My Kitchen

Moin Moin

2011-01-12T15:05:00.001-08:00

.....I blogged Over at JAGUDADOTCOM

here is a sneak peek.

Hugs and Kisses
Ms.O

Quick Dinner

2010-12-22T18:59:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Its been a busy few weeks and I had little or no time to cook anything tangible for this blog. Either that or when I cooked, I was so hungry and ate before I could take a picture!*hides face in shame* Well here is a really quick dinner that my roommates and I ate on our last night together in 2010. We are all going away to our families in the next few days, so we had a little dinner. Nothing fancy! Hope you enjoy.

Ingredients

*1-Tilapia
*3-potatoes
*Mixed veggies
*oil
*Season salt
*Oregano
*black pepper
*Basil
*Soy sauce
*Oyster sauce

Fish

Grease the pan with 1tbs of oil and place defrosted fish in pan. Add seasoning salt, oregano and black peppers to taste. allow to fry for about 15mins, turning fish every 5mins.

Vegetables

Grease pan with 1tbs oil, add mixed veggies and allow to fry for 5 mins. Add 3 tbs of soy sauce and 3 tbs of oyster sauce. Add chili sauce if you wish. Stir and allow to cook for 10mins.

Potatoes

Peel potatoes and boil in salted water for 10mins or until considerably soft. Grease pan and add potatoes. sprinkle basil on potatoes and allow to roast for 7 mins. stirring occasionally so it does not get burnt.

This meal took me approximately 30mins to make (with the help of my roommates) But it is really easily and really tasty!!! Try it and let me know!

****Serve with a glass of white wine for maximum laughs...:D

Merry Christmas and Happy new yr to all my readers! I would be at my parents till the new year. I would try to update from home! Till next time

Hugs and Kisses
Lohi

p.s Click picture for larger image..:)

Curry Goat w/ Roti

2010-11-30T19:18:00.000-08:00

One of the things about visiting a lot of food blogs daily is that I get a lot of inspiration on what to cook. Sometimes they do not even have to be food blogs just regular blogs inspire me and I am grateful. On one of my numerous blogrounds(I dont remember which blog sorrrry!!!!) The blogger mentioned Curry goat and Roti and I just felt an instant hunger pang(Exaggeration much???..lol)and set out to make it the next day. Here is a simple recipe.

(click to view larger image)
Curry Goat

1lb goat meat-cut into bite sizes
1 large onion, chopped
3 Scotch bonnet peppers,
1 teaspoon allspice/adobo
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons curry powder (more or less to taste)
2 garlic cloves, minced

Season meat with the seasoning salt. Heat the cooking oil in a large pot & add 1 Tablespoon of the curry powder. Cook stirring constantly until the curry powder darkens quite a bit . Put meat in pot along with onions, scallions, garlic & scotch bonnet pepper. Fry a little (about 5 minutes) over medium heat. Add thyme, remaining curry powder, black pepper & a little (1/2 teaspoon) of seasoning salt. Cover with water & simmer uncovered until meat is very tender & sauce is thick. Taste sauce & add more salt, if necessary.

Roti
Flour – 1 cup
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Oil – 4 tsp
Warm Water – 3/4 cup
All-purpose flour – for rolling and dusting

Method:

In a large mixing bowl, mix Flour and Salt well. Add Oil and mix until all lumps are gone.Add Warm Water a little at a time to form a medium soft dough ball. Do not overwork the dough. Add few drops of Oil and coat the dough ball. Cover and let it rest for 15 minutes.Heat skillet on medium heat. Knead the dough once and divide into golf ball size balls.Dip one ball into the All-purpose flour to coat and roll it out into a thin disc. Keep dipping the rotli into the dry flour to prevent it from sticking to the rolling surface. Flip to the other side once you see bubbles appear on the surface. Allow it to cook for 10-15 seconds.

This was a G.O.O.D. dinner on a snowy evening after work. Hope you enjoy!!!

p.s I added some potatoes to mine because I felt like it...
p.s.s It is my birthday in 2days!!!!
p.s.s.s HAPPY NEW MONTH!!!!!
P.S.S.S.S. Visit 360 NOBS AND CHECKOUT WHAT MY SMILE IS DOING...2ND PERSON

Have a blessed week!!!
Hugs and Kisses
Lohi

Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

2010-11-08T19:45:00.000-08:00

Last week, I was feeling very inspired. I cooked almost everyday!I also baked! twice! Yes yes yes "pats my back" Here is a simple recipe for Oreo Cheesecake! It was sooooooooooooooooo G.O.O.D! I saw this recipe on one of the numerous food blogs I visit and I just fell in love. well here is a simple process.

This is what you need...

Add them all together.

Add the oreo cookies.

This is what I look like when I am baking....DAMNNN!!!! gotta look pweedi next time!

Put the oreo's on the bottom of the pan

Put the batter in the muffin pans

Oooooooooo ..:)

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

VOILAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA..:)

Martha Stewart's Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

Ingredients:
42 cream-filled sandwich cookies, such as Oreos, 30 left whole, and 12 coarsely chopped
2 pounds cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
1 cup sour cream
Pinch of salt

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Place 1 whole cookie in the bottom of each lined cup.

