Month: December 2016

whole roasted chicken butterflied

Whole roasted chicken never fails to impress and is loved by everyone. In Nigeria, we love our meat, beef, goat meat, ram, various bush meat, chicken, especially whole roasted chicken. This recipe for whole roasted chicken butterflied is easy and straightforward, you will get a juicy, flavourful meat with crispy […]

Fried barbecued turkey wing

Take your usual fried turkey wings a notch higher…strike that, several notches higher slathering it with this simple but awesome homemade barbecue sauce. Be it at the dinner table, Christmas party, on game night, time out with friends, everyone will thank you for this fried barbecued turkey wing. They are […]

spicy nigerian peppered snail-

Nigerian Peppered Snail

Guests at Nigerian parties crave well cooked Nigerian peppered snail, it is loved in homes and patrons shell out large sums of money for it in pubs/drinking parlours and restaurants. It is an elite among Nigerian small chops (hor ‘d oeuvres, appetisers). The snail used is the ginormous African Giant […]

simple, tasty Nigerian coleslaw

Coleslaw

Coleslaw is basically a cabbage salad, with a sprinkling of carrot for maybe colour or whatever. In different parts of the world, there are variations of coleslaw but the Nigerian coleslaw is very basic. It is cabbage with a good proportion of carrots and a moderate amount of mayonnaise. It […]

spicy and yummy nigerian peppered gizzard-

Nigerian Peppered Gizzard

Nigerian Peppered gizzard is gizzard in a spicy hot sauce. A Nigerian party food that is highly coveted and stands close to Nigerian peppered snail, it is served as small chop (hor d’oeuvre, appetizer), and is also popular in pubs and restaurants where it pairs well with drinks. The mixture […]

Moist, fluffy, moist and chocolaty chocolate cake

Chocolate cake

“Chocolate symbolizes, as does no other food, Luxury, Comfort, Sensuality, gratification and Love” Karl Petzke. This chocolate cake is moist, rich, decadent and very comforting. A real “mood” food. Whenever chocolate is mentioned, there is an excitement that goes through the body and the mind. Chocolate might be the most loved flavour in […]

Ingredients for How to make ginger tea

How to make ginger tea

Knowing how to make Ginger tea is simple and no rocket science, but it worked wonders on me in my time of need. The year was 2012  I came down with the flu, the weather was cold and wet. I was miserable. I cried out on facebook, and my friend […]

moist fruit cake made in a loaf tin and sliced

Moist Fruit cake

This moist fruit cake is dark, dense, spicy, fruity, and indulgent. The recipe is a moderate and modern take on the traditional fruit cake. It is lighter and easier on the palate but will hit all the right notes expected of a traditional fruit cake. It is mostly used for […]

blanched sliced onions in how to blanch vegetables

How to blanch vegetables

Blanching is a cooking method where food is immersed in boiling water for a short time, then immersed into iced water to stop the cooking. It is used on vegetables, meat, bones for stock, fruits etc. Here I have explained how to blanch vegetables, starting with onions. I will include […]

Fresh and nutritious Nigerian vegetable salad

Nigerian vegetable salad

When a Nigerian says they want to make Nigerian vegetable salad, prepare yourself for one of the heartiest, well-loaded vegetable salads you have eaten. There are as many vegetable salad recipes as one can combine vegetables, but the Nigerian vegetable salad is unique, just like you have Israeli salad, Greek […]