Stewed Noodles
My mum has a policy when it comes to stews. You don’t add old stew to freshly prepared stew, for no reason. Neither are you allowed to start on freshly prepared stew, when there were still leftovers in...
View ArticleHomemade Spiced Zobo Jam
When I started getting creative ideas with Zobo (sorrel, roselle, hibiscus), this was definitely in my head, waiting to be unleashed. After my success with working Zobo with alcohol and creating fun...
View ArticleMy Homemade Agege style bread
Why the term Agege style, well it truly is Agege style, because calling it Agege bread will open me up to too much tongue wagging, or people typing faster than their reasoning can process, so I will...
View ArticleThe 9ja pull apart Dinner rolls
Yes, I am going to call this ’the 9ja Dinner roll’, because as posh and as prissy as dinner rolls are, this is the 9ja version. Why the 9ja version? Well, these dinner rolls were made with a taste of...
View ArticleHow to make Pounded Yam using a blender
You read that correctly. Read it first before you knock it. I promise you, you will be pleasantly surprised, and possibly shocked. Believe me, I was shocked too. Many of you probably already know that...
View ArticleBanga Soup – Delta version
Dooney’s Kitchen is 1. Phew, I can’t believe I just wrote those words. It does feel like forever and I am truly grateful for the experience. What I started with so much trepidation has brought me so...
View ArticleDooney’s Kitchen Anniversary Giveaway
As you may have read in my Banga Soup Post, I am having a giveaway to celebrate 1 year of being a food blogger. By His Grace, I hope to make this an annual thing, so there’s no time like the present to...
View ArticleCrêpes Suzette – to celebrate Shrove Tuesday
Today is pancake Tuesday, and I suddenly remembered that I made this ages ago and forgot to post it. What better time than Shrove Tuesday, the day pancakes are celebrated. Crêpes Suzette are simply...
View ArticleDooney’s Kitchen Anniversary Food Processor Giveaway – Updates
I have 2* Kenwood and/or Phillips Food Processors (with Blender Jug) to give away and I am going to have changed the grouping format for ease of collating entries, and to also make it more open and...
View ArticleAfang Soup
The last time I posted a recipe for Afang Soup was ages ago, and at that time, I did not realise that it was the Cameroon version. I just thought Joy, who taught me how to make the soup had given me an...
View ArticleSlow cooked Goat meat Peppersoup
If you have a slow cooker and it has been lounging in your store, without being used, well, now is the time to get it out. If you have been considering getting one, I hope this post gives you the push...
View ArticleBuka Stew in Pictures
This weekend, I had a Food Order, and Buka Stew was on the list. There will always be something Iconic about Buka Stew and Dooney’s Kitchen. It was the very first recipe I posted, and by some...
View ArticleHow to Make Starch
This starchy solid is revered and well-respected across the Niger Delta. The Urhobos call it Usi, not sure what the Edo people and other parts of Delta call it, but I have always known it as Starch. It...
View ArticleBanga Rice
I believe I heard about the term Banga Rice a couple of years ago. I remember thinking huh? Banga what. I have always known Banga Soup, which one is Banga rice. I was told oh, it is a form of local...
View ArticleBuka Ewedu
Well, we have all heard of Buka Stew (recipe HERE), what better pairing than Buka Ewedu. I have put up a post for Ewedu (recipe HERE), but I called it Ewedu Special, because it truly is special because...
View ArticleHomemade Pineapple Jam
This recipe was due to be uploaded. I had totally forgotten about it, and I apologise to you guys. I was looking through iPhoto yesterday to find what to post for Saturday and I saw pictures of making...
View ArticleOgwo soup
You must have noticed that there is a Delta vibe going on on the blog at the moment. Well I promised you a bumper season of fantastic Nigerian recipes this March, and what better way to be inspired,...
View ArticleBini Owo Soup
This is my comfort zone, this is the owo soup I grew up eating. My grandmother was half Bini, half Ghana, so this was something she cooked often and cooked well. She also lived in Benin. She had her...
View ArticleAfia Efere – white soup
It is called Afia Efere in the Efik culture. You probably also know it as Ofe Nsala, the Igbo name for it. The Efik version is a little more aromatic because of the addition of Uyayak, the aidan fruit....
View ArticleHow to make Jollof rice in an Oven
I believe I have Mary Eze to thank for this. Mary where are you ooooooooooo, you have been called out. Please read this and testify. She was the very first person who told me you can make Jollof rice...
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