2. With an electric mixer on medium high speed, beat cream cheese until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Gradually add sugar, and beat until combined. Beat in vanilla.

3. Drizzle in eggs, a bit at a time, beating to combine and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in sour cream and salt. Stir in chopped cookies by hand.

4. Divide batter evenly among cookie-lined cups, filling each almost to the top. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until filling is set, about 22 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Refrigerate at least 4 hours (or up to overnight). Remove from tins just before serving.

Have a good week..:) I will be back before the end of the week.
Hugs and Kisses
Ms.O

Day Two: Fish pepper soup & plantains

2010-11-01T17:02:00.000-07:00

In my quest to eat three times a day, I have to become more creative and I have to think outside the box of rice or pasta! So today I took it back to Naija made some GOOD fish pepper soup, grilled some plantains and DALLLLLMIIIITTTTTT! my friend Cindy and I where on could 9 for a minute. Tehehehehe. Very easy recipe.

1 Mackerel- cut into 4 pieces
1 onion
2 scotch bonnet peppers
curry,salt, garlic powder and dry pepper

In a pot, boil fish with 3 cups of water.
Add chopped onions and chopped scotch bonnet peppers.
add spices to taste
Let cook for 20mins or until fish is cooked.
Add more water if needed
serve with plantains, yams, rice or alone.

This is such a quick meal! and sooooooooooooo G.O.O.D!

Sneak peak at the cupcakes I was talking about....YUM!!!! Recipe and full post coming up. in a day or two...I am on a roll!!!!

do you see the oreo imprint on the bottom of the cupcake??? SUCCESSSSS!!!! *big grin*

Hugs and Kisses
Ms.O
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Riblets et Potatoes

2010-10-31T19:50:00.000-07:00

This week I am challenging myself to eat three times a day. I have VERY bad eating habits where I just do not eat. Not because I do not have food at home, but because I am not hungry. This has made my metabolism VERY slow. I am trying to jump start it(sigh). along with my ridiculous gym regimen, It is about to be a GOOD winter!

So today I cheated a little.. I went to church without eating..:( But I had a Jamaican patty right after church and got home and made this YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY DINNER! It might not be the healthiest but I was craving something messy with bbq sauce all over it. Tehehehehe..and voila..:)

I am making these YUMMY cupcakes tomorrow if you are in the Ottawa area (and I know you) stop by my house and grab one around 7ish. lol

*Have a good week..watch out for my article on www.jaguda.com soon!
*I also just signed up for a new project locally(Ottawa) as well! I am excited about it too! I'll fully let the cat out of the bag once I have everything set in stone!
* I am going to start a new section about drinks soon..I love making different drinks too and discovering new drinks..alcoholic and virgin..:) Watch out or that!

p.s Pardon my horrible photography. The lighting in my new kitchen is horrible and my flash was SO far away..and I was too hungry to go get it! lol

Hugs and Kisses
Ms.O
(click picture for bigger image)

Scotch Eggs

2010-10-15T19:51:00.000-07:00

#FactAboutMe I do not eat eggs. Among many other things. I am not a picky eater, I just do not fancy eggs. If I discuss the main reasons for not eating them on this blog, I think I might offend some people. So I would just keep it moving with the post. Tehehe

Among my friends, it is common knowledge that I can cook. Even though I might not make something often if i am given a recipe I can possibly make it. So almost weekly I get asked to make almost everything you can think of. The bestie asked me this week to make him some scotch eggs. I immediately said "I don't eat eggs so I cant do it" to which he replied "who told you to eat it? I just want scotch eggs joor" Anyways he had to beg and beg and beg and I called him "beggy beggy" after which I looked up the recipe. Turns out it is actually not that difficult to make. So I set out to make something I would not eat. Here is the process.

Boil the eggs...

This is all you need basically..

cover the eggs in the sausage meat...

roll in bread crumbs

DEEP FRY OR BAKE

AND VOILAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

I think it turned out really well. This is what it is supposed to look like right? My roommate from St Vincent ate it and she loved it so much. So I guess it tasted good. lol

p.s After i finished typing this post, I actually went and tasted what was left!!! I ate eggs for the first time in like 10yrs!!!!! i ate chicken abortion!!! #DEAD! Ohh in case you are wondering it tasted good! YAY!!!

p.s.Bestie I need a better reward than twitter shoutouts..KMT! #JustSayin

p.s.s I used the recipe from avartsycooking and tweaked it..thanx mama

RECIPE

7 eggs 1 extra egg to glaze
1 roll Sausage
1 cup bread crumbs
1 tsp Goya Adobo seasoning
1 tsp garlic/curry powder
1 tbsp flour

1. Boil eggs over medium heat for 10 minutes. Remove and put eggs into cold water. Set aside.
2. Remove sausage and add adobo curry, garlic powder. Work into sausage with hands
3. Break last egg, whisk.
4. set aside bread crumbs
5. Prepare pot to deep fry or Prepare a baking pan with foil.
6. Drain water and peel eggs. Roll each egg in flour.
7. Scoop 1.5 tbsps sausage mixture into your palms (dampen palms). Make a well in the center. Put egg in center and work sausage around till covered. Roll covered egg in beaten/whisked egg.
8. then roll in bread crumbs
9. fry.

