Porridge Yam + Shrimp Salad!

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

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

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

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!

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

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.....

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!