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I’ve been thinking about a way to create a non-alcoholic infusion of pepper fruit without losing flavour and fragrance and...
Version 1.2: Nigerian Seasonal Produce Calendar
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Pepper Fruit Scones
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Agbalumo Gin & Tonic
In Drinks
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Homemade | Cucumber Gin
In Drinks, Homebrewing
Ever so often, I have this romantic interlude with cucumbers. Sometimes it’s eating, other times in a glass. I want...
Ideas in Mingau
Because the classic version is a template begging for colour and texture and more. #1, Crunchy Toasted Coconut My favourite...
Classic Mingau: Of Tapioca & Coconut Milk
In Events, Header, Nigerian Cuisine
Mingau, a place on the north eastern coast of Brazil, in Bahia Mingua, a porridge of tapioca popularly eaten over...
Nigerian Seasonal Produce: Mangoes, #3
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Protected: In the Middle: With my Agbalumo Wine
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Protected: In the Beginning: The Making of Agbalumo Wine
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Sweet Ehuru & Carrot Pancakes
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Nigerian Seasonal Produce: Udara [Agbalumo, African Star Apple], #2
‘Nigerian Seasonal Produce’ is a monthly column which will be published on the last Saturday of every month. In this column,...
The Arewa Kitchen: Yeasted Breads & Pancakes
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My fascination for the Northern Nigerian Kitchen – The Arewa Kitchen is growing more and more and more. This week,...
Passion Fruit: The Fruit, The Whole Fruit & Nothing But The Fruit
I love passion fruit with all my heart and soul and was thrilled to discover a few years ago that...
In Season Pickles: Carrots, Agbalumo, Orange
One way to enjoy fruits and veg in season – carrots, agbalumo, oranges – is to explore a variety of...
Nigerian Seasonal Produce: Carrots, #1
‘Nigerian Seasonal Produce’ is a monthly column which will be published on the last Saturday of every month. In this column,...
Spiced Carrot Cake
In Cakes
Carrot cake…because carrots are in season and they are ‘healthyish’, aren’t they? Well, I think so. I discovered a gorgeous...
The First Mangoes & Nigeria’s 1st Seasonal Produce Calendar, V1.1
Mangoes. My favourites and this variety from Ogbomosho has me so stoked. It is pretty early though for these mangoes to be out....
Matrimony – An Agbalumo (Star Apple) Fruit Salad From Jamaica
It’s the season of my favourite ‘fruit to explore’ – Agbalumo aka the African star apple. The star apple is...
True or False: Thou Shalt Not Pluck Fruit from the Agbalumo/ Star Apple Tree?
It’s agbalumo season people! Have you ever seen an agbalumo tree? Well, yes, I have! Thanks to my friend Tomi who...
2017: Happy New Year
Dear Family & Friends, I’d like to wish you the very best of 2017. Thank you for making 2016 the...
Merry Christmas
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New Nigerian Christmas Drinks: Three (3) Perfect Ones
In Drinks
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New Nigerian Christmas Jollof #2: Spaghetti Jollof
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Around The World in Bottom Pot
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Q & A on Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds
This is about Yemisi Aribisala and her brilliant book – Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds which I’ve...
How to: Passion Fruit Juice
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Fourteen (14) ‘Other’ Great Ideas To Use Up Brandied Fruit Mix
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It’s that time of year – we’re prepping for Christmas. Well, some started earlier – whatever *rolls eyes*. I finally...
Red Amaranth Sauce
It’s really my peanutty red amaranth saute blitzed. Read: Peanutty red amaranth saute No more, no less. I saw a beetroot...
All in – Zucchini Mixed Salad
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Grilled Zucchini with Chicken & Plantains
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Resources for the New, Growing & Confident Cook
In Musings, Techniques
A collection of links to help because ‘No better cook did dreaming alone make :)’ Thank me later Becoming a good...
Talking about The New Nigerian Kitchen on CNN’s African Voices
Dreams eh? Do. Come. True. Just do you, to the best of your ability. Do you. So thrilled to have...
In Season: Nigeria’s 1st Seasonal Produce Calendar V1.0
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Eight (8) Nigerian Foods that are Double Double
Puff Puff. Chinchin. Garau Garau. Fio Fio. Moyin Moyin. ChukChuk. Kuli Kuli. Goody Goody. Double double. Or reduplication if you want...
The Soup(s) Called Federal Character
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1934 – 2016: On My Cookshelf/ A Short History of Nigerian Cookbooks
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On Oluhun: Learning & Discovery
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Nigerian Food in Literature: The New Yam Festival in ‘Things Fall Apart’
In Books & Reads, CooktheNigerianBook, Nigerian Cuisine, Nigerian Food in Literature, Travel & Exploration
There are one hundred mentions of Yam – one hundred. 100. C (Roman Numerals) in Things Fall Apart (1958) – the most widely...
Ramadan Recipes
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7 Things I learnt from the 2015 Masterchef Australia Grand Finale
In Food News
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Layered Dessert: Zobo & Lime Cheesecake
In Cakes
This cheesecake combines zobo jelly with lime cream and crushed ginger cookies. It is a rendition of a blackberry and...
Happy St Patrick’s Day
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Baked: Agbalumo Upside Down Carrot Cake
In Cakes
This is my second take on an agbalumo carrot cake. Because of the zobo pineapple upside down cake, this came...
Around The World In Peculiar Star Apple Names…
..Or how the star apple and it’s monikers got their names, from star apple to milky breasts to ‘vagina’ fruit...
Around The World in 12 Star Apples: From Agbalumo to Cainito, Lagos to Jamaica
The idea that we are as much the same as we are different is what slays me about food, what...
Agbalumo Shortbread
In Cakes, Nigerian Cuisine, Recipes
Great shortbread, tart flavor from the dried agbalumo but not recognizable as Agbalumo. That is my review of the delicious...
#MyAfricaPodcast
There’s little more I enjoy than talking about food. And being #52. Y’all know I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee 52, like food52.com This...
Bitters & Life
It never ceases to amaze me the clear arguments for and against any particular issue. This weekend past, I decided...
Friday Cocktails – Gin & Tonic with Zobo Pepper Sauce
In Drinks
It all began when M, a friend and mixologist said he’d added some Zobo pepper sauce to his G &...
Shrove Tuesday with Kuka Pancakes & Coconut Filling
In Cakes
One thing always leads to another. Small chops from 12 Baskets at a party leads to this – chewy pancakes,...
