Nitie's Creation

Hello People! Hope y'all are doing great! Let me know of that dish you have been longing to prepare, but you don't know how to go about it, who knows, I may just be able to provide you with the recipe. *winks Those who love Pasta, say "aye", those who don't, say "no", the "ayes" have it. (in Sen. David Mark's Voice) hehehehehe. We all love pasta, don't we? Pasta is  made from Durum Wheat Flour  mixed with water and formed into various shapes; long, short, tube, flat or decorative shapes. Spaghetti, Macaroni, Bucatini, Eliche, Spagettini, Picolo, Lasagne are some of the varieties of Pasta, with Spagetti being the most popular in Naija. Pasta can be cooked plain and eaten with tomato sauce or made as Jollof, just like the recipe below. It can be enjoyed with eggs, prawns, chicken, beef and the like. A plate of Jollof Macaroni and Egg Ingredients: - A pack of Macaroni - Tomato & Pepper Purée -...

Hello People, It's Sunday! Hope you guys were in Church! Remember in the presence of God there's fullness of joy. Many families in Nigeria eat Rice (whether Jollof, Fried or White) on Sundays, my family is no exception. Come to think of it, where did this "norm" originate from??? For me, I try to add some twists to my Sunday rice instead of the "normal rice" cos I'm bored (yawning) already. So today, I decided to make Gizzdo! I know you will be wondering what it is. Gizzdo is short for Gizzard and Dodo [fried plantain] in pepper sauce. A plate of White Rice and Gizzdo Ingredients: - 1 kg of gizzard - 2 ripe plantains - 1 large green pepper - 3 cooking spoons of tomato and pepper purée - Spring onions - Soya oil (you can use any vegetable oil) - A can of sweet corn (optional) - 2 stock cubes - Salt to taste and seasonings  Gizzard (diced)   Fried Plantain(Dodo)  Direction: 1.Season and boil gizzard for 20 mins....

Hello People, Snails! Snails!! Snails!!! How i love thee (*words of a glutton). I love snails alot, especially when crunchy and stir fried in pepper sauce. Some people say "when you eat snails, you will be slow", i honestly don't believe that cos i have been eating snails since i was a kid, and with all humility, i aint "slow" mehn. Snails also known as "Congo Meat" (don't know where this name came from) are rich in Protein, though not as much as that in beef or chicken, but compares favourably with sea-foods. They are also high in Iron which is good for women of child bearing age. Snails are said to contain carbohydrate but in little quantity, so good for weight watchers (those on low carb diet). With this said, to the business of the day; Ingredients: 25 Medium Sized Snails Pepper & T omato  purée 1 big onion 1/2 cup of Soya oil (for stir frying) (You can use any oil you have, aside palm oil) 3   Carrots (for garnishing) 1 Large...