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GboyegaD:
Paprika helps give color (red) to your food.

True, it does

Nuttella:
Thanks. Do you prefer oregano to thyme?

I have never used oregano. Mine is still coming up. I will try it soon

Nuttella:
Good evening all, please I have two questions to ask about spices.
1)Is black pepper same as Cameroon pepper?

2) Is Cayanee pepper same as this grinded red pepper they sell in the market?

3) What's so special about this paprika spice and oregano spice, oyibo love using it to cook in almost all their cooking videos I watch on Facebook.

Cc: cococandy etc.

1. Black pepper is totally different from Cameron pepper and African black pepper. Cameroon pepper is dried and grinded yellow pepper (ata)

2. No. They blend chilli not Cayane

3. Paprika is not hot. I think those oyibo people prefer it because they don't like pepperish food. Oregano is just a nice herb used for culinary purpose. I have the plant growing in my container garden

GboyegaD:
It was my dinner picture and wasn't put out there to oppress anyone.

...but I was oppressed na. Ko da o

post=109436913]Thank you so much Chief Chef.
You are an inspiration.
We look up to you in the kitchen section.
Your foods and pictures quality are always top-notch.
Keep it up bro.

That kilishi sitting on the throne of the yam porridge is it for us @MANNA [/quote]Thanks

[quote author=glimpse:
Akposy, that kilishi be calling my name . Please be my neighbor, I will help you weed your farm

I made Asaro today. I spiced with fresh basil from my garden.
Extras are peppered Kpomo and Kilishi gifted to me.

Happy Sunday guys... Do you want to set up a home garden and have no idea where to start from? Send me a DM....let us grow our own food

....that suya and jollof is calling my name

BlueRayDick:
All these students that don't have a dime, honestly this is not the thread you should be camping on.

Most of us also didn't have " a dime " as students, we can't brag about what we ate while in school, but we weathered the storm. It's a normal phase u will pass through in a developing country like Nigeria, but u are the one who will help yourself.

There is nothing wrong if as a student u enter a building site during the weekend to help them fill decking, lift blocks, mix concrete etc. If u are not really cut for tedious tasks like that , u can meet a local caterer who gets job often to assist in serving food and drinks for a fee at weekend parties. There are tons of other legal menial jobs u can do to keep body and soul together instead of expecting divine miracle/manna from nairaland food section.

If one begs for health/medical issues it is understandable that illness do wipe away people' life savings, but for food; u need to help urself by giving more value to the society so u can get rewarded for it. There's no miracle anywhere other than the one u orchestrate urself with ur own hands.

Huncle Disckson, you just reminded me of my food pics back then in school. Growth is divine mehn.

Also, I love the words "give more value to the society so you can get rewarded for it". The world itself is filled with problems, the only way we can make impact/money is solving these problems either directly or indirectly. However, our solutions are sometimes ignored or sent to the trash.....We will keep trying. One day, very soon, we will make global impact and cool cash to fend for ourselves and the society at large.
Thank you.

ahnie:
So na my akaralicious una dey debate atop so like jagaban pipestick .

The big one goes to mariaangeles,the other one goes through madam flower girl and the smaller one goes to akposy.

Halcyon123:
Who wants kunu? Oya make una bring cup,made by me. Am so proud of myself now @ ahine I know say you won't mind

Well done ma. This kunu is popular in Jos. However, I don't like the taste.....I can't figure it out

GboyegaD:
I have learned to watch it. My job is permanently remote and at this time, I'm not sure I want to go back to the office.

Now I do intermittent fasting (15/9 and 16/. Now we plan meals two weeks ahead since the beginning of the year so that I can ensure I watch my calories intake. At best for lunch, I do banana and nuts.

The only thing I can't sacrifice is my mocha. That one na addiction already.

You guys are trying. I can't abeg. Thank God for high metabolism. Thank God for good food

lahips:
Moderation is truly the key. Thanks.I never knew tea helps with burning fat, humm we get to learn everyday.

I think she meant herbal tea o. No be Milo and borurnvita. Green tea, ginger tea, lemon tea, etc

Kobojunkie:
Not everyone works on a farm or in construction or manual labor self. These days, more and more people do work that instead require them to sit down all day, and so the waist continues to expand as they wolf down all those calories day after day.

Counting calories is stress when you haven't gotten a hang of it. It goes hand in hand with watching your portions. If I were, say, to rearrange furniture all day long, I will ofcourse load up so I don't faint half way through the day. But if I am spending the entire day in bed for instance, I know that the last thing I need is more food than my body can burn.

