Cooking time: 60 minutes Portion: 4 persons Ingredients: 500g beans/black-eyed peas Seven small chilli pepper Four fresh tomatoes Four boiled eggs (optional) Two-half cooking spoons of palm oil or vegetable oil Half-clove garlic or ginger leaves, sandwich bags or stainless cups cooked fish/sardines salt and pepper to taste 60g shrimp (optional) Getting over a painful […]
Akara (Bean Cakes) – Breakfast Recipe
Cooking time: 50 minutes Portion: 4 persons Ingredients: Two habanero peppers (also chilli peppers) One cup of beans (black-eyed or brown beans) One medium onion salt to taste vegetable oil for frying Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point to move forward. – […]
Spiced Pear and Cranberry – Muffins
Preparation Time; 20 minutes Cooking time; 18 minutes Ingredients: 40g dried cranberries Two tablespoons boiling water Three small ripe pears 300g plain flour Three teaspoons of baking powder One teaspoon of ground cinnamon Half a teaspoon of grated nutmeg 125g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling 50g butter, melted Three tablespoons olive oil Three eggs […]
Fruited Griddle – Cakes
Preparation Time; 25 minutes Cooking time; 20 minutes Ingredients; 250g self-rising flour 125g butter diced 100g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling 50g currants 50g sultanas One teaspoon ground mixed spice Grated rind of ½ lemon One egg, beaten One tablespoon milk, if needed Oil for greasing Men make history and not the other way […]
Home Made Easter – Cupcake
Ingredients : 125g plain flour 125g caster sugar 125g soft margarine One and Half teaspoons baking powder One and Half teaspoons vanilla essence Two eggs For the topping; 125g icing sugar sifted Half teaspoon vanilla essence 4 teaspoons water A few drops of yellow, green and pink food colouring Jelly beans, to decorate. I don’t […]
Frosted Banana Bar – Cake
Preparation time 30 minutes. Cooking time 25-30 minutes. Ingredients : 175g butter 175 casted sugar Three eggs beaten 250g self-raising flour One teaspoon baking powder Two bananas about 175g For the Frosting: 50g butter 25g cocoa powder 250g icing sugar (sifted) Two tablespoons milk. There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire […]