Baked Zucchini And Leek Frittata Recipe

Ingredient ( For 3 Person)


*4 eggs
*50g parmigiano
*40ml of fresh milk
*1 small onion chop
*1 big zucchini or 1 and half
*salt
* 1 teaspoon of butter
*1 tablespoon of olive oil ( EVO)
*30-40g of sliced fresh leek.


*Prepareation*

Clean and chop the zucchine in tiny cubes. Place a frying pan over the heat; add the butter and the olive oli, allow them to heat or until the butter is well melted.

Add the zucchini into the oil, stir and allow to cook with continue stirring until the zucching become solf. This will take about 3-4 minutes.

Add the chopped onion into the zucchini stir them together for1 minute, add half of the sliced leek into the zucchini as well. Stir then all and allow them to cook for another 1-2 minutes.

While the zucchini are cooking; Break the eggs into a bowl, add the fresk milk, parmigiano amd a pinch of salt into the eggs. Whisk them until they well combine.

Pure the egg mixture into the zucchini stir them over a low heat.  Transfer them into a casserole, Add the other half sliced leek into the egg zucchini mixture; Place them on a pre heated oven and bake for 10- 15 minutes at 180dg.

Remove and serve hot.  This frittata can last for 2 day in the refrigerator.

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Spinach Lasagna Recipe

Ingredient (For 4 person)


*250g of lasagna pasta
*150g parmigiano
*600ml besciamella
*400g ricotta or any cream cheese of your choice
*300g fresh spinach
*nut meg
*50g butter
*salt.


*Preparation*

Wash the fresh spinach with a fresh water; Slice them and set aside. On a pot ( sauce pan) Add water, place the water on the heat and bring them to boil.

Add salt to the water stir and add the spinach. Allow the spinach to cook until soft. ( 2-3 minutes).

Remove the spinach from the water after 2-3 minutes. Allow them to cool down completely. Also make sure you press the water out of the spinsh...

Add the cooked spinach into a bow, Add the Ricotta or any cream cheese you are using into the spinach; Add 30g of parmigiano,and a pinch of nut meg. Stir them all together until they are well combine.

On the same water you cook the spinach add a tablespoon of olive oil;mix and add the lasagna pasta into the hot water. Allow them to stay in the hot water for 1 minute, then remove them and place on a towel to dry or you can use kitchen paper to dry the water off the lasagna.

On a casserole add a cooking spoon of lasagna cream ( Besciamella)  spray them around the casserole. Add the first layer of lasagna pasta into the casserole; Add some of the spinach mixture, parmigiano and butter. Cover with another lasagna pasta, besciamella, spinach and cheese mixture, parmigiano and butter.

 Repeat the same until the lasagna and the spinach are all into in casserole.

After placing the last lasagna pasta; add the besciamella and parmigiano.

Bake on a pre heated oven at 180dg for 30 minutes.

Make sure you watch the video for a better undertanding. Click on the photo above for the video.

Hope you give this a try; very healthy for all family.


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Nigeria Meat Pie Recipe

Nigeria meat pie is one of the meat snacks recipemade with minced meat, potatoes and carrot filling.I have never seen any Nigeria that does not like meat pie. Recipe



   *Recipe*
*For the dough*


*1kg of flour
*500g of butter or  margarine
*2 tablespoon of baking powder
*pinch of salt
*125 ml of fresh cold water.
*1 or 2 eggs for egg wash.


*For the filling*

*500g of minced meat
*2 carrot
*2 potatoes
*1 onion
*salt
*thyme teaspoon
*maggi cube 1-2
*3 tablespoon of vegetable oil
*2 tablespoon of flour
*water 250ml/ 1 cup



  *Direction*
             
                  *For the filling*

Clean and chop the onion;  Place a sauce pan  (pot) over the heat, add the vegetable oil and allow to heat, then add the chopped onion to the oil. Cook the onion for 2 minutes, add the minced meat into it stir and allow them to cook until the water from the meat is dried.

While the meat is cooking; peel and wash the potatoes and carrot, cut them in cubes.


