Quick and Easy Roasted Fish Stew On Rice

by Nma Okpara // November 30, 2015 // 1 Comment

This is a quick and easy recipe which I came up with because easy is good. Have you ever wondered why it took so long for our mothers to cook a simple meal. I remember every Sunday we ate rice and stew... Continue reading →

Garlic Shrimp Stuffed Eggs (Deviled Eggs) (Happy Holidays)

by Nma Okpara // November 25, 2015 // No Comments

Saying Happy thanksgiving and Merry Christmas would be very appropriate for this post. I was supposed to do this post for Christmas, but due to some demand from some of my readers, I decided to do it for now. What is a blog... Continue reading →

Nne’s Ofe Owere (The Jewel of The Southeast)(Ofe Owerri)

by Nma Okpara // October 20, 2015 // 22 Comments

“onye arii ego ejila erila Ofe Owere” (He who has no money cannot eat Owere soup) The one and only Ofe (Owerri) Owere. This soup has caused so many arguments between cooks. A lot of people have tried to make... Continue reading →

Easy Fish Curry

by Nma Okpara // October 9, 2015 // 8 Comments

I have to say that as easy as this recipe is, it was kind of tough to come up with. Sometimes the simplest and easiest things are also so complicated and it is quite fascinating. I mean, I don’t gerrit sometimes 🙂... Continue reading →

Oven Roasted Coconut Chicken

by Nma Okpara // October 3, 2015 // 6 Comments

This was an on the way kind of recipe. I needed to do something different with some chicken because I was in so many ways tired of the regular salt and pepper roast. Since I have an unending love for... Continue reading →

Beans and Corn Pottage(Adalu)

by Nma Okpara // September 22, 2015 // No Comments

The cooler season is slowly coming upon us and if you are like me, you would know that it is time for the hearty recipes and hearty food. That kind of food that keeps you warm 🙂 If you are... Continue reading →

Yam and Fresh Fish PepperSoup

by Nma Okpara // September 16, 2015 // 8 Comments

And we welcome the cooler season with some fresh fish and yam pepper soup! kai! This recipe reminds me of a dry fish and yam pepper soup, which I hope to share in the future. I am having sort of... Continue reading →

Afia Efere (White Soup-Efik Style)

by Nma Okpara // August 12, 2015 // 16 Comments

I cannot stress it enough that Nsala i.e. the Igbo white soup is different from that of the Efik’s. They are both white, but they are not one or the same. Afia Efere which is the Efik version makes use of less... Continue reading →

Nigerian Asian No Fry Chicken Wings (The Corn Flakes Chicken)

by Nma Okpara // August 8, 2015 // No Comments

My ajebutters call this chicken the “corn flakes chicken” I have made this three times and we loved it all three times; so I decided to share it. Nigerians love chicken and anything Asian 🙂 and that love led me to... Continue reading →

Savory Barbecue Chicken

by Nma Okpara // July 29, 2015 // 5 Comments

It is that time of the year and (barbecue time!) and I had to whip out this recipe. It is savory, it is slightly sweet and it had my ajebutters singing with happiness. Let me give you a little secret.... Continue reading →

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