Priscilla's Kitchen -Naija Foodz Made Easy!

Friday, January 3, 2014

Many Faces of Cassava & Making of Ayamase

Cassava = Bamies (Fried Cassava)

The Making of Ayamase (Spicy Green Stew)

Ingredients

The Cooking

The Result!

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Nigerian Foodz Made Easy!

Christmas Dinner Nigerian-Ekpeye Style!

(Egusi/Stockfish,Goatmeat,Bitterleaf Soup & Pounded yam)

Christmas Lunch - Rice & Turkey Stew

Fried Dressed Catfish/Cajun Fries/Toss Salad

Nigerian Food Items

Cassava Tuber

Very versatile. It can be roasted, boiled, baked and eaten as yam, chips, snack etc.

Banana Leaf

Used for lining dishes or platter, as vessel for steaming/cooking, boiled with other herbs for medicinal purposes to mention but a few!

Coconut (Okude)

Enjoyed raw, toasted, used for coconut rice, in desserts, It's juice is great and medicinal.

Bread Fruit (Ogiligbeke)

Can be boiled, peeled and eaten as is or fried. It is meaty and taste like lima, navy beans.

The Magic of Ayamase (Nigerian Spicy Green Stew/Sauce)

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Christmas Season & Meals in my Home-Merry Xmas Y'all!

Scrumptious Ayamase

This is a very spicy western Nigerian green stew. It is traditionally made with chopped unripe jalapeno and other green hot chilies like "esebo nwankpi, diced onions, desired cube bouillon, ground cray fish, bleached palm oil, and precooked assorted meat/fish. It is

traditionally made with beef tripe, burnt cow skin, intestines to mention but a few. It is usually served over traditional Nigerian rice which is a dirty short grain rice. My choice today is Jasmine rice.

Beans & Plantain Porridge

Priscilla'a Authentic Nigerian Stew

This stew has been liberalized to suit global adaptations. Great on Rice, boiled yam, Pasta, plantain or used as soup for foo-foo. Enjoy! Available in Spicy or Mild, 8oz & 16oz variations. In stores and available online for sale on www.quickandtastee.com

Spiced Orange & Cranberry Pound Cake

It is Christmas morning, a season that my baking spirit comes to live. the smell of the season, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, apple cider, citrus to mention but a few. By 4 am, I got up and voila! this cake. My family woke up to it, and breakfast was served by 5:30 am. Perfect with black coffee. As you know, they all had it with carnation milk, tea and sugar and we all went back to bed. Merry Christmas!