Add the seasoning, thymy, salt and the maggi cubes you are using into the cooking meat. Whem the water in the meat are fully dried add the chopped potatoes and carrot into the cooking minced meat; sitr and allow them to continue cooking until the vegetables become tender.

Mix the flour together with the water;( Normally i don't use the flour) (What i do is to add enough water, cook them on a very low heat for some hours this will keep the meat pie filling very soft and out of dring after baking)But If you are not confident go ahead and use the flour process which work very well as well.  pure the flour and water mixture into the meat mixture stir and allow to continue cooking on a low heat until they are well cooked.  Then set aside.


While the fillings are cooking...  Move over to the dough


    *For the dough*


On a large bowl, Add the flour and the buuter. Make sure the butter or  margarine you are using are cold. not solf for a better result.

Mix togther the butter and the flour with a tip of your fingrs.  Mix until the butter and the butter are well combined.

Then start adding the cold fresh water in a bits and at the same time start folding the mix till they form thick nice dough. You can use your dough machine for this.

  For me i always allow them to rest in the refrigerator for at list 30 minutes before rolling them. But you can go ahead to start making the meat pie without allowing them to rest; but is best if you allow them to rest at list 30 minutes.




Afterwards:

Pre heat your oven at 180dg. I love to use oven papper on my oven tray but if you do not have oven paper rub in butter into your oven tray.

Break 1 egg into a little bowl ans whisk.

Remove the dough from the fridge and start kneadin. Knead the dough, and roll it out to achive a 5 -6mm thickness.
 Start cutting them with a your cutter be it round or any shape.

 After cutting the dough into the shape of your choice.

Scoop some meat filling into the center of the round cuts, the quantity should be such that you can comfortably cover the dough without overflows of the filling. Do do worry if you get the first and the second one wrong, because at some point you will know the right amount to add to it as you proceed with the feeling.  So After sooping the dough into the meat pie;

Rub the beaten eggs on the inside edge of the dough, then close with the other half part of the dough. Repeat the same until you are done filling the meat pie.

Add them into the oven tray and use a brush to egg wash them. The egg wash will make the dough to become  golden brown after baking them.  Bake them for 30-40 minutes at 180dg or until they become golden brow just like you see  on the photos here.

And here you have your meat pie. The famouse Nigeria meat pie. Hope you give it a try....

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Vegetarian Fruit Cake

Ok here is another cake recipe. But this was made without Butter or Eggs. I love this cake this is why i made it for a special friend of my on her birthday. Hope you will love it as well do. And you can also surprise your Vegan friend with it on a valentine's or Birthda hahah. Ok lets get to the recipe.



    *RECIPE*

*3 Pear
*300g of flour
*Brown sugar 100g
*16g of baking powder
*2,7dl fresh almond milk
*40g dry grape
*1/2 tb of cinnamon
*1/2tb of dry powder ginger
*powder sugar 50g
*Rum
*salt.



   *Direction*


On a little bowl, Add the dry grape, add 3 tablespoon of rum into it and set aside for 15 minutes.

Wash peel and slic the pear. Add the sliced pear into a bowl, add 3 tablespoon of rum into the pear and set aside.

On a big bowl or stand mixer; Add the flour,baking powder,ginger, sugar, cinnamon and salt, mix and add the  almond milk into the dry ingrdients. Mix until they are well combine.

Butter or spry 26 inch of baking pan, cut out an oven paper that can cover under the baking pan; wet the oven paper with water, then it on the baking pan.

Add half of the dried grape from rum. Then add th cake mixture into the cake pan;  Then remove the pear from the rum and place them over the cake mixture.

Sprinkle the powderd sugar  over the cake, add the last half of the dry grape.

Bake on a pre heated oven at 180dg for 35-40 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool down.

Here you have your delicious Fruits cake like never before.

You can enjoy this cake with Tea or Coffe.

Hope you give it a try. Happy baking xxx.