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...
Best wishes for 2016
In Events
Very best wishes for 2016. The year of ‘The book for me’. All the very best xxx[wpurp-searchable-recipe]Best wishes for 2016...
Happy New 2016
In Events
Thank you for all your love in 2015. I wish you all the very best – peace, love, joy, courage,...
Postcards From Lagos
This Saturday, 19th December 2015 my first ever photo exhibition opens at Freedom Park, Lagos. I am beyond excited. This...
Cookies of The World by Food52: #26 Nigerian Coconut Cookie Crisps
In Cakes
Last week, I received this email and my eyes were awash. ‘My friend forwarded your recipe/blog on the coconut cookies....
Friday Cocktails – Tangelo Mimosa
In Drinks
When life gives you Tangelos and Champagne, make mimosas. I’d never had a mimosa before I made this version. I’ve...
Kitchen Butterfly for Hire – The Tradversary Dinner
In Events
I hosted a dinner last Sunday – a ‘catered’ event. Though it was at mine, the guests weren’t :). The ‘hosts’...
Chicken Course,….Because Nigeria
Because Nigerians are obsessed with meat, in very specific fashion. Because small chunks of meat, except in designer stew with...
From The Groundnut Cookbook: Puna Yam Cake
In Cakes
It’s the season of old yam, yam that’s sweeter, less watery, more tasty than new yam. It’s the season of...
What We Had For Our Nigerian-American Thanksgiving
In Events
Last night was lit. This morning, my eyes are somehow but I’m thankful I have a lot to be thankful...
Homemade Mulberry – Almond Gin
In Drinks, Homebrewing
As simple as stewing fresh mulberries with almond brittle, sugar, Cointreau and gin. I liked Sarah Raven’s suggestions about adding almonds to...
Nigerian Law on Copyright Infringement
In Musings
This week, I’ve dealt with a number of infringements on my copyright. I have observed a number of things, some...
Sage Salt & Oil for My Nigerian-American Thanksgiving
I’m preparing for Thanksgiving. For smoky Jollof rice sweetened with the golden warmth of autumn Thanking God for warm weather and...
Recipes: Intellectual Property & ‘Copyright’ Protection?
In Musings
I didn’t understand the gravity of Intellectual Property till I started creating recipes. Till I walked down circuitous paths in...
The Birth of an Idea, of a Recipe
In Musings
There isn’t a single one of my recipes that’s without a story. Not one that isn’t ‘birthed’. I can trace...
Miliki – Orange Lights & Mojitos
In Events
D, the son would love Miliki. Unfortunately, it’ll be many, many years before he’s granted entry into this members-only club....
The Instagram Breakfast Edition @RSVPLagos
In Events
When @instagram invites you to breakfast, you turn up. I don’t know if to say ‘in style’ but you know,...
World Food Day 2015
In Events
Hunger. I’m not often hungry. When I am though, I am almost stark raving mad. I could cry, throw tantrums,...
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Just because. Because we all have that one friend who makes us be, become more than we feel capable. The...
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In Food School
Food52.com has changed my life – for the better. I’ve learnt so much…here are a few nuggets of wisdom gleaned...
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In honour of our 55th year as an independent nation (for all intents and purposes) on the first of October,...
More on Propak & Packaging
In Events
Last Two weeks ago already, I visited the ProPak conference. I hoped to find food packaging – bottles, glass jars, etc and...
Everything-But-The-Kitchen-Sink Cocktail
In Drinks
Because it was Sunday night and I had: Cucumbers Passion fruit Sugar cane Zobo-ginger vodka mix that had been ‘chilling’...
Event: Propak West Africa 2015
In Events
Over the weekend, I decided to investigate food packaging. I did a few things – email a friend who I...
Apple-Cucumber-Lime Mojito, Two Ways
In Drinks
This is a version of a non-alcoholic drink that we were first introduced to in Dubai – an Apple Mojito. I’ve...
Passion Fruit-Cucumber-Sugarcane-Lime Cocktail
In Drinks
Passion Fruit – beauty and fragrance invoked here. And long overdue this is. I must confess it has all my...
Happy ‘National Waffle Day’
In Cakes
…and yes, I’m celebrating the awesomeness of my waffle iron because I’m a global citizen, of America, of Nigeria, of...
Six Perfect Drinks for Jollof
In Drinks
I’d never really given much thought to the perfect drinks for Jollof till #Jollofgate, when I spied a bottle of...
Five Approved (Somewhat Essential) Sides for Jollof Rice
Thanks Nigerian Twitterverse for the contributions. Here is what we have – 5 approved sides for Jollof Rice: Meat, Dodo,...
Friday Cocktails with Sugarcane-Cucumber-Vodka
In Drinks
The wheelbarrows are back, pushed by young men and full of short purple stems of Saccharum officinarum. I’m buying. I’m...
Cucumber-Mint-Lime Aqua Fresca
In Drinks
Aqua Frescas, Cool waters. From The Spanish. Aguas frescas (Spanish “cool waters”) are a combination of fruits, cereals, flowers, or...
The Character of Cucumbers
Crunch. Refreshing. Clean. Really, that’s all you need to know. All there is. Well, not all but most of what...
A Roundup of Beer Recipes for International Beer Day
In Events
Where do we start? With my fave beer recipe, obviously. Or fave two. Or ten. Shandy A delightful combo of...
Friday Cocktails – Soursop with Coconut & Cardamom
In Drinks
This is beautiful. Really beautiful in a rich, creamy, totally tropical delight. A few ingredients and you’re well on your...
A Talk – On Nigerian Cuisine
In Events
Yesterday, I gave a talk on Nigerian cuisine to a group of women at the 39th Nigeria Annual International Conference...
Apple & Blueberry QuickBread
In Cakes
Here’s a sweet variation on the quickbread, with frozen blueberries and sauteed apples. You might need the following: {How to...
Amala & Ewedu at Nike Art Gallery
In Musings
Now I know that my mum said ‘Never take food from strangers’ and all but when Nike offers you lunch,...
The Art of the Quickbread
In Cakes
Banana bread? Cornbread? Pumpkin bread? Muffins? Irish Soda bread? Scones? Yep, you thought it right – all quick breads. There are...
Agbalumo Cream Puffs
In Cakes
Once the cream puffs were cool, I whipped up some cream, stuffed and drizzled chocolate over the top. I had...
