Ethiopian Plantain and Beef Stew It’s been a while since i explored other parts of Africa on my blog. I cannot call myself an african food blog without showcasing other recipes I have come in contact with. This is one of such delicious recipes. Ethiopian food is very diverse in its offerings and flavors and
Stir Fried Acha World Diabetes day is marked on the 14th of November every year. Each year different themes are set to scope the awareness message created around diabetes. Usually, there is a misconception in Nigeria that Diabetes only comes as a result of confectionaries which comprise of sweets, chocolates, cakes etc. This is not
Corned beef cakes are a Zambian favorite according to one of my friends. It could just be her household or perhaps it is common in other homes. Whatever the case is, these corned beef cakes are so delicious. I had a few of the cakes, went upstairs and by the time I came back the
My mum was always the one that played around with her food and created recipes like Chicken and Shrimp Pancakes. We never understood it but we went along with it. Pancakes were even my grandma’s favorite breakfast to make for us. She sometimes put in some vegetables that we did not like into the pancakes
The search for nutritious dishes is very real and that gave birth to this vegetable rice dish. I look for new creative ways to infuse vegetables into my everyday meals because of their high vitamin and mineral content daily. The older you get, the more vitamins you need to function and even look healthy. Rice is
If you follow Afrolems on social media, you would have seen that I posted a video asking people to guess what dish I was making. If you guessed fried rice, you guessed right. I made this shrimp fried rice slightly differently. Not in the Nigerian yellow fried rice way but in the asian almost thai
If you have been in touch with the West African culture, you would know that the senegalese play an important role in our cuisine. The most popular rice recipe in West Africa originated in Senegal in the Wolof tribe. Yes I am talking about Jollof Rice. Sorry my beloved Nigerians, Jollof Rice is not our
I am not sure I have met any nigerian that doesn’t like vegetable soup. Regardless of what vegetable they use, vegetable soup is a must in every Nigerian household alongside Jollof Rice of course. The method for this was very reminiscent of Edikang Ikong except in this, I did not use Ugwu leaves (Pumpkin leaves)
