Temitopedancer's Blog

Without doubt harmattan is in the air. Firstly, let me ask you, how is the weather treating you? With the hazy, dusty, hot and extremely cold weather without doubt the North Western trade wind and the harbinger of harmattan season has really hit us. One of my friends said "Harmattan no go kill person, but before it does I'll kill it" 😊 Some even claim to be enjoying it and see those wearing cardigans as just been over cautious but you see harmattan hits us differently because our immune system is stronger than the other.

Àkàrà also known as bean cake or bean fritters is a dish I can categorically say was one of the first five dishes I learnt how to make. The main ingredient is the blacked eyed beans which is usually washed and peeled. Àkàrà is a typical Nigerian dish often times eaten with ogi/pap. It a typical dish that appears on the food menu on weekends. Now, I find it hard understanding what unites bean products to Saturdays or weekends in general — still amuses many, me included even though the narrative seems to be different at the present can we say the street vendors contributed to this?

Doughnut has gone through a lot of transformation over the years and I'm proud of the creatives we have out there. It started from making a ring at the middle which is considered the conventional way of making doughnut before the creation of doughnuts that are stuffed or glazed.

The season calls for infusion of flavours and of course, Christmas is the theme at the moment and we'll be channeling our attention to this. However, your preparedness for Christmas will tell in what you serve to your guest at Christmas. Food making is a therapeutic process and it requires making right choices from selecting the right ingredients and infusing the right ingredients. Now, some of these recipes might require early prepping because you'll be engaged in so many things that requires thorough supervision and you really don't want any part to lack your utmost attention.