How To Make Mini Lemon Fruit Pie : Recipe

Mini Lemon Fruit Pie. Wow this pie is a most try!!! They are so delicious. This pie can be a perfect Valentines day gift. Hope you give them a try.....  Recipe..


Also  watch this video for better understanding...




Mini Lemon Fruit Pie. Wow this pie is a most try!!! They are so delicious. This pie can be a perfect Valentines day gift. Hope you give them a try.....  Recipe..


Also  watch this video for better understanding...







     *RECIPE*

* 340g of flour
*2 egg yolk
*150g sugar
*1  lemon zest
*salt
*150g of butter
*3-4 tablespoon of fresh cold water

 For Decorations
Fruits of your choice

Pastry cream, Cheese Or Jam



   *Direction*




On a  bow or stand mixer whisk together the butter and  the flour until they are well combine.
Add the other ingredients to the butter and flour mixture, egg,lemon zest,salt,sugar and water.
Continue whisking until they are well combine.

Add the dough into clean film and allow them to seat in the fridge for 1 hour.

After 1 hour in the refrigerator remove them. Place a sheet of oven paper on your working table, Roll the dough and cut into mini pie, and place them on your butted cup cake pan. Bake on a pre heated oven at 170dg  for 15 miniutes.

 Mind you, you can use a big baking pan if you do not want to cut them into cup cake shape..

So which ever shape you want them to be is your choice..

Remove from the oven after 15 minutes or after they are well cooked.  Allow them to cool down.
Then Add the cream cheese, Jam or Pastry cream and decorate with fruits of your choice...


I hope you give this a try...  Happy baking...

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How To Make Seafood Okra Stew|Seafood Okro Soup Stew Recipe

This Seafood Okra recipe will change how you prepare okra stew/ soup. This recipe is one of the best i have ever tired... Hope you give it a try.  Recipe




Watch the video for better understanding....




     *RECIPE*


*100-150g of fresh okra
*2 tablespoon of red palm oil
*1 big red bell pepper
*salt
*3 maggi cubes or anyone of your choice
*Spinach 100-150g or less
*chilly pepper
*Smooked cat fish or any fish of your choice
*Goat and cow meat or anyone of your choice
*crayfish 2 tablespoon
*2 onion
* Mix Seafood of your choice.




   *Direction*


Wash the proteins you are using, with a clean water. Goat, Cow meat or even Chicken. 

Season them with half of the onion, salt some maggi cubes, and pepper. Add the water that can be able to cook them. Cook the meat until they are well cooked.


While meats are cooking, boil water and pure over the smooked fish you are using and sent them aside.

Clean and wash the red bell pepper. Blend them together with half onion. After blrnding, add them into a pot and cook until the water is dry.

Chop the fresh or frozen okra. On a pot ( sauce pan) add the palm oil and allow to heat. Chop one onion and add to the oil, cook the onion for 2 minutes then add in the cooked red bell peer into the oil and onion.

Allow them to cook together for 5 minutes, then add the chopped or sliced okrs into it. Stir and cook for 3 minutes.  While they are cooking, start adding in th spices you are using, such as crayfish, maggi, etc.

After 3 minutes add the cooked beef or chicken into the okro mixture.  Stir and a little stock from the cooked meat; continue cooking for another 3 minutes.

Clean the smooked fish; add them into the soup. You can as well add more fish or anyother thing you feel to add into this soup.

So after adding the fish stir and add the finally ingredient which is spinach currect the salt, cover to cook for another 2 minutes stir and remove them from the heat.

Serve with any FuFu of your choice or you can have it with White rice and yam.


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Orange Cake

This Oragne cake is the best of it all. Yes you really have to try it if you are one of those people that love orange... You will never bake orange cake another way after this.

My Husband And Son could not stop eating this cake! So make sure you give it a try. Is a very healthy cake for both adult and kids...