The Art of The Cream Puff
In Cakes, Techniques
Cream Puffs are one of life’s greatest gifts. Everything about the way they are composed to how they are quaffed...
Chop, Chop, Chop
In Musings
A Collection of ‘Chop’ Words, just because. Because you can chop up wood, fish, beef. Because you can chop, wack...
Food Photo Love: Hot Coals
A lot of the beauty in photography is being able to translate the touch and feel, and sometimes taste from...
Kitchen Butterfly Featured on BuzzFeed
Fam, we made it – Nigerian cuisine and its beloved dishes done gone global. And yes, KB, Kitchen Butterfly was...
Pick The Perfect Kitchen Furniture
Your living room is arguably one of the most, if not the most, important spaces in your home. It’s often...
Kunnu Aya Drinks: Coffee, Date, Zobo
In Drinks
It is the season of dates, tiger nuts and mixing up flavours and combinations – all the things I love. I...
An 8-Day Menu for Suhoor
If you’re looking for more suggestions for Suhoor, I’ve got you covered. Most of the recipes are make ahead, or easy...
Coming Soon: Your Guide to Eating During Ramadan
In Events
I’ve ‘enjoyed’ the fruits of Ramadan for most of my life, from ‘Sallah‘ meat – the copious amounts of grilled...
Friday Cocktails: Zobo – Red Wine Cooler
This, like sangria and mulled wine. At once festive, Christmassy, of celebration. And all the consequence of a leftover bottle...
‘Local Strawberry’ Liqueur
In Drinks, Homebrewing
Because once you’ve slain vanilla extract, the world is your essence. Or extract. Because you can pop any old thing...
The Croissantwaf’fly
In Cakes, Techniques
The Croissantwaf’fly. Or the Croffle as my daughter likes to call it. Waffled croissant in the divine shape of a...
Santifood Co: Yogurt & Granola
In Musings
Nothing floors me more than a thoughtful gift. I get emotional. Last week, I got a private message on Instagram....
Mango & Passion Fruit Eton Mess
Layers. Last of the season’s mangoes. Fruit. Cream. Whipped gently with sugar. Meringues. Fruit puree. Lime. Done. Got that?
Sunday Lunch – Scent Leaf Soup
One of the things I love the most about scent leaves is the fragrance and aroma when bruised – fresh,...
Friday Cocktails: Nostalgic for Green Sands Shandy
If you were born in 19 whatever, you mightn’t have the foggiest idea about Green Sands Shandy. My Lord, it...
Tres Horrible/ Lagos Polo Club Suya
In Musings
So when I was done exploring the suya at Glover court, I decided to try out the suya at the...
The Legend of Blue Willow
In Musings
The first time I saw the plates after decades was at a furniture showroom, off Rumuola road, Port Harcourt. The...
Shakshuka: Baked Eggs in a Spicy Tomato Sauce
In Cakes
It was only ever a matter of time before this happened. I’m glad I waited though ’cause I got to...
How To Hold a Feast, of Snails
Wait till the rainy season when snails are in abundance. Don’t be tempted to pick their tiny cousins from gardens...
Pretty in Some Pink – Coconut & Lime Cake
Which wasn’t very coconutty to be honest. Thing was, I wanted to make a cake without using dairy…and so replaced...
Best-ever Puff-Puff Party
In Events
Last weekend, I had a puff-puff party. It was the best puff-puff party I’d ever had. Been to. The only one too...
Grilled Burrata – Meyer Lemon Flatbread
In Cakes
Who would have thought I had so many Meyer lemons in my possession and was this quiet. Remember when? Remember...
In Season: Pepperfruit
Its been two weeks or three even since I spotted pepperfruit, ‘shaded’ in small piles of green and red, set...
Skying: Bottle in the Air
In Musings
I’m amazed how children of every generation – mine, yours, theirs are the same. A few weeks ago, I noticed...
Episode 1 on ‘The Spot’: Moi, Cooking on TV
In Events
My food dreams are not that many. Write a cookbook. Cook on TV. Open The Culinary Institute of Nigeria. And...
Allergic to Coconut Oil?
In Musings
For the last two days, I’ve suffered a terrible sore throat. Ever since I had a certain chia seed pudding...
The New Nigerian Chapman, with Zobo & Orijin
There’s a new drink in town – Orijin and I’m a fan. Orijin…a diminutive of Orijinal, a riff on the...
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Tropical Icepops/ Lollies
There’s heat that makes you want to breathe in the frozen air from a deep freezer and burn your tongue...
A Collection of Vinegars
I didn’t realise I had a ‘collection’ till I brought back four bottles of vinegar from Dubai in January –...
An Ode To The ‘Real’ Chocolate Chip Cookie
You might think you know what a chocolate chip cookie is And that’s fine But just for the record Just...
How To Get The Coconut Water Without Breaking The Coconut
Coconut and its water, the liquid sloshing around its belly. If you ever buy a coconut and hear no water...
Homemade: Tropical Fruit Liqueurs
I love making (more than drinking) liqueurs 🙂 for the tons of flavour they bring to cocktails – sweet cocktails for a sweet tooth. Since...
Colours of The New Nigerian Kitchen
Celebrating Nigerian Cuisine…because it’s worth it. I often plan my posts – what I’m going to write about and how...
New Discoveries: Amazon Kitchen Shorts
In Food News
As part of Amazon’s Video Shorts. And please, don’t get it twisted – this isn’t about cooking lingerie and the like...
Food Photo Love: Chocolate Fondant
A photo I love with a short story and a recipe. There’s something about photographing food that melts my heart....
Updated: Five (5) Nigerian Fruits You’ve Probably Never Seen or Heard Off
Updated 13th September, 2016 – with new information I’ve updated this piece based on recent information and learning. I have...
Philly Homebrew Outlet
I go through phases where I ponder the meaning of life. What and why we’re here. If human beings are...
Eight (8) Non-Alcoholic Nigerian Drinks
In Drinks
…because we have more than Chapman, awesome as it is. We have Zobo, and Tsamiya, Kunnu and more. Isn’t it...
On Cookbook Browsing
Oh, cookbooks and cold weather. Blankets, apple pies and steaming mugs of spiced tea should be all the rage. It’s...
The Art of Pita Bread
Pita. Pita Bread. A delightful flatbread, the best of which is barely sweet, soft and with good ‘pocket’. The best pita...
