RAISING KIDS

Raising #kids comes with different challenges. We learn to cope with their constant prescence,attention,needs and so on. As a #parent one of the most necessary qualities is 'patience '. You just gotta have it. In fact if u don't, learn it.
 While they can be as adorable as possible,it can be the most exhausting job ever.
 They can be complete opposites; example jo-paul loves bread and hates eggs and tea. Lily loves tea and eggs but hates bread.
Lily hardly eats,infact I have to bribe or threaten her before she eats most meals but jo-paul eats well.

 Sometimes we create this perfect picture of their future in our heads and we try to mould then to become what we've created and it becomes exasperating if things aren't happening like we hope. This can make us frustrated with them but I've learnt to put all my trust in God concerning their future cos it's not by my might or power but by the Spirit of God.
  I will play my part as a parent and trust in the fact that God will do the rest.

veggee sauce without shredded meat.

So I've been trying to lose weight of late and I'm trying to eat healthy ad well as doing aerobic exercises. In that effort, I decided to make this. Hope you like
Ingredients
1) cabbage
2) lettuce
3)carrot
4) green beans
5) green peas
6) green pepper
8) crayfish ( blended)
9) red pepper
10) onions
11)vegetable oil

PROCESS

Chop all vegees roughly and mix together in exception of the lettuce cos it softens easily.
Add the blended crayfish,salt,royco seasoning cubes,.curry,chicken season,mixed spices and thyme. Its important to season well since I'm not using meat or meat stock. Mix well.

Drizzle with oil and put over medium heat. We don't want the vegees to be overly soft. Cook for 6-10 minutes. Use tour hands to shred the lettuce and mix in as well. Leave for 2minutes and serve with cooked white rice or over jellof rice as u prefer. 

I added meat from my stew and served with it. Bon apetit!

kunu

INGREDIENTS 

1) Guinea corn

2)sweet potatoes peeled 

3)germinated maize,guinea corn,unshelled rice (to germinate the grains, wet them and place in a basket. Cover the top with a polythene bag and leave for 2days to germinate )

4)‎ginger 

5) pepper (optional‎)

PROCEEDURE

Soak the guinea corn in water for 4hours or more.

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Pound roughly together the germinated grains and the peeled potatoes( the more the potatoes, the more the sweetness. Though some people add sugar in theirs for extra sweetness) , ginger and 4-5 dried pepper.

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Take it to a grinding engine and grind the guinea corn and the pounded mixture  ‎separately. 

Put enough water to boil. Just like when you're making pap/akamu/ogi mix the guinea corn in water to form a slightly thick paste. Pour in the boiling water till its thick and stir well‎.

Mix the germinated mixture in water as well. Not necessarily thick. And pour into the thick guinea corn mixture. Stir together. You will notice some cracks in the mixture as it starts to cool. My mom says it's a sign it will be sweet.

Leave to cool. I usually ‎make mine in the evening and leave overnight to cool. 

Filter with a sieve. You will see the chaff in the sieve.

And refrigerate. I prefer the taste if it's a day old though.‎‎

chin chin

Ingredients
1)flour
2)sugar
3)baking powder
4)eggs
5)powdered milk
6)flavor(vanilla,banana etc whatever you like)
7)water
8)oil for frying
9) butter
10) salt

PROCESS

Mix all the dry ingredients together- flour,sugar,baking powder,pinch of salt, and milk.
When thoroughly mixed through,add the butter and mix in till it had blended in well.
Add the whisked eggs in and mix as well .
Add water in bits and mix. Be careful not to over add it. once it's moist enough to stick together,stop adding the water and cover to rise for an Hour.
Flatten the dough on a flat surface with a rolling pin and first slice horizontally with a pizza cutter and then vertically.
Fry the sliced chin chin in hot oil till brown. Drain and leave to cool.

PS-sorry I didn't take pictures For this post. Had made the chin chin before I decided to post.

i'm baaaaaack!!!!!

Hey all. It's been a while I've blogged anything. But I'm back so new posts will be coming up soon.

Have a lovely day everyone. 

Dried okra soup.

This is a very easy and fast soup to cook and the ingredients make it quite traditional . Its enjoyable also so you will like this very much.

INGREDIENTS

1)Dried Okra blended smooth

2)Fresh pepper

3)potash

4)Dawa dawa

5)Beef

6)Ginger and garlic powder

7)semovita

8)Palm oil.

PROCESS

Spice the meat with thyme, dried ginger,dried garlic, curry,thyme,knor cubes and onions and cook the meat till its tender.
Add in the pounded pepper.
Add in salt and palm oil.
Pound the dawa dawa and add it in
Dissole potash in water and pour into the meat.
Add in the blended dry okra.
Cook for another 2-3minutes
Serve with semovita or whatever interests you.
Bon apetit!
By the side there was a serving of green garden eggs sliced and spiced with dried pepper, salt, royco and a little potash dissolved in water(to reduce bitterness).

Vegetarian pasta.

INGREDIENTS

1)Honey well spaghetti

2)5carrots(onions)

3)Green beans(sliced)

4)Green pepper(sliced)

5)Red pepper(blended)

6)Onions(sliced)

7)Garlic(minced)

8)Idies easy cook stew mix

PROCESS

  Boil water and add in your spaghetti. I use honey well cos it doesn't stick as much as the other brands in Nigeria. Cook for 5 minutes and drain.
  Heat vegetable oil in pan, pour the idies stew mix in a bowl and add a little bit of water to make it into a paste. Not too thick though. Add it into the oil with the blended pepper.. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes and add in curry, thyme,salt,a teaspoon of sugar,star cubes and then add in a little bit more water if its too dry.
  Add in the garlic and sliced vegetables and reduce the heat. Allow to cook for 4minutes
  Add the spaghetti into the sauce and mix well. Add a little water if its too dry and Still on low heat cover to cook for 5minutes
Serve. Bon apetit!