DIY: How to Make Groundnut Oil
Making groundnut oil at home is much easier than you can imagine and saves you some extra cash. It will also allow you to guarantee the source of the oil. Amazingly, groundnut oil has limitless benefits. It is a powerful anti-oxidant and is rich in omega 3 fatty acids, which are an essential component of […]
Video Of The Week: Banana Pancakes Recipe
In our Video of the week, watch Bukie show you how to prepare Banana Pancakes. The beauty of Banana Pancakes is that they are healthy sugar-free alternative options to regular pancakes. Watch the video below:
Cheesy Black Bean and Corn Potato Rounds
Who says meals have to be boring? Add variety and spice to your cooking with this cheesy black bean and corn potato rounds. It’s not only nutritious, but it is also a delight. You can customize it if you don’t like black beans by doubling the corn and omitting the black beans or using kidney […]
Origin of Nigerian Foods: Ofe Achara (Achara Soup)
Ofe Achara is a delicious and mouth-watering native delicacy indigenous to the Isiala Ngwa and Umuahia people of Abia State, in South Eastern Nigeria. It is usually served to very important visitors and during special occasions which makes it an exotic delicacy. Its satisfying crunchy taste is relished by all. Achara is gotten from the […]
How to Prepare Baked Vegetables
Vegetables are very healthy and should be incorporated into our everyday meal. This baked assortment of vegetables with milk and a drip of cheesy sauce is a wholesome meal. Ingredients 2 tbsp butter 1 ball of onion, finely chopped 250-gram mixed vegetables (depending on your choice) 2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 3 cups […]
Video Of The Week: How To Make Oatmeal Swallow
For a long time, cooked oatmeal has always been a healthy breakfast option. However, there are more creative ways to eat it: Oatmeal Banana pancake and Oatmeal Swallow. In Nigeria, “Swallow” is the name given to some staple starchy foods that are eaten with different kinds of Nigerian soups. Moreover, Oatmeal can be made into […]
How to Prepare Ewa Agoyin
The Yorubas enjoy so many natural, healthy native delicacies, and ewa agoyin is one of such. This is one very spicy dish with an extraordinary aroma. Let me take you through an adventure with this Yoruba delicacy. Ingredients: Brown beans Onion Seasoning cube Dried blended crayfish Bell pepper (tatashe) Habanero peppers (atarodo) Palm oil 1 […]
DIY: How to Make Homemade Syrups
Oftentimes, we spend so much on things we can actually prepare at home within a few minutes at little or no cost. You can make amazing varieties of syrups that suit your taste and meet your needs. Here are recipes for three homemade syrups: Date Syrup Homemade date syrups are delicious and without artificial preservatives. […]
Food Recipe: Chinese Fried Rice
Chinese fried rice is both delicious and nutritious, with a very delightful aroma. The combination of greens, vegetables and eggs make it a wholesome meal. Amazingly, it’s easy to make. Ingredients Rice (you may also use basmati rice) Green beans Carrot Spring onion White onion Ginger Red bell pepper Garlic Egg Seasoning cube Salt Vegetable […]
Did You Know? Some Natural Preservation Techniques For Food Items
Did you know that you can preserve a lot of your food items naturally without putting them in a fridge. Stockfish Did you know you can preserve your dry stockfish by storing it with dry pepper? Pepper has a strong choking flavour that prevents bugs and other arthropods from destroying your stockfish. To preserve your […]
DIY: How To Make Raisins
Raisins are easy to make but a few get to try it at home. The advantage of homemade raisins is that the quality is excellent with no artificial additives. Raisins are essentially dried out grapes. You can use heat from the sun, a dehydrator or oven to dehydrate the grapes and heat up the sugar […]
Food Recipe: Curry Okra Ogbono Soup
Have you tried curry okra ogbono soup? It’s a knockout; mouth-watering and nutritious! Ingredients Okro Ogbono (african mango seed) Curry leaf Cowtail Dryfish Stockfish Scent leaf Utazi leaf Ground uziza seed Uziza leaf Okpeyi (local spice) Ground crayfish Pepper Periwinkle (optional) Seasoning cube Palm oil Onion Salt How To Prepare Shred or slightly blend your scent […]
How To Make Jambalaya Rice
The powerful combo of basmati rice, ripe plantain, meat and vegetables makes Jambalaya rice a wholesome meal! Trust me, this dish of Spanish, French and Louisiana origin is worth every spoon. Importantly, it is not only a delight but also has very high nutritional value. Basmati rice has 20 percent more fiber as compared to […]
Recipe: Ila Alasepo
ILA ALASEPO RECIPE (OKRO SOUP) Ila Alasepo is indigenous to the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is simply the Yoruba way of cooking okra. This recipe does not use onion because it is believed that onion affects the sticky nature of okra- I can’t categorically say how true this is?. The Ila Alasepo recipe completely […]
Is Enamelware Still as Common in Modern Day Nigeria?
I came across sets of beautifully crafted enamelware online and was gripped with nostalgia, the certain kind that makes you crave the replacement of half the set of crockery in your kitchen. Growing up, they were my last choice of dishes and if at all I felt anything for them, it was an annoyance towards […]
What to do if you put too much salt in food
Added too much salt in your cooking and not sure what to do to remedy the situation? Here are a few tips to reduce the salt: 1. Add Potato: Peel an Irish potato, cut in two and put in the pot. Remove after cooking, before you serve the food. 2. Add Brown sugar or vinegar: […]