Six (6) Drinks from & with Agbalumo
In Drinks
You can do a number of things with both the skin and the flesh, and seeds of the African Star...
Don’t Bother With This Amarula-Tamarind Cocktail
As in seriously, trouble not yourself. For if you seek rich and cream, you’ll end up with yuck, the texture...
Friday Mocktails: Tsamiya Soda
or Tamarind Soda, in the manner of Jarritos’s Tamarindo. All that is required is tamarind syrup, topped up with soda water,...
The Makings of Tamarind Syrup
I opted for cold-brewing dried tamarind. I rinsed the pods in water and put them in a jar. Then I...
Did You Know? On Storing Bread
I can’t count the number of times I’ve begged family and friends not to keep bread in the fridge. I...
Agbalu’lade, The New Lemonade
My picky second daughter, R insists this should be the name, and so it is. Agbalu’lade. I had Agbalumo’ade pencilled...
Friday Cocktails: Making ‘Nigerian’ Simple Syrups
Simple syrups – fundamental sweetness to cocktails and mocktails. And easy to make. What is a simple syrup? The foundation...
Baked: Pawpaw & Lime Scones
In Cakes, Nigerian Cuisine, Recipes
I love Pawpaw. Love. I may not have it often but I’ll often go on a spree, not shopping mind...
Guest Post: My First Biz Memories
In Guest Posts
Here’s Part 2 of Tipu’s nostalgic journey back to the days of Ebelebo. —–00000—– I come from a very sheltered...
Guest Post: Ebelebo Memories
This post is written by Tipu, my childhood friend. We’re still good friends, from when we were both ‘this high’...
IWD 2015: Work, Motherhood & I
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a always time of reflection for me. I think of the many ways I am...
Yam & Egg Tortilla, In the Manner of Spain
…in the manner of the Tortilla Espanol or Spanish Omelette – an egg-based dish made with potatoes. To be honest,...
Friday Cocktails: Scent Leaf & Sugarcane Mojito
..because it’s cocktail hour in Alice Springs, Australia. —–00000—– My first Mojito was drunk in a dimly lit room with walls...
How to Cook with Angostura Bitters & Other Sentiments
In Cakes, Guest Posts
I reach for her when a sweet and spicy combination requires a little something something, you know what I mean?...
Sugarcane: Juiced versus Blended
And juiced wins hands down. I’m still here, Take 3 of 3 of the trial and error. Though my last...
Baked: Agbalumo Pancake Puffs
In Cakes, Nigerian Cuisine, Recipes
Made with Agbalumo leather and pancake mix. There’s no doubt about whether or not the orange-plum coloured fruit is Agbalumo....
Friday Cocktails: Agbalumo Wine with Scent Leaf Syrup
Its Friday…and the weekend’s here after all. Raise your glass with a wine mixer :). Cheers. This started off so...
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...
Juicing, with Sugarcane
Genius, I thought as soon as my eyes fell upon the juicer. Still in its box after 6 months, the...
Unpacking a House to Home
In Events
The first few days are the hardest. The transplanted mind, body and soul aren’t exactly sure where to begin this...
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...
What Lime Marmalade Taught me About Failure
The truth is, sometimes in spite of your best intentions, of your efforts, you will fail. Sometimes it’ll happen quietly....
Top Ten (10) Pancake Recipes
In Cakes
We’re a pancake loving family. We don’t go a week without them. Sometimes, a day. This Shrove Tuesday, I’m sharing...
Fires Can Be Deadly
This is the view from our hotel. And no, we’re not having fun. We evacuated our house last night, for...
Nigerian Agbalumo Drink
With the remains from the vinegar episode, I decided to make an ‘infusion’. This drink is a classic case of...
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...
Preparing for a Book & Bake Sale
In Events
Two weeks ago I organised a Book & Bake Sale. Why? It was two-fold – the intersection between having too...
Stove-top Smoked Fish
I love the fact that I can smoke fish anything at home, with tea, or coals or with an incense...
Regular Programming Resumes…
In Events
Hi and welcome to the new look ‘Kitchen Butterfly’ site! First of all, apologies for being away for so long....
Five (5) Favourite Mocktails
The last cups are poured slowly, sipped with dreamy eyes. Eyes glazed with memories of mornings and glasses of juice...
Happy New Year, 2015
In Events
Dear Lord, Thank you for 2014 – the year in which I survived more than accomplished. No need for long...
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...
Part 4: Around the World in Twelve (12) ‘Jollofs’
…or Twelve (12) Shades of Jollof Rice. Jollof rice in the simplest terms is a beacon for West African cuisine....
Video: My TEDx Talk/ Journey By Plate
Three (3) months ago, I got a call from Donald, the organiser of TEDxPortHarcourt. He invited me to speak at...
Part 1: A Short History of Jollof Rice
Jollof, definitions Noun. Verb. of a red, spiced rice dish loved in every city and town ‘South of the Sahara’...
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,...
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...
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,...
Quick & Easy: Ideas for Breakfast/ Part 1
I don’t joke with my food – not breakfast, lunch or dinner. I have a fondness for breakfast for it...
On Love & The Things That Matter To Me
Note this post is full of photos…of me! Total overload but….hey, that’s the result of a recent photo shoot! For...
Passion Fruit, Carrot, Ginger & Papaya Smoothie
For when you can’t eat. Two pains I cannot fathom or explain – heartbreak and toothache. Are they really necessary...
Fruit & Tea: Green Tea with Sugarcane Juice, Watermelon & Mint
Embrace the ittars, the exotic scents of the Levant In tendrils of steam from the hammams of Turkey Rosewater. Orange...
Welcome to 2014: Embracing Accomplishments/ My New Year’s Resolutions
In Events
My word for 2014: #Accomplished My phrase for the year 2013 was ‘Peace in Fulfillment’. Did I find it? To a...
On Food: Ten (10) Things I Ate, Loved, Learnt, Did and Made in 2013
In Events
Can you really put it down to #tenthings? Well? If push came to…this is what my #toptenfor2013 is! This year, I...
Nigerian Condiments: Zobo/ Hibiscus Jelly
Failure doesn’t faze me. Its nothing new. Jams that won’t set are ….mere vestiges of the past. I forge on….determined....
Christmas Dinners – Suya-Spiced Everything from Butternut Squash to Chicken
In Cakes, Nigerian Cuisine, Recipes
I have my own Mallam. My supplier of the Finest suya spice blend. I’ve know Mamanga for over a year...