Rice with Spinach sauce + plantains

2010-09-25T16:50:00.001-07:00

I am sure almost everybody gets tired of the regular rice and stew meal. It is such a staple in the Nigerian diet that sometimes I just want to rebel nd not eat rice and stew for weeks at a time. But alas the Nigerian in me cannot survive without carbs so what do I do? I make alternatives instead. I had rice with a spinach sauce this week and plantains and I can guarantee you that this is not healthy and I ate WAYYYY to much for my own good..*but it tasted so good..:(* I was however able to console myself with the whole spinach are vegetables so therefore it cannot really be that bad…haha!

I have been invited for a live cooking show next week. I am so excited! I am not cooking on it though, only watching! I think it would be a good opportunity t see how the industry works and I can ask questions as well that can hopefully help me in the direction I want all of this to head in the future. Till next time, here is some delicious food.

p.s I wrote a column for www.jaguda.com Last week. You can check it out HERE. BANGA SOUP

p.s I apologize to everyone I was supposed to send recipes to. I was very busy this month of September as I moved and took on a more challenging aspect at my job. I would get around to them as I have become better at time management and have actually set aside time now to reply inquires each week. E-mail me or Tweet at me as usual!

Hugs and Kisses

Ms.O

Meat-Pie + Pasta Galore!

2010-08-29T14:54:00.001-07:00

I had been craving meat pie for a while now and not the #abaversion Jamaican patties(LOL) but real Nigerian-kinda-meat pies. Well this weekend I called my favorite cookbook aka my mother and asked for a recipe. I also asked a few friends and got to work. The dough turned out amazing! the sauce part is the east part for me. For a first timer I guess being around the kitchen I knew the proper consistency and it turned out well overall. Next time I would have to work on the aesthetics though... I wish they looked as good as they taste.

I eat a lot of pasta because not only are they the fastest thing I make, they are also very easy and taste great. Seen as they are carbs, I am trying to limit my pasta intake therefore I am trying whole wheat pasta and other healthier choices instead and so far so good. Here are two different outcomes from this week.

I call this "Jollof Pasta"-- its just like making jollof rice instead you use pasta and add some ground beef...:)

Szchewan Stirfry

If you need recipes you know the drill!!!(E-MAIL ME OR DROP A COMMENT WITH YOUR E-MAIL) I have had a VERY exhausting week and its only about to get worse...sigh! But God dey!!!! Have a blessed week! (going to nap...*yawn*)

Hugs and Kisses
Ms.O.

p.s you can always click on the pictures to get a bigger and sometimes better view..:)

I'm Backkkkkkkkkkk

2010-08-22T14:08:00.000-07:00

Hello loves!!!

I am so sorry for the impromptu hiatus I took from this blog. So many people emailed, commented on my other blog, DM-ed and tried to contact me to see if all was well.Yes all is well. You see it is summer and once it is warm outside I cant seem to seat down in one place. So almost every weekend ( which is normally when I cook for this blog) I traveled or was at one engagement or the other. Alas, summer is almost over, I am rounding up this season(still got like 2 trips)and preparing for school, work and the dreaded winter time!

Anyways back to regular scheduled programming. Over the summer fruits seem to be in abundance in this country for a good price too. I always buy strawberries, kiwis, mangoes, banana's etc in large amounts and when I cannot finish them before they go bad, I make a lot of smoothies. To make any smoothie, just cut up the fruits, add some yogurt (preferably vanilla) add some ice and blend and viola!!! You have a refreshing summer drink.

This one right here is Kiwi and banana! It was so tasty. I actually used vanilla ice cream, because I was out of yogurt.

I also made lasagna over the weekend for a friend of mine that was visiting. We ate lasagna, had ice cream and watched girlie movies...:) GREAT TIMES! The recipe for lasagna is below.

All cut up...Yummmmmmm.....sooooooo unhealthy!

Lasagna
-One pack oven ready lasagna pasta
-Ground beef
-ragu or pasta sauce
-red peppers, onions. Or other veggies(Frozen mixed veggies)
-vegetable oil
-Cottage cheese
-Mozerella cheese
-Spices(salt, maggai, pepper,curry,etc)

For sauce.
In a clean pot put 3 tablespoons of oil(allow to get hot add ground beef and fry. In another pot, add chopped onions, and peppers or other veggies. fry for 5 mins or till onions are sautéed. Add salt, Maggie, curry(whatever spices you use). Then add ragu sauce and let it is boil for 10mins on medium heat. Add cooked ground beef to sauce and let it cook for 10mins.

Lasagna- (if they are not oven ready, you can boil them till it is soft first)

Place one lasagna in pan add sauce on top. Add cottage cheese, mozerella cheese and Repeat layer until ingredients are done. Preheat oven to 350 and place in oven for 30-35mins (but if u boil it, it should be ready in 15-20mins). and voila we have Lasagna!

Well I am back guys! I promise never to disappear without warning again....Coming up on the blog are ravioli, more summer smoothies, ekpangukwuo, banga soup, meat pie, puff puff and more!!!!

