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‘If’ Rudyard Kipling were a foodie….

…..what would ‘IF’ be like? I have a passion for writing poetry, albeit it completely overshadowed by my love for cooking. One of my favourite poems ever is ‘IF’ by Rudyard Kipling. I can still remember clearly a teacloth we had growing up, which had the words on it (thanks to my English teacher of...

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Minced Chicken Satays with the Daring Cooks

The January 2010 DC challenge was hosted by Cuppy of Cuppylicious and she chose a delicious Thai-inspired recipe for (Pork) Satay from the book: 1000 Recipes by Martha Day. We, cooks had the options of doing what we wanted as long as we marinated the chosen meat or veg!!! Can you believe it is already...

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Wholemeal Pita bread, in all of ten minutes!

You can hear the pride in my voice – ‘It happened at the gym’, I say as I hobble about in my sneaker-clad feet. That way, no one can curse me for having a fat behind and not doing anything about it.  Well perhaps, except P, my esteemed colleague, who lets me know I look...

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Sometimes, we propose….but computers think differently.

For a few weeks now, we’ve been plagued with computer woes. Finally, after numerous repairs and re-installations, it died on us. Literally. But that was fine, we still had have a desktop, whose former residence was the study….upstairs. Now, it sits in the living room, next to the kitchen and all was going so well,...

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Yo…sushi up!

This is my tasty serving….on auto-publish while I make my way back from what should be a great weekend in Copenhagen – my first visit ever to a Nordic country! I made this video a few weeks ago, when I was in London for the FBC 2009.

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Marylebone farmer’s market…and lunch

I speak English….I grew up speaking English. Yes, born and bred in Nigeria but we always spoke English at home. Long story? No not really. Both parents spoke different languages so the whole family communicated in English! Monopoly….my childhood was spent trying to acquire property in Mayfair and Park Lane….and of course Bond street. Amazing...

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Tell-tale signs of a Foodie…

I love food. I love blogging. I love food blogging! This weekend, I’m in London, connecting with other food bloggers. Excited is not the word I would use to describe how I feel…..the word hasn’t been invented yet! Today, I present my list of foodie facts…signs of food addiction. So, have you got the Food...