Croquembouche for Christmas Brunch
He is adamant about not wanting to have any buns, the first time we try them. We don’t get why....
Sugarcane Juice Revisited: Three (3) Ways
This post is as much about showing off my bargain ‘Eva Solo’ Danish Design tumblers…. ….as it is about exploring...
Christmas Cakes, Bakes & Things
Anticlimax. Antithesis. Polar opposites. Diametrically opposed. This was my very weekend. One moment I’m complaining about ‘no harmattan’, and the...
Weekend Wonders: Whisks Allsorts
Or Whisk Away. I love whisks. Of every kind. I have a collection too. I love to collect. Ideas, thoughts,...
Two Recipes from Thanksgiving
We feasted and we drank plenty. My back ached but I was thankful in spite of it.
The Days After Thanksgiving
…Have found me in bed. Prostrate. Terrible back ache that has kept me not quite sitting, standing or lying down...
Beste Sinterklaas Wensen
In Events
To my dearest Dutch friends, best wishes for Sinterklaas. I hope you have terrific feestjes . Enjoy the kruidnoten, peppernoten and snopjes. Lots of...
The Day Before Thanksgiving
Yes, we celebrate ‘Turkey Day’ as D put it. But not with Turkey. With Chicken. Tomorrow we’ll sit together and...
Its Official – I LOVE RADIO
In Events
Oh Gosh, I LOVE Radio. I just might have found myself a new calling. Sure, I’ll have to have proper...
Today Thursday: On Blog Talk Radio with Rebecca/ Chow & Chatter
In Events
TODAY Nig/4.30pm: @chowandchatter & I on #blogtalkradio, talking #Nigeriancuisine & #foodblogging http://t.co/t0xgHyd72X “#rdchat Join&RT — Kitchenbutterfly (@Kitchnbutterfly) November 21, 2013...
My Favourite Things: Travel Treasures
Its past noon and the skies are pounding Pounding hard with rain Yet it was just this morning that I...
Juice: Romancing Nigerian Sugarcane
Romance – budding or not A glass of crushed ice (must be beaten. To ‘crushes’ with a rolling pin) Must...
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Juice: The Truth about Passion Fruit
This is for you @Naijawife. It all began on twitter.
Thank You For Your Help
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Dear friends – thank you for taking the time to respond to my survey...
Weekend Wonders: Bushels, Baskets & Flats of Tomatoes
When I first wrote about tomatoes, before the Marketplace/ Tomato post, I confess I’d never seen tomatoes sold anywhere else...
Toasted Oats with Fruit & Spice
We made the transition as a family in the winter of two thousand and twelve. Shortly before our New Year’s...
La Boite a Epice, and Lior Lev Sercarz
Something Old fragrant trails & paths of old paved by silk, saffron and peppercorns Something New The alchemy of touch...
My Favourite Pies, Potholders and More
Pandowdy See this pie – its a gorgeous skillet bake with a nicely ‘gridded’ top crust. Meet my version of...
On Pie: Baked and Dreamt of
I may not have le cordon blue or any ribbon at all proclaiming me master pie maker but I am...
Feasting on Encouragement
Encouragement. A good-for-your-soul feeling which I’m currently experiencing, thanks to my friends in The Netherlands. A hope that all can...
Travel by Plate: Tales of Moroccan Mint Tea
Our ‘dining room voyages’ begin with mint tea – thanks to Morocco and its famous tea culture. We drink our...
Guest Post on Meyers: Living with Lemons
In Guest Posts, Recipes
I’d like to welcome my dear friend Deepa of Paticheri who is a dedicated follower of Meyers, like some people...
Chunky Meyer Lemon Caramel Sauce
We all are replicas of other people, living in some other place. With similar thoughts. And wonders….and even actions. Take...
How to Grow Meyer Lemons from Seed
I think of how I first came to Meyer Lemons and it was the memory of a recipe I read....
Guest Post on Meyer Lemons: The Joys and Sorrows
I’d like to welcome my dear friend Velva, of Tomatoes on the Vine who took me up on my challenge...
Nigerian Peanut Butter (Okwu-Oji) with Grains of Paradise aka Alligator Pepper
I know a place inspired by a library book my 5-year old brought home: I know a place by Karen...
Thanks Femme Lounge: 20 Nigerian Food Bloggers We Love
In Events
Interesting things happen every day. So began my Friday, last Friday. I was chatting online with a colleague about a...
Technique: How to Bake Authentic French Bread, Pain a l’ Ancienne
I’ve been searching for the easiest way to turn out sticks of beautiful bread in the manner of le Francais....
Happy Valentine’s Day: Celebrating Friends & Failure
In Events
My friends are the other children my mother didn’t have. In fact, in the course of my young life, I...
Take 2: Deep Fried Green Beans
In Events
I like it when this happens, when a regular visit to Food 52 brings up…to my surprise, one of my recipes...
2013: My New Year’s Resolutions
My phrase for the year 2013 is ‘Peace in Fulfillment’. I will: Go to church and take my children to church....
Our Gingerbread House – Breaking into 2013
‘Make a gingerbread house. In February. Or at Easter. Whatever happens, before Christmas 2012!’ Well, we didn’t make it before...
Preparing for Christmas: Nigerian ‘Stir-Fried’ Jollof Rice
Here’s an update on a Nigerian classic: Stir-fried Jollof rice. And this isn’t to buck tradition – this is about...
Filipino Fruit Salad: Virtue in a Can
I know, tinned foods aren’t virtuous, especially from ‘self-proclaimed’ foodies. Mind you, that’s not me talking, that’s the ‘Voice of...
See What Heaven Sent….
Good evening, America. Looked what heaven sent, right before Christmas.
The Best Fruitcake in New York, Obviously
New York. Fruitcake. Me. I’m in New York. Again. I arrived via Paris a few days ago. Via Paris because...
December 2012: Thrifty in My Kitchen
In Events
It took me many years to understand the meaning of ‘Thrift’. For some reason, I always thought it was positively...
Kunun Aya, ‘Horchata’ de Chufas ‘Nigerian Style’
Northerners in Nigeria are famous for many things, culinary-wise: they are tray-bearers of dates, kolanuts and alligator pepper; suya merchants...
Reasons to be Thankful: Thanksgiving
I have reasons to be thankful, even if I am a desperado. Desperate to be American, in part…..purely to eat...
