Can what you eat determine how soon you succumb to wrinkles? Certain foods can do more that widen your waistline; they actually accelerate aging in your body. If you eat highly inflammatory foods on a regular basis, they can do real damage to your body’s regulatory functions, leading to disease, cellular degeneration and yes, wrinkles. [...]
Ingredients 8 Red Scotch Bonnet Peppers (Rodo) (About 50 grams) 1 Small Tomato (About 50 grams) 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil 450 grams Minced Beef I medium Onion (peeled and grated) I small Ginger (About 15 grams) (peeled and grated) 2 Garlic Cloves (peeled and grated) 50 grams Tomato Paste ¾ teaspoon Salt 12 - 15 [...]
Sesame seeds may be tiny, but they have huge health benefits. They were worth their weight in gold during the Middle Ages, and for many good reasons. 1. FULL OF PROTEIN Sesame seeds are full of high quality protein. Protein makes up 20 percent of the seed with 4.7 grams of protein per ounce. 2. [...]
The basic process Sugar cane must be crushed to extract the juice. The crushing process must break up the hard nodes of the cane and flatten the stems. The juice is collected, filtered and sometimes treated and then boiled to drive off the excess water. The dried cane residue (bagasse) is often used as fuel [...]
Modern grocery stores and food co-ops are testaments to humanity’s dominance of Planet Earth. Regardless of your location or the time of year, you can likely find dozens or hundreds of types of fresh produce at the nearest big store. But our incredible food system hasn’t existed forever. Before the early 20th century, when modern [...]
Home edible plant grows are becoming increasingly popular among the health-conscious crowds. As more people become sickened by pesticides and other harmful substances on the foods that they eat, they turn to growing their own harvest. However, if you want to have a successful home grow, then you need to practice composting. Composting involves creating [...]
The GTBank’s annual Food & Drink Fair is a 2-day food exhibition and sales event that aims to project the diverse angles of the food industry by connecting various businesses involved in the production and sale of food-related items to a cosmopolitan audience of food enthusiasts. The event for this year was slated to hold [...]
Mushroom farming is one of the farming that holds high prospect but has never gained ground in Nigeria so far. Whether you decide to grow your mushrooms in your garden (for private consumption) or in a big farm (for commercial use), it is important that you know some important steps to take when growing mushroom. Few that are into mushroom farming [...]
It is unfortunate to see how many people go to bed hungry every night, suffering from starvation and malnutrition, how we constantly complain of lack of good paying jobs, and no money to spend and take care of our immediate needs. So many sell themselves into slavery in the hands of Chinese and Lebanese merchants right [...]
Admitted, you know that egg sauce we all do in a hurry, stirring in all the uncooked eggs in the sauce and the eggs come out looking grain like when cooked? That’s great! But, i also love my fried eggs in the simple, no drama version; crack eggs, add salt, fry! You know what else [...]
Today we will be talking extensively on the plant called MORINGA and how you can also make money from it. First of all, I want you to know that there is money in Moringa seeds business only if you know how to do it… You can make good money from the sale of Moringa seedlings, [...]
Yam flour is powdered starch widely used in food preparation. Typically white, the flour is commonly used in African dishes, such as amala. It may be used in many other recipes if desired as well. It is prepared by grinding dried yams until they reach a powdered consistency. Dehydrated flour from yams may also be [...]
Why have i been pausing lately before calling a dish “soup”, “stew” or “sauce”? Why does it all seem so confusing? Lol! Jokes apart, if you question the angle i am coming from, just go to Google and check out the various definitions of soup, stew and sauce and if you are a Nigerian, you [...]
Sesame seed, sesamum indicum is a flowering plant. This is seed has a wide variety of relative spread in Africa. Widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and dating as old as man’s existence, it is the oldest known oil seed to man. Sesame seed was domesticated over 3000 years ago for consumption. It [...]
Crispy Akara Shrimps a.k.a Shrimp in Bean Fritters…. Lets just take a moment to think about it….. Okay! Are we smart or what? I did this because i know you want it and also because, just like me, you’ve known that Akara that has been saving lives since “1867” can be so much more beyond [...]
Whatever happened to Olu (mushrooms)? Olu is the yoruba name for mushrooms. I mean, Olu was something our grannies and great grannies were overly excited about if they saw a couple sprouting in their compound, eager to pluck them and throw in their pot of soup to make it extra special, now we treat it [...]
The demand for cashew nuts by traders in some markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has drastically increased during market days in the recent time. A survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in the FCT, revealed that cashew was fast selling more than any other farm produce in the [...]
Background Corn syrup is one of several natural sweeteners derived from corn starch. It is used in a wide variety of food products including cookies, crackers, catsups, cereals, flavored yogurts, ice cream, preserved meats, canned fruits and vegetables, soups, beers, and many others. It is also used to provide an acceptable taste to sealable envelopes, [...]
1. Jollof Rice What it is: Jollof’s base ingredient is always rice, and “TPO” (tomato, pepper and onion) plus scotch bonnets. It’s customisable according to your preference: make it hotter than the sun, or as mild as a European’s palette. Add mixed vegetables if you want. Best enjoyed with piping hot dodo (see below) and a [...]
A flavoured filled recipe of prawns baked to perfection which will awaken your taste buds. INGREDIENTS 280g Butter 2 Tablespoons Mustard Syrup Juice of half a lemon 2 Cloves garlic (chopped) Half a bunch fresh parsley, (chopped) 1Kg Medium raw prawns (peeled with tails attached) Seasoning cubes. PREPARATION METHOD Preheat oven to 230C. In a [...]
