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Dyt:
Thesourcerer

You are doing well

Prestonn:
Village kitchen


Cabbage Stew

Very red stew. Tomatoes this day no red at all. How did you get that? Enough tomato paste?

pocohantas:
Trying to cook stew. I am not the only one that enjoys cooking in the night right?

Night time + light + music, I will cook one drum of food happily.

Network was crappy, I am done with my stew. Some day I will share my no-fail stew recipe. You can never go wrong with it.

BlueRayDick:
I believe you are on the right track bro, the journey of a thousand mile begins with a step.
I will only advise u don't get discouraged with the result of Ur first attempt at cooking.

1. I believe you should've started with not so difficult meals. I mean meals like rice and stew, yam and egg etc. That way u will build confidence when it turns out good and u will be able to go for the more difficult ones.

2. As regards watching YouTube videos / getting online recipe, it is actually a good thing to watch videos and take note of estimated timing given by the food vloger in the video. However it is advisable you watch more than one video of a particular meal. I mean watch 3-4 videos of let's say fried rice, see the different methods they use, how different their output was and the similarities in their ingridients /process of cooking. This way, u will be able to come up with the best one that u think will work for u. You don't necessarily need to stick with their own recipe especially where some of the ingridients they are using are not locally available in Ur location.

3. I will also suggest u get the right utensils like non sticky frying pan, spatula, pots etc. These things at times define how Ur meal will come out. If watch those YouTube videos u will understand some of the food vlogers have particular type of utensils they use which makes their food come out the way they are.

4. I was once like u and I didn't really have any need to cook. I was surrounded by sisters and a caring mum that always made my stomach filled from childhood. In the university my roommates were all excellent cooks and only allowed me cook less than 3 times in the whole 4 years spent in the uni....But I had basic ideas of cooking, I learn quite fast and I pay attention to details even when it appears on the I don't. I started cooking out of necessity during NYSC( I once shared the story here).

Now that you have identified the need for u to be a better cook, u just need to show interest and ur mum will be wowed by the dishes u will make in the next few weeks.

5.During the lockdown I had so much time on my hand and cooked as much as I wanted. I sent some of the pictures to my Bae; she pic mixed it and kept on her status( see attached one of the pix mix). She was being encouraged to open a restaurant not knowing say na omoboy cook am. Seeing the comments I was impressed with myself.

All I'm saying is u've started and that's what matters, keep up with the cooking and u will be proud of Ur culinary skills soon enough.

PS: sorry if I bore you with my epistle according to St. Blueray

Thank you so much for the advice man. Reading each word was worth it and you are an awesome cook

Dyt:
Haaaaa
Isu ati eyin

The yam wasn’t very sweet.
Waiting on new yam...

Amorprincesa24:
Very red stew. Tomatoes this day no red at all. How did you get that? Enough tomato paste?

—Tomato blend (tomato, tatashe and rodo) in 4:3:2. You can even take the tatashe higher. Sometimes I do that.

— Steam the blend to reduce water content and frying time.

— Fry the tomatoes mercilessly on low heat.

I have never met these tomatoes that are not “red”. It must succumb to my frying.

Thanks alot

pocohantas:
—Tomato blend (tomato, tatashe and rodo) in 4:3:2. You can even take the tatashe higher. Sometimes I do that.

— Steam the blend to reduce water content and frying time.

— Fry the tomatoes mercilessly on low heat.

I have never met these tomatoes that are not “red”. It must succumb to my frying.

pocohantas:
—Tomato blend (tomato, tatashe and rodo) in 4:3:2. You can even take the tatashe higher. Sometimes I do that.

— Steam the blend to reduce water content and frying time.

— Fry the tomatoes mercilessly on low heat.

I have never met these tomatoes that are not “red”. It must succumb to my frying.

This one weh you dey cook for 1pm,you no go work today?

Thank youu

Hathor5:
What a beautiful picture! I love it!

pocohantas:
Perfect time for me too. I would sleep, then wake up by midnight. I also like cooking alone.



I will share a rookie guide. It is not for people like you biko.

lol. I be learner where you dey na.

pocohantas:
Lol. You are welcome here, but GP pasta ain’t welcome . We hope to see more of your posts. Enjoy your meal...

Thank you ma'am. I don't want to start another GP and Dangote war but we know GP is way better

Yesterday's breakfast. I passed out from NYSC today, I'm still thinking of what to cook today.

DOAI:
Yesterday's breakfast.
I passed out from NYSC today, I'm still thinking of what to cook today.

Congrats

Congratulations!

