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
As an 8 year old, I was so excited when my sister was born. The house was always filled with many options of the same dish in puree or mashed form. Mashed potatoes were my sister’s favorite and my mum used to make it differently each time for her but my sister’s favorite was with
Boarding house in Queens College Yaba Lagos was the hub of all kinds of illegal food experimentations. Some came out just fine while others well let’s just say our stomach would frown at us for indulging in such atrocities lol. A very popular combination however was Indomie and suya and that granted me the inspiration
Hi Guys, its been a while…….a while, but I have something that I think you would love. So we were watching the new episode of Scandal and Millie was eating fried chicken and my friend goes “I would love some fried chicken” and being the person that I am I offered my services. So I
Bread and egg is a not only a popular Nigerian breakfast recipe, it is also very global. However, the amount of spices Nigerians put in their omelette is comparable to none. Last year, my mum introduced me to bread and beans rolls for breakfast. I started making them to take around with me. It’s very
Do you spell it plantain moi moi or plantain moin moin? I have always wondered what the correct spelling. If you know what it is, please leave it in the comments. So I have been staring at the over-ripe plantain in my kitchen and I really didn’t want to go the fried route of Mosa so
Growing up, my mum and aunty were very funky in the way handled holidays. Although in other houses, people worried about not eating meat on Good Friday, my mum and aunty hid easter chocolate eggs around the house for us to find. It turned a somewhat sad day to a happy one. Although the reason
Did you know that our favourite West African snack is present in other cultures in the world? They may do it slightly differently but nonetheless the core of the recipe is the same as ours. Chin chin is also known as Merveilles means wonder in french. I do not blame the french for thinking these
Valentines day is fast approaching, have you drawn up your menu? Do you need any last minute recipes that we haven’t featured on the blog? We may be able to help you if you let us know early. Another recipe you could try is our shrimp tomato pepper-soup. You can use any protein, but just