You have a valid point.

However, if I work from home, I will eat more. I like food, I can't deny this .

Kobojunkie:
Abeg, make we no joke with this at all. Burn wetin?

We (most) do burn. I work on the farm and I burn and reburn all. Sometimes, eye day turn me as I mostly eat spaghetti.

As for me, I don't have time for calorie counting. I eat whatever I love and can afford without any feeling of guilt. When i get money, I will hit the gym else just live like that. Calorie counting is enough stress already

GboyegaD:
Dinner:

Mashed potatoes with a side of broccoli, and well done steak.

Unfortunately, I couldn't eat more than half the steak. Seems I'm beginning to lose my penchant for eating meat.

It's all good. Just send down to Naija

Mariangeles:
We are kings and queens in our own rights.

True

armyofone:
Happy new year Akposy and everyone mentioned and not mentioned here on Nl food Channel.

May we all use tall and taller glasses drink tea this year, amen.

Amen! We will dine with Kings and Queens. Thank you

Roland17:
Man, you have come a long way and I am so proud of you whenever I see your posts. Send me a DM if you need anything.

Stay great!

Thank you

cococandy:
Happy new year. Keep soaring

Thank you

Kobojunkie:
God will for certain make sure there is so much more this 2022!

The cupcakes na cornbread. My niece backed it using that pan.

Amen!

Toh. Well done

Kobojunkie:
Happy New Year to all , young and Old!

Food everywhere! We wish to see more of this 2022.
Who ate from that cupcake

Hamzashaf99:
Thanks. I believe that side serving is mine. Send it ASAP

No problem

amorprincesa:
For Lunch today, fried rice, peppered turkey and coleslaw. Happy new year everyone! Have a great year!

Yum!

Mvena:
Oh my goodness
I will repeat myself again, don’t you need an house help?

glimpse:
Omo! See fish . Akposy, weldone o. Happy new year

Thank you

Hathor5:
Thank you so much. I feel honored.
Wish I could make my fish like yours. It looks mouth watering.

Happy and healthy new year to you and everyone you love.

Amen. Thank you

Happy new year! I wish you guyz all this best this year.
I hope and pray this year starts and end well for all of us. Best wishes guys �. Bring your spoon let us chop jollof rice and be merry �.

Lemme use this opportunity to thank everyone who gave me a shoutout. It is the first time in my adult life I am getting one.
I dedicate this delicacy to everyone here. Special shoutout to:
Prestonn (IF you're seeing this, gimme a sign)
Mariangeles
Cococandy
Ahnie
Aboyaji
Pocohantas
Mvena
GboyegaD
Eminent91
Mavinsoladele
Roland17
Hamzashaf99
Armyofone
MJ01
Petyprincess
Hathor5.....and others (I can't remember all the usernames). I sincerely appreciate you all. Do have a great year!

amorprincesa:
That's serious o! Wherever he is, I hope he is fine.

I hope so too

starbuck:
My food family
Cococ.andy
Maria.ngeles
Akposy
Ahn.ie
Pocochan.tas
Presto.nn



Notable mentions

Se.un
Lalastic.lala
NwaAmaik.pe
Mannabbqg.rills
Explorers / Silesh.ome
Zi.mri
TheSour.cerer


Thanks be to the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, who started and began year 2021 with us and has brought us to a glorious end of its calendar today. May the good Lord ushers us into a glorious new beginning of another New Year with grace, strength, power and peace in Jesus name�� Happy end of the year today and Congratulations for a blessed New Year ahead���

Thank you. Happy new year

eminent91:
pocohontas,Akposy,Mariangles,Slawomiir,Ahnie.You all made me smile this year.Shout out to you all

Wow. Your smile will continue to light the world. Happy new year in advance

Dude397:
Same here. Really . What could have happened?

No idea

Mariangeles:
I enjoy white rice better with fresh tomatoes, curry leaves, fish stew. Especially sticky rice.

Allow us enter 2022 in peace. This is enticing. Well done

Mvena:
I want to sincerely apologize for the trolling and also want to thank all of you, Nairaland helped me a lot this year especially when I was down with depression :
Akposy your food dey melt my heart whenever I see am
Abo.yaji your food sometimes dey make me laugh eh
Boss Gboye.ga, Chaii! I won’t say anything
Mariangeles too

Thank you. Wishing you all the best

Mariangeles:
Nairaland is a great great platform for interacting and enjoying healthy conversations with people from different parts of the world. It is a community on its own.
You enjoy nairaland better when you learn how to navigate your way through it.

