• Red Velvet Cake

    I love baking cakes especially with Kofo but my only issue is the presentation. I can guarantee that my cake will taste nice but I cannot guarantee that it will look very pretty. With layered cakes I find that as I butter the layers, the cake tends to lean to one side. And when it… Continue Reading

  • Catfish Stew – Nupe Style!

    I am a Nupe girl and proud! Although I didn’t grow up in Nupe land I have learnt a lot about my culture from my relatives and from reading many books. I still visit Lafiagi, Kwara State the village my great Aunt and some relatives still live. We love to eat rice and guinea corn… Continue Reading

  • Grilled Creamy Pesto Chicken

    I find that I come up with recipes when food in my fridge or pantry is about to go off or when I have a lot of left overs, just like the Oven Baked Plantain recipe. This fear of throwing away food has its advantages, doesn’t it? Anyway I had baked a cake earlier in… Continue Reading

  • Niger-Delta, Abuja

    There is this local “restaurant” in Abuja called Niger-Delta. The first time my friend Samirah took me there 3 years ago, I was like errr… It is not a place I would normally go to. It wasn’t much of a restaurant. It looked like the owner had just cleared some bush area and threw together… Continue Reading

  • Prawn Salad

    I am not a great fan of cold food especially cold prawns but when my sister made this salad to compliment a dinner dish I was preparing, I fell in love. I always have it with something hot though. My sister is a lawyer and as with most lawyers I know, she hates Mathematics, anything… Continue Reading

  • Thou shall NOT eat grass!

    As I sat waiting for my appointment at the beauty salon, I leafed through some magazines looking for recipes. All the recipes in the magazines  featured weight loss programs andfat free diets. As it’s after Christmas and after all the face stuffing I am sure it’s needed but how boring!The influx of weight loss programmes… Continue Reading

  • #OccupyNigeria… With Smelly Mackerel

    I miss home terribly! Despite what’s going on in Nigeria right now. I wish I was there giving my own two kobos on the matter at hand, doing what I can to help bring about the change we need for a better Nigeria. I am proud of everyone that’s standing up for the good change we deserve. There’s… Continue Reading

  • Counting Sheep

    I have got a very terrible case of insomnia. I have lost count of the number of sheep I was counting earlier. They are now dancing and laughing at me. If I only I could catch one to make some nice spicy stew! Tomorrow (or rather later on today) will be my first day back… Continue Reading

  • It’s the Season to Be Jolly…

    I hope you are all having a good time where ever you may be. I definitely am! I am with my lil’ brother Muhammad (at the moment he is stressing me about not eating vegetables tomorrow and tickling me. He is also bugging me about watching Eastenders. He is asking for a slap!) and my… Continue Reading