Category Archives: Salads

Bean and Coconut (Githeri) Salad

January 14, 2021 / 108 / 0 comments

Beans, corn and coconuts are a trio that often appear out together in Kenyan Githeri, in Brazilian Frejon, and in Nigerian street food. They are…

December 11, 2020 / 151 / 0 comments

If you are after a fresh, summery salad, this is a great one to try. It combines paw paw, heady and sweet, with fresh elements…

December 9, 2020 / 94 / 0 comments

Salads are generally bright and as colourful as you can make them. However with this one, my harvest from the garden led me to thinking…

December 9, 2020 / 82 / 0 comments

I love Garri. It is one of those ingredients that we traditionally only use in one or two specific ways – eaten as eba to…

October 10, 2020 / 242 / 0 comments

Kilishi is an incredible dried beef delicacy from Northern Nigeria. It is spicy, rich, and has a wonderful umaminess to it. I decided to use…

January 24, 2019 / 1927 / 0 comments

This is my first recipe post of 2019. Happy New Year to you and yours and I hope that things are going well with you…

May 11, 2018 / 1105 / 0 comments

This beetroot and carrot slaw is a quick and easy salad alternative that tastes bright and fresh and energising. I designed this to be a…

November 30, 2017 / 1394 / 0 comments

At 30 weeks, I’m in the final trimester countdown, waiting for my baby to arrive. I am so excited. Thankfully most of my junk food…