Cooking has inspired my project - “Dine Africa”, which is set to show Africa’s culinary culture and exotic cuisines alongside its wide variety of ethnic nationalities, cultures and enormous land mass. I now see cooking as an art, and I consider it my own contribution to the arts in general. From then, I became more interested in cooking and started developing recipes. And the necessity to cook for others, and myself, pushed me to look for ways to rustle up simple but delicious meals. While my father was alive (may GOD rest his soul), he used to have me make him fresh, oil-less okra soup and boy did I hate it! As the years went by, I started falling in love with art. In fact, my laziness when it came to cooking could be said to have superseded epic proportions! At a point all I could cook was ‘jollof supergetti’ for my brothers. As a growing girl, I disliked ‘going into the kitchen’ because I was so ‘lazy’. I am quirky, and what you would call a nerd. Join me as we celebrate food, love and life. I shall also share some easy kitchen tips for the lazy cooks like me. Please join me as I celebrate the arts through African (Nigerian) cooking and through my mother's recipes (some of which I tweaked to fit my choices). While my father was alive (may GOD rest his soul) he used to have me make him fresh oiless okra soup and LORD did I hate it! As the years went by I started falling inlove with art and cooking which is my own contribution to the arts has inspired my project "Dine Africa" which is set to show along side Africa's wide variety of ethnic nationalities, cultures and enormous landmass is, if course, its culinary culture and exotic cuisines At some point all I could cook was "jollof supergetti" for my brothers. As a growing girl, I disliked going in the kitchen because I was so "Lazy"infact, my laziness when it came to cooking could superceded epic proportions. Hi.My name is Nma I am quirky and what you would call a nerd. In the words of my friend Mike “Ghana again? After contesting jollof with us(Nigerians), they now have their own okro?” I also want to ask “abeg na okro or okra?”Ībeg Mike help me ask them oh. But before I leave you the recipe, I’ll leave you with this question to ponder. You need to see the way my Ghanaian neighbors eat this stew: like it’s the last thing on earth. The pictures alone are to die for or as the Warri people say “na die!” Oh you might also want to check her app Kravings out on iTunes. I enjoy looking at her photos which makes my foodie soul happy. She does African recipes with a very modern twist. To get this recipe, I had to talk to none other than on instagram. I couldn’t enjoy any soupy stew. It has to be a little thick for me. With what I saw online and what I’ve seen my neighbors prepare, this stew is usually made to look quite soupy, but mba not for me o. As in the garri dey draw like pounded yam kaiiii! Although I didn’t make mine with banku, we enjoyed it with yellow garri. I have seen some of my Ghanaian neighbors eat this soup with banku. It’s quick it’s easy and it’s damn delicious! And what better recipe to make than one with okra. My ajebutter had to get some allergy shots and with him crying “mommy mommy” I had to make something quick. Not forgetting that the Yoruba’s do call theirs Okra stew too. Maybe because of how it’s made with a tomato base. Apart from Egusi, Jollof rice and suya, we do share similarities in how we make our okra and to them it’s called Okra stew. Ghanaians and Nigerians do have a lot in common especially when it comes to food. Infact he calls the Nigerian stew and okra the red and green soup. There’s no telling how many times I make it in one week. Even my son the gluten free ajebutter loves and prefers a meal of okra over anything else. I am a huge fan of Okra thanks to my ajebutter and my dad.
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