Chicken yassa has easily become one of my favorite dishes. It’s distinct flavor is hard to forget, and I guarantee you’ll make it over and over again. I love pairing it with either white rice, jollof or thieboudienne. The sauce that comes out of this dish is plate-lick worthy. We already have a recipe for… Continue reading Chicken Yassa

So this is probably one of our favorite rice dishes. From the rich flavors of seafood and garlic all the way down to the vegetables. You’ve just got to love it, especially the fact that it’s best eaten in a group (I guarantee it’ll taste better if you eat from the same tray with a… Continue reading Our take on Thieboudienne

We’re writing the recipes of past dishes that we have made before we started the blog; this means that the step-by-step pictures might be incomplete (sorry about that) but the directions will have everything. This is our go-to add-on for a lot of dishes. It’s so easy so you can decide to add it to… Continue reading Potato Salad

Ingredients: 1/2 pawpaw 1 cucumber Juice of 1 lemon sugar as needed Directions: Wash and peel the papaya and the cucumber Add into a blender with a cup of water and blend until really smooth Strain out with a cheesecloth (or anything fine material) The drink will be very thick at this point so add… Continue reading Papaya/Pawpaw and cucumber juice

  Ingredients: 1/2 kg of minced meat 5 large eggs 1/2 tsp of ginger/garlic paste salt to taste Maggi/royco/knorr 1 medium-sized onion, grated 1 tomato, grated crushed chili pepper   Directions: Mix the minced meat, half of the ginger+ garlic paste, salt, maggi and chilli powder in a bowl and allow to marinate Hard boil… Continue reading Scotch egg sauce

It all started with wanting to have dinner on the balcony but we didn’t have a table that would fit. To cut the long story short; one of our study tables came to the rescue so we DID have our dinner on the balcony. That is what I call a win win situation (study and… Continue reading Garlic herb couscous and Oven-baked salmon

I know, I know, it’s been long overdue. I miss you all too 😉 Anyway, unto the business of the day. Here goes this super easy soup that is sure to impress friends and family. This generously serves 4-5 people; enjoy. Ingredients: Tofu (about 1.5 cups, cut in desired shape) 1 egg (beaten) Black fungus… Continue reading Sweet and sour soup

Like some of the others, this is from the archives (so more text and less pictures). Enjoy and let us know what you think of the recipes. I think this was made back in 2013. I still remember the chilled tamarind drink it was served with (as seen in the picture above, made from scratch).… Continue reading Lamb Korma Pilaf

Nana did her magic on this one. She made the drink and it tasted very much like Chapman so we  decided to name it ‘ Za Chapman Twist’. Its very easy to make and very refreshing, not to mention the infused fruits that add so much flavor, antioxidants and makes it look good. I think… Continue reading Za Chapman Twist

I’ll admit this has a lot of steps, but trust me, it’s all worth it at the end because it’s so delicious. You can eat your curry with naan bread, rice or anything of your choice (we had ours with pita that we bought from the store because why not? right 🙂 ). Ingredients: The… Continue reading Kofta Curry