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Nigerian Chicken Stew

January 24, 2019 by Ajoke 9 comments

.Nigerian chicken stew is one of the stews cooked and loved by every Nigerians no matter where they are on this surface of the earth. Nigerian chicken stew is a classic recipe and it is very delicious too.

a close shot of lemon scone with a rind of lemon as garnish

Baking

Lemon Scones

January 22, 2019 by Ajoke 4 comments

Lemon scones is an amazing treat for any time of the day, lemon scones for breakfast, brunch, late night snack bring it on. I could eat this all day! I never want to go into the argument that comes with how to eat scones, especially among Brits, should the cream come […]

Chicken

Baked Spicy Chicken Thigh

January 17, 2019 by Ajoke 8 comments

I loooove chicken, feed me with chicken for days and I would be home and dry but please make sure the chicken is moist and spicy. Ain’t nobody got time for bland or dry chicken. My best part of a chicken is the leg and I must be able to crack the bones too. There is a supermarket around here and each time I go to buy my groceries

Soup

Easy Carrot Leek Soup

January 13, 2019 by Ajoke 20 comments

This carrot leek soup will warm hearts and you might just find yourself making it every week. Honestly, apart from the fact that it is a 30 minutes meal, it is very flavourful, good for the cold and super healthy. The first time I made carrot-leek soup was when I […]

Nigerian pepper mix is a mixture of red bell pepper, tomatoes, scotch bonnet and onions. It is blended together till desired texture is achieved. it keeps for days in the fridge and can be stored in the freezer too

nigerian soup

Nigerian Pepper Mix (Ata Lilo)

January 10, 2019 by Ajoke 3 comments

Nigerian cooking 101: Pepper mix | Nigerian pepper mix or pepper base or ata lilo as the Yorubas would call it. In Nigeria, majority of our dishes call for pepper mix/ata lilo and this could be in any form or texture. The almighty Jollof rice calls for pepper mix or […]

homemade coleslaw in a bowl placed on a napkin

healthy, salad, vegetarian

5 minutes coleslaw

January 6, 2019 by Ajoke 8 comments

When you see carrots and cabbage lying fallow in your fridge, what comes to mind? Coleslaw right? Well, if you are a huge fan of coleslaw, then this 5 minutes recipe is for you. Take the regular coleslaw to another level by adding spring onions and coconut shavings to it. Coconut to me, takes most dish to a whole new level.

avocado egg salad made with avocado, eggs, herbs, salt and pepper

Breakfast

Easy Avocado Egg Salad

January 4, 2019 by Ajoke 3 comments

Nothing says quick breakfast than this simple avocado egg salad on toast. It is delicious and very easy to make too. This will be ready in 15 minutes or under. I know I have said this quite a number of times that I am sorry for MIA. Honestly I am […]

chocolate truffle on a white marble table with a bowl of chocolate on the side

entertainment, Sweets

Garri Chocolate Truffle

December 31, 2018 by Ajoke 6 comments

I know I say this lot of times that I get excited each time I create a special recipe. Really this time, I am super excited to share this amazing sweet nibble with you all. I call it garri truffle, yeah you heard right… Truffle made with garri. If you grew up enjoying garri cake then you would understand this garri truffle.

Baking, cakes, entertainment

Easy Vanilla Sponge Cake

December 29, 2018 by Ajoke 2 comments

Finally, I have a sponge cake recipe on the blog! Thanks to the amazing plates used in the photo-shoot for making it happen. The cake was so moist and almost melted in the mouth, the fun bit is… this easy sponge cake keeps well in the fridge too and you […]

cookbook, e-Cookbook, Party cookbook

Party Food e-Cookbook

December 2, 2018 by Ajoke 0 comments

This is the day people… you can add ‘author’ to whatever you call me now😂😂 I wrote a book! Yes I did, well an e-Cookbook that works the same as a hard-copy book only that you get to have this on your electronic devices. The party season is upon us […]