Bruschetta + Jollof Rice

2010-06-19T18:17:00.001-07:00

Hey guys I just want to use this opportunity to say A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who voted for me. I won the BEST FOOD BLOG during the Nigerian Blog awards and I am very very very grateful to everyone to be recognized by my peers. It is really funny how this blog started as a hobby but by the grace of God it will be going somewhere BIGGER IJN!.

Anyway this week I made Bruschetta as an appetizer for dinner I had with some of my friends. It was really good and it is also really simple.

..and for the main course we had Jollof rice with chicken. Nothing special because I was soooooo tired after a long day at the beach/water park. Regular Saturday meal!

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND/WEEK EVERYBODY!!!
P.s Can you tell I am reallllly tired!!!!!! Off to the movies..#sigh!

I am dedicating this song to my daddy. I am daddy's baby and God knows without him I would not be half the woman I am today. Everyday I thank God for him and my Mum and I cannot wait to start making money so i can spoil the both of them! HAPPY FATHERS DAY DADDY! I'll upload the Mp3 of this song later. xx!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01ObbObJJhA

Daddy
by Beyonce

I remember
When you used to take me on a bike ride every day on the bayou
(Remember that? We were inseparable?)
And I remember when you could do no wrong
You come home from work
And I jump in your arms when I saw you
(I was so excited)
I was so happy
(So happy to see you so happy to see you)
To see you
Ooh

Because you loved me
I overcome
And I’m so proud of what you’ve become
You’ve given me such security
No matter what mistakes I make you’re there for me
You cure my disappointments and u heal my pain
You understood my biz and you protected me
I treasure every year in place a comemory
And thats why I want my unborn son
To be like my daddy
I want my husband to be like my daddy
There is no one else like my daddy
And I thank you for lovin me
(daddy daddy daddy)

I still remember the expression your face when you found out
I’d been on a date and had a boyfriend
(my first boyfriend, you shoulda seen your face)
I still remember I called you cryin
cuz of my tattoo coulda said “Beyonc© I told Ya”
So instead you said you’d get one too
(You and my momma said yall’d get one just like mine)
Words cant express my boundless gratitude for you
I appreciate what you do oh
You’ve given me tight security
No matter what mistakes I know you’re there for me
Cute my disappointments and heal my pain
You understood by biz and you protected me
I treasure every extraordinary memory
that’s why

I want my unborn son
To be like my daddy
I want my husband to be like my daddy
There is no one else like my daddy
And I thank you (thank you) for lovin me

Even if a man broke my heart today
No matter how much pain I’m in I would be ok
Cuz I got a man in my life that can’t be replaced
His love is unconditional
It won’t go away
And I know I’m lucky (lucky)
Know it aint easy
Men? who take care of their responsibilities
Love is overwhelming??
Stop a tear from falling
I love you so much daddy

Thank you
You’ve done so much for me
I love you,
Daddy

I’m so emotional daddy
Every time I think of you
I get emotional daddy
Every time I think of you
There is no one else like my daddy
No one will replace my daddy
Daddy daddy daddy daddy
[fade]

Hugs and kisses
Ms.O

Apple Pie A'la Mode

2010-06-06T14:34:00.001-07:00

Hello everybody, I hope you are all having a splendid Sunday! My church to day was just amazing. We had anointing service and wow, wow, wow, wow is really all I can say at this point! I needed direction last week and after today's service, I can happily say I know everything would work out and God name alone would be glorified. I like the direction God has shown me and I am just working towards the end goal. It would definitely not be easy, but with God by my side....... Ok enough preaching...LOL!

So as we all know, this week was the voting week for Nigerian blog awards, most of my friends wanted me to 'bribe' them with home made cookies, dinners, macarons, you name it, I was asked to make it. LOL. So a few friends came over on Saturday night, I made apple pie for the fist time ever, and we had it with Ice-Cream and strawberries!!! YUM!! I also made macaroons but I was not able to take a picture it was DEVOURED!

MY TASTERS L-R ME-CICI-VANCHI-AIMIZZY-DAMS..:)(Pardon the way I look in this pic! Choi! Babes were tired!)

APPLE PIE!!! *BBM DANCING EMOTION* It was very yummy!!! ASK MY TASTERS!

Apple pie a'la Mode..:D

You would think after all that fattening food, I would not eat for the rest of the week and just umm drink water, but NOPE! I made Afang soup and pounded yam when I got back from church, I took it back to my mother land men! I had missed this soup. The igbo's call it Okazi.

...and that is it! I hope with this post, I have been able to convince you and not confuse you to VOTE FOR ME! There are a few hours left to vote! so click HERE and VOTE Ms.O's kitchen for BEST FOOD BLOG!

#OkthanxBye

Hugs n Kisses
Have a Blessed week.
Ms.O

Porridge Yam + Shrimp Salad!

2010-05-29T19:39:00.000-07:00

Hello Lovlies! How is everyone doing, I hope the week was great and the weekend is looking up, and to my American readers, I hope you are all having a great Memorial day weekend. I also want to thank everyone that Nominated me for best food blog! I am so excited and thankful. Now please vote for me!!!! I WANT TO WIN OHH!! Nominee is not enough..I keeeed!

