SPICY PLANTAIN CHIPS - IPEKERE

Wondering what language Ipekere is? Well, it's Yoruba and that's what we call Plantain chips. And just because I'm impartial, I took some time out to check the Igbo and Hausa meanings as well, you know, since we basically have three major tribes in Nigeria. Here goes:

GIZ-KPOMO SKEWERS

So today, I have a 'giz-kpomo success story' ...hehehe... Please Read...

Weeks back, my very special Giz-kpomo stew/sauce made me proud on Instagram, @thefoodnetworknig reposted the meal from my page and to my surprise, the 'likes' turn-up was massive, i mean, having over a thousand likes on a food picture, that was a first for me,

CITRUS OVEN-BAKED CHICKEN

Sundays are for trying new recipes...and eating "delish" Lunch We all have that "inner mind" that motivates us to try something new...My inner mind inspired this recipe and going forward, I've promised to listen more to that "side of me" So let's get to business:

Ingredients

Chicken marinated overnight in onions, salt, bouillon cube and other spices of choice
2 oranges, one juiced, one sliced

Tropical Smoothie Special...

We cannot emphasis enough that smoothies or let me say fruits are essential part of our everyday life...lol
Here's a simple smoothie recipe you should start your day with...

Ingredients for 4 servings

1 small sized pineapple

4 medium sized mangoes

2 apples

Ginger, to taste

Plain yogurt as base

Method:

Rinse all the fruits with vinegar and water

Cut into bite sizes and blend with plain yogurt as base...

Enjoy at any time of the day...

Veggies Stuffed Yam Balls

This past weekend, my brother and I decided to try something new...we searched and decided on this yummy breakfast inspiration. Really simple steps as usual and a good meal for the family. Over the years, I've come to understand that food items can be created into whatever form you wish.

Giz-Kpomo Special

Giz-Kpomo Sauce is a special delicacy I came up with over the weekend...Really easy and fast to prepare. It's a combination of Gizzard and Kpomo...

Ingredients:

Tomatoes,onions habanero pepper (ata rodo)
Gizzard, boiled
Kpomo, rinsed
Garlic, grated
1 large Onions, sliced
Spring Onions

Special Fried Rice and Oven Baked Chicken

Just Because Fried Rice Never goes out of style... Try this very simple colorful rice recipe and thank me later...*winks*

 Ingredients 

1 large onion-sliced
Garlic-grated
4 medium sized Carrots-diced
Chicken franks- diced
1 Yellow bell pepper-diced

Honey and Mustard Chicken

Sundays are for Feasting and that's why I've made this special delicacy...As usual, simple ingredients, simple steps and easy to follow.

Ingredients for Baked Chicken

6 pieces of chicken drumsticks
1 large onion-sliced
Garlic-grated
1 red bell pepper, diced
Mint leaves
3 tablespoons of Mustard
3 tablespoons of Honey
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Chicken stock
Olive oil

Method:

For the Oven baked Chicken
Preheat oven for 10 minutes at 200 degree Celsius

Nigerian Egusi Soup

This Egusi soup is a yummy delicacy in Yoruba and Igbo Land in Nigeria. It's usually eaten with variety of local swallows, like eba, pounded yam, oatmeal, wheatmeal, amala, staples like rice as well.

Ingredients - 6 servings

2 cups of egusi, blended
Vegetables (ugwu/pumpkin leaves or efo igbo/eggplant leaves)
6 Tomatoes, 3 ata rodo and 1 large onions, blended
Onions, sliced
Smoked Fish, stock fish, kpomo
Beef, chicken, boiled
crayfish (fresh and/or smoked)
2-3 tablespoons of iru (locust beans)
salt, knorr cubes to taste
3 cooking spoon of Palm oil

Method:

• Wash and sieve vegetables, then set aside
• Soak roasted fish and stock fish in hot water for 5 minutes, rinse properly, remove bones and set aside. TIP: this process softens the fish
• Grate some onions, mix with the egusi, add a little water and stir to form a paste
• Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a pot, when it's hot enough, add the onions and saute for 2 minutes, then add iru. Stir together and add the pepper mixture...Fry pepper for about 10-15 minutes
• Now add the orisirisi (the stock fish, kpomo, smoked fish, crayfish and even livestock), knorr, salt and allow to cook for 10 minutes. In between, stir to avoid the mixture from burning
• Pick lumps of the egusi paste and place in the stew mix (see image below)
• Add the 3 spoons of palm oil, reduce heat and leave for 5 minutes
• Finally, add the vegetables, stir all together, allow to steam for 3-5 minutes, in order to leave vegetables crunchy

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Egg Frittata

Egg Frittata is a very easy to prepare Italian dish. Basically, it's an egg based dish similar to omelette, just that ingredients such as beef, chicken, vegetables are added. It can be oven-baked or cooker-fried as long as there is a pan. It literally takes the shape of the pan used.

So I just got a new Halogen Oven that can literally do everything my gas cooker does, I mean all my worries and stress is all gone...Who would not grab such opportunity?  Allow me to show my marketing skills, please,*clears throat*

Ginger Smoothies

When you just want to feel refreshed after morning work-out, or just wann' have a simple drink for breakfast, this simple ginger smoothie comes handy...

Ingredients for 2 servings

Handful of lettuce
Small sized ginger
1 green apple
Half-sized cucumber
4 medium-sized carrots
Strawberries (about 8)
Handful of seedless grapes
Half cup of water or ice cubes
1 cup of fresh farm yogurt

How to:

Rinse all fruits in vinegar and water mixture
Blend all together...
Serve Chilled or Immediately...

Veggie Pancake Wraps

Thinking of what to have for breakfast on Sunday other than the regular?? Try this Pancake wraps and you would be glad. Very easy and takes 10-12 minutes to prepare…

Vegetable Salad

This is yet another salad for anytime of the day, it just has more vegetables included. Infact, one of my friends laughed at me and said all he sees is "leaves".
So if you're like me that wouldn't mind chewing "leaves" sometimes, this is for you.

Ingredients:

Handful of Spinach
Handful of watercress leaves
Handful of Parsely leaves

French Toast

 

French toast is also known as "eggy bread" (culled from wikepedia). Basically, it means soaking bread in an egg mixture and deep frying the bread. Here's a simple recipe that has handy ingredients.

Simple Basic Salad and Chicken kebabs

This is basically something to chew on anytime of the day...or night. All because it's salad... and Salad is Healthy!!

Ingredients:

Handful of lettuce, sliced
1 large tomatoes, (cut into bite size)