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Peanut Cookies (groundnut biscuits) with Homemade Peanut/Groundnut Butter

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Homemade Peanut Cookies Homemade Peanut Cookies are delicious and quite easy to make. All you need are 3 ingredients, which you might already have in your kitchen pantry. These homemade peanut cookies are crunchy and chewy, and loved by all. I made these for my daughter's pajama/sleep-over party and her friends loved them and kept asking for more. So, If you like groundnut (peanut) or peanut butter , you'll surely love these cookies. Continue reading »

Ekuru : How to Make Ekuru (white moi moi)

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Ekuru served with Obe ata dindin Ekuru is a meal, native to the Yorubas in Nigeria. I actually call it ''Nigerian style Kenkey'', due to its slightly sour taste . It is prepared with peeled beans, just as moi moi , but contains little or no additional ingredients; just imagine white moi moi Ekuru is usually served with obe ata or mashed with eko and enjoyed with any sauce of choice. If you are a vegan or on a weight loss journey and looking for a new and filling protein meal to try out, this might just be what you need . Continue reading »

How to Boil ''Non-soggy'' White Rice for Nigerian Stews and Sauces

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Boiled White Rice We Nigerians are known for our love for Rice. Be it Jollof rice , Fried Rice , Concoction Rice, Rice and beans , or plain White Rice with stew or sauce . Nigerians just love rice and I bet you'll agree with me that fried rice and party jollof rice are more appealing to the eyes, if the rice grains are separated, ''non-sticky'', non-soggy '' or one-one''(as we say it locally). So, if you've never gotten it right, here's a no-fail method I use. Continue reading »

Homemade Caramel : How to Make Caramel

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Caramel is so easy to prepare. It can be used as a topping for Pancakes , Ice cream , Cakes , Donuts , Puff puff and other snacks and desserts. It is also very easy to make, all you need are 2 ingredients. Here's how to prepare it. Continue reading »