I love jars and glass pots. I collect them, from yogurt ones to Bonne Maman, Weck pots, Mason Jars and the list goes on. I love gifts. Of food. Of utensils. Or life and love. These two pots of granola, a wonderful gift from P which made its way from New York without incident are […]
Month: April 2015
Farofa (Toasted Garri) with Dambun Nama
Garri, good for more than drinking and making into ‘Eba’. Garri, excellent for crusting and crumbing. And for toasting too. If you go to any self-respecting churrasco house with the stars and stripes of Brasilia, expect to be served farofa. Churrasco (Portuguese: [ʃuˈʁasku], Spanish: [tʃuˈrasko]) is a Portuguese and Spanish term referring to beef or grilled meat more […]
Colours of The New Nigerian Kitchen
Celebrating Nigerian Cuisine…because it’s worth it. I often plan my posts – what I’m going to write about and how and when. This was unplanned. A spontaneous outburst and celebration. Yesterday, I sat in my kitchen, eating baked plantains stuffed with cheese and drinking Zobo, while mangoes were close by and I was awed, floored. […]
Mango & Chia Seed Pudding
I love chia seeds in bakes and in the famed chia seed pudding. Chia seed pudding plays on the unique gelling quality of the seeds when soaked in liquid – they form a thick, tapioca-like mix that makes a paplike nutty pudding. This combination works a treat – mango puree with a delightful homemade coconut […]
How to Peel a Mango
The best way? Depends. On what? How ripe the mango is. Unripe and just-ripe mangoes are easy to strip of the skin with a vegetable peeler. This minimises the amount of flesh/ pulp discarded with green skin. Ripe ones are a whole other story. They give when you peel. I find some varieties yield to the […]
New Discoveries: Amazon Kitchen Shorts
As part of Amazon’s Video Shorts. And please, don’t get it twisted – this isn’t about cooking lingerie and the like :). Yes, it’s nine months since Amazon, my favourite online store launched it’s Video Shorts program – think of it as YouTube for Amazon. Yes, that’s the same amount of time it takes to conceive […]
Mango Puree For The Win
This is something you want, need, must have in your freezer this season when mangoes are on every street corner and fruit stand. Mango puree for the win, because this is quick and easy and can be used in a myriad of ways – drinks, desserts, sauces and on and on. And all in 4 […]
Food Photo Love: Chocolate Fondant
A photo I love with a short story and a recipe. There’s something about photographing food that melts my heart. Invisible things become seen. How tightly we hold on to some things – slippery by nature. How delicately we hold on to others, careful not to break the golden egg and have its contents spewed over […]
Rosa Mexicano – Journey Through A Mexican Kitchen
My children’s reaction when lunch was served made me realise that what most of us know as Mexican cuisine is actually Tex-Mex. “Tex-Mex” (portmanteau of Texan and Mexican) is a term describing a cultural fusion cuisine of American cuisine and Mexican cuisine, deriving from the culinary creations of Tejanos. It has spread from border states […]