Made with Agbalumo leather and pancake mix. There’s no doubt about whether or not the orange-plum coloured fruit is Agbalumo. You taste it, its very essence and you see it. I tore off bits of Agbalumo leather. In it went into some pancake mix, along with the fine zest of an orange. This got spooned […]
Cakes
Naija meets France: Agbalumo & Mango Tarte Tatin
On an eternal quest for Nigerian desserts and a love for all things French, this was birthed. I have always wanted to bake with Agbalumo, and I’ve succeeded – I’ve made pancake puffs and leather, and now this. This isn’t the first Tarte Tatin, I’ve made – I’ve done a few with pears and ginger, both […]
Packed with Care & Baked: Apple & Chia Seed Cake
Six months ago, I moved cities. It was hard, hard to leave what I knew and loved and had become used to. Here is Part 1 of many…I wrote back in October. —–00000—– How do you pack up memories Happy and sad How do you box up thoughts Ferry them across tar and concrete ‘Cause […]
Top Ten (10) Pancake Recipes
We’re a pancake loving family. We don’t go a week without them. Sometimes, a day. This Shrove Tuesday, I’m sharing some of our favourites: Fact: Did you know the Dutch NEVER eat pancake for breakfast?* *rolling my eyes, shaking my head*. However not? Well, that’s them. And lovers of The Netherlands or not, we have […]
Nine (9) Awesome Bake Sale Recipes
Here’s what I baked for the Book & Bake Sale Banana bread Brownies, two ways – chocolate chip & white chocolate – pecan Chocolate chip cookies Glazed Lemon Cakes Chocolate cup cakes with 2 types of ganache (white chocolate mint and a regular milk chocolate) Rice Krispie treats Popcorn cake tray bake Chocolate cake crumble with […]
Zobo & Gingerbeer Fruit Cake (Alcohol-Free)
I have my ‘voice of reason’, Maryam to thank for being the inspiration behind this fruit cake recipe, two ways – the first without alcohol and then, without alcohol and eggs. For a while, I’d been thinking about doing more with Zobo (Hibiscus drink), malt drinks and ginger beer so when I decided to make […]
Garden Egg Bake with Cheese & Sugo
And on and on and on – Part 2 of the Baked Garri-crusted Garden Eggs. It involves a bake. Ideally, I would have like this to feature the baked garden eggs, a spicy sauce and Wara, locally produced cheese. Well, though I didn’t meet the ultimate test in my head, the end result was pretty […]
Nigerian Small Chops: Baked Garri-crusted Garden Eggs
I am fascinated by how ideas come, how they’re created – so many elements, some seemingly random, yet they come together to test concepts, fuse thoughts and generally do something ‘new’. Like with garden eggs. I think I like the whole exploration, the journey, the process of building, of constructing, of putting together. I like […]
Quick & Easy: Ideas for Breakfast/ Part 2
Fruit. Fruit. Fruit. In Part 1, I shared a few of my favourites which are largely carb-based. In Part 2, I share my fruit-heavy breakfasts which tend to be fruit bowls and smoothies.