Settling into a new country is no easy business. Depending on your plans for the new country, there are several challenges, especially with the culture, that you could encounter. However, af… Read More

If strawberry was human, it would be one of those people who appear to have it all like they were made for greatness from scratch. Strawberry would also fit as the uncle or aunt that everyon… Read More

Five things, actually, six things that are needed for a highly productive blog-day: Pair of glasses, lipstick, voice, a bottle of water, brain and a plate of oatmeal swallow which is a healt… Read More

It feels good to write again. As at mid-July, I had planned to write about how to prepare Masa, Soy milk beverage, how to preserve tomato puree without freezing, and how I met some special… Read More

Soy milk is non-diary milk made from soybeans and it is a good milk alternative for individuals two do not consume dairy or animal products. As good of a substitute as it is, it should be… Read More

The plain groundnut sauce is a simple go-to recipe that can serve as accompaniment for variety of meals and can be suited to any cook’s delight. For instance, you can use lots of pro… Read More

My first encounter with groundnut soup was at a former place of work where my boss always ate white rice accompanied with plain groundnut soup and fish stew. The soup had a rich taste of g… Read More

On my popular post, 10 Important facts about golden melon, there has been a lot of questions about the edibility of the golden melon seeds. Hence, I find it necessary that we answer the qu… Read More

Observing the rate of prevalence of diabetes in the world, these low sugar whole-grain cookies are a necessity for controlling blood glucose level. According to statistics from WHO, dia… Read More

After jollof, the next thing I often look forward to in any new restaurant in town is their meat pie. I like to taste it, feel the meat, flour, butter, and every ingredient used, melt in m… Read More

Are You Nigerian or Foreign? Food Edition You can only be one of these two teams? Nigerian or Foreign?Confirm the team you belong to based on your food choices… Read More

Foodiedame clocked 6 on the 31st of May and I had no idea until 1st of June. When I saw the notification on WordPress, I told my boyfriend that I wouldn’t be talking about it because… Read More

On this day, we had run out of fish sauce and it was a rice day so, my aunt suggested we made fried rice instead of the regular white rice and fish sauce. In my home, we always have vegeta… Read More

Over the past few years, scientists have continued to seek for ways to make life easier for the Nigerian who loves pounded yam but loathes the stress involved in making this highly delecta… Read More

Pounded yam is a native food in Nigeria which can be prepared with the use of a food processor instead of mortar and pestle. Read the recipe below as a guide to preparing pounded yam with… Read More

There are different methods of preparing cookies and truly, there’s no one method that fits everyone’s taste. However, if you love your cookies crunchy and milky, this crunchy… Read More

I got my first ever Non-stick pan in 2016. I wanted to partake in Peak Milk’s cooking competition where I was to make an omelette and I didn’t have a frying pan. Prior to… Read More

Jollof rice is one of Nigerians’ favourite meals. As a matter of fact, it is one food that is acceptable and loved by all of Nigeria. It is that food that is served at all occasions… Read More

Do you know this weary feeling you get after cooking for your entire neighbourhood and you become unable to eat the delicious food you made? Recently, it was my cousin’s birthday and… Read More

Growing up, I got to know plantain as the meal for diabetics as well as aged people. In the last days of my grandpa which happened to be the only period that I spent with him, I presumed tha… Read More

NYSC- National Youth Service Corps, a 1-year programme for every Nigerian graduate is a period of vast experience for various participants of the programme. From being the beginning of a gre… Read More

Recently, I published a blogpost about achee apple, the dangerously delicious fruit which is the national fruit of Jamaica. While considering publishing another blog post, it occurred to me… Read More

A friend recently uploaded a picture of ackee apple on her status and it reminded me that this is the period of the year (Early rains around May/June) when this fruit can be found ripened in… Read More

Pancake is one of my favorite foods and I have eaten all different kinds of it. I have tasted the Nigerian pancake that has pepper and onions in it and I have had crepes; the flat pancakes… Read More