Cook Naija: Pitanga Cherry Dessert
In most parts of the world, the leaves are turning, the days are getting shorter and it’s a fresh 14 degrees or so. Pumpkins and...
November 2012: ‘Made in Nigeria’ – In My Kitchen
This post is inspired by Celia (of Fig Jam and Lime Cordial) who does a monthly feature called ‘In My...
Galette de Pérouges
A lemon-caster sugar topped galette de Pérouges Some call in armchair travel. I, on the other hand, think ‘travelling by plate’...
Friends For Food
FFF was what we called some friends back in high school. OK, so what if where I went to school,...
Ssam Bar, New York
How do you demonstrate a love for pork? Well, you dedicate a portion of your deep freezer to bacon and...
New York, New York
The view before me is green. Lush,thick and wet with Lagos rain. The grey skies, light with mist hold beauty...
Life
Life is funny. All of the last two weeks, I’ve moaned about my poor internet connection – I haven’t been...
May 2012: In My Kitchen
In Events
In my kitchen are some of my most treasured possessions: Glass jars with metal gingham covers, in a variety of...
Kitchen Butterfly featured on Gourmet Live
Back in January…. (gosh where has time gone???), Gourmet.com featured me in their ‘Foodblogger of the week’ and thrilled was...
Reasons to Believe: Happy Macaron Day
In Events
Imagine that? A day celebrating the delicate beauties that ‘macarons’ are? Not that I’ve attempted them recently……but I still love...
Celebrating You – International Women’s Day 2012
International Women’s Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations...
Reasons to Believe: All things Creme Fraiche, Mascarpone and Ricotta
Domestic goddess that I am. I’m in red raffia heels. OK….wedges. I feel like Nigella. Creme Fraiche on the go,...
Happy Valentine’s Day: (Celebrating) Love In The Time of Fat
Saint Francis And The Sow The bud stands for all things, even for those things that don’t flower, for...
Protected: Reasons To Believe – Locally Grown Strawberries in Nigeria
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Pumpkin Maple Oat Rolls
Healthy 6am weekday conversations in our home are rare. As I guess they are in most households with children of...
Twelve (12) Resolutions for 2012
Updated 12th Februrary, 2012 Thanks for your suggestions, I’ve finally updated #12. X X X Treat myself with true &...
New York Bagels (Not in Nigeria, FYI)
Calling all the New Yorkers out there. Before we moved from the Netherlands (I know I keep going back to...
Reasons to Believe: Celebrating Sinterklaas in Nigeria
What are memories made of? Fragments of colored glass, perfect for life’s grand mosaic Pieces of patterned cloth for the...
Spiced Pumpkin Churros for Thanksgiving
I’m thankful for autumn and fall. For churros. For pumpkin puree. For pumpkin churros. For sugar, and chocolate and spice....
My Childhood Favourites
This thing called ‘nostalgia’. Who are you? You blow hot and cold at the same time – one child, different...
Why I loved Steve Jobs!
I am writing this on my 2011 MacBook Pro. Last night one of my heros died – Steve Jobs. My...
Reunited – My Camera & I
What joy it is to hold my camera again
7 Links: The Most Beautiful, Helpful and ‘Downright’ Controversial!
In Events
The first ‘7 links’ I read was Lyndsey’s of The Tiny Skillet a few weeks ago and I loved it....
Raymond Blanc’s Tomato Essence (Only Partly Daring Cooks)
We fell into bed just after 8pm in Bedroom 2 of our transit house, exhausted by the day’s events. While...
My Favourite Things – Nigeria and Beyond
One man’s goodbye is another one’s hello. This month, my favorite things span two continents, thousands of miles apart, but...
Daring Cooks Go South Indian With A Feast
If you are acquainted with Indian food, like I thought I was then consider this question I pose to you...
My Favourite Things – End of Summer Edition
Repurposing Kitchen Utensils I love multitasking….and I heart gadgets and utensils than fit that bill. A garlic press shines new...
Simple Desserts: Lemon Possets
Strike a pose and fancy yourself English. Do you? Do you? Then say posset. When Macbeth asked for a posset...
Daring Cooks Fresh Pasta Challenge
In Events, Recipes, Techniques
I couldn’t believe when he gave me the machine…..8 years ago. I had wanted to make my own pasta forever...
My Favourite Things – ‘Dutch’ Special
Holland, my sweet Holland Soon I shall see you no more How is it that time so quickly goes by?...
Happy 4th of July/Celebrate with a Root Beer Float
I can’t recall when exactly I learnt or heard of root beer but as I stood by the table, ready...
A World of Terrines
I’ve always wanted to make a terrine so when Penny tooted the International Incident Party horn, I danced to her...
On Being Two/Celebrating With Lobster
In Events, Recipes, Techniques
Two, Thank God not the ‘Terrible twos’ Cause I’m not a toddler. And I think in this world of blogging...
My Favourite Things – Spotlight On Me!
This month, my favourite things revolve around special people. My special people. And people who make me feel special. People...
Happy Mother’s Day with S’Mores Semifreddo
To all mothers and motherly figures: To those who have transitioned From rebellious teenager To responsible parent Without any training...
My Favourite Things: Kickstarter & Coffee
Kickstarter A delightful project and an innovative way to fund & follow Creativity! So what exactly is it? Kickstarter is...
Wordless Wednesday: I Heart Potatoes
In Events
[wpurp-searchable-recipe]Wordless Wednesday: I Heart Potatoes – – – [/wpurp-searchable-recipe]
Daring Cooks April Challenge: Edible Savoury Containers
After Masterchef Australia on my TV watch list…..at a close second is ‘Desperate Housewives’. To think that for so long,...
My Favourite Things: Spring
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with...
Cooking with Fruit: Mangoes
Mangoes.
Green Chile Soft Pretzels For St Patrick’s Day
This post is a tribute to St Patrick, the saint I’ve never met.
March On With The Daring Cooks: Salmon Ceviche & A Wedge Salad
This month’s Daring Cooks challenge is brought to you by a very weary Traveller Jane. Weary in body but not...
Food School: Citrus Cured Salmon, For Alaska….
In Events, Recipes, Techniques
….because I long to be/am a ‘finisher’. And I think if you don’t know how to make ‘it’, school’s a...
A Platter of Savoury Turkish Delights
Our gastro travels on this week’s culinary tour brings us to Turkey, a country I love for its yogurt –...
