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Agbalumo Shortbread

Great shortbread, tart flavor from the dried agbalumo but not recognizable as Agbalumo. That is my review of the delicious cookies I made over the weekend. Using a quick and easy recipe from Jamie Oliver bar a few modifications – addition of water, use of dried Agbalumo, addition of cardamom and orange zest. I loved...

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Agbalumo Bitters in Progress

So, a follow up to Bitters & Life, I’ve put my Agbalumo skins to what I hope will be good news – bitters, similar to Angostura and Orijin. A combination of Agbalumo skins because plenty… Rum, because…no vodka at home; Spice, because ‘je ne sais quoi’; Some citrus;  And time. In a few hours, the colour...

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Ideas in Nigerian Food – Agbalumo Jelly

Yep, I think I have a vegan winner with this one. Yep.  This jelly is made with sweetened Agbalumo juice and set at room temperature in no time. I couldn’t find gelatine sheets in Lagos – and no, I did not look in every single shop. So agar agar it was. Anyhoo, the texture takes...

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Fura De Nono

‘Ina son in dama fura de nono a kwarya da ludayi.’ ‘I want to make fura de nono in a calabash with a spoon.’ And this is the beauty of food – the unending discoveries, of flavours and textures, of history and culture. This is what makes food sooooooo endearing to me. And tiring too...

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From Art to Life: Soursop Jam

This jam is the product of life-art-inspiration-art-life-living. I love soursops and have recently begun to experiment – creams, desserts, cocktails – no sphere is safe. I was thrilled when Chikodili Emelumadu, of Igbophilia (How to love Igbo things or what you will) shared that I would be ‘staring’ in a short story she’d written. Please...

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From The Groundnut Cookbook – Plantain Roti

Some recipes are keepers from the minute you read them. These rotis? Another way to re-purpose plantains, especially ripe, sweet ones is everything. Thank you for an awesome book, guys. Not to mention easy to craft. I like the fact that what I’ve always known as Nigerian ingredients can undergo a transformation that retains the...

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How to Make Nkwobi Jollof

I’m a fan of fusion and merging but you already know that. This dish is the result of a night out with M of OmNomLagos at SAOCafe in Lekki 1, Lagos. Can I just say I  love SAOcafe? It is a beautifully designed space. Before I went there, two friends on separate occasions in the...