₦airaland Forum

You're wonderful! I KNOW my Seun isn't going to remember to bring me a cookbook,

Here's an example of what I am dealing with - this is his response to my asking what Maggi is, : "Maggi is what they in cooking food after adding salt. Its what makes it so delicious".

So, I will go to Portland, Maine, where there is a large community of Somalian people, and a good number of grocery stores that stock ingredients for African cooking. Am I correct in thinking that Maggi is like a beef, chicken, or vegetable cube that is dissolved in a dish to give it body and flavor?

Another concern: We are not able to obtain some ingredients such as cow skin - it's illegal here (when I think of how much of THAT we just disposed of, ). I'm a former homesteader, raised our own Angus cattle, pigs, chickens, and raised all our fruits, vegetables and culinary herbs, did all my cooking "from scratch". I'll need to substitute many types of meats, and would think that as long as I'm aware of the amount of fat needed in the substitute to ensure tenderness and flavor, all will be well. Do you agree?

Thank you for your help. I know that my Seun will eventually miss his native meals, though now he seems to want to eat American, I'm saving every one of your recipes!

Eat healthy, stay well!

Lizzie

Please, a favor for an American who will, hopefully, soon be married to a Nigerian man, could you include in your recipes a bit more information, such as an explanation of "stiff pudding"? I'm not a novice in the kitchen, been in one for, well, never mind! Actually have a cooking blog of my own in Maine, I just need to familiarize myself with the unique aspects/ingredients of your wonderful dishes.

Thanks so much!

P.S. Have you something akin to our 'Lobstah"?

Lizzie P.

Missy B, thank you, I have reviewed, and copied the recipes here. Right now, Seun won't admit to any favorite recipe. He is waiting for American, Italian, anything I can cook, Since I'm a former Homesteader, who wiith my late husband, raised our own animals, (cows, pigs, chickens), and grew our own produce, both fruits and vegetables, I've always cooked from scratch. I.e., to make pea soup, first you raise the pig,

I will need to continue questioning him, until he admits to favorite Nigerian dishes, and find a cookbook on line. Where there's a will, there IS a way.

Thank you for your help! God Bless,

P.S. Maybe not appropriate to even offer, but if anyone is interested in Maine cooking, I'd love to reciprocate, share any recipes with your friends.

Oh, My Goodness!! My brother is a former sou-chef professor at Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, and a gold medalist in the Culinary Olympics, and I doubt he could produce anything more wonderful than these cakes! Fantastic!!

Please, still hoping to find a good recipe book for traditional Nigerian (Lagos) dishes for my soon-to-be-husband. Can anyone out there advise? I very much appreciate it! I'm not a beginner cook, am an excellent baker, also, but this is new to me, and I want to make him a very happy husband. I love your thread, and have been taking notes!
Thanks for your time.

Lizzie

Hello, I'm going to be married to a man who's native language is Lagos Yoruba, and would like to learn basic sentences, phrases. I have gleaned a number of them from your site and a few others. My fiance has also been feeding me some. I'm able to recognise them in writing, but the pronunciation is, of course, not available! Could someone, some good hearted soul, phonetically spell out a few of the common ones, so that I can try to say them? Thank you, I appreciate it!

Liz

Hmm, how many Handsome, Sexy Seuns are there in Nairaland?! And is it allowed for me to spell out his name? A hint: Oluwaseun O. Will that mean that every available woman in Lagos will be hunting him down? Trust me, this man of mine is glorious, with the most beautiful face I've ever seen on a man. I mean, he's perfect. Wide shoulders, narrow hips, tall, just yummy, I very much doubt that anyone out there could compete. In this country, especially in this state, he will knock the women dead! My friends are all drooling, and they've only seen him in pictures and on line, web cam, I'm surprised that there's not a rush of white women Mainiacs rushing to your country,

Liz ( Seun's "Iyawo mi Oyinbo" - did I get that right?)

Hello, I'm new on the site, well, kind of new, I'm in Maine, USA, my husband-to-be is in Lagos. He is convinced that he wants to eat American/Italian when he comes to me. I want to learn to cook Nigerian dishes, and though a very good cook, am a little apprehensive about finding the ingredients necessary for the dishes. Eventually, I'm hoping that he will encourage me to provide a variety of meals, both American and Nigerian. In preparation for that, could you please suggest a cookbook for him to bring with him? I've asked for a cookbook, and his response was that of a confused male, LOL! Thank you for your help!

P.S. your recipes look wonderful! Can't wait to try a few,

Liz

NO,no no no no no no! NONE of you are! The most handsome Guy in Nairaland is Seun O. in Lagos, I know that, having compared him to all the pics of the Nigerian Male Models on line, None can compare to him, and he's mine! All I have to do, is get him here, to Maine, USA. And continuously beat the American women off him with a stick,
Tall, classic features, slim, perfect physique, beautiful smile, and the most wonderful disposition, of course, now and then, he acts like a Victorian, Nigerian Husband, but he says I'm a stubborn white woman wife in Maine, LOL!! Yup! I'm hating to tell you, but you're all cast into the shade by Seun!

Oh, my! You are gonna be my life saver! My husband-to-be thinks he'll be happy eating American, Italian, and good old Maine seafood! Oh, yes, that's all good, but I know that he'll be missing home when he comes to the states, especially here in Maine, where we just absolutely LIVE on fish! So please, don't go away! Please provide me with the recipes - and maybe definitions of the ingredients - to keep my Nigerian boy content. He's promised to provide a Nigerian cookbook when I visit him in a month or two, but we know how that goes. I need tried and true, Looking forward to seeing more of the wonderful foods you describe, Thank you!

Lizzie in the cold, cold state of Maine

LOL! Have mercy, people! All I'm trying to do here is learn to say something pleasant to my future mother-in-law. Something I can't mess up, and mistakenly tell her she looks like my cow's butt,

I AM learning, however, should I ever need to call someone a "monkey's head",

I am a very fortunate American white woman with a wonderful Nigerian fiance. We're all aware of the profitable business that has sprung up, in part, because of the shortsightedness of Immigration (perhaps), 9/11 (of course), and the internet (aiding and abetting). But are many cognizant of the misery the situation is causing those of us who really wish to marry? It is growing exponentially. The red tape is so knotted up with skepticism, with bias, it seems to be insurmountable. We are trying to bring my fiance in on a fiance Visa. Please, wish us luck,