New Year’s Cookfest with the Daring Cooks: Confit & Cassoulet
In Events, Recipes, Techniques
Nothing prepared me for the deliciousness that would confront me when my cassoulet was done. From the very beginning, I...
Pan Micha from Panama, Une Miche from France
A bridge A connection Worlds. Hopes. Dreams, woven Destinies united Over water Across land Cultures, cuisines, language & skin United...
Simply Seasonal: 3 Recipes From Kitchen To Table
A home full of guests was how we planned this holiday - friends from Houston would pot sunshine and Texas steaks, stuffing them in bulging blue Samsonite cases, while friends from Nigeria would come armed with Kilishi (Nigerian beef jerky) and peppered plantain chips; we, in the Netherlands would provide the snow, sleighs and bells.
How to make Pithiviers
‘Children of Nowadays’, as we Nigerians would say, exasperated or marveling at some stroke of childhood genius…or not. Sometimes, hand...
Apple and Cobnut (Fresh hazelnut) Cake
Welcome to my winter wonderland. After two years, my brolly wants to become a parachute, lured by the attraction of...
Churros and Chocolate
Globalisation. My seven year old daughter knows all about it and we had to go to Barcelona for her to...
International Incident Salt Party – How To Make Finishing Salts
In Events, Techniques
‘Help waiter, there’s too much salt in my eggs’. I want to send it back to the kitchen. To me....
Daring Cooks get stuffed with Dolmades
Our October 2010 hostess, Lori of Lori’s Lipsmacking Goodness challenged The Daring Cooks to stuff grape leaves. Lori chose a...
On being published: ‘Foodies of the World’
Thanks for your support and wonderful comments – at the moment, our internet access is scuppered/broken/not working plus I’m out...
A Nectarine Tart & The Colour Red
Red. I love red. I wear red in winter, to outcry from my very western-world colleagues. But I offer no...
Daring Cooks Preserve: How to Make & Preserve Apple Pectin
In Events, Techniques
When I hear the wind bellow and scream, And see yellow leaves scurry Ochre ones run And russets scamper Into...
Herb Poached Nectarines
It’s all about timing, life is. I am often shocked at the ‘coincidences’ that take place. Mind you, I don’t...
Palates & Palettes: Painting Backgrounds for Food Photography
Welcome to Palates & Palettes, a series of (food) photography posts exploring various elements of food photography because we savour...
Bruléed French Toast, with ancho strawberry preserve
I wasn’t sitting under a tree when this idea came to me No apple dropped on my head Stunning me...
Daring Cooks go nuts in July: Nigerian Suya & nut butters
When my 7 year old daughter talks about Nigeria and going back, one of the things on the top of...
Cooking with Fruit: Loquats
Or Mispels according to the Dutch. Also known as Japanese medlar, not to be confused with that other sort of...
Wordless Monday: Farm fresh Strawberries
These strawberries come from our weekly drive-by farmer, grown on his farm. I love the weirdness of some of the...
Chocolate and Orange Meringue Tarts
It could have worked out. For days before I made it, I dreamt and searched for recipes which used meringues...
How to make vanilla powder
In Cakes, Recipes, Techniques
Sometimes we go too far, then we slip over the edge, falling or flying: such are the adventures of the...
Wordless Saturday: Farm fresh eggs
Almost every week, we take delivery of beautiful eggs from a drive-along farmer. I love the way the feathers stick...
Chocolate glut. Chocolate dessert
In Cakes
I have a chocolate glut. Oh yes. Chocolate. Glut. If you didn’t know, I’ll tell you now – I have...
International Dumpling Incident – Soup up too!
This month for our International ? Incident party, we made dumplings. And we celebrated a few birthdays: Mardi of ELTW...
Matcharons and Midnight feasts
My most loved stories and books as a child were all written by Enid Blyton. My sisters could well say...
Dutch Stroopwafels, revisited
In Cakes
Its my nature. I can’t leave things be. I like it like that so bear with me. Not satisfied with...
Rhubarb Tian – in the shadows of the Daring Bakers….again
I will not be left out, it is rhubarb season after all and this time I am determined to cook...
Serendipity in Amsterdam
Ser*en*dip*i*ty (noun) Not finding what one is searching for, but finding something better. Kate says: I love this word. Not...
Roasted Patiala Chicken Pizza
This International Pizza Pie party could have gone either way for me. I guess I have Eyjafjallajökull aka the Icelandic...
Daring to Cook Brunswick Stew!
It was a year ago, almost to this day, when I gave up watching TV, for good. The good news...
Feasting on Art Recipe Contest: Strawberry and Balsamic Sorbet in Lemon Shells
In Cakes
Hi everyone. A photo and recipes to follow but first…… …. I’m back. I missed you and KB but it...
10 Things to do with ‘Puerto-Rican’ Meatloaf and a giveaway
In Events, Recipes, Techniques
This last week has been busy. Getting ready to go on holiday, working till the last minute and not being...
March on Risotto, with the Daring Cooks
To be honest, I’m not that fussed about risottos anymore. I’m more concerned about testing some ‘realities’ with it! Don’t...
Mexican Chocolate Macarons and Hot Choccie
I’d given up completely….. …on ever making macarons. Certainly not this weekend. The damn things. Its not as if I...
‘Sparkling’ Jelly, White Chocolate and Caviar Celebration
In Cakes
I’m celebrating… Warm weather and spring Best friends and rings Holidays Birthdays Wedding days…. and every living day I’m celebrating...
‘Cuban’ strawberries with Meringue Ice-cream
So, I want to clear up a few things before I get to the heart of the matter: I know...
Haiti, Friendship and Tasty Tassot Cabrit
We love each other…..very much I dare say. We’ve always been there for each other too, more or less. In...
Chocolate-filled Plantain Gnocchi, with chillies for Dessert
In Cakes, Events, Nigerian Cuisine
My personal challenge this year, is to recreate foods of my country, Nigeria. As I’m learning, this is a whole...
Paul Van Waarden restaurant, Oud-Rijswijk
Can you guess where I’ve been? Well, I haven’t gone to Barbados yet…….though I am seriously counting down! So, I...
Feasting on Art, with Pumpkin icecream and Lemonettes
In Cakes
Nostalgia: A bittersweet yearning For days gone by…
Jamaican Jerk Fish, Creole sauce and….
…Rice n Peas I love Jamaica. Though I’ve never been, I’ve felt kinship with people from the Caribbean most of...
Colombian Pan De Banano….