A big shout out to all the random people who made me laugh. May your lives be filled with laughter come 2022. Amen.

These people especially made nairaland worthwhile for me, in no particular order:

Muny14, who understands my person, that means a lot.

Koboju.nkie, my inquisitive calm friend, who is a male to some, and female to others.

Kriss.216, who I enjoy being mean to and he lets me. Make na o naghi a nu nti.

Akpokpokpo Akposy, who I learn from and share ideas with.

Ahn.ie, as you give laughter to people with your fun threads, your life will be filled with laughter.

Pocohan.tas, you are a lady with a good heart and you make people laugh and it means a lot. You deserve happiness always.

Preston.n, aka señor Chasers and his exquisite food photos, you're inspiring.

Cutierebo.rn, who's always supportive in her own way, I acknowledge you.

Brai.n54, my new friend.

Ster.ope, the silent observer.

Nwaag.bogho Candid aka Candidlady, who can be very curious. You make me laugh babygirl

To my food thread people, too many to mention, the sight of your foods make me excited.


No vex if I no mention you o. Na forget I forget, I no kill person.

Thank you! Nairaland has being a huge blessing to me. Thank God for Seun who created this great networking platform.

Wishing you a happy year ending and a prosperous new year in advance

Kobojunkie:
I don't remember the last time I baked using butter. I use substitutes where possible, and oil is one such substitute for butter.

You bake? When are you gonna post the pictures here??
Do you use butter or margarine. For us living in Nigeria, we mostly use margarine. Butter is super expensive. A 250g pack of butter (Ambassador/President butter) costs 1,500. While a 250g pack of margarine costs 300. You can see the difference. Also, I laff at people using Blue band butter to bake

barag:
Good evening everyone. Pls has anyone tried baking with oil instead of butter? I've seen several recipies but I'm not sure which kind of oil would be apt. Just wandering if the vegetable oil we get from the open market here can be used. Thanks

I've baked bread and cakes (chocolate, carrot and sponge cakes) with oil several times and it came out well. For the bread, I used oil because I was out of margarine.
You can use open market oil, just ensure it doesn't have any funny taste or smell. I've used local oil once, but most time, I used Golden Penny soy oil or power oil.

Mariangeles:
Absolutamente!
Especially refrigerated cake.

I don't even know who came up with the term hot cake.

True. Hot cake ain't even a thing. A month old cake taste divine. I learnt brushing the cake with rum or brandy weekly improves the taste, flavour and shelf life

Beremx:
Just finished baking this cake. My husband wants to eat the cake hot and I told him cake is better eaten when it’s cold.

Hope it looks nice?

Well done

dahgifted:
whats the name of the fish?

Croaker fish. The fish is expensive

Dude397:
Prestonn

I miss Chef Prestonn. I think he has left online. He deleted his Instagram account

aboyaji:
Please, when is the official date for the Ballon d'Or Awards presentation in Food Section?

Or should we postpone it like they did in 2020 against Robert Lewandowski?

Nominations

All categories - AKPOSY

Put a small boy down o.
Thanks for the compliment boss. Happy year ending

BlueRayDick:
Most of the things u mentioned here sound sweet and I really do not enjoy sweet things like that; they just don’t go well in my mouth

Oh. The only sweet thing there is the sugar. I don't have the recipe you want then...

BlueRayDick:
So I have a spaghetti pack, enough ororo , better and I live pretty close to a market where I can get practically almost every cooking ingredient/item/condiments in minutes .

Have you tried making spaghetti with teriyaki sauce, sesame oil and honey/brown sugar?

BlueRayDick:
Abeg make person drop better spaghetti recipe make I cook for new year Na.

NB: I’m presently not interested in eating anything with sausage in it, anything that has fresh prawn inside other than seafood okro, and anything with sardine .

Cc: Akposy, Mariangeles, cococandy, prestonn, prettyprincess, etc run this for ur boy Na .

What do you have in your pantry

msld:
Not complete yet. Since they are daily and regular usage tablets, syringes, getting them in bigger packs is cheaper and better than in retail form except insulin that comes in small bottle vials and requires constant refrigeration. Whenever I am buying insulin I only get a month worth at a time and pay at the pharmacy so she can take monthly when she needs because it has to be inside the fridge all the time.

Okay. I saw a guy promised to give you the drugs free of charge.
I wish your mum total healing