Learning how to prepare kunu aya- tiger nut milk shake is a totally worthwhile effort. Kunu aya is a Northern Nigerian beverage made from a mix of tiger nuts, coconut, dates and ginger. It i… Read More

Tiger nut is a vitamin-rich aphrodisiac that has come to the world to make you happy. And speaking of aphrodisiacs, here’s what Cosmo said. “You probably eat a bunch every da… Read More

Ishapa soup is one soup that has made the highlight for me for straight twenty-one years during Christmas and New year holidays. The only year it didn’t was last year Christmas holiday… Read More

Banga soup is a famous Nigerian soup. It’s highly nutritious and delicious. How to Prepare the Delicious Nigerian Banga soup… Read More

Several countries of Africa are known for several soup delicacies, from Nigeria to Sierra Leone, Cameroon and others, we have soups such as egusi, fisherman’s soup, groundnut soup, etc… Read More

Kabocha squash is a fruit that belongs to the group of plants known as Squash and it is a cultivar of the group, Cucurbita maxima. In the Western part of Nigeria, it is known as Elegede or… Read More

Granola is a healthy, comforting, and delicious treat that can be served as snack. It can either be made into bars, cookies or shredded bits as will be done with this recipe. The ingredients… Read More

As a method of preservation and value addition, fruits and vegetables are dried to make chips which can be incorporated into meals in diverse forms. Dried fruits and vegetables which are oft… Read More

I work part-time as a project manager with a construction firm. For a couple of weeks now, my director has not really been with the company physically as he has been on several business trip… Read More

I work part-time as a project manager with a construction firm. For a couple of weeks now, my director has not really been with the company physically as he has been on several business trip… Read More

Hullop! No one has asked me to make food lately but, everyone miss me for not making sumptuous recipes. Since it was a bright afternoon, I put together all my recovered energy from malaria w… Read More

Hullop! No one has asked me to make food lately but, everyone miss me for not making sumptuous recipes. Since it was a bright afternoon, I put together all my recovered energy from malaria w… Read More

Healthy tasty meals like this potato porridge are heaven sent gifts to our bodies. They satisfy our taste bud and enrich the body. Cooking this meal after a long time away from Foodiedame&rs&hell…Read More

Cooking this meal after a long time away from Foodiedame’s kitchen was a soul-wakening activity for me. The potato porridge turned out really nice and delicious. And, since I’m a… Read More

Do you know that moment when you woke and have been in bed all along? You wish you can have your cake and eat it, you wish you can have your breakfast in bed. You feel the tinge of hunger in… Read More

Deciding what to have for breakfast can be tough. Sometimes, you just find yourself stuck on a food and you begin to wonder if that’s the only food in existence. Well, there isn’… Read More

Akara also known as bean cake, acaraje or akaraje can described as peeled beans, deep-fried into a ball. It is a typical Nigerian recipe served as breakfast accompanied with pap, custard, br… Read More

There are quite a number of ways in which doughnut can be prepared. Various countries with various styles, various chefs with various styles. In Nigeria, there are quite a number of methods… Read More

Shawarma is a snack that originated from Middle East. It is rich in protein, vitamins A, B6 and C, Thiamin, Niacin, Folate, Mineral calcium, Magnesium and Sodium. These nutritional compositi… Read More

Regardless of a blog’s niche, if people find your information relevant, engaging and your blog easy to navigate, they’ll click on another tab. I felt the need to write about this… Read More

Yesterday, the image of this food was put up on Instagram and everyone that saw it wanted it. Beef Spaghetti vegetale is another twist to my spaghetti vegetale recipe. It is a rich spaghetti… Read More

Merry Christmas! Oh! I thought it was Christmas already. I can’t just wait for that season to be here. I mean the whole papparazi is always fun. Number 1: there’s always chicken… Read More

Menstrual period is a serious time in the life of females. It influences different daily life aspects, including physical status, sleep pattern, mood, diet, exercise and mental performance… Read More

