• That Okro Soup!

    There is a place in Victora Island called L’Afric where I used to go just to have okra soup. There was something they added that I couldn’t place my finger on that made it taste so rich and delicious. When I was pregnant with Za, I ate so much of it that it is no… Continue Reading

  • A Tripe Called Quest

    There is a new section in my local grocer where the stock only offal. For some people this may be so disgusting to look at but for me, it’s exciting. I stand there and hinting about all the things I could make with kidneys, hearts, liver… you get the gist. I selected buffalo tripe (shaki) as… Continue Reading

  • World Mental Health Day

    Mental illness is something we don’t discuss where I come from. It is something other people have, it is not an African illness. One isn’t allowed to feel sad or down talk less of displaying mental illness. “What do you have to be sad about when you have more than most people in the country?”… Continue Reading