“She is ambitious, victorious and empowered. She is a daughter a friend, a mother, a sister. She is soft yet hard, a warrior and a lover....
Twice, I asked myself whether I should do this or not, and the answer came in three times. DO IT! Hi my name is Dunni Obata...
Twice, I asked myself whether I should do this or not, and the answer came in three times. DO IT! Twitter has been on fire for...
If you couldn’t pronounce the words above, don’t worry, I can’t too. Somehow in my head, it is stored as akpurukuku gunam gunam. Don’t ask my...
When I was told to review a cookbook, I was mightily excited. This is totally new territory for me despite spending what must be years of...
I wondered what to cook for my next BN Cuisine post. In light of the tribalistic comments filtering through cyberspace about the #bringbackourgirls campaign, I was...
Today is one of the most significant days in the Christian calendar and as with all traditions, food plays a major role. Frejon is cooked and...
I think I have Isio Wanogho to thank for this. It has been a tradition of mine to up sticks and go somewhere warm for my...
The journey to making these dishes was hilarious at best. I wanted my next post on Bella Naija to be something quite unusual but still undoubtedly...
I am journeying down to Rivers State, bringing you two distinctive delicacies from that part of Nigeria. I think the local lingua name for this soup...
For my last post I discussed the art of hosting, but today is all about tying all that up with food. The concept of Starters may...
I have been in many conversations with friends and family, where we say if only boys were raised as difficult as girls are in our society....
Now that the festive season is upon us, I feel that it is appropriate to discuss hosting. Hosting truly is an art. The ability to select and...
I think the Northern Cuisine is the least understood of all the cultures in Nigeria, which is rather strange, considering that the lion share of the...
A couple of weeks ago, I was amidst some friends and new people and the topic of food and cooking came up. I was not surprised...
Last weekend I had a task in mind. Well, two. Find banana leaves (moi-moi) and Soko vegetables (efo riro) for my BellaNaija post and the blog....
I’ll like to start by writing this warning. NIGERIAN FOODIE PEEVE ALERT! Readers Beware. I am Nigerian, born and bred. I grew up with great cooks, and...
This past weekend was an intense missing my mummy weekend. I don’t know why, but I just woke up feeling really nostalgic and home sick for...
Groundnut has to be one of the most universally loved foods. I am yet to meet anyone who hates groundnuts, except those who suffer from nut...
I’m decorating at the moment, and no one warned me about how stressful the whole process is. Add that to the pressures of my full time...
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