Whole Wheat Mini Meat Pies…

by Nma Okpara // March 12, 2018 // 4 Comments

Life in general is a huge learning curve. Have you ever suffered the loss of someone dear to you, a family member, someone you thought you could never give up or live without. A friend or family maybe? How did... 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 →

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 →

Peppered and Assorted Meats(Pepper Sauce Your New year)

by Nma Okpara // January 6, 2016 // 9 Comments

Happy New year my people! It was a quiet holiday for us. And as we come out of the holiday season, I have been cleaning, doing lundry and making sure everyone in my household has what they need. As a... Continue reading →

Fish and Vegetarian Bean Pies(Creating Nostalgia)

by Nma Okpara // December 24, 2015 // 7 Comments

I grew up in a close knit neighborhood. My dad worked for NNPC as a Petrochemical Engineer. As a result of his job, he was given a house in the housing estate where I was pretty much born and raised.... Continue reading →

Crispy and Crunchy ChinChin (African Cookies and The Nocturnal Feast) (LazyChef Christmas)

by Nma Okpara // December 18, 2015 // 50 Comments

Long post alert! So, I found out that one of my ajebutters has some food allergies and my world almost fell apart. I did not know what to do with myself. I don’t know why it hurt so bad. I reached... 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 →

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 →

Salty and Spicy Plantain Chips

by Nma Okpara // November 9, 2015 // 2 Comments

I fried these plantain chips and within seconds they disappeared. Lately, my ajebutters have been having their friends over and they have been enjoying the little snacks I make. Anyway, I had some ripe plantains which I did not want to... Continue reading →

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