Showing posts from May, 2013

I Baked my Chin-Chin...!

Funke Koleosho's Baked Chin-chin Recipe Honestly, I do not quite know the history of chin-chin and …

Plantain & Chicken Salad

Funke Koleosho's Plantain & Chicken Salad I really can't get enough of plantains so I a…

Where Are those Vitamins?

A non exhaustive guide into the nutritional benefits of food of West African origin  Free Guide Pr…

Velvet Tamarind Blush Cocktail

Now this may sound rather unusual to some, but why can't the velvet tamarind be used to flavour a drin…

Black Velvet Tamarind Compote

In my quest to incorporate one of my favourite wild fruits into my regular diet, I decided to make b…

Food Profile - Black Velvet Tamarind

Black Velvet Tamarind aka Awin , Icheku , Tsamiyar Kurm   The black velvet tamarind is the fruit of a nat…

Bread & Stew

Funke Koleosho's Bread & Stew Recipe My father owned a bakery so I grew up eating the freshest, h…

Food Story - Insects For Dinner

Today, its been reported that the United Nations (UN) is urging people to eat insects in a bid to fight world…

Food Profile - Plantains

Just Ripe Plantains Plantains belong to the same family as bananas. They are eaten and loved for their su…

Plantain Boats

Funke Koleosho's Plantain Boat Recipe Plantains have such an exciting sweet taste but peculiarly, the…

Yam Potage

Funke Koleosho's Yam Potage Yam is one of the staple sources of complex carbohydrates (which releases…

Hummus Style Brown Bean Paste

Hummus is a Mediterranean dish which has found a lot of popularity in the West. I am not too keen on chi…

Nigerian Brown Bean Salad

Funke Koleosho's Nigerian Brown Bean Salad In a variety of western recipes, legumes are often adde…

Food Profile - Nigerian Brown Beans

Nigerian Brown Beans ( Cowpeas) There are over a 100 varieties of beans known to man. Some of these are s…

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