I don’t like waste, so any time I can salvage something meant for the bin, I embrace it with joy. Ukpo Ogede-Nigerian plantain pudding is a pudding made from overripe plantains. The plantain should not be rotten just overripe. My love for this sweet-savoury pudding started when I was preggie […]
Agidi jollof took plain ol’ agidi (eko) and made it into a delightfully flavoursome dish, just like what jollof rice did for white rice. While growing up, there were many things my siblings and I were not allowed to buy or eat, one of them was Agidi jollof because it […]
Adalu, beans and corn porridge, is so scrumptious, a marriage between sweet and savoury, what can beat that. I didn’t like beans growing up until I got to boarding school ( F.G.G.C Benin) and tasted the beans and dodo (fried plantain) and I fell in love. I don’t know what […]
Fiofio Pigeon peas, a legume enjoyed in Africa, Asia and parts of South America. It is variously called Fiofio or Agbugbu in Igbo, Otili in Yoruba, Aduwa in Hausa is also called, Gungo peas in Jamaica and mbaazi in Kenya. Pigeon pea has a sweet, mildly nutty and earthy flavour. […]
I am Ganiru, a wife, a mother, a food blogger, a chef, an author and an accountant. I love to cook and write about food, especially Nigerian and afro-centric food... Read More