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ChildofChukwu:
Let's not overlook what Former Head of State Abdusalami Abubakar did behind the scenes. He played a very vital role in the peace process.

Emeka Anyaoku as well

dvee2:
Madam Peace
FFK

Deziani
Doyin Okupe
War against Emir of Kano

maxit2:
Not funny

Am happy for change. I am however NOT happy at all that the person everyone is celebrating is General Buhari. This guy doesn't have the capacity to govern.

But the overall victory for Nigerians is the fact the election was relatively peaceful and that we were able to oust an incumbent government. That is a plus.

Had APC fielded a better candidate, i would have been the happiest man on earth right now. Anyway, i will just sit and wait.
Let's see if Gen. Buhari will send the likes of OBJ and Tinubu to jail.

If those two remain free men, then he Buhari should shuttup and die.

Did Jonathan imprison Deziani and Patience? Did you tell him to shut up and die?

iamord:
if Igbos want to Forge ahead. You need to put the past behind and join hands for a new Nigeria. Else it will keep turning out this way. You k ow if this was a civil war. With such a result the east as lost in e again. Nobody is bigger than a one Nigeria. Join hands and am brace change

I agree 1000000000%

iamord:
sad but it's the truth

But we didn't have any of those 4 positions in the last dispensation either.


We have work to do o.

Amack:
if Jonathan is winning you will hear bombing here and there in the north and the yorubas will start layout all over west. every S south and S East man should see yorubas and the housas as there no 1 enemy before the devil. There's nothing like one Nigeria.

O please. Don't even start abeg. We were ONE Nigeria when our President won in 2011, we will still be ONE after Buhari wins.

stlaibrowne:
It's either gej for gombe or gmb for gombe wither way it's G for G

LOL. Abi o!

vivaciousvivi:
Er...APC lost Plateau and Nassarwa since yesterday

Yes they did, but GMB got the required 1/4 of votes

cococandy:


Egusi soup
Roasted chicken.

Na wa o. Diariz God o!

@ladynice, ok.

First thing to note, Anambra people don't joke with dry fish and okporoko inside soup.

Boil cocoyam and pound, set aside.

Boil meat with salt and maggi, when meat is almost done, add stock fish and dry fish. Add pepper (the ultimate in Oha and Bitter leaf is yellow pepper). Yellow pepper adds an aroma and taste that basic atarodo or dry pepper don't.

You may need to add some liquid at this point if your stock is drying out. Bring stock to a boil.

The easy way is to add crayfish, ogili (locust bean paste), palm oil and boiled cocoyam at this point, then cover and cook for about 15 minutes, till the cocoyam is dissolved.

Stir and taste. Add maggi, salt to taste. At this point, some people add ground uziza seeds, some don't. It's up to you.

Add your oha or bitterleaf. Stir once, and leave to simmer for about 2-4 minutes, depending on how soft you like your vegetable. I prefer less time, personally.

The soup should not be watery, but not too thick either.

*ask in the market for washed Anambra bitter leaf- it's longer than the other type. You still have to wash it well o.

Akposy:
Dreamsinbc
have done mine....hope i tried

In fact, over try sef. As long as you loved the taste, carry go abeg.

tchidi:
You know your village people are after you when your gas finishes in the middle of a cooking spree...

and it always does!

ladynice:
Gudmorning everyone I have been enjoying dis thread seriously learning how 2 cook everyday & now am preparing 4 my wedding by july & my husbands 2 b likes oha & bitter leave soup & I dont knw hw 2 prepare them pls house give me recipes & other suggestions of soup dat wil contain vegetables

The only major difference between those 2 soups is the leaves. You use basically the same base for both of them. Now, where is your husband from? Anambra? Imo? I ask because Anambra people use longer bitter leaves, and cocoyam instead of achi to thicken the soup.

Nigerian chicken curry

Ingredients

1 medium chicken, cut into parts

1 small onion, minced

1/2 tablespoon of uziza seeds/ashanti pepper

2 Ehuru pods/calabash nutmeg

2 stock cubes

1/2 tablespoon of salt

2 tablespoons of olive oil

2 bay leaves

1 tablespoon of cornstarch

Method

Toast the uziza seeds, bay leaves and ehuru in a dry pan till the uziza seeds start "dancing" in the pan, about 2 minutes on high heat.

Grind the uziza, ehuru, and bay leaves till fine. If you can't get it too fine, sift it.

Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the chicken pieces, and brown on each side for 1 minute each. Remove from pan.

To the same pan, add the minced onion. Stir, and add the ground uziza mixture. Stir continously for 2 minutes.

Add 4 cups of water, salt and stock cubes. Bring to a boil, and add chicken. Lower the heat, and cover the pot for 15 minutes.

Make a slurry with the cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of water. Add to the chicken. Simmer for 1 minute, and take off the heat.
Serve!

