Afterglow mocktail (non-alcoholic cocktail) looks like a tropical sunset and is beautiful to behold. It has the right combination of sweet and zesty. For such a simple drink, the layers of flavour are quite unexpected. This, you will notice, especially if you use natural fruits.
Boiled egg sandwich is always one of my go-to snacks especially when I am in a hurry. Throw it together at any time of the day or night and you will have a very filling meal. You can also make and cut it into canape sized bites and you will […]
Lassi is a popular Indian drink made with yoghurt. Mango lassi is like a mango smoothie, it is thick, smooth, creamy and insanely delicious. I never ever have any guilty feelings when I down glass after glass of this drink. It has fruit, yoghurt and spice, this to me spells […]
Ora soup (oha, uha) is a staple of the Igbo people of Nigeria. It is one soup that has so many dos and don’ts or old wives’ tales woven around it. It is claimed that if you break any of the rules, the soup will either go bitter or the […]
I don’t like waste, so any time I can salvage something meant for the bin, I embrace it with joy. Ukpo Ogede-Nigerian plantain pudding is a pudding made from overripe plantains. The plantain should not be rotten just overripe. My love for this sweet-savoury pudding started when I was preggie […]
I love peaceful, scenic St. John’s, Newfoundland, with its friendly, laid-back folks. I also love Newfoundland Tea buns. This bun is a staple in practically every home in Newfoundland with the recipe handed down generations. Every family has a family recipe for their tea buns just like we do in Nigeria […]
Agidi jollof took plain ol’ agidi (eko) and made it into a delightfully flavoursome dish, just like what jollof rice did for white rice. While growing up, there were many things my siblings and I were not allowed to buy or eat, one of them was Agidi jollof because it […]
“If anyone says you eat too much Jollof rice, cut them from your life, you don’t need that kind of negativity” Anonymous (meme). Nigerians are that passionate about Jollof rice. It is the make or break of every Nigerian social gathering, the ever-present dish. Nigerian jollof rice is rice cooked […]
My first knowledge of Anala soup, Ofe ukpom was from a conversation between my mother and my paternal grandmother. They had both just devoured two bowls of some soup and were talking about how they couldn’t taste the salt in any other thing they ate subsequently. Furthermore, the soup barely […]
Banana bread is a great and delicious way to use up overripe bananas, it is moist, dense and flavourful. The bananas really need to be overripe for the flavour to be bold and the bread, sweet. I love when I can salvage an ingredient that otherwise is headed for the […]
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
