(You can find the video for this recipe here.) One common misconception about weight loss is that you have to eat only salad and chicken to see results. That couldn’t be further from the truth. As someone who has lost weight multiple times, I can tell you this for free: deprivation does not work. You…
Remember my Adalu (Beans and Corn Pottage) post? Well, I decided to take another delicious spin on beans, this time with plantains! 😋 This Beans and Plantain Pottage is a wholesome, flavor-packed Nigerian food that’s both easy to make and satisfying. The creamy softness of the beans meets the gentle sweetness of plantains, all brought…
If you’ve ever craved something hearty, fun, and totally satisfying, this is it. These air-fried plantain boats stuffed with shrimp and fish are my latest food experiment gone very, very right! I got the inspiration from Sisi Yemmie’s recipe, where she stuffed fried plantains with beans and minced beef. It looked so good that I…
If you grew up in Nigeria, chances are you’ve had a love-hate relationship with unripe plantains. For me, it was definitely hate at first. As a child, unripe plantain pottage tasted like “trials and tribulations.” It felt bland, heavy, and honestly not worth my time. That all changed during my NYSC years in Bayelsa. One day, my…