Breaking global culinary boundaries
The definitely’s and maybe’s of English cooking. Counts if it has an Engish ingredient. If it doesn’t fall under Nigerian or Italian, you’ll find it here.
My first introduction to Peri-Peri was upon my move to the city of London. My mates took me to the infamous Nandos restaurant during our lunch break. It was the first commercial place I tasted anything remotely close to my Nigerian palate. I had roasted corn, thick fries potatoes, green peas, fried rice and of …
Calling all plantain lovers and as one myself I must say I truly appreciate the versatility of plantains. From simply fried sweet plantains, plantain chips, plantain porridge, plantain mofongo, tostones and so on. There are various traditional recipes using plantains stemming from African, Caribbean, Asian and Latin cultures. However today I am bringing you a …
I first made this lemon cake for my pre-birthday picnic in June and everyone loved it. I have now made it three more times upon request. That just tells how delicious the cake really is. It is my go-to summer cake recipe and I usually just make it off-heart. However, I have now gotten several …
Made from the ground up, this strawberry shortcake is not only delicious but it is fun to make. I say “from the ground up” because the strawberries used in this recipe where freshly picked from a strawberry farm here in Milan, Italy. It was a week of spending time with the family, my aunt was …
I’ve always loved making and eating cinnamon rolls. For me its always exciting when I make pastries that we generally purchase commercially. When I made my first cinnamon rolls and discovered the homemade version is much better, I couldn’t stop making them. Although the store bought versions have a uniqueness to them. There is nothing …
Whether you know them as biscuits or cookies, shortbread is loved by all. Mostly for its creamy buttery flavour and light flaky texture. As kids, we grew up looking forward to when mum brought home the store-bought butter biscuits. Some of my favourites were the sugar-coated Danish shortbread that came in the blue tins. My …