Red Curry Stew…My Funny Valentine…

by Nma Okpara // February 12, 2018 // No Comments

Every year, I write and take photos of food or drinks to celebrate each season or holiday and Valentine always makes the cut. Not only must I have a post honoring the not so holiday, but I must celebrate it... 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 →

Suya and Coca-Cola Chicken (Lazychef Christmas)

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

Baby it’s cold outside…so we are having deliciously sweet and spicy wings for the win! This recipe show me pepper eh! Who would have thought that coca cola would be great with Nigerian recipes 🙂 The first time I made... Continue reading →

Spicy Nigerian Style Chicken Wings

by Nma Okpara // November 23, 2016 // No Comments

Let me tell you something o. Never say never! Although I have recently seen a lot of Indian cooking using yogurt, the first time I saw a recipe with a yogurt based marinated chicken, it was on 9jafoodie’s website. I thought, “hmm wetin... Continue reading →

Mackerel and Tomato Sauce

by Nma Okpara // June 22, 2016 // 12 Comments

I have been on a little break but I couldn’t stay away for long. I’m just sitting here, writing the story for this recipe and relieving the memories of being a very young child… In Nigeria we have a league of brownie and... Continue reading →

Minced Okra In Nigerian Stew (The Red and Green Soup)

by Nma Okpara // February 29, 2016 // 3 Comments

This is my son’s favorite soup of all time and I wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t share the recipe with you guys. The red and green soup is a meal of simplicity and it’s made by mixing chopped okra with any type of... 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 →

Seafood in Bean Batter (See Food in Akara)

by Nma Okpara // January 29, 2016 // 4 Comments

This is one recipe I am very happy with. Why oh why am I happy? The endless possibilities of using the akara(bean) batter is why. I have been practicing, reading and working on new recipes because of my son who has food... 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 →

Herby Fried Chicken Legs(Lazy Chef Christmas)

by Nma Okpara // December 7, 2015 // No Comments

It smells like Christmas and if you ever helped fry chicken during the holidays; then you are in for a treat. Anyway let’s do some holiday food therapy. A while ago, I got this recipe from my friend Maram and saying that I love it is... Continue reading →

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