National pride. Patriotism. What you might call it. There was a certain feeling of absolute ownership and total knowledge I had about my country, Nigeria – its people, its culture, its habitatā¦and especially its food. Surprise, surprise…for it turns out ladies and gentlemen, that my knowledge of Naija, while authentic is not as all-encompassing as...
A home full of guests was how we planned this holiday - friends from Houston would pot sunshine and Texas steaks, stuffing them in bulging blue Samsonite cases, while friends from Nigeria would come armed with Kilishi (Nigerian beef jerky) and peppered plantain chips; we, in the Netherlands would provide the snow, sleighs and bells.
I love everything about food – the components, the assembly and the presentation. I enjoy experimenting with colour palettes and taste palates, textures and light. I love to highlight the net skins of cantaloupes and the bum cheeks of peaches, almost as much as I enjoy sushi and (cooking with) wine. I love highlighting the...
My personal challenge this year, is to recreate foods of my country, Nigeria. As Iām learning, this is a whole sea of opportunity. So when I saw Kerstin of Cake, Batter & Bowlās dessert gnocchi with chocolate centres,…I was seriously impressed!
In Nigeria, we call it Dodo. No, silly….. not the bird, I’m talking about fried plantains and please don’t ask me why we call them that, ’cause I don’t know the history!