Mango Chicken Skewers
I recently visited Nigeria and it was Mango season. If you have ever had the pleasure of plucking, washing and eating ripe mangoes from the tree, you have experienced a gastronomic bliss. We [...]
Kaun / Akaun (Cooking Potash)
Kaun / Akaun Nigerian Cooking Potash Why use Kaun/ Potash in Nigerian food Akaun is added to soups, legumes, meat and sauces usually for three reasons: to increase Viscosity in soups [...]
Ila Asepo (Alasepo) Recipe
Ila Alasepo (Yoruba style mixed Okra Soup) Ila is the Yoruba word for Okra, and Asepo means “To cook together”; ila Alasepo is mixed okra soup. In regular Yoruba style, okro is typically [...]
Nigerian Chapman Drink Recipe
Nigerian Chapman Drink If you have been to a Nigerian party in recent times, there is a strong probability that you have tasted the magic called chapman. The reddish drink is [...]
Jollof Rice (With Basmati Rice)
Jollof Rice (with basmati rice) If you are not new to this blog, I am sure you already know I am a huge fan of basmati rice. They cook faster, look better and [...]
8 Foods that Lower Blood Pressure
Plant-based diets and diets high in fruits and vegetables are strongly associated with lower blood pressure -- so much so that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) officially recommends adopting healthy eating practices [...]
