Can't Cook, Won't Cook!!

Whoever came up with that term is wrong, it's not that we won't cook sometimes we simply can't. Want me to make a tuna pasta bake? I'll have my apron on in no time and even ask if you want one slice of garlic bread or two with that, but ask me to boil snails with that beautiful pepper stew then you have lost me.

I have found that dressing to impress no longer cuts it, well maybe on the first date but after that babes have to cook to impress too as brothers look for wives that not only have the looks to compete with the likes of Beyonce (thank God for Brazillian hair) but also the culinary skills to match that of their mother dearest. Front we may by refusing to cook but when that special dinner guest comes to town you know the pressure is on to tickle his taste buds.

I recall the first time I had a special dinner guest and I attempted to make a simple stew, OK my stew is to die for now people, but I must admit that the first attempt was rather salty to say the least. I have now laid off on the salt but my biggest test yet came recently when my dinner guest wanted to eat Iyan and egusi stew(pounded yam avec spinach for the non-Nigerians). Yea, this is blag able I've seen people do it so many times I thought but I was evidently oblivious to how much power was needed to mash the thing into a smooth ball and to make matters worse I HAD NO WOODEN SPOON. Determined to overcome I got stuck in and I'm kinda proud of my first attempt, dinner guest even went for second rounds ;-)

Well I promised that I'd share tips with you guys so here's tip numbers 1 & 2:
1) Every good cook MUST a wooden spoon
2)Never be caught in the kitchen without Knorr Cubes

Has anyone got tips for me?
Happy Cooking

Breakfast at Tiffany's?! I want dinner at the Obama's...

HAPPY INAUGURATION DAY, not any old inauguration day but the first black American president's inauguration day!!!

As we wait in anticipation for the new American president to enter his new place of residence some are wondering what will Mr Obama say? others are wondering, what will Mrs Obama wear? but I, being a true food lover, am most concerned about what the Obamas will eat? will they be serving food from Barack Obama's Kenyan roots? (I like love Kenyan  food, give me some kariokor anyday ), or will they be serving some good old African-American soul food? corn bread, chicken wings.....

I did my research and it's possibly none of the above :-( Word is, the White House chef of 14 years will be keeping her job. Chef Cristeta Comerford (she even sounds like food, God forgive me) is originally from the Philippines and trained in France, the capital of le cuisine, she plans on serving healthy organic meals to the Obama family.

Selection of typically Kenyan food



Chef Cristeta Comerfod





Please can I blog too

Omg I'm here how exciting! I promised myself that i'd start blogging this year and I've made it. Ok so you might be thinking, 'where have you been? blogging is sooo 5yrs ago,' I know (my mother even has a blog) but I was concerned because modern technology is not exactly my forte and I wanted my blog to look pretty, with time I hope it will but let me begin with a quick introduction.

This blog is going to be about food,no as in for real, being Nigerian I can not escape it... so I will be sharing my experiences, from my attempts to cook, to tips that I have learnt, gisiting you about the best and worst food tasted at recent events, the hottest restuarants that I or celebrities have recently visited and keeping you updated with dining deals ;-)