On to today's post. I cooked Porridge Yam on Wednesday, after reading a post by Audeo and I remembered I had not eaten it in a while! So off I went to the African store after work. All in all it was SO worth it! I loved it. I think I cooked it the Igbo/rivers way cos I noticed Yoruba people don't put leaves...anyways this is how we always cooked it around my parts!

This evening My friend Cindy came over to my house to hangout, it was so much fun and when we got hungry we had SHRIMP SALAD!!!! It was soooooooo GOOD!!!She made it, so all credit goes to her, if you need a recipe holla at me, and I gatchu as always....here we go

You Can eat it like this with just Balsamic Vinaigrette or for a more unhealthy option..which we all opted for....

If you need recipes, please do not hesitate to send me e-mail as usual or tweet @ me..:) Have a blessed week and long weekend! DO NOT FORGET TO VOTE FOR ME!!

P.S Nice Anon- I promise, I will make Red velvet cake next weekend! I have been very busy lately!

Hug and Kisses
Ms.O.

What I did this Afternoon

2010-05-05T17:37:00.000-07:00

Today a friend of mine that I met through church came to spend the day with me. we went shopping and walking and then came home and made a late lunch. It was all very fun and I enjoyed my time with her a lot. I am very grateful for the few friends I have made since moving to Ottawa 5 yrs ago. They keep me grounded and my church family are very special to me. My pastor and his wife are like my parents. They worry about me, call me, take care of me and most importantly pray for me. I love my church and if you are in the Ottawa area ensure to visit Rhema Christian Ministries, and you would NEVER want to leave! I can guarantee that.(ok enough promo...LOL )For lunch, we had Jollof rice, with chicken and Plantains. We were so full we fell asleep on the couch and woke up an hr later to have cookie dough ice-creme, while giving ourselves a manicure!!!!! Great day indeed! although rather unhealthy..gonna go try and work this food out with my WII!!!

Hugs and Kisses
Ms.O

P,S A heartfelt R.I.P To Nigeria's President Umaru Musa Yaradua.
"A human life is a story told by God" ~Hans Christian Andersen.
Another sad day for Nigeria...#sigh

Food for the Week

2010-04-18T18:11:00.000-07:00

Rice and chicken, Stew and Efo Riro

Efo Riro

Fried rice + Chicken

STEW!!!!

Sorry the pictures kinda suck this week! I was tired when I was done!

Hello everyone! I hope everybody's weekend was amazing. I had a VERY busy weekend albiet a little lazy at the same time. On Sunday night however I decided to cook my meal for the week in an effort to save time and actually eat food.(which BTW is my biggest problem-I don't eat enough!!!) My schedule during the week can be really crazy, and as the summer months draw nearer and the appeal to workout is even higher, I find myself going straight to bed(read twitter) by the time I get home after 7pm. I decided to cook enough for the week, and refrigerate it and hopefully this would allow me to make better and healthier eating choices. So I cooked Fried rice, stew and efo. I am sure somwhere during the week, I would make alferdo pasta or lasagne or even steak, but these are staples that can take me a long way for the week. Everyone should try it...I did this in about 2 and a half hrs. an voila I am set for the week. Have a blessed one!

2cups rice
5 chicken drumsticks
Frozen Mixed veggies(corn, peas, carrots, peppers,)
Chopped Onions
Spices(curry,maggi,garlicpowder,salt)
Oil to fry.

Boil rice in water and a pinch of salt till it is soft.
Boil chicken with the spices till it is cooked and put in the oven to grill. about 300c for 30mins
In a frying pan, Add 3 table spoons of oil, When hot, add chopped onions, frozen veggies and spices.
Allow to fry for 5mins or until onions are sauteed.
Add rice stir till the rice is thorougly mixed with the sauce.

Do this over and over till the rice is done. Depending on how big your pan is and how much you make.

remove chicken from oven and voila we have fried rice and chicken..:)

EFO RIRO

Ingredients. ...

Spinach/Clean and cut.
Beef (Boiled) Save stock.
Dried fish
Tomato sauce
Fresh tomato
onion
Onion powder
Crushed red pepper
Minced Garlic
Palm oil
Salt

Saute onion, tomato and garlic in palm oil
Add tomato sauce and let simmer for 3-5 mins.
Add boiled meat, stock fish, dried fish
Add beef stock (Very little, cos spinach produces water)
Add spinach
Add all seasoning.(maggi, adobo...whatever you like)
Simmer and cook down till there's little or no liquid left.

Very easy to make...make sure the heat is on low the entire time..

Hugs and Kisses
Ms.O

Curry Rice

2010-04-07T19:26:00.000-07:00

Its been a minute since i posted on here. I have slacked with my daily cooking :( I am trying to do this diet thing. So I have eliminated a lot of carbs from my meals and I'm eating mainly fruits and veggies *insert sick face here* This does not mean once in a while I do not throw in some carbs. Like last night I ate poutine. It is a Canadian delicacy *insert yummmynessssss here* so fattening but so good. This post is about curry chicken. It is one of my favorite sauces with rice, except stew. It is also very easy to make. Made this sometime last week. Sooo good!

