One Pot Slow Roasted Chicken Legs

by Nma Okpara // April 19, 2016 // No Comments

That moment when you don’t know what to make and your children have declared “Mommy no more rice and stew!” See, rice and stew is one of my ultimate easy home made meals for my ajebutters especially when I cannot think of what... Continue reading →

Pepper Soup Spiced Roasted Chicken(The Nigerian Jerk Chicken)

by Nma Okpara // March 15, 2016 // 7 Comments

When you say a recipe is a winner, this is it! I was going to share it for Christmas, but I was doing too much and I consciously had to learn to pace myself. I realized something, it is not... Continue reading →

Shito Sauce and My Obsession

by Nma Okpara // February 10, 2016 // 25 Comments

I discovered Shito sauce some moons ago. Did I like it then? hmmm not really. it was a little tasteless, or I may have not understood the taste. Shito is a Ghanaian sauce which I literally use for everything since... Continue reading →

Fluffy Nigerian Yam Pancakes

by Nma Okpara // February 10, 2016 // 15 Comments

I tried this recipe for yam pancakes last year’s Spring and it was a success, but not being too sure how people would receive it, I shelved it. Then I made some again last week, but I doubted and put it... Continue reading →

Spicy Suya Wings(Fried Chicken Suya)

by Nma Okpara // November 5, 2015 // 7 Comments

If you love suya, you would love this recipe. I was supposed to have shared it earlier this week, but I got busy cleaning my kitchen; then I fell ill and slowed down We like chicken and we enjoy chicken wings, but... Continue reading →

Nigerian Seafood and Coconut Jambalaya.

by Nma Okpara // October 26, 2015 // 3 Comments

Another coconut recipe *coversface. Sorry I could not help it abeg. I love coconut and it makes everything taste better. Tell me that you do not like coconut and errm….well nothing, but you really have to try this recipe; you... 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 →

The Mortar, The Pestle and It’s Place in The Nigerian Kitchen

by Nma Okpara // September 29, 2015 // 10 Comments

While the men returned from the farm, you could hear the sound of the women pounding in the distance “kpom, kpom, kpom!” That was the sound of the pestle against the mortar; milling food items for a family meal. In Africa(Nigeria), there... 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 →

Oven Roasted Turkey In A Fresh Tomato and Onion Salad (kachumbari)

by Nma Okpara // September 9, 2015 // 10 Comments

Now, I know why I kept this recipe unpublished for months. I remember saying to my friend Ify that I had a roasted turkey salad recipe that I just could not publish. I had wanted to delete it on several... Continue reading →

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