• Tag Archives: nigerian appetizers

    Sweet And Sour Chicken Balls

    The second christmas offering we have is out sweet and sour chicken balls recipe. This is a relatively simple recipe to make. If you feel you have to practice before hand, you can do so now which is why i have decided to post some of my recipes earlier. My friend Nefy (CEO of Luxurykaftans)

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    Chicken Suya

    Suya is a popular street snack in Nigeria and apparently other West African countries. I was talking to a few of my friends from Ivory Coast and Cameroon and I was trying to find out what people eat during soccer matches as the World Cup is coming up. The common item was suya. Chicken suya

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    Dambu Nama

    In this post, I have no interesting story as to why I decided to make Dambu Nama. I just had a craving for it and went into my kitchen and whipped this up. Did not take as much time as I thought it would which was good but I lacked a somewhat important tool in

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    Fried Yam and Spicy Mayo

    I have been craving fried yam since January and hounding the African store in Oakland about their next batch of supplies. They finally got some last week and i raced to their store on saturday to get some. I have thought of a few things I could make with yam and trust me a few

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    Akara Recipe (Bean Cake)

    So I have to admit that for the first time in my life this week, I made akara. I find that with cooking, I know the motions, the steps, the ingredients but most dishes I have mentally prepared and not physically. Ok I think I am getting to philosophical all on top akara lol. But

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    Ojojo Recipe

    Hi Guys, So I was thinking of a recipe to put up, I wanted to put up one that I havent seen online yet, so I asked my Master Chef, my mum, and she told me about ojojo. You see I wont pretend that i have heard about this before but  was ready for the

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    Ghanian Yam Balls or Yele Kakro

    Yesterday, I tweeted about this Yam ball recipe I discovered from this Ghanian site Waakye. I couldn’t wait to try it because I had recently been thinking of something different to do with yam. I did not follow the recipe exactly as I like to add my twist to things but I did do most

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    Easter Special:Irish Potato Tots

    Recently, as I was reviewing the traffic on my blog and how people found it last week, I saw someone searched for appetizers with potatoes. I had a few recipes in mind immediately but I thought I’d start with the easiest and gradually progress. So for whoever searched my blog for potato appetizers, here it

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    Asun (Spicy Goat Meat) by Afrolems

    Chilli alert!!! If you do not like spicy food, this asun dish is a no-go area for you. However, if you are like me and your taste buds are dead to pepper then please proceed. I remember Christmas of 2011, I had friends over as my mum had cooked up a storm. My friends heaped

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