• An Orgasmic Experience!

    For a change of scenery AF took us to the Villagio mall. City Centre mall was our go to place. By the time we got there we were so famished and ready to consume a whole horse! Our hungry step led us to a French restaurant called le Notre which felt more like a posh… Continue Reading

  • Morocco on My Mind

    Ingredients: 500g of goat ribs (beef or lamb can be used) 1 cup of couscous 3 medium sized prunes, chopped 3 medium onions, chopped 4 cloves of garlic 100g of butter half a cup of chopped carrots 4 dried chili, crushed 2 tablespoon of flour 1 teaspoon of thyme 3 cardamoms, crushed 1 teaspoon curry… Continue Reading

  • Baked Eggs with Herbs

     Ingredients: 5 medium tomatoes, chopped 3 sprigs of parsley, chopped 3 scotch bonnet, chopped ½ medium onions, chopped 1 knorr cubes 2 eggs Directions: Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius. Mix all the vegetables in a bowl and crumble the knorrcube in the mix. Mix thoroughly. Butter 2 ramekins. In one ramekin, add ¼… Continue Reading

  • Fati’s Gizzard Broth

    Ingredients:   8 turkey Gizzards (medium chopped) ½ medium onions 3 cloves garlic ½ cup of chopped spring onions ½ Green Peppers 3 scotch bonnet (ata rodo) 3 table spoon of corn flour 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme 2 teaspoons Curry powder 2 Knorrcubes Salt to taste   Directions:   In a medium size sauce pan… Continue Reading

  • Pasta and Meat Balls

    My mum was one of those people that demanded you were in the kitchen with her while she cooked. How dare you watch TV while she was slaving away?! The weirdest thing was that she would never let you touch anything. Never! I used to wonder what the point was, a few times out loud… Continue Reading

  • Sweet Potato Scrumbiounce

    Amaka my flatmate actually named this recipe without actually meaning to.  She walked into the kitchen while I was deciding on what to do with the sweet potato my steward had cubed. The problem with the shape of the sweet potato was that it wasn’t what I asked the man to do. Can you imagine… Continue Reading

  • Apple Crisps

    I eat more fruits during Ramadan compared to the rest of the year. What I need to try to do is incorporate fruits into my regular diet; you know try the whole 5-a-day thing. To be honest it can get a bit boring.  As I can’t stand watermelon or pears, I am left with pineapples,… Continue Reading

  • Miyan Taushe (Pumpkin Soup)

      There is only one thing that comes to mind when I think about pumpkins – Halloween. The thought of eating them never actually crossed my mind because I only see them or maybe notice them during Halloween while I lived in the UK. For me they are vegetables with eyes and teeth and a… Continue Reading

  • Goat Curry

        What is the first dish you ever prepared in your new home? I am a bit superstitious when it comes to food. I believe that the first ever dish one prepares in their new home would dictate how good the food would be for the rest of the time you are there. Sounds… Continue Reading

  • Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures!

    Participants: ————- Sasa, Wifey Messages: ——— Wifey: Please send me the ingredients for stew Sasa: Red peppers, tin tomatoes, onions, pepper, knorr cubes, meat, oil, thyme, curry Wifey: And I blend all the veggies? Sasa: So blend ur veg including garlic and ginger Wifey: Do I fry the veg separately Sasa: No oh… Fry the… Continue Reading