Category: African

Before anyone starts harping about the way I did my sauce please bare in mind that I have my way of doing things and what may work for you may not work for me and vice versa. There is a saying called too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth and I let Mr. … Continue reading Ewa Agoyin

I am calling this multi color ayamase, desiner stew for a reason.  At first when I think of the differnt colors I start thinking  of Yusef (Allah Salam) as we Muslims call him, Joseph is what Jews and Christans call him.  His father loved him very much and made him a coat that had many … Continue reading Multi Color Ayamase, Designer Stew

I was again looking for a recipe to collect and however I have seen a video recipe and I tried it out and embelished it to make it mine. There was no text for this recipe.  So my recipe is based on the one I seen in the video. The video was not even in … Continue reading Ethiopan Goat Or Lamb Chops

I really love smoked turkey and to come to think of it so did my late mother and she was the one that mentioned it one day.  Only that  I didn’t know I was going to make a smoked turkey stew recipe one day. This stew I what make the combo of gbegiri, ewedu, stew … Continue reading Smoked Turkey Stew

I have some peeled black eyed peas  that I got from an African store  and I added 4 to 5 handfuls and let it soak overnight in 3 cups of water and in the fridge. I rinsed once more and I put them in the pot  then added 1  quart or 1 liter of water … Continue reading Gbegiri

They are called jute leaves in english or jews mallow, In Egypt it is called molokhia and in Nigeria it is call ewedu.  This vegetable  a cross between spinach and okra. It has the spinach taste along with the slimeyness  of okra and it is a draw soup and very delicous. It is served with gbegiri, … Continue reading Ewedu

As you are aware that fufu always works best for me when I do it in the microwave. Looooooool, it is the truth. I have tried the stove top methods and it sticks all over the pan and I got frustrated and started doing it in the microwave. This method works for me and I … Continue reading Amala Made In The Microwave