning combination any day. So I joined this amazing group this year on Facebook called “So you think you can cook” and there is a challenge this week to create a beans recipe. I started thinking a little too deeply about what to create, I started thinking along the lines of

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    Grilled Fish

    Have you ever heard the phrase; “Eat Breakfast like a King, Lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper?” I have recently been trying to do all of the above because making sensible eating choices is the long term secret to looking good. That inspired this post. I just recently re-started graduate school and

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    Nigerian Beef Stew Recipe

    After a very long hiatus which I apologize for, I am back. Yayy!!!! So I just recently moved to the States and so far the African stores have been far away from me. I shall find it I promise and bring you some interesting Nigerian recipes. Whilst, I was opening my bank account here, I

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