About 9jafoodie

Nigeria born, African food blogger with relentless love for African cuisines. The ultimate dream is to make African food as modern mainstream as possible, while maintaining the traditional originality that make it so diverse

Oven Baked Jerk Chicken

  Baked Jerk Chicken Jerk seasoning is a favorite from our island brothers and sisters, the marinade was originally used for Pork but it has since spread to  chicken, beef and [...]

Coconut Rice and Beans

  This is one of my absolute favorite ways to eat rice and beans, it's so delicious you might just forget the stew. I decided to make this version plain because of the [...]

Catfish Stew

This is my ridiculously easy one pot catfish stew, it's my go to when I want a quick sauce for boiled yam, okra or rice. I shared the picture on instagram in December [...]

Grilled Croaker Fish

Grilled  Fish - BBQ / Oven Method I wanted to prepare something special for my Husband's birthday this year ( January folks :D ) but I didn't plan ahead. So into the freezer [...]

Baked Spicy Chicken

You people already know that I have a thing for chicken, I eat so much of it that variety is a absolute necessity. Some of the fan favorite recipes in the past have [...]

Powered Up Akara

  Crepe Style Akara The lovely Nma of Nigerian Lazy Chef sent me a picture of her akara crepes and I really loved it. She inspired me to step up my [...]