Green leafy vegetable rice is enriched wholesome rice, an excellent way to add more vegetables to your diet. Made with green amaranth and lovely aromatic herbs, it is herby, packed full of flavour and nutrients. I have been craving green leafy vegetables of late especially green amaranth simply called green […]
Any fresh tomato sauce is only as good as the tomato used. The tomatoes should be fresh, good tasting, sweet, fleshy and fully ripe. This Fresh Tomato Sauce is a versatile, it is both an ingredient and a dish. This recipe is a basic fresh tomato sauce, what Italians will […]
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 […]
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 […]
Merry Christmas May God fill your heart with His Love. ADVENT FOODIE CALENDAR We are officially in the season of Advent, which is the four weeks leading to Christmas day. During this period, Christians prepare for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ and also reflect on and anticipate His […]
Vegetable yam porridge is Yam Porridge with vegetables and possibly herbs added to it. I am making a separate post on it so I can highlight the fact that a variety of vegetables, herbs and combinations of vegetables and herbs can be used in preparing yam porridge. It is delicious […]
In this Beetroot coleslaw, the trio of cabbage, carrot, and beetroot is health food supercharged. Beetroots have surely joined the list of superfoods. They are sweet, earthy and crunchy. My vegan and health food chefs, this is a toast to you. It is pretty to behold and tastes as pretty as […]
The sight of fresh carrots always makes me want to buy them. There is something attractive and appealing about the orange and green combo that spells healthy. This translates to whatever I use carrots for, like when I make my moist carrot cake, I feel It’s healthy, a vegetable cake […]
I am Ganiru, a wife, a mother, a food blogger, a chef, an author and an accountant. I love to cook and write about food, especially Nigerian and afro-centric food... Read More
