SHREDDED BEEF CURRY WITH BASMATI RICE

Shredded beef curry with Basmati rice

Ingredients: 1/2kg shredded beef,2 cloves garlic, 2tblsp veg.oil,carrots,peas,1 chopped onion,1tsp curry,1 cup coconut milk,2tblsp tomato-pepper paste.

Method: stir fry beef with garlic & seasoning in oil until the meat is fried. Add tomato paste & keep frying for 2mins. Pour the coconut milk, curry & bring to boil. Add the carrots and peas, cook till the sauce is reduced. Stir in the onions, simmer for a minute before serving with steamed rice.

FISH PEPPER SOUP

Ingredients:
1kg catfish, cleaned,washed and cut
1 lemon
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1tablespoon tomato-pepper paste
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
1 fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
1 & 1/2 cup water
2 red chili peppers
1 leek, diced
2 bay leaves
3 seasoning cubes
Parsley, chopped
Salt

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Method: 
*Marinate fish with lemon, pinch of salt and 1 seasoning cube for 15mins.
*In a non-stick pot, fry the tomato-pepper paste, garlic and fresh ginger in oil for 2mins. Add the water and bay leaves, bring to boil.
* Add the remaining seasoning cubes, leek, red chili peppers and then the fish.
* Lower the heat and allow to simmer for 5mins.
* Dish out and garnish with chopped parsley.

Serves 4

FRUITS IN YOGURT

Fruits in yogurt
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> Ingredients: 
yogurt (sweetened or unsweetened depending on your choice), a cup each of diced plum, orange, pineapple, pawpaw & watermelon, coconut.

> Method: 
put the fruits together and add the yorghurt. Grate the coconut on top. Serve chilled.
 You also have the option of blending all together and serving chilled!

DANWAKE( a type of hausa dumpling)

Hello everyone, it's been a bit. 

 I recently made acquaintance  with a great innovative cook who is into healthy eating and I had to get the recipes on her delicacies because they all look so yum. Her name is Mrs Bilkisuwa. You can check her instagram page for some really enticing dishes @bilkisuwa. I will be making more posts on her work.

The recipe for this dish is below

Ingredients: 

danwake flour (a mix of beans,wheat flour,cassava flour, baobab & potash), veg. oil & pepper.

Method: 

mix the flour with water till it forms a somewhat thick but soft dough. Drop in boiling water and cook for 15mins. Strain and serve with veg oil,sprinkle of pepper, boiled eggs & cooked veggies

The image is not always what it seems!

 A lot of times we are blinded by what we see and make a lot of assumptions from what we see but the truth is; what we see is only the surface and like an ice berg,that is just 1%. The remaining 9% is immersed in water.
 People like to carry on facades of personas. I've come to learn that.
 Never be blinded by "perfect images" trust me, a lot of it are photo shopped.

 Your marriage,job,home,academics,business or whatever it is that concerns you is fine the way it is. If it's not,that's okay too.
 Have you ever had to say 'I'm  okay'even when your heart is hurting? Then think about it. How many people tell you they're more than fabulous which is just a mask behind their crumbling world.
 Comparison is a thief of joy I must say. Sometimes it's okay to have the trials because it can only make the testimony pronounced and celebrated. After the storm comes the testimony.
  Weeping may last the night but joy comes in the morning. Its a new year people. Let's enjoy the life we've been blessed with while we cook the one we dream about into reality. Have a lovely day. Cheers!

cupcakes

I decided to make some fluffy delicious cakes to share on my daughter's birthday to her friends. This is what I used and came up with. Bear in mind I'm no confectionary guru/expert or cake boss. Still 1 in the making though. Lol. But I do applaud my effort though.

Ingredients 

1)2 cups of flour

2)2teaspoon of vanilla flavor

3)4 eggs

5) a stick of butter

6)11/2 cups of sugar

7)3 teaspoons of baking powder

8)1 cup of milk

9)queens rainbow sprinkles

10)icing sugar

Process

Using my inherited mixer

(ps- this mixer existed before I was born. I was lucky to get it from my mom) I think the brand name is moulinex, I creamed my sugar and butter together for 15 minutes. 

 Then I added the eggs. And mixed some more.

 I added the vanilla flavor and mixed for 3 minutes. 

I served together the flour and baking powder. I gradually added it with the milk intermittently. I removed,placed my cupcake paper into the cupcake tin and baked for 20min. I removed and allowed to cool.

BUTTER ICING

For the icing I beat together my icing sugar and soft butter(half a stick) till smooth. Then I added 2 tablespoons of milk and a tablespoon of food coloring and mixed.

 That's what I used to ice with the help of my pipe and nozzle. 

 After icing I sprinkled my rainbow sprinkles to beautify and also to partially hide my flawed icing. 

maids and babies!!!

Being a mom is one of the most challenging roles one will ever take on and it poses more of challenge for working mom's. Leaving these innocent 

 kids in the trust and care of another is mandatory as taking them to work is not an option. 

 As a mom your patience is stretched to the limits by your babies constant demands, tantrums, mood swings etc.

 Not everyone has the patience to endure. Especially for maids and baby sitters  who have never being parents. 

 I was inspired to write this as this is a really touchy subject and when I came across this video my heart bled for that pour child that had to endure this cruelty from her care taker. 

 While we take care of kids, it is ultimately God that protects them and we should pray our kids never fall into hands like this. https://m.ak.fbcdn.net/video.ak/hvideo-ak-xaf1/v/t42.1790-2/10801112_10152933088817845_1746402784_n.mp4?rl=300&vabr=134&oh=6ead718246702a28b18f4fa50a887527&oe=54725225&__gda__=1416702700_baca9329009f865729abc7ac0a5442cd

 This happened in Uganda and obviously using a hidden camera.