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 …
On entering the spring months of 2020 we have seen the Dalgona whipped coffee on the top trends of the food-internet (foodternet?). Almost every food enthusiast have been talking about this decadent creamy whipped coffee. From the recent TikTok sensation to the Viral gram and even the classic Facebook groups. It has even become a …
Made from the ground up, this strawberry shortcake is not only delicious but is fun to make. I say “from the ground up” because the strawberries used in this recipe were freshly picked from a strawberry farm here in Milan, Italy. It was a week of spending time with the family, my aunt was visiting …
I’ve always loved making and eating cinnamon rolls. For me, it’s 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 like …