Month: February 2017

simple,exquisite homemade pizza

How to make Easy homemade Pizza

Pizza is that Italian classic that has as many variations as your imagination can think of. From the pizza dough (the crust) to the sauce or lack of sauce to the cheese and toppings, there are many, many different ways each can be made. One thing you should know is […]

simple, easy and amazing homemade pizza sauce

Homemade Pizza Sauce

Homemade pizza sauce can be made with or without tomatoes. It can be cooked or raw. In Nigeria, we make our pizza with tomato based sauce. That being said, there is no hard and fast rule to what goes in there or not, it all depends on your taste. This […]

no-fail homemade pizza dough

Homemade Pizza Dough

Homemade Pizza dough can be daunting to most home cooks nut it is not really difficult at all. With a good recipe and concise instructions, anybody can make a good pizza dough. Be sure to follow the instructions. In pizza making, it’s all about the crust.

Rich, flavourful and sensuous vegetable coconut rice

Vegetable Coconut Rice

Vegetable coconut rice…I had just made some Pina Colada for myself and had quite a sizeable amount of coconut milk remaining. What to do with it, store it in the freezer long enough to assuage my conscience that I am not wasteful then throw it out or do something productive with […]

moist, tender, buttermilk red velvet cake

Red Velvet cake

Luscious ruby red velvet cake is very moist, tender and fluffy. It’s not too sweet rather more like chocolaty sweet with a mild tang from the buttermilk. Buttermilk is easy to make on your own see here. 

Colourful and delightful Valentine sugar cookies

Valentine sugar cookies

In celebration of Valentine’s Day these sugar Cookies are inspiring, use heart-shaped cookie cutters.  Why wait till Valentine’s Day to enjoy them? Change the colour and shape of both cookies and filling to suit your whim and theme. St. Patrick day, you go green etc. Have fun with it!

sugar cookies for Valentine's day

Valentine’s day

There are many stories woven around Valentine’s day. Nobody can say for sure what transpired that February 14th ages ago, but one thing we are sure of is, it is a day to give and receive love. There are the romantic dinners, exchange of gifts for friends and family, parties, picnics, etc.  […]

Sweet and tangy easy homemade lemonade

Easy Homemade Lemonade

Homemade lemonade is a drink that is cheap and easy to make yet delicious to boot. It is loved by both young and not so young and tastes better than store bought lemonade.  In my home, we usually have a jar of homemade simple syrup or zobo syrup in the […]