Nigerian Chicken Curry. Very different from the curry you're used to. No cumin, cardamom, etc. I used good old Uziza seed, ehuru, and bay leaf. It was very simple, you can ask me to post the recipe, or find it here:
http://fruitfulkitchen.org/nigerian-chicken-curry-and-a-giveaway/

True, Liz.

Hosting a giveaway. Set of 7 heavy duty pots, valued at N14,000. Details: http://fruitfulkitchen.org/nigerian-chicken-curry-and-a-giveaway/

tchiwinnie:
this looks like smthg i ll try. how long shld i bk for? and pls wot is atorodo/scotch bonnet

Atarodo is the basic small hot red pepper sold in markets.

You bake for about 45 minutes. I had to check earlier sha, you can check after 35 minutes

Easiest recipe ever, just mix and bake
http://fruitfulkitchen.org/2015/03/13/oven-baked-gizzard-rice/

Oven Baked Gizzard Rice
Servings: 4-6Difficulty: extremely easy
Ingredients

2 cups of rice (I used regular)
500g of gizzard (or any meat), chopped
1 very large green bell pepper, chopped
1 very large red bell pepper, chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 large tomatoes, chopped
5 atarodo/scotch bonnet, chopped
1 teaspoon of ginger powder
1/2 teaspoon of thyme
1/2 tablespoon of white pepper
1/2 teaspoon of ground coriander
1 tablespoon of salt
2 stock cubes
2 tablespoons of olive oil
4 cups of warm water

Method

Preheat oven to 320

1. Wash the rice very thoroughly till the rice water is clear.

2. Mix EVERYTHING in a large baking dish.

gleatz:
Cocoyam pottage for lunch, for all foodies in the house.

Yum. Did you just make it like regular pottage?

Baked yam and eggs. Very easy to make. Just chop yam into bite-size pieces and boil. Chop veggies, mix with boiled yam, spice, and put in baking dish. Pour spiced eggs over, and bake. You can do this on a stove-top too.

Lizzy, you too? You dey find me too?

safe06:
for your fish stew mind... Lol.. You only abstained in an invisible mode,true or correct? , ..... Anyways,I missed u small.. Meanwhile,there's this wall gecko that keeps disturbing me in my kitchen doormot,abeg gimme recipe to include the gecko... Easter is close,will u invite me?u do me wayo last year,no try am this year oooo..,

Not really invisible o. Lol. For the gecko, that na small matter. Peppersoup with uziza leaf will take care of it.

Me ke? Abi na you come Abuja, you no inform me, run?

cococandy:
Thanks a lot.

Erm which one be julienned carrot?
Like grating?

No, not grating, cutting into thin strips. Grating will make the dish too mushy.

tchiwinnie:
Potato stir fry. @Dreamsinbc, u inspired this. Came out nice. I ll try odas frm ur blog.

Glad you liked it. Thank you for visiting *dancing shoki*

safe06:
...and some people think we missed them...smh ....

@Safe06, even if nobody else missed me, I know you missed me jare. Me too missed you die!

babyosisi:
Looks appetizing but I wish it were chicken or beef
I will eat a snake before I eat catfish
I hate fishes without scales if I felt like fish

Like coco said, try chicken or beef. Or you can use Tilapia instead of catfish if tge mood strikes you for fish

FOREXMARTS:
Shey na me get am abi? Cos u can't just tempt me like this this weekend. Herzie has refused to deliver my ofe nsala and cat fish peppersoup as promised so make i chop this one lol.

Na you get am ojare. Hasn't the DHL guy delivered it yet?

cococandy:
Ah finally.

Omoooo, see groove!

cococandy:
Faints.

Recipe pls?

Loool. No vex say I waste time. I just logged on

Smothered Catfish

Servings: 4 Difficulty: easy
Ingredients

2 large catfish, gutted and cleaned (use a sharp knife to make 2 gashes on each side)

3 large carrots, julienned

2 large onions, sliced

6 scotch bonnet peppers, chopped (for some reason this becomes very mellow at the end)

2 handfuls of green beans, chopped

3 large green bell peppers, sliced

1 small bunch of spring onions (green part only, sliced)

5 large tomatoes, chopped

4 green chilies, chopped

4 tablespoons of olive oil

3 single stock cubes

1 1/2 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of ground black pepper

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350. Mix everything apart from the fish in a large bowl.

2. Put half of the mixture on the base of an 11×13 baking dish. Lay the fish on the bed of vegetables, and cover with a blanket of the remaining half of the vegetables.

3. Cover tightly with foil, and bake for 30 minutes.

4. After 30 minutes, prick the foil with a fork in several places and bake for another 15 minutes, or till your fish is as done as you like.

Plenty hugs and kisses, AT and Ipio. I'm glad to be back.

Smothered Catfish

This is a really easy recipe. Just spice your raw vegetables. Place gutted fish of your choice in baking dish, cover with vegetables and bake. If you add tomatoes, you'll get some sauce to serve with rice, yams, etc.

The full recipe is at http://fruitfulkitchen.org/2015/02/25/smothered-catfish/