“Our earliest ancestors built their diets entirely of vegetables, fruits, seeds, grains, legumes, and nuts.”-Encyclopedia of Food In the world today, it is quite easy for us to p… Read More

The tree has always been at this same position in the mechanic place along the way to school. But, it never fascinated me until few weeks back when I saw the small yellow fruits on that tree… Read More

The Mountain Apple, known as ‘local apple’  is a pink coloured fruit with white pulp and a seed. It is botanically known as Syzygium malaccense. In different parts of the wo… Read More

There are hundreds of ways to prepare egg. Someone somewhere could be familiar with 5 methods, maybe I know 10 or Google has 100, no one is an island of knowledge. So, I did my research on e… Read More

Soursop which is botanically known as Annona muricata belongs to the family of custard apple tree, Annonaceae. It has various names like showerchop and shawachop in Nigeria, guanab… Read More

I saw this fruit in the market today and I just couldn’t resist it. I asked the seller about it, she told me its name is Golden melon and it’s just like cucumber, watermelon, etc… Read More

Watermelon is a fruit of high water content of about 92% and high nutritional content. Water melon contains lycopene which is the pigment responsible for the redness of the inner parts of th… Read More

Hi! So, I made french macarons or better still, I tried to make them after seing videos and checking blogs for how to make French macarons. I had seen them a couple of times on food blogs an… Read More

Cupcakes are cuties! More especially when topped with frosting. You can’t but fall in love with them. I recently got on the path of cupcakes making and I’m so in love with the ar… Read More

Minister of information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has got the social media back on the debate of ‘which country makes the best jollof rice’. You can read more about the CN… Read More

I was going through my gallery when I found the pictures I took the last time I prepared the Chinese stir fried rice that I took at a restaurant few months back. I’ve posted my Chines… Read More

 Most Nigerians know the Nigerian vegetable; ugwu(fluted pumpkin) and the fact that it’s a highly versatile plant but few of us know what it really does, its health benefits. Many… Read More

Vegetables have been proven to have a whole lot of health benefits and this is the reason why we are urging everyone to increase the consumption. Among the very many vegetables of the world… Read More

In every discussion pertaining to healthy living, it is impossible to exclude vegetables. This is because they are the easiest, cheapest, most reliable group of food with no consequence. Con… Read More

I visited a Chinese restaurant few weeks ago and they served me this soup that contained carrot, cabbage, green bell pepper and chicken as it’s major ingredients. I stared at it on awe… Read More

African Cherry is all over the market place, street sides for sale because, this is it’s season. You know that fruit Yorubas call ‘Agbalumo’ and the Igbos call ‘Udar… Read More

Chocolate Banana Smoothie is a thick beverage made from blended raw banana with other ingredients such as water, ice, dairy products, chocolates or sweeteners. Check my post on how to prepar… Read More

Spaghetti Vegetale is a healthy and delicious meal with low calorie content that can be served at dinner with grilled chicken and red wine. Although the list of ingredients seem long, the pr… Read More

There are so many plantain recipes and there are several sauce recipes but have you tried plantain sauce? I mean sauce made with plantain as the major ingredient? With rice? You probably won… Read More

Every food has it’s unique aroma. That’s why you can tell when your neighbour is preparing vegetable soup or when she’s preparing noodles. The aroma reaches the nose before… Read More

I am a really big fan of fried rice especially when its well cooked but not marshy. The awesomeness of fried rice rich in vegetables is like heaven. But, about two months ago, on a beautiful… Read More

Stock of Vegetarian foodsBeing a vegetarian is the art of living on vegetable diet. Vegetarians which are of various category, basically abstain from the consumption of meat (red m… Read More

Beef Basil StewThe major ingredients for Clove Basil ‘Beef Stew’ includes Beef and Clove Basil leaves. Clove basil, Ocimum gratissimum is a plant with high nutritional value. It… Read More