….aka Banana bread, with white chocolate chips and pecans! It took me a while to figure out what to make...
Mezze with the Daring Cooks, this Feb
What’s in a name? To me, as an African,….a Nigerian, I could say it was everything.
Meringues and Pavlovas, after the fact
In Cakes
…of failed Macs I’ve never made meringues, but with my leftover egg whites from my Mac disaster, I decided to...
Macaronimo bars…..not!
In Cakes
Prologue I had it all worked out…. The world’s first Macaronimo bar…..cousin, sibling and friend to the Canadian Nanaimo. I...
And the winner of ‘Top of the Props’ is…..
…..#28! At the end of the competition, I had a total of 67 comments. I took away 4 because 1...
Top of the Props….and my first GIVEAWAY!
Hey Houston, we have a PROPLEM… …For when it comes to the acquisition of props…..I am shameless.
Rainbow Lamingtons a la Fondue…..
This is my entry for Mr P’s re-invent the Lamington challenge and in celebration of Australia Day today.
Out of Nicaragua: Arroz con…many things!
In Cakes, Events, Nigerian Cuisine, Recipes
As soon as she opened the jar to show me what they looked like, I found myself breathing in the...
My All-American food box and awards….
My Foodie box I first met Velva of Tomatoes on the Vine when I was weeks old into blogging. I...
How to make poffertjes aka Dutch mini pancakes
In Cakes
I have a new Saturday job. Unpaid. And it may remain that way for a while, :-). And I’ll say...
El Salvador, Plátanos Fritos and Me….
In Nigeria, we call it Dodo. No, silly….. not the bird, I’m talking about fried plantains and please don’t ask...
‘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...
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)...
Chocolate and Raspberry Macaron Mess
In Cakes
Macaron buddies, if you’ve ever had disasters whilst macaron-making; this is your moment of joy! Look no further for you...
Monthly Mingle: Simply delicious pear recipes
In Cakes
The Dutch would say, ‘zij is dol op stoofperen’ (If my Dutch is any good), meaning, ‘she is crazy about...
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...
Mad about Macarons….and Happy Feet!
A tale of Macarons, with a very happy and steady ending!
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...
2009…out with the Old, 2010….in with the New!
A very blessed and happy 2010 to you. A new year, a new decade. New hopes, dreams and desires…… I...
Christmas Brunch or Brekkie: Oven-baked Scotch Eggs & Tea-smoked Fish
In Cakes
I am a collector of recipes….some of which, I literally wait years to make, and other which become regulars and...
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...
Pumpkin bread and other pumpkin tales….because Fall 2010 would be too late!
In Cakes
It was summer in my homeland, When I drifted upon an open sea, Cursing the oppressive heat of my beloved...
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....
FBC, Part 1: Thank you LORD, I’m not a freak!
In Events
And neither was the group I spent the weekend with. If you saw us having the ball we did, you’d be...
Food Bloggers Connect 2009…..happened!
In Events
I’m back. With a bang and boy, have I missed blogging…though being with bloggers has eased the pain….a bit! Promise...
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....
No-cook Thanksgiving Desserts- gelato con olie e sale & gingered yoghurt
In Cakes
Dessert #1 is one of those recipes with high shock value – I think! It isn’t a combination that many...
Thanksgiving cakes – Apple Yogurt Cake and Flavoured Coffees
I love apple cake. Do you?
Swiss Bircher Muesli & other Thanksgiving Breakfast Ideas
In Cakes
I’m just me. I don’t have an Aunt Betty, so I can’t present you with her famous cranberry cobbler…neither do I...
Foodfest: Eten & Drinken 2010
The next best thing about not winning a quad of free tickets to a great shindig…
Food Bloggers Connect 2009
I’m going….only a few weeks more! If I were to describe my excitement As a drink, I would be Champagne,...
The great knife debate
In Musings
If I ever say blogging hasn’t done anything for me…. don’t you believe me….please. I can write a very long...
4 reasons to get (back) to Fitness…
‘Wake me up for the weekend’ were words emblazoned on a night shirt I had when I was as teenager!...
My red ‘delicious’ from September, 2004
Is it just me or are there other people who love a particular magazine, maybe even subscribe to….but have one...
She made my day….
….yesterday, and today…and I suspect forever. M from the Epicurean’s market gave me two blog awards! When I saw her September...
Scottish High Tea – fact or fable?
Does this really exist? As in Scottish High tea? Or is this another adorable Scottish fable….like the Haggis sheep? Personally, I...
The best chocolate wholewheat waffles, ever!
In Cakes
So after blogging about my excitement about my sushi class yesterday morning…my daughter demanded chocolate waffles. It was 10 o’clock...
How to make a chicken from table napkins
Forgive me…but we agreed when we first met that this would be the place to share our thoughts, our hopes,...
Almost the ‘Full English’…. in a tart
In Cakes
Who has a good memory? ‘Me’, I said out loud – ‘I have a good memory’! But the minute the words were...
People, Places and Food…
My son is neither Chinese nor Japanese, and yet he’s constantly lifting his bowl to his lips…not to cool his...
Chapman – a drink for the champs!
Surely, any drink that has a double-barelled reference to men in one word is worth a closer look. Enter Chapman....
French Toast, all jazzed up
In Cakes
Do you ever make a particular recipe till everyone is fed up? As in completely, totally fed up. For instance...
Another Hollandwood plaque
Flickr…Thank you. Through Flickr, I got one of my photos of St Stephen’s cathedral in Vienna published in the 8th edition...
Pear Tarte Tatin…my inspiration
In Cakes
Upside down cakes….I love ’em. The first one I ever had was a pineapple upside-down cake. That was long before...
Things I’m thankful for…
It all started when I opened the door…and stepped outside this morning To behold the beauty and colour that a...
Target tips
Recognise this pattern? Maybe you do… but I didn’t, at first. I’ve never been to America. Please don’t laugh…..
Street parties
A few weeks ago, my neighbour organised a street party. It was a pleasant suprise and the turn out was great....
TV West Appearance
In Events
A few months ago, I came across an ad in newsletter about a TV station looking for expats to talk...
Abiola’s Basmati Jollof Rice
I’m a dab hand at Jollof – she laughs in red and spice. Well, I’ve finally gotten things down to...
Chicken in Onion Sauce
March 2023 I wrote this post in 2020, fresh to Canada, in an Air BnB. I knew I’d forget what...
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