DOAI:
Yesterday's breakfast.
I passed out from NYSC today, I'm still thinking of what to cook today.

pocohantas:
—Tomato blend (tomato, tatashe and rodo) in 4:3:2. You can even take the tatashe higher. Sometimes I do that.

— Steam the blend to reduce water content and frying time.

— Fry the tomatoes mercilessly on low heat.

I have never met these tomatoes that are not “red”. It must succumb to my frying.

Poco, this stew looks scrumptious
Give us the no-fail safe stew recipe nah

Dyt:
Thesourcerer

This chicken is just calling my name with no respect

cutiereborn:
Poco, this stew looks scrumptious
Give us the no-fail safe stew recipe nah

Thanks cutie. You know I will have to repeat the process again to do that. Make this one finish.

DOAI:
Yesterday's breakfast.
I passed out from NYSC today, I'm still thinking of what to cook today.

Congrats to you. May the workforce favour you.

Liposure:
wow

Are u an ambulance?

BoleAndFish:
Chai! E be like say na titration I wan do. Thanks mate. I'll try it out.

That's not a science note. Na chinchin note be that

I remembered doing chinchin with just my intuition when i was in 100L. My aunty, a health worker bought everything and dumped in d kitchen for me to help her make chinchin. To d glory of God it came out nice without expo, she begged me to do another days after

Pls Check again...i just reviewed the note.

DOAI:
Yesterday's breakfast.
I passed out from NYSC today, I'm still thinking of what to cook today.

Very good meal for the weather

Prestonn:
You can have everything....Nessun problema

You are the best!

GboyegaD:
You finish this stack?

Yes na

Stonecoldstare1:
Growing up as an only child, everything I ever wanted was at my beck and call as long as I behaved despite my mum's effort to teach me the ways of independency, my dad's toxic masculinity would always object as "a man had no business in the kitchen", I got so used to being pampered that I became useless to myself (kitchenwise i.e). Now, I got a job and it's a job that gives me more time to myself, i'm just getting into this whole bachelor thing (I hope I get it right though) and now I reflect to the teachings of my mother.
I've been a spectator on this thread for a while but looking at the meals made by my fellow men like blueraydick and akposy made me step up, big ups to you man. I've been ordering and eating out ever since so I decided to try something new for breakfast today, I wanted to whip up some fluffy pancakes and bean pudding (moin moin) and scrambled eggs to be eaten with a custard tart, downloaded the recipe off the internet and boy did I make a mess.
Just look at the disaster called pancake (first attempt) that I tried to make.... At least my custard, moin moin and scrambled eggs(both are first attempt) turned out ok but i'm so ashamed of myself. I called my mum and showed her what I made, she laughed to the point she couldn't laugh no more. I deserve and need the criticism so that I can better myself, please feel free to point out my flaws and tbh, I enjoyed cooking and I want to cook more

P. S: it's my first food post, at least whilst critical, abeg show me some love.... At least I wan step up

Permit me to laugh small jare. Your pancakes are funny o. What did you do?

However, I started like this year's back (as a child). Every trial was a lesson, every lesson was an elevation. Don't give up Bros. Before you know it ehn, you'll do culinary exploits. Shame your shame bros

Also, get a non-stick pan. You can PM me for a non-fail pancake recipe

Thanks for saying No to toxic masculinity. Na man you be. Happy kitchen adventure!
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Akposy:
Yes na

You try wella

DOAI:
Yesterday's breakfast.
I passed out from NYSC today, I'm still thinking of what to cook today.

Congratulations! I know it's a mixed feelings thing.

I dedicate my Beef stuffed bread rolls to you!
The Labour Market will favour you

Prestonn:
Village kitchen

Cabbage Stew

nice one....giving us back to back presentation.

Pic 1: Oha and eba
Pic 2: Afang and eba

Akposy:
Congratulations! I know it's a mixed feelings thing.
I dedicate my Beef stuffed bread rolls to you! The Labour Market will favour you

Good looking, I like the fact you made use of beef.

I wondered where u've been for some time now...

Munzy14:
Good looking, I like the fact you made use of beef.


I wondered where u've been for some time now...

Thanks. I wanted to try something new. I took one piece of meat. Blended it and used. It was nice

I've been around. My enthusiasm for social media is fading slowly

Akposy:
Congratulations! I know it's a mixed feelings thing.

I dedicate my Beef stuffed bread rolls to you!
The Labour Market will favour you

Never seen this,i wonder how you think about these snacks nd it usually comes out well.
You really blessed

pocohantas:
Pic 1: Oha and eba
Pic 2: Afang and eba

I am making eba also but with ewedu soup