   *RECIPE*

*350g of flour
*50g potatoes starch
*4 eggs,
*1cup of white yogurt
*150g of sugar
*100ml of vegetable oil
*14g of baking powder
*50g of white almond i used almond flour
*Zest of 2 big orange
*1fresh orange juice



   *Direction*


On a bowl combin together the, eggs,orange zets,orange juice,vegetable oil,yogurt, and sugr. Whisk together until they are fluffy. In another bowl mix together the flour baking powder and potatoes starch. Add them to the egg mixture and continue whisking until they are well combin.

Butter your baking pan and flour them with the almond flour.

 Add the cake mixture into the cake pan and bake for 40-45 minutes at 180dg.

After 40 or 45 minutes remove them from the oven and allow to cool down.

 And here you have your orange cake. Very easy to make and they are very delicious.


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How to Make The Best Party Rice AKA Nigeria JELLOF Rice : Nigeria way

Hi,







This is for all Rice lover. Jellof Rice is one of the favourite party rice that everyone love in Nigeria. if you Can follw the steps  that i give here you will never prepare your Jellof Rice any other way... Hope you enjoy this.. Lets get to the recipe!


   
             *RECIPE*
*Par boil Rice 200g or more
 *4 Big fresh tomatoes
*1 Red bell pepper
*1 or 2 hot red pepper
*2 Red or white onion
*1 glove of garlic
*Teaspoon of ginger
*3-4 cubes of your choice( stock)
*Half cup of vegetable oi
*All purpose seasoning teaspoon
*Salt
*Crayfish 1-2 tablespoon
*140g concentrated tomatoes ( Tin Tomatoes)
*Thyme,Rosemary,bay leaf, and curry.



   * Direction*

First step:

Clean the fresh tomatoes,red bell pepper, hot pepper,1 onion, garlic and ginger. Then blend to cream and sent aside.

Clean and chop the other 1 onion,. Place a sauce pan ( pot) over the heat, add the vegetable oil, allow the the oil to heat a little; then add the chopped onion.
Cook the onion for 3 minutes or until they are cooked. Then add the tomatoes paste. Stir and allow the paste to cook for about 5-6 minutes or more . While they are cooking, i love to start adding all the seasoning that am using, like, Thyme, bay leaf,curry,rosemary,maggic cube,salt,crayfish and the rest of the seasonig. But you can add them after you have added the blended fresh tomatoes mixture.

So after adding the all the seasoning, and the tomatoes paste are well cooked. Add the fresh tomatoes mixture into it, stir and continue cooking them on a medium for about 15 minutes with continue stirring. You cn check out this video on my youtube channel to get a better direction.











So  while the tomatoes sauce is cooking.
I love to boil a water for the rice. 
 So what i do is i boil water to wash the rice or i use cold water to wash it wich ever way you choose is ok, the important thi ng is that you wash the rice until the water become clean..

If you want to follow my steps. Pure the hot water over the rice and allow the ric to stay in the water for about 5-10 minutes. Then wash the hot water out of the rice and start washing it with cold water until the rice is well washed when the water become more cleaned.

 After 15 minutes. Add the washed rice into the sauce and mix them very well. After mixing them, add water to the rice, make sure the water is at thesame level with the rice; Do not over water the rice the water most be at the same level with the rice for a better result..

 Now this part you have to be very careful, cover the rice to start cooking but make sure that the salt is enough.  Put the lid on,( Cover the pot) And reduce the heat to the lowest .( YES I SAID THE LOWEST.)

 Eg: If your gas is like 1,2,3 Set the heat on the first one which is ( 1)

The rice are cooking to cook in total of hr 20 minutes if your heat are sent on the lowest.

Stir the rice after the first 30 minutes and cover them to continue cooking. The 2nd stir has to be after the another 30 minutes. Then after the last stirring which is going to be another 20 minutes which made then in total of 1hr 20 mintes. Stir and turn off the heat. serve the rice hot or cold and please for a better result you most follow the steps i give here. Don't cook your jellof rice on a high heat if you want them to come out well. 

Make sure you watch the video on my youtube channel for clear understanding...


  Enjoy your party rice...  Or you can make this for a normal day.

This Rice can last up to 4-5 day in the fridge..


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