Currently Browsing: Lunch & Dinner 152 articles
Lunch & Dinner Recipes
Easy baked whole fish and chimichurri
This easy baked whole fish is always a delight. Click here for recipe video. I love making whole fish mostly on weekends. Probably because there is more work in cleaning the fish. Luckily there are numerous market like Asian store and African store that sell whole clean fish. I usually buy these whole clean fish […]
Chimichurri sauce
Chimichurri sauce is leafy based sauce originated from Argentina and Uruguay. I was introduced to this delicious sauce by my Argentinian college roommate! I love making it ever since and sometimes I will tweak the recipe a little. Anyway this below is the authentic recipe I she was also though by her grandma. I love […]
Stir fry kale and rice (low carb rice)
This stir fry kale and rice (low carb rice) is my son’s favorite rice dish. It is also my type of low carb. I always have frozen kale in my freezer. I am a rice lover and being on a low carb diet makes thing kind of hard. I have tried different type of low […]
Apple, Cinnamon, ginger, lime soup
This warm apple, Cinnamon, ginger, lime soup is so therapeutics. The perfect soup to end an evening with in family. All know how the health benefit of an apple add to the medicinal property of ginger! Such a throat warming immune booster. The touch of cinnamon if the perfect homey flavor of the fall season! […]
Jollof Cauliflower rice
For this jollof cauliflower rice, you can use frozen cauliflower rice. It is a fabulous weeknight dinner that doesn’t require you to spend hours in the kitchen. You can make your own cauliflower rice by chopping fresh cauliflower into fine chunks in a size of rice grains. If you have premade jollof tomato-based sauce ( […]
Air fry turkey tails, Adokougbi (Togolese cuisine)
These air fry turkey tails are such a loved turkey parts in west Africa. It is love or hate. For some reason the fat in turkey tail makes this part so delicious and flavorful. This dish is popular in togolese street along with fried turkey wings. Commonly called in Mina language as Adokougbi, this meat […]
Creamy Chicken Sauce
What I like about this recipe is how quick and easy it is on top of being comforting and flavorful. You only need 20 minutes of your time to make this. Check the recipe video here. Have your rice or accompaniment cooking while making the sauce. In My case, since my kids wanted a rice, […]
Orange glazed chicken (low sugar calories)
Orange glazed chicken is another sweet and tangy chicken recipe my kids love. Why not make this when you have orange laying around the house. Especially an orange that is not sweet for enjoying as is. My middle chicle made this chicken several time since I have shown him how. It does save us unnecessary […]
Jute leaves soup or Togolese Ademe Dessi
Jute leaves soup or Togolese Ademe Dessi is very popular not only in West Africa but throughout Africa, in middle east and Asia. It is also called Ewedu, Molokhia, Saluyot, Egyptian Spinach, Molokhia or Molokheya, tossa jute, krinkrin, etinyung, Bush or Okra. Check here for the recipe video Origin of Jutes Plant Jutes plant scientifically […]
Beef and beef offal African pepper soup
Beef and beef offal pepper soup is a delicacy in my family! Origin and benefits of pepper soup: Pepper soup is a delicious soup originated from West part of Africa. A very popular soup in Nigeria and Ghana. The soup is prepared with variety of meat, hot peppers, and calabash nutmeg as primary ingredients. This […]