And juiced wins hands down. I’m still here, Take 3 of 3 of the trial and error. Though my last experience with juicing sugarcane presented mixed results, I went ahead and tried again. I did two things differently. First – when the cloud of juice of sugarcane in my glass had settled, froth and flotsam...
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...
I’d never made fruit leather before. Never really thought about it till Chi of Oya Come Chop suggested making some leather when I made some Agbalumo Puree. And then flicking through Traditional Foods, I happened upon a recipe for Fruit leathers. Joy untold. Fruit leathers are homemade fruit rolls. They are a tasty chewy, dried fruit...
It never ceases to amaze me just how connected we are, from Lagos to Laos. Scent leaves, Perilla, Shiso, of the family Lamiaceae. These herbaceous, perennial shrubs are cousins in the mint family I thought I knew everything about this plant. Growing up, it featured prominently in pepper soup, added at the last minute to bring...
Its Friday…and the weekend’s here after all. Raise your glass with a wine mixer :). Cheers. This started off so well. I took a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc off the rack. A fine bottle of Chilean wine. And I stuffed the seeds and skin of my dearest Agbalumo into the bottle. Miraculously, the cork slid right...
‘Mehn, soup get level’…and this is up there with the best. A pot, choc-full of the freshest seafood – crabs, lobster and fish. I like to cook it in a shallow pan so the fish doesn’t ‘scatter’ :). I start off with making a quick stock – a combination of fried lobster shells in palm oil...
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...
Genius, I thought as soon as my eyes fell upon the juicer. Still in its box after 6 months, the time was now. If you know me, you’ll know I’m crazy about sugarcane, even when it involves physical labour. So the idea of juicing it was sooooooooo welcome. Well, it took me a few minutes to get...
If you ever move house, ask me to loan my friend, Timi to you. She’s the business. And not only because she made the most amazing Nigerian fried rice for me when I first moved to Lagos…nope, not only because of that. First up, just for being there/ here. Going at my own pace and then...