If you need Recipes please drop a comment and I will email them as per usual..:)

Hugs and Kisses
Ms.O

Ingredients

Chicken(chicken breast, boneless, cut in cubes)
1/2Onion
Garlic cloves
Curry Powder
sour cream
flour
Spice(salt,maggi,adobo,etc depends on u)

in a pan fry onions and garlic in curry till it is caramelized
spice chicken in another pan and let it sautee for like 10mins or until you can tell it is cooked (do not let the water dry up)
Once chicken is cooked, pour 1 table spoon of sour cream into chicken broth to thicken it. add onions and garlic from earlier and let it simmer for about 5mins. TASTE. if it has a very sharp/sour taste, add a little(I/2 tsp) flour to neutralize it. let simmer for about 5 more minutes and it is ready.

To whom it may concern- seeeee!!!! I wasnt lying!! #uknowwhoyouare

Fish+Plantain...and a Saturday with Macaroons!

2010-03-13T15:16:00.000-08:00

Hello all! Hope evryone's week went very well.I am still angry that you guys picked a man's food over mine! but it is well! hehe..anyways! I was craving fish one day this week as usual and I found a new african store just a walking distance from my house!!! So of course I had to go and chekirrrout! lol. This was dinner! YUMMY!

On saturday I made Macaroons! I had never made them before and I did not know how they would turn out. So I was very pleased when they came out right! Here is a quick picture.. If you run to my house, there might still be some!

Anywayz Got to run! I have an event to take pictures at, and it starts in an hr! and I am not even ready..lol!!

Hugs and Kisses
Ms.O

pasta

2010-03-08T16:45:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! How are y'all doing? Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather that we have been having. I am totally in a spring frame of mind right now! I cannot wait to start wearing dresses and shorts again!and attend barbeque's have summer drinks on my balcony and just soak up the sun!
Anyway today's post is a meal that my special friend(LAWL) made for me when I went to visit him. I took a nap and he cooked me dinner! Don't you just love 21st century men? So after I ate that as his house that weekend, I was craving it some days later and set aside to make mine, with some changes of course..So please which one looks better?? ***pick mine..pick mine** hehe!

This is his. Steak with sauteed tomatoes and onions with Pasta on the side-#HUGEMEAL

MINE!!!..Steak with Grilled potatoes +Gravy and coleslaw. #hugemeal! I could not move after! LAWL!

If you do need recipes e-mail me and I would be glad to send them to you. The reason I don't post them up is because I don't have exact measurements of things. I just use my eyes! But if enough people tell me they dont mind, I would put them up..:)
Steak with Pasta and sauteed tomatoes

RECIPE
Steak
tomatoes
onions
ball pepper
pepper
Spices

Spice the steak with curry, maggi, salt, garlic, onions etc and boil for like 10-15mins or until a little soft.

pop in grill under medium heat for about 20mins after that. you can rub grounded pepper on it if you are a big pepper person. turn once or twice while in the oven so that both sides gets cooked. Cook until soft.

for the tomato sauce just cut up tomatoes, onions, half a bell pepper and the little red peppers and fry on low heat for 10mins. add spices.

Have a Fab week everyone!
Hugs and Kisses
Ms.O

Snowy Days.....

2010-02-27T17:33:00.000-08:00

Rainy /snowy days make me very lazy! So I barely cook actual meals and just eat very sporadically....here is a Staple meal for any Nigerian...:) Rice and stew...:)

I went to visit a friend of mine last weekend and made them egusi soup, cause they had not had proper food in a loooong time! I am nice!

Happy Valentines day!

2010-02-14T07:43:00.000-08:00

Hello lovers!

I made banana bread last Saturday. The recipe was so easy and the bread came out so good. Moist and simply amazing. Let me know if you need a recipe..

I actually cooked proper dinner's everyday this week. I was so proud of myself! Normally I am not a very health eater. I do not eat junk food per se.. I instead just do not eat....at all. I would eat a pita bread for dinner, Or cereal, So this week I challenged myself to cook everyday! I did succeed! so yay me!

Have an amazing Valentines day! I will be with my bottle of wine giving myself a pedicure and a facial while watching a movie..hehe!..Have fun loves! and be safe..In every essence of the word!...xx!

iCraved Yam and CornBeef stew...

2010-02-06T09:16:00.001-08:00

CornBeef

I was craving Fried yam and CornBeef stew on Tuesday, Luckily for me I had just visited my mum and she gave me some yam! I love me mummy! hehe...xx!

On the weekend, I was with a special friend and we had fondue.. hehe.. This wasn't my house so we did it the ghetto way and just melted Chocolate over a stove..LOL..fun times anyhowsssss!
P.S My daddy got me my DSLR!!! I love him so much!!! So my pictures would be so much better now! I think I used to try with my regular point and shoot!..hehe!

Off to bake banana bread!...Will be posting pictures!..xx

Schezwan Stirfry with Shrimps

2010-01-16T06:12:00.000-08:00

This is a very easy and very fast meal. I made it one night when I came back from work and was too tired t make a big dinner. simple but very filling. need recipes? let me know!

This was also Dinner one night.. the picture did not turn out as nice as I wanted it to but yup..:) This is Grilled fish with some rice and coleslaw...BIG DINNER! I think I was really hungry!

