New Produce for Old Seasons
I’m a rainy day girl, anytime, any day, anywhere. Sometimes I think of rain – of the drizzly sort as …
Orange – Which Came First? The Fruit or the Colour?
It’s true. Forget everything you thought you knew! Oranges can be green, yellow, orange and shades in between. I raised …
Nigerian Seasonal Produce: #13, Oranges
Andddddddddddddddd, we’re back. Happy new year guys. I’m sorry it’s been so long – blame the new WordPress.org interface, and …
New Yam Bake
New yam, new yam. By the end of June, I’m clamouring for the ground to give up its harvest of …
Nigerian Street Food: Golden Roasted Corn with Ube
aka Agbado yinyan. It is the season for tasty oranges, cucumbers, pineapples and pyramids of Ube, purple African pears that …
More Igboruba than OmoIgbo: Agbalumo & Identity
This piece is long overdue – sigh but finally, it’s here. Agbalumo is out of season but still…the words, the …
A Visual [Botanical?] Guide to Varieties of Agbalumo
It might surprise you – like it did I – that there are different varieties (or cultivars/ cultivated varieties?) of …
Nigerian Seasonal Produce: Ebelebo #13
āNigerian Seasonal Produceā is a monthly column published towards the end of each month to celebrate Nigerian fruits & vegetables …
Version 1.3: Nigerian Seasonal Produce Calendar
So, where are we? Yeah, version 1.3 of this calendar and I’m still as excited. This version sees a few …
A Theory: Why Agbalumo is Sweeter After the Rains
Read on. For years, Iāve heard, read, experienced sweeter agbalumos after the first rains. My most recent memory is from …
Round-up: The Nigerian Seasonal Produce Column, 2017
Welcome to 2018 – Happy New Year! Over the years, Iāve whittled down my lofty, lengthy list of goals and …
Nigerian Seasonal Produce: Soursop #12
āNigerian Seasonal Produceā is a monthly column published on the last Saturday of each month to celebrate Nigerian fruits & …
In Season: Bambara Groundnuts
It is the season of Bambara groundnuts which make world-famous, Okpa. People are ringing relatives in Enugu (where the best …
Nigerian Seasonal Produce: Guava #11
āNigerian Seasonal Produceā is a monthly column published on the last Saturday of each month to celebrate Nigerian fruits & …
Nigerian Seasonal Produce: Sugar Cane #10
āNigerian Seasonal Produceā is a monthly column published on the last Saturday of each month to celebrate Nigerian fruits & …
This is Bitter Kola
There are some connections I never make. I start in a certain place and move on and up from there, …
Friday Cocktail: Passion Fruit Caipirinha – Twists On The Classic
So, here are the recipes Casesario promised – Passion Fruit Caipirinha and twists on the regular – I can tell …
Nigerian Seasonal Produce: Passion Fruit #9
‘Nigerian Seasonal Produce’ is a monthly column published on the last Saturday of each month (except when your host decides …
