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    Nigerian Meat Pie – 10th Day of Christmas

    The oh so famous Nigerian Meat Pie! Oh how i love meat pies. I remember always getting excited and looking forward to these at parties! Use this recipe for when you want to entertain guests or for when you are feeling a bit nostalgic. Enjoy! Dough 4 cups of Flour 1 Tablespoon (2 teaspoons) of

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    Candied Coconut – 9th Day of Christmas

    I don’t know about you but what comes to my mind during this festive period is the amount of candy, chocolate and food I can have. Growing up my mum always made this snack for my brothers and I and we loved it. It  brings back childhood memories and I believe this would make for a very

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    Chicken and Vegetable sauce with Macaroni – 8th Day of Christmas

    This is a dish that time and time again when my mum makes it, I cant help but go for a second round. I replace the chicken with shrimp and fish sometimes or I do a combination of chicken and shrimp or fish and shrimp. Either way, it is an interesting recipe to try and

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    Ofada Stew or Designer Stew with Rice – 7th Day of Christmas

    For people that live in Surulere in Lagos, you would know the popular joint close to Akerele called Bank Olemoh. The Rice and stew served at the local restaurant (Buka) there is popularly called Bank Olemoh Rice or Designer rice or Designer stew and rice. The concept of designer stew is not the what we

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    Avocado Boats with Shrimp Salad | 1st Day of Christmas from Afrolems

    My first day of Christmas recipe would have to be the Avocado boat with Shrimp Salad. I was recipe hunting a few weeks ago and came across this blog. It had the recipe for this avocado boats and shrimp salad and it is apparently a recipe inspired from people in Ivory Coast. On the first day

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    Afrolems will be at the Balance Living Conference

    Afrolems is a registered Exhibitor at the Lydia and Co conference hosted by www.balanceliving.org and we would be handing out Recipe cards at this conference. If you are female and live in the Toronto area, you should definitely come out to the conference. Shout out to HD Printing Press for hooking me up with the

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    Warm Chocolate Cake by Chef Abiodun Williams

    My sister got me interested in making the Warm Chocolate Cake because she was always craving it. She always buys it from the store, no matter how many times I tried to convince her to make it herself. I decided to show her how easy it was to make it with simple ingredients that could

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    Efo Riro Nigerian Soup Recipe with Pounded Yam

    Efo riro is a traditional yoruba dish served in many homes that are not always from the Yoruba culture. It is sometimes served at different important occasions in Nigeria. This is the staple vegetable soup in some parts of Nigeria. What makes this soup interesting for me is the ability to eat it as a stand alone meal

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    Afrolems has been Nominated for the Nigerian Blog award. Vote!

    The Afrolems Blog has been nominated for the Best Food Blog award. The Afrolems team is super excited but we need your help. We need you our beloved fans to vote for us. The Link to vote is here: http://nigerianblogawards.com/vote.php We would greatly appreciate it. If you vote, please leave a comment under this post

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