Shrimp Stirfry
1pound of shrimp(or how eva many you like)
-szechwan sauce(or any strifry sauce you like)
-chinese noodles(or pasta. Chinese noodles cook in like 3mins. So I prefer them)
-mixed veggies
-onions
-oil
-spices(Maggie,pepper,salt,garlic,ginger,curry, etc)

Spice the shrimp with salt, curry, and pepper,in a separate pot and boil it till cooked.

Put water on fire in a separate pot, add a pinch of salt

In a frying pan, put a tablespoon of oil and let it become hot

Take your chopped onions and mixed veggies and put it in the pan to fry till they are slightly brown...

Next add spices to the mixed veggies(depends on how you want the food to taste) mix.

Add the shrimps to the pan and add szechwan sauce(or any stir fry sauce) mix. Let it cook for like 3-5mins.

while the sauce is cooking, put the chinese noodles in the boiling water. Cook until soft. It takes it like 3mins to get soft.

Strain noodles and add to the sauce. Stir and cook for another 2mins.

And viola you have shrimp stir fry. You can also use chicken with the recipe.

So I use this blog to practice my photography as you can see. I am looking for people to donate to my DSLR fund..lol..:) Please now you guys!!!

Christmas Dinner

2010-01-06T22:16:00.000-08:00

Hey guys

Happy New year from this side of the blog. I know I never update it as often as I would like, but I have some great pics for you today. I spent my first Christmas away from my family this year and I had mixed emotions about it. I was happy to finally be able to say I am an adult but sad as I missed my mummy and all her yummy cooking! So I gathered a few of my friends and had dinner GOODTIMES!! enjoy!

The Entire table..I think the meatpie is missing..hmmmmmmm

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Yep we had chocolate fondue for desserrrrrrrrt..:0 yummy!!

My Personal persons...:)

Ok I am tired of putting up pictures!..lol you get the idea! it was a fun night!!! Ohh just like Vera I need a Nikon D90 DSLR so I can take better pictures.. who wants to get one for me? PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! i'll cook for you..hehe..:)

xx.
Ms. O

I had Some fish and Red velvet cake.!

2009-11-12T20:24:00.000-08:00

Hello Blogfam and Tweeps/tweethearts/twepoles..hehe!!!! I hope everyone had a very fabulous week! and is excited that it is Friday! Because I AM!!! Anyways I have not been feeling well for the past month or so, so eating for me has been very sporadic. But on days like Wednesday night I remember how much I love good food! I was talking to someone AKA Dr Jax on Wednesday night and he said he was having fish for dinner and I remembered I had not had fish since my last post on fish in like June!!! So on my way from work. I stopped by my local grocery store and got some fish. I had grilled salmon with potatoes and coleslaw. The entire meal took me less than 30mins to prepare. if you need a recipe.. HOLA!!

I tried to make the pic a little artistic!.. hehe

When I was done making dinner. I made some cup cakes. I was just testing a recipe for something else I am doing soon. well here is the cupcake

It turned out really good! I will let you in on my secret later.. shh!!

Then I put some Icing on the cake!!! YUMMMMM!!!(and also VERY FATTENING)

Have a fab weekend y'all Coz I will most definitely be having one!..xx!

Ms. O

Crepes...!

2009-11-01T15:02:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago Kemberley was craving Crepes on twitter and it made me realize I had not made them in a while! I promised to blog about an easy recipe for crepes so here we go! This weekend when I finally had a Saturday off work and could actually have real breakfast! I made Crepes for breakfast! It was the perfect breakfast! Well here is my recipe!

3 eggs
1 tsp Sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup melted butter

Preparation:
Beat eggs until smooth. Add milk and butter.

Sift flour and sugar, gradually add to egg mixture.

Beat until the batter is smooth.

Batter will be thin, like heavy cream.

Grease skillet or crepe pan lightly;(what I do is I use a kitchen tissue and dip it lightly in oil and use that to rub on the pan)
Pour batter into pan and rotate quickly to distribute batter.
If batter seems too thick, add more milk in very small amounts until consistency is corrected.
Cook crepe until light brown; turn to cook other side. Remove from pan, lightly

grease the pan, and continue cooking until batter is finished.

Fill crepes with whatever you like. I like good ol Canadian maple syrup. My roommate likes Nutella(chocolate).. My friend liked Jam...lol we all had it with fruit!

Hope you enjoy!

P.S I am in love with 9ice's new song ENERGY!

P.s.s I am gonna be old in a month!

P.s.s I have a huge crush on somone!..sigh!

Chicken et Sweet Potatoes.

2009-07-25T19:22:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! Hope everyone is doing well, I did not cook much these past few weeks, because I am moving to a new apartment so been busy busy! So here is something I made a while ago. Hope everyone is having a fab weekend!. Naija in a couple of days for me..yay!

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A Gets Togerra!

2009-07-05T12:55:00.000-07:00

Hello Guys,
Hope everyone had a fab Canada day/July 4th and are doing well. This weekend I had a little get together at my house with some of my closest friends and it was fun, I made food and we watched naija moves and gisted. fun times all around! I love these girls alot! I never have a boring time with them! Here are some pics! mostly of the food..:)

Oh I also noticed some people have been asking for recipes, I have included them to the posts below, Also if you have any ideas you want me to incorporate into this blog, let me know...xoxo!

