• 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

  • A Dress for Kofo

    I have finally found a place in Lagos. Phew! It’s been a real eye opener! I can now finally bring Kofo home. Yesterday as I was placing a few things in the kitchen I marked the spot Kofo would sit looking pretty. To look her best I am going to get Meera to make something… 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

  • Casa D’Lydia, Lagos

    It’s frustrating for me not having all my kitchen utensils and tool around. this means that I have to eat out a lot. The day I had dinner at Casa D’Lydia was one of those days I didn’t mind so much I wasn’t able to cook. Lo’ suggested we go to Casa D’Lydia for dinner… Continue Reading

  • Hello From Lagos, Nigeria

    I have recently moved continents, Africa to be precise. I can tell you it’s not for the faint hearted! First I had to deal with packing all the things I have acquired in the last 13 years. I had to decide what to keep and what to throw away or give to charity. Wifey was… Continue Reading