kokoye, no i haven't been to ikoyi. i'd like 2.

beautiful natural sistahs

quote by mikelagos: « #121 on: Today at 10:58:29 AM »

I especially hate those people with strong tribal accents, who've never learned to pronounce simple English words correctly.

"tribal" accent?

^but i've lived in US for 22 years.

when i went to 9ja, no one thot i was faking it.
while travelling to the east, our bus was hijacked by armed robbers.
my mom told me and my sis not to utter one word so they won't hear our accents.
it was terrifying-- and exciting i guess. like an action movie

quote by kokoye:
What does it really take to "look from abroad" ?? 

yes, pple can "look like their from abroad." @ onitsha marketplace, guys were saying "American princess" to my sis and i. we weren't even talking and i was wearing ankara! i asked my bf (who just moved to US 3 yrs. ago) about this "abroad look" and he said folks from abroad look "fresh" and he said i would't understand.

girls back home wear tooo much make up and tooo much weave in their hair. my sis and i didn't. so we probably stood out.

uhhhh. never heard of abula. never seen eweedu. i've heard of amala a few times. sorry.
raised in atlanta. now live in chicago.

no really, milk isn't for humans to drink. it's for baby cows.
would u give a baby cow human breastmilk? of cos not.
our bodies can't even use the calcium in cow's milk.
i use almond milk. 

videos
1) how to make coconut milk fresh
2) african coconut rice
3) non-african coconut rice

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^ there are 2 ways to cook coconut rice:  the african way and the non-african way.
african way- we use tomato. cook it just like jallof rice and use coconut milk. non-african way is like cooking white rice and use coconut milk.
there are 2 ways to use coconut milk:  use the canned unsweetened coconut milk OR make the coconut milk fresh.


here is the recipe that i used for xmas. and I made the coconut milk fresh. it was my 1st time and it turned out well.



Difficulty: Medium
Cook Time: 24 minutes
Yield: 4-6 small servings


1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon sea or kosher salt (or 1/2 teaspoon table salt)
2 cups jasmine rice, washed and drained well
1/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes
1  1/2 cups water
1 1/2 cups good, thick coconut milk (shake can to mix well before opening)
1tbsp vanilla extract
Red chili
Mustard seed
Cumin seed
1/2tbsp coconut oil
Coconut Rice:
Heat coconut oil in a medium sized, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and salt and other seasonings; stir until dissolved. Turn heat to high, add rice and stir until all grains coated evenly. Add coconut milk and water. Stir. When boiling, immediately cover with tight fitting lid, turn heat to medium-low and simmer undisturbed for 20 minutes. Remove pot from heat but do not open lid. Really, no peeking! Let sit for 10 minutes with a plastic bag over it. While rice is cooking, toast coconut flakes on a dry skillet over medium high heat. Stir frequently to avoid burning, remove from pan as soon as coconut is golden brown, about 2 minutes.

^ good one. milk isn't good for humans.

 quote by fhemmmy:
I vow to eat the goat that eat the veggie and that will make me a vegetarian 

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garlic and herb homemade biscuits
peach streseul with zesty sour cream
shrimp kabobs with roasted vegetables
yummy plantain

here's what i prepared for my family on xmas

coconut rice-- thanks for all who gave me the helpful tips!
cheesy burger bake
chicken thighs with maple mustard sauce
salmon with mango sauce.

echo-bee, roasted snake?

well, it's that time again. new year's resolution.


i vow to completely cut off fried chicken. 
Jesus help me to walk past Popeyes without desiring their heavenly chicken biscuit.


and i'm gonna try to be a vegan- fish ONLY.


urs?

quote by semid4lfye:

Funny enough, I prefer her show to Oprah's.

really?


tyra's topics were so petty--light skin vs. dark skin; black hair vs. white hair; sugar daddies & sugar mommies. very childish topics.

and she was beginning to repeat herself. let her go explore something else. cool lady but talk show is not her thing tho.

 quote by elecktra: « on: Yesterday at 03:58:13 PM » 
this is becoming terrible, anywhere i go now i see typical 9ja girls forming phony accents as if its not enough when they fake it with guys even when talking to fellow girls they still squeeze their noses to talk and it is soooo disgusting i met one of 'em today she is obviously a tile-tile but you go fear phony British accent to think she is not a fluent person 'twas so annoying i felt like slapping fake out of her fake mouth, d'you know someone said something about shepe(local gin) and she was like "huh whats that?"never heard of it in my life for God sakes she is an omo eko gan gan and she has never heard of shepe in her 20-something yrs on earth how fake!!!!!!!!!!!! 

ROFL!!!!!!!



well, i have an american accent from the south (homage to my Georgian upbringing).
my bf has a yoruba accent and it's sooooooo romantic.
i wish i had a stronger igbo accent, like my moms. its sounds so elegant.  oh well.m

westernization i guess.

but hey--some nigerians dont's promote the culture. how about nigerians abroad? the only thing most kids abroad know about 9ja culture is party party party--going from one convention party to the next.

look at some of these francophone countries like senegal. their govt is so involved with promoting its culture with a national sengalese dance troupe that performs all over the world. same with south africa. nigerian govt needs to promote the culture worldwide.


nollywood was doing a good job but why do the characters in these movies now have names like David Williams and Lisa Johson-- Lisa Johnson from Anambra??

what's wrong with the sweet, upfront approach?

quote from na2day?:
did i tell u we were meant to be with each other for life?     

^ thanx

missy B is pwetty

lovely hair, approved.
keeep it up

i don't use microwaves. too unhealthy


shouldn't this be in the health section?

zulu and portuguese sound lovely

1st pic is nice

Happy Holidays and Merry Xmas to all my friends at the Atlanta Chapter of Ogbaru National Assocation;
to the glamorous mothers of Otu-Umunne Association Atlanta
and to the beautiful brothas and sistahs at the Umu Igbo Alliance in Chicago!   

microdermabrasion removes stretch marks. it's a fast procedure that removes up to 3 layers of skin, including wrinkled stretch marks.

but stretch marks are no biggy

^me two!!!!!



van proudly reps Ghana, not liberia.

i hear a lot of nollywood actors are upset about this. folks don't think van can act. Mike Ezeruonye def. should have got it.
Van and Ramsey-- i refuse to watch their films

i want a precious stone.

ruby or sapphire or amythest.

old fashioned stuff
this is what africentric AAs wear.