The Flavour & Claypot Chef
‘Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation’. Oscar Wilde Finding reasons to host dinner parties, lunches etc in the comforts of your home should not be difficult. Coming up with obscure reasons to host my guests gives me the inspiration to display my [...]
Imagine having a bad day and reading an email that changes your mood for the better. What bad day? Please ‘bad day’ my appointment with you is over, I’m busy filling my head with good thoughts ooh! The email acknowledged and praised my sense of creativity including my style and an offer to visit Ghana [...]
The gentleman sitting opposite blatantly stared as I held his gaze for what seemed like eternity. His gaze told a brief story of worry and anxiety as I smiled to say it’s okay ‘today to shall pass’. I sipped on my chilled glass of fresh Watermelon blend as another gentleman approached in a pensive mood. [...]
The smoky smell of barbecues, the chats, laughter, the odd loud drunks scream, the happy music and general ‘feel good’ atmosphere across the country is intoxicating to say the least. The walk through parks, trying to find a secluded place for a picnic can be challenging to say the least, however it’s a great opportunity [...]
This recipe is inspired by both the Ghanaian raw pepper recipe and my Mums advise of using Char grilled Tomatoes for cooking. This is my ‘go to’ sauce that keeps for up to a weak in the fridge, in an airtight container. You can include Beef stock cube for a meaty flavour or omit it [...]
This dish fills me with nostalgia, as it was my Mums favourite dish to make on Fridays. The dish is usually paired with a mixture of boiled ripened Plantain and Yam thinly sliced. The best part of the dish was sharing it with my cousins, as we all ate from the same bowl. Yes! We [...]
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