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Banana Cake topped with yogurt and raisins Banana cake is one of our favorite fruit cakes. We love bananas  and usually never get left overs in the fruit tray.   Last week, my hubby and our lil' princess visited the farmer's market and came home with a huge bundle of ripe bananas.    For 3 days,we snacked on those beauties ; I made Banana pancakes , Energy smoothies and ice cream and was finally left with one lonely over ripe banana.    At that moment I realized that I didn't make any Banana Cake ( I can't believe I forgot )....Ayyyy! all those bananas... gooooone!Lol ☺.   Well, here's a no fail Banana cake recipe..I made it with one banana, but you can double up the ingredients, if you want a large cake. Ingredients for Banana Cake:  *150g self raising flour (Substitute for : 145g all-purpose flour + 1 and1/2 teaspoons baking powder + 1/2 teaspoon salt) * 1 over ripe banana * 150g caster sugar *125g butter * 2 eggs * 60ml milk * 2 drops vanilla essence(optional)

      Nigerian mini donuts/doughnuts are the smaller version of the popular Donuts.   This smaller sized donuts have suddenly become a common sight at the small chop/appetizer meal section of most Nigerian festive gatherings.    I enjoy making jam filled donuts for birthday parties and love it when the kids(and adults) bite into it and gaze at the juicy jelly reward...Lol.. that's what my daughter calls it... '' juicy jelly' ' ☺ ☺ . Well, the ingredients used for this recipe are exactly the same as the previous one , but in the preparation of the first recipe , I made a ''starter' ' to kick-start the leavening process  of the dough.    You can check out the recipe  later and also watch the video demonstration.     But for now, let get started with our mini donuts. *** You might also like the video recipe on How to Make this Nigerian Mini Donuts . Nigerian donuts/doughnuts  Ingredients:  This makes about 30 or more mini donuts *500 g of plain flour

 Nigerian Peppered Gizzards is the ''Nigerian-style stewed gizzards''. It is popularly known as a '' small chop '' (finger food) and served as an appetizer at parties and other festive events.     It is also a big favorite in most homes;usually served on skewers and enjoyed as a dish by itself or with  rice recipes, such as Jollof Rice or Fried Rice .     The Nigerian Peppered Gizzards recipe is meant to be pepperish, but you can twist it up a bit to suit your taste bud. ☺. Ingredients for  Nigerian Peppered Gizzards * 800 grams chicken gizzards (you might need more, as they tend to shrink a bit) * 2 scotch bonnet peppers (or to suit your taste) * 1 red bell pepper (tatashe)(optional) * 1 fresh red tomato * 2 large onions * 1 chopped garlic clove/1 teaspoon powdered  garlic * 1 teaspoon thyme * 1 teaspoon Curry (optional) * 1 teaspoon Ground crayfish (optional) * 5 tablespoons vegetable oil * 1 stock cube(the big type) * Salt (to taste) Note : if you

Gizdodo/Dodo Gizzards are coined names for a Nigerian dish prepared with a combination of gizzards and plantains (dodo).       This is one of those recipes ''invented'' from excesses or in order to reduce food wastage. If you've read through my older posts, you'll know that I love plantains.... a lot.  So you bet I also love Dodo gizzards ☺.       Chicken gizzards is best used for this recipe, but you can also substitute it for turkey or duck gizzards. As for the plantains, I'll highly recommend ripe plantains with some black spots(on the skin), but not overly ripe, so that you don't end up with a less appealing meal.       Gizdodo is also known as Gizzards and dodo, or Gizzdo , so if you see it on a buffet menu, don't be flustered...it's just your normal gizzards and plantain...with a yummy spicy twist ☺.    It is also a party favorite and served as a meal or accompanied by other dishes or small chops (appetizers).     So let's get cooki

Homemade Samosa Wrappers Homemade Samosa Wrappers are so easy to make. All you need are simple ingredients, you already have in your pantry.  Once you try out this recipe, you won't go back to store bought Samosa Wrappers. Take my word for it.    Here's a video recipe for How to make Homemade Samosa Wrappers . Ingredients for the Homemade Samosa Wrappers - 120g  All purpose flour (Plain white flour)   - 3 tablespoonful of vegetable oil or melted margarine   -  Half teaspoon Dry parsely,Thyme or herb of choice(optional)   - Half leveled teaspoon of salt   - Warm water(as needed)   Preparation: *Pour the flour into a bowl, add salt and add the 3 tablespoonful of vegetable oil and warm water.Mix well until you get a stretchy dough.    *Cover with an airtight plastic wrap and leave to rest for  15 minutes. *After 15 minutes, knead the dough to make it more stretchy and elastic.  *Cut out a bit, roll out with a rolling pin .Make sure its not so thin, should be about 3mm in thickn

Nigerian Grilled Fish served with Plantains and Rice Nigerian Grilled fish is simply delicious. I love the way my mom prepares it; tasty, spicy and always on point .    The grilled fish recipe is very simple  and the ingredients can be twisted to suit the available spices and seasonings in your kitchen pantry.     In Nigeria, we make use of Tilapia fish, but the recipe also works pretty well with any tasty fish.   So let's get cooking.  * Here's a detailed video recipe on How to Prepare this Nigerian Grilled Fish Ingredients for Nigerian Grilled fish • 2 Whole Tilapia/Croaker/sea bream Fish( or any whole fish of choice) • 1 tablespoonful ground Black pepper  • 1 tablespoonful thyme OR basil OR  dried oregano( Optional but adds nice Herby taste &flavor) • 1 tablespoonful ground kuli kuli or peanut butter (o ptional, but you'll like the nutty taste...give it a try) • 1 tablespoonful ground Red Chili pepper (or to suit your taste • ½ teaspoon ginger powder (optional) • 1