Egg Plant Sauce (Garden Egg Sauce). My pot of deliciousness

by Nma Okpara // October 15, 2018 // 8 Comments

Growing up Nigerian, we ate a lot of home grown vegetables. We had our own garden of fresh fruits, vegetables, yam and herbs. On the weekends, mommy made anything from bean fritters to yam and eggs or yam and vegetables.... Continue reading →

Easy Goat Meat Stew

by Nma Okpara // November 7, 2017 // 25 Comments

There’s always the holidays to make certain dishes that we don’t always get to have during the rest of the year. But these days, it’s not always so. During the holidays, my father(God rest his soul) always had a goat... Continue reading →

Mince Meat In Ayamase Sauce(Mince Meat Ayamase Sauce)

by Nma Okpara // September 27, 2016 // 2 Comments

This recipe is very dear to me and I was saving it for the holidays, but I love you guys too much not to share. This recipe came about through a conversation I was having with @chefseuny on Instagram. See,... Continue reading →

Nigerian Inspired Fish, Seafood and Basil Gumbo(because Nigerian recipes can be more)

by Nma Okpara // May 9, 2016 // 7 Comments

I was going to share a recipe for Dambu Nama(shredded beef suya); then this happened. My son has been loving okra since he got diagnosed with some food allergies. Not only is it safer for soups, but it’s super healthy... Continue reading →

Efere Etighi(White Okra Soup) With a Twist

by Nma Okpara // March 6, 2016 // No Comments

If you have ever had warm okra soup with cold eba on a week day before school, you will enjoy not only the recipe, but the sweet nostalgia of this recipe. It’s no news that my son has some food... Continue reading →

Gluten free Suya Pepper Infused Scotch Eggs(The Power Of The Yaji and The Not So Perfect Scotch Eggs)

by Nma Okpara // February 8, 2016 // 3 Comments

I love boiled eggs, but I don’t like boiling them. I always get boiling eggs wrong. I’m clumsy to the bone, it’s not my thing to peel and boil eggs rara! I made some scotch eggs last Easter, but I never got around... Continue reading →

“Oiless” Egusi and Uziza Soup

by Nma Okpara // January 15, 2016 // 14 Comments

For the love of Egusi; yet no oil! “Say what? No oil?” That was me asking my brother why in the world he was giving me; a pregnant girl Egusi with no palm oil, which I was craving. There is... Continue reading →

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 →

Palm Nut Soup(Ofe akwu Ndi Igbo) And Ghana Fufu

by Nma Okpara // November 20, 2015 // 4 Comments

Ghana meets Nigeria in this delicious bowl of Palm nut soup and Ghanaian fufu. Palm nut soup in all it’s deliciousness, seems to be quite common in the African continent. Different countries in Africa seem to have their different styles of making this soup,... 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 →

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