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How to make Eko (agidi)
I have written a post on how to make your own Ogi (akamu) – click HERE, I guess the next logical stage is to write about how to make Eko (agidi). I am one of those weird people who absolutely hate Ogi,...
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Coconutty for Eko
The words Coco for Eko did come to mind to name this, but I wanted to represent the fact that it had nuts in it. In this case almonds, but you could use brazilian nuts, cashew nuts, and even...
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The Nigerian Smoothie Series – featuring Ugu
This post is a Business 101 class, so take notes. Lol. I had an idea I wanted to run by a friend a few weeks ago. The conversation naturally drifted to food. This friend and I are huge foodies, so it...
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Gbegiri – updated recipe
There is a recipe for Gbegiri on the blog, quite an old recipe, but I haven’t cooked this dish in what feels like forever now, well if you read that post, you must know how much I whined about the...
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Dooney’s Vanilla Honeybean Milk – Ewa Oloyin Milk
Okay, that was the fanciest name I could come up with. I am all for Nigerian Nomenclature with food, but after reading a lot of your comments about the Ugu Smoothie, I am taking my your advice about...
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My visit to Ox Pasture Hall Hotel and Restaurant
A few months ago, I received this email inviting me to Scarborough to review a hotel and restaurant. I looked at the location and thought yikes, that is some seriously long drive. 5 hours tops. I took...
View ArticleReflective feedback – a research project to analyse the impact of food blogs...
Hello People, I hope you are having a fantastic week. I have graduated to doing research, teeeheeeee, and what better way to start than with one of my favourite topics, Nigerian food blogging. I am...
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How to ‘wash’ bitter leaves using a food processor
When physical strength was being shared, I was obviously sleeping. I can sleep for Africa, #hobbyoflife. My nickname growing up was Olorun of orun (someone who loves to sleep) and Alapa Ike (plastic...
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Top 10 uses of a Food Processor in a Nigerian Kitchen
2014 has been a very good year for Nigerian Cooking. New recipes, new exciting things to try, beautiful pictures, fantastic plating, and most of all the use of technology in the kitchen. History will...
View ArticleDooney’s Live Instagram Christmas Special -
Yikes, my Christmas Menu is coming so late, and I truly apologise. I had a game plan for this weekend, and it is Sunday already and only 10% of what I planned to do has been done. Remember in the...
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Big Oladunni’s Coleslaw – with a snap and a zing
I have very fond memories of Coleslaw because My mum, fondly called Big Oladunni by my father, makes one of the best there is. It was something we made often every Sunday, and just like her Pancakes...
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Baileys and Maltina Agege French Toast
I would like to start by saying thank you to all of you for a phenomenal year. I still have to pinch myself sometimes when I remember that I haven’t been doing this for up to two years. It has...
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Happy New Year – new features, new purpose for 2015
So, 2014, has gone, gone, gone. It was a very great year, more ups than downs, and even the downs taught me Patience and trusting The Lord. No matter how you try to hurry things, He has His own...
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The New Nigerian Cookery – How to remove the shell of the Calabash Nutmeg
In English, it is called the Calabash nutmeg. Other cultural names are Ehuru, Ehu, Posa, Ikpoosa, Iwo, Erhe and Gudan Miya. One of the blessings of being a food blogger is being able to try experiments...
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Palm Nut and Calabash Nutmeg Egusi Soup
So, my 2015 pledge to you was to bring you even more Nigerian recipes. The deal was to contact old Aunties to dig out recipes from the past, or their hidden secrets, tips that make their food...
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January #fitfam drive – The Stunnababez Smoothie Challenge
So, hello people. #fitfam officially starts today. I read Shakirat’s post on her weight loss journey and it is so very inspiring. Happy to read another food blogger who hasn’t demonised Nigerian food...
View ArticleDK January #fitfam drive – Eat Nigerian food and Move More
If you live in the UK, you would probably know about Katie Hopkins. In a survey, she was voted as the second most loathed person in the world, right after Vladmir Putin. Ouch!!!!! But you know what,...
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The Moin Moinlette
Fear held me back in 2014, and when my creativity gets stifled, it literally feels like a well drying up. So, this year, I said to myself, to hell with it. A kpe ko to je, o kin je ibaje – sorry my...
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Akara Waffles
I had written a draft for this post and went to dig it out. I checked the date and it was Sept 3rd 2014. Yikes. I have wanted to try this for the past three months and the opportunity just didn’t come...
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Rosemary and Uziza crusted Lamb with Ukwa Mash
I was looking forward to my multi cultural dish. When #fitfam started this week, I made a list of dishes I was going to cook every day. By yesterday morning, I was itching to go home and try this. Then...
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