Contrasting textures of the wood ear and oyster mushrooms are reminiscent of the classic Nigerian pepper soup Growing up, a party was never complete without pepper soup. As in your wedding is not complete without pepper soup on the menu. As in your 60th birthday aint shiii without pepper soup. Baby shower - baby who? Bar mitzvah... where? You get the point. Pepper soup and jollof rice on the menu will make or break your party. Since I'm kind-hearted, I wanted to come on here and share with you a foolproof Nigerian vegan pepper soup recipe, so that you can have a successful party. 🌍 West African Pepper Soup Spices I was fortunate to have been blessed with these ...
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Quick Vegan Ayamase Using Simi and Temi Ayamase Pepper Mix
This Easy Vegan Ayamase can be made in half the time! I believe a lot of Nigerians can agree that Ayamase or Designer stew is a time-consuming dish. Often times ayamase is eaten during special occasions or a party setting. My first time remembering eating ayamase was in December 2011 in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. I had it at a local outdoor pub while enjoying a football game on a large projector with my brother and cousins. The ayamase was served wrapped in uma leaf, over a serving of Ofada rice. You are going to love this vegan ayamase recipe because it is easy and quick, which saves you time to do other things...like that new TikTok dance you've been struggling ...
Yummy Nigerian Obe Ata Stew - Vegan Recipe
Skip the Meat in your Obe Ata with this Substitute Obe ata or ata din din is a traditional Nigerian food typically found in plenty of Yoruba households. The direct English translation for obe ata is pepper stew, however, some Yoruba speakers would translate it as red stew. Obe ata is traditionally made with meats like beef tripe, goat, cow feet, chicken, and at times fish. I'm here to show you how you can create a vegan Nigerian stew, so forget the meat and stick around for the recipe below. Growing up, my family would make obe ata stew weekly. Without fail! We would make it in a large pot, refrigerate it, then warm the stew on the stove daily for dinner. The stew would be eaten ...
Festive Vegan Jollof Rice with "Meat"
The delicious Vegan Jollof Rice with Oyster Mushrooms for Meat will wow the crowd Jollof rice is a dish popular in West Africa. Though originally from Senegal, jollof rice has been adjusted to different regions of West Africa. In Ghana, the dish is made by darkening the stew until the color is nice and dark. In Nigeria, the go-to rice is parboiled rice, and bell peppers are included. In Liberia, peas, corn, and carrots are used to garnish their dish. Ingredients Tools 🍚 How I Make My Vegan Jollof Rice And then you have so many variations where some people cook their rice before they add it to the stew, some people don't wash their rice before adding it to the ...
Vegan Potato/Yam Greens With Mushrooms
Enjoy this quick Liberian Vegan Potato Greens Dish Vegan Potato Greens with Mushrooms are often not associated with the traditional Liberian dish. The original dish is often loaded with thick pieces of tender meat and fish, hardly do you see it made with mushrooms. Potato greens are made from the leaves of the sweet potato plant. For the longest time, I could not find a place in NYC to buy this product, that was not until I began to notice the shape of these leaves in the Asian food stores that I frequented. Still, Potato or Yam leaves are not popular greens that you'd find in the supermarket. It's usually specific to Asian and South American. Or African Markets, but those are usually ...
Thai Green Curry Recipe & Memories from Thailand
You can make Thai curry at the fraction of what you think it would cost Thai green curry is probably one of my favorite Thai dishes, after pad thai. So when my friend had an idea of going to Thailand for her 30th birthday, I couldn't say no. In February I got to visit the beautiful country of Thailand with some amazing ladies. This was the first time I've been that far east, so I was not looking forward to the flight nor time difference. However, if I was asked to do it all over again, I'd do it in a heartbeat. You must go. Other than the food, the scenery has to be the best part of Thailand. We visited both Bangkok and Phuket and each area had their own feel and look. Bangkok is ...