My Apartment..:) I tried to make it look nice..hehe

I bought the fruits and made the platter.It took a little time, coz I kept arranging and rearranging..:)...I think it turned out well..:0

I first ate this at a game night I went to..I thought it was amazing! Its dates wrapped with bacon..:) tastes AMAZING. Very easy to make and also a good appetizer! The second pic is when it is cooked..SO YUMMMM!

Pumpernickel bread with spinach dip!!!! YUMMY!!!

The Table all set up!...check out the fried rice in the back and chicken..:)

My girles!!!!!!!:)..loves them!!!

Cheesseeeeeeeeeeeeee cake!

2009-06-24T16:28:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! I made this cheesecake when I went home for Easter/ my brothers bday. my family all loved it. It was my 3rd time making cheesecake ever so I had kind of got a hang of it. Well here it is enjoy! And i had no time to make it look good coz the monstrous eaters I have called my brothers/ lil cousins finished it before i could say jackrobinson!!!!!

Recipe!
Ingredients:

Crust

2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
4 ounces butter or margarine, melted

Filling

1 cup granulated sugar
3 pkgs. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 8-ounce carton of sour cream

Instructions:

Combine graham cracker crumbs with 2 tablespoons of sugar and the melted butter or margarine. Press into the bottom of a springform pan.

Set aside.
Cream the softened cream cheese with the sugar and vanilla extract.

Add the eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add the sour cream, which should be at room temperature.

Pour into graham cracker crust.

Bake for half an hour at 350 degrees F.

Turn off the oven, leaving the cheesecake inside for another half hour.

Chill and refrigerate for at least 4-8 hours.

Top with your favorite fruit topping, garnish with fresh strawberries or graham cracker crumbs.

R.S.V.P( rice and stew very plenty)

2009-06-24T16:25:00.000-07:00

RICE AND STEW IS A STAPLE MEAL IN ANY NIGERIAN FAMILY. I eat rice at least 3times a week, sometimes more! this is One of the many ways I make it. add some plantains! and voila!!!!! yumm!!

p.s remeber if you need a recipe, HOLLAAAAAA!!!

Recipe.

Ingredients.

1 pack meat/fish/chicken
5 big tomatoes
2 red peppers
2 onions
3tbsp oil
3 Maggi cubes
1/2 tbs dry pepper
1 fresh jalapeno pepper(or any really hot pepper)

Cut if needed- Wash the Chicken, add onions, dry pepper, salt, maggi and curry to pot, let it boil on low heat without adding any water at first. Add water, once it starts to dry up. boil till soft,remove and grill/fry if you choose or just let stand.

cut tomatoes, onions, and red ball peppers into small squares. Blend on medium speed till well blended.

Pour into pot and let boil till it is completely dry. stir often to ensure it does not get burnt on the bottom.

Reduce the heat to a 5. Use another pot and(or the same pot you can pour the sauce out of the pot into a bowl) add oil into pot.Add half of the onions(chopped into little pieces),let it melt. pour tomatoes sauce into pot(note it will splash so be CAREFULL, cover pot!!!)

Allow to fry for 5mins on reduced heat. Add Maggi cubes, curry, and salt to taste.

Increase heat back to 7 and allow to boil for 10mins or until sour taste is gone. Add more Maggi or salt if needed.

Add the stock from the boiled Chicken to make less thick and stir. Leave to boil for 5mins. Add chicken,stir and leave to boil for another 10mins.

once boiled taste to see if it taste right, then remove from the stove top. boil your rice, fry your plantains and voila!!!! A typical Naija meal!

P.s This is my very first try and writing out a recipe..let me know if it makes sense!

Strawberry Upside-down cake

2009-06-07T20:05:00.001-07:00

2 c. strawberries (cut in pieces)
1 pkg. strawberry Jello (3 oz.)
1 pkg. miniature marshmallows (10 oz.)
1 white or yellow cake mix

Grease and flour 9 x 13 cake pan. Spread strawberries evenly in bottom of pan. Sprinkle with dry Jello and evenly distribute the marshmallows over all. Prepare cake mix with 1 cup of water and 2 eggs. Spread over strawberries, Jello and marshmallows. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool and cut into squares. Serve by flipping each piece upside down on to plate. May top with Cool Whip.

Grilled fish with steamed Veggies

2009-06-07T19:53:00.000-07:00

Voila!

I love Food

2009-06-07T19:05:00.001-07:00

Hey guys welcome to MY FOOD BLOG! WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!..LOL

Anybody who knows me well, knows how much I love to cook and eat good food. I would try anything once! I cook almost everyday. I love to look up recipes and try them out! Being in the kitchen for me is fun and the most relaxing time of my day. Anyway without any further delay, I introduce to you----MY FOOD BLOG, UZEBA KITCHEN-It would mostly just be pictures of different things I make in my spare time. But if anyone requires a recipe ask and it shall be given unto you. Please note, I am not a professional in any way. This is just something I love to do. And who am I to waste my talent..LOL!!

so stay tuned to My Kitchen as I post the pics ASAP, hope everyone had a fab weekend!

xx!
Ms. O