As told by me. And in alphabetical order.
And yes, 11 days in a country makes me an expert. Of sorts.
Local names are written in italics and I’ve done my best to share the correct pronunciations.
Where available, I’ve included photographs – enjoy!
Travel
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- January 19th, 2012
- Discussion:
- 24 Comments
- Categories:
- Discover Africa
Travel - Tags:
- An Introduction to Ghanaian food
Foods of Ghana
Ghanaian Cuisine
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What are memories made of?
Fragments of colored glass, perfect for life’s grand mosaic
Pieces of patterned cloth for the patchwork quilt of our earth journeys
And thick threads, for the tapestries we weave of the world
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- December 5th, 2011
- Discussion:
- 16 Comments
- Categories:
- My Favourite Things
Traditions
Travel - Tags:
- Dutch Traditions
Reasons to believe
Sinterklaas 2011
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Nigeria is independent, her independence already 51 years long.
And still….a distance to go
Green and White Pattern on 'Wax' Print Dress
I’d love to share two poems: one written by me and the other, shared with my daughter’s class (full credits to come)
#1 – ‘Nigerian Green’ with Angry Pride, Oz
Today, I am green Green with anger Longing for the Nigeria of old And green with pride Seeing Nigeria as it soon will be The streets are lined with men and women Storefronts festooned with bales of green satin and draped with white banners Green-white-green flags flail in the air Stripes that promise loyalty And honor, faith and peace Read more…- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- October 1st, 2011
- Discussion:
- 7 Comments
- Categories:
- Travel
- Tags:
- Celebrating Nigerian's Independence
NIAC 2011
Trigger of Africa
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Holland, my sweet Holland
Soon I shall see you no more
How is it that time so quickly goes by?
And now I return
To Nigeria, my beloved Homeland
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- July 9th, 2011
- Discussion:
- 31 Comments
- Categories:
- My Favourite Things
Travel - Tags:
- All Things Dutch
Dutch loves
My favourite things
Things that make me smile
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Name that dish.
I say it goes by many appellations. It starts off as ‘Poor planning results in burnt paella’ and quickly transforms itself to the ‘Husband’s most requested dish’.
Paella in Barcelona
No mean feat, considering that husband has no long term, short-term memory when it comes to meals.
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- May 14th, 2011
- Discussion:
- 30 Comments
- Categories:
- Cooking
Travel - Tags:
- Paella recipes
Spanish recipes
Spanish rice recipes
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A week. Views and landscapes flitting rapidly by…..my eyes, taking it all in. Welcome to America.
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- March 23rd, 2011
- Discussion:
- 26 Comments
- Categories:
- Travel
- Tags:
- Expanding horizons
Thoughts on America
- About Kitchen Butterfly:
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This month’s Daring Cooks challenge is brought to you by a very weary Traveller Jane. Weary in body but not in mind, soul or belly. So weary and a touch under the weather, that this daring cook stayed in on Saturday, fresh off a flight from the US of A, huddled on the couch watching Masterchef Australia while the shops stayed open and all the fresh white fish sold itself.
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- March 14th, 2011
- Discussion:
- 20 Comments
- Categories:
- Blogging Events
Cooking
Healthy Eating
Travel - Tags:
- Hot to make a wedge salad
How to ceviche
- About Kitchen Butterfly:
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I have a dream…………
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- February 15th, 2011
- Discussion:
- 17 Comments
- Categories:
- Cooking
Travel - Tags:
- Homemade Sriracha
How to make Sriracha
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Vague. Undefined. Free. At liberty to do anything on arrival.
All I wanted to do was go to Berlin and I did.
It was a last minute trip – new Nigerian legislation called for all citizens, home and abroad to have the new electronic passport. For me, this was critical with business trips planned which would require visas, I knew I had to act fast. The Nigerian embassy in the Netherlands couldn’t issue the passports, don’t ask why, please! The alternative – Paris or Berlin. One phone call later, Berlin was the only option, as there were issues in the Parisian office. So over the weekend, we filled in forms online and got an interview date for a short 7 days away.
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- January 22nd, 2011
- Discussion:
- 18 Comments
- Categories:
- Travel
- Tags:
- Bears of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin Grillwalkers
Berlin highlights
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It’s a strange and wonderful life when all a girl thinks of in Paris is yogurt. Pots. Because the French are up there with the Greeks and Turks in making super delicious, thick-set yogurt as this young lady (me) found out recently. In my fine opinion, they beat all the competition primarily because of the fine receptacles the said dairy comes in, arguably the finest glass and glazed terracotta pots ‘moi’ has ever seen.
And I’m not the only one who thinks so, Carolyn Jung of Food Gal says:
See that creamy, dreamy yogurt above? (She shows a photo)
People drive miles and miles for it. Because once you’ve had full-fat French yogurt, there’s no going back.
- Author name:
- Kitchen Butterfly
- Publish date:
- November 6th, 2010
- Discussion:
- 17 Comments
- Categories:
- Travel
- Tags:
- French yogurt pots
keeping yogurt pots
Paris
recycling
reusing yogurt pots
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