Tag: Nutrition
PIRI PIRI (NANDOS) RECIPE
Piri Piri or Peri Peri sauce originates from Portugal and its made from Red African birds eye chillies, Lemon, Red peppers ,Olive oil & herbs. Piri Piri, Peri Peri or Pili Pili ( alternate names) is popular in its consumption in southern African states such as Namibia, Angola, Mozambique and South Africa. Nando's has made [...]
CABBAGE & CORNED BEEF STEW
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 [...]
WATERMELON, MINT & FETA SALAD
The recent weather in London has been gloriously hot, which means more Salads, chilled juices, Sorbets, Picnics etc. I decided to make a quick salad with the Watermelon I had in the fridge. Growing up in Ghana, the Watermelon and Mango season were my absolute favourite. I'll confidently say, I became a self appointed connoisseur [...]
Easy Portuguese Rice recipe
The idea of driving through traffic on a Friday evening, to satisfy my cravings for Nando's inspired this dish, as I drove straight home to cook from scratch. Yes! I'll rather cook from scratch , however long it takes, than to be stuck in traffic. Staring at my larder, I quietly picked up the ingredients, [...]
GHANAIAN CRUNCHY SALAD
Just as I took a bite into my new creation, savouring each bite, appreciating the crunchy and creamy texture , did I know I just perfected another recipe. I chose to name my creation the Ghanaian crunchy salad (paying homage to the Ghanaian Plantain chips). If you've not tried the Ghanaian Plantain chips, they're readily available [...]
SMOKY MACKEREL & GIANT COUSCOUS SALAD
SMOKY MACKEREL & GIANT COUSCOUS RECIPE
BAKED BEANS & POACHED EGGS
The perfect breakfast idea . Poached eggs and Baked beans
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