As a young girl, one of the things I found myself loving about food is; you can be a part of the whole process. From planting to nurturing to harvesting and to cooking, I find it intriguing that one can plant peppers, vegetables and fruits somewhere in the house and tend until it becomes what […]
Everyone loves fried chicken. Don’t ever make it. Ever. Buy it from a place that makes good fried chicken- Nora Ephron Good chicken is hard to find. I grew up eating a lot of homemade chicken. We had a poultry where we reared chickens and of course, this meant eating more chicken than any other […]
Woohoo! This is my 40th post!!! I feel so elated and thankful to you all for being a part of my journey by reading my posts. If you have not been consistent here, you have probably not subscribed. Can you please take a moment to subscribe so you can get my posts straight into your […]
“Akara was served again. It was a sunny Saturday morning in secondary school. Saturdays came with a lot of ecstasy. It was not just about the “weekend euphoria”. Our breakfast – round and crispy Akara balls fried with Palm oil usually held our feelings high and brought so much joy to the weekend. The weekend […]
One cannot think well, love well and sleep well if one has not dined well- Virginia Woolf. Ultimately, I believe one cannot live well without good food because as it is frequently said, food is nourishment to the body and soul”. The nourishment given to the body does not just depend on the food that’s […]
Pretty Thursday isn’t it? Can’t believe we are entering the sixth month of the year on Saturday. How time flies! I had a conversation recently with someone that made think about whether what we consume should either be tasty or healthy. He is Igbo by tribe and as telling him I made Oha soup (a […]
I’ve been thinking lately about how much time we invest in the things we love. You know a proof of whether you really love something is the amount of time spent (communing or studying or practising the subject) with it right? If you’re not doing just that, you’re anything other than an enthusiast! Commitment and […]
Before I started blogging, I read a lot about great bloggers that started out before me. I discovered there were a lot of awesome blogs. It dawned on me that, posting creative and engaging content is really a time-consuming task and then going ahead to bring out novel ideas, testing the idea and finally coming […]
Hey Guys, Well, this is me celebrating the month of January and though it seems little, we really are supposed to be thankful for the little things! Right? Before I ate breakfast some time ago, I took a picture of what I was having- Beloxxi cream cracker biscuit + Tea to share with friends online. […]
Being a Yoruba girl and growing up in the South-Western part of Nigeria exposed me to eating peppery foods. The stews, soups we eat is always quite peppery. The interesting part is, most of the peppery foods are always very nice and delicious but you cannot enjoy it well if you have not mastered the […]
Hello Folks, It’s great to be back with you all. Been a minute right! Yes, I have sure missed you all and I am sure you missed me too! Right? Yea I know you, yes you right there! I am bountifully joyous to have you back here to read my latest post. Well, it’s almost […]