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Local Yam Pottage Stew. When Local Hits The Spot!!!!

by Nma Okpara // September 8, 2016 // 1 Comment
Have you ever had those days when you were hungry and all you had were a few ingredients? Even though, I like the partially old yam, it’s new yam season and with no rice in sight, I made this bowl of... 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 →

Corn Pottage(Ukpo Oka, Deconstructed)

by Nma Okpara // August 19, 2015 // 3 Comments
My famous corn pottage. This recipe was born on the day I wanted to make Ikokore  and after I had wasted my water yam by blending it to a puree 🙂 and was at a loss for what to make. I did a walk through... Continue reading →

Ikokore-Ifokore (Ekpang of The Southwest)

by Nma Okpara // August 17, 2015 // 4 Comments
I can boldly say this is the biggest hack since Ekpang. Ekpang to the Efiks, is Ikokore or Ifokore (depending on the dialect) to the Yoruba’s(the Ijebu people to be precise)Ikokore; one of the cuilinary jewels of southwestern Nigeria, is a water yam... Continue reading →

Cow Foot Stew

by Nma Okpara // July 1, 2015 // 4 Comments
  Okay who does not like a hearty meat stew? Recently, I made some short rib beef stew for a project I was working on and it reminded me a lot of cow foot stew.  My mother makes a very good one and... Continue reading →

Asaro (Yam Pottage). Eat More Yam

by Nma Okpara // May 14, 2015 // 13 Comments
  I was having a conversation with my friend about Nigerian foods and I have to say, since I started blogging about food, I realized not just how much versatility there is to it, but the endless options there is with all... Continue reading →

Grilled/ Barbecued Fish

by Nma Okpara // April 28, 2015 // 2 Comments
  This was supposed to be a Summer recipe, but due to popular demand on roasted fish recipes, I decided to make this post. I always knew about roasted meats and other roasted foods, but never about fish except for... Continue reading →

Yam and Plantain Pottage with Ugba

by Nma Okpara // April 8, 2015 // 8 Comments
I want to call this a fusion type of dish but I would rather just call it yam pottage with Ugba. There are a lot of ways to cook this dish and of all the versions this one seems to be my favorite. I... Continue reading →
Nigerian lazy chef(live, life, love)

Nigerian lazy chef(live, life, love)

Hi... my name is Nma. I am quirky, and what you would call a nerd. As a growing girl, I disliked ‘going into the kitchen’ because I was so ‘lazy’. In fact, my laziness when it came to cooking could be said to have superseded epic proportions! At a point all I could cook was ‘jollof supergetti’ for my brothers. While my father was alive (may GOD rest his soul), he used to have me make him fresh, oil-less okra soup and boy did I hate it! As the years went by, I started falling in love with art. And the necessity to cook for others, and myself, pushed me to look for ways to rustle up simple but delicious meals. From then, I became more interested in cooking and started developing recipes. I now see cooking as an art, and I consider it my own contribution to the arts in general. Cooking has inspired my project - “Dine Africa”, which is set to show Africa’s culinary culture and exotic cuisines alongside its wide variety of ethnic nationalities, cultures and enormous land mass. Please join me as I celebrate the arts through African (Nigerian) cooking; and through my mother’s recipes (some of which I tweaked to fit my choices). I shall also share some easy kitchen tips for the ‘lazy’ cooks like me. Join me as we celebrate food, love and life. Dine Africa with me. Blessings.

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