Life Of A Mum

 EASY PUFF PASTRY RECIPE This recipe came about after I tried the usual folding method and found it tedious. I needed something quick, easy and less stressful. All you need is 4 ingredients to make a flaky delicious puff pastry for sausage rolls or pies. The most important tip is to make sure your ingredients are very cold, it helps a lot with this method.                                                                     INGREDIENTS. 250g Unsalted Butter (cut butter into small chunks, spread out on a lined baking tray and freeze overnight) 2 1/2 Cups Plain flour Pinch of salt 1/2 cup chilled milk 1 egg                                                             INSTRUCTIONS 1. Add flour, butter and salt in a food processor and whizz till the butter break up into tiny little pieces you almost can't see it easily. 2. Get a deep bowl (chill the bowl in the fridge for 30 minutes before. It's optional but helps keep the pastry cold) tip the flour and butter i

I love foods plated beautifully! This is what I love to do, a gift I cherish so much. The results show how passionate I am doing it because its fun, interesting and one of the things that make me happy. Waffles with fruity toppings and a drizzle of Peanut butter                                               Fried eggs on a bed of fresh Spinach, Plantain on skewer, cucumber slices and a bowl of fruity Porridge Oats Fruit Bowl sprinkled with lemon juice, served with Greek yogurt Croissant served with Scrambled eggs, steamed Spinach and Avocado

Mini Pizzas served with Carrots and Avocado. INGREDIENTS FOR PIZZA DOUGH 2+1/2 cups All purpose flour 1/2 cup warm water 1/2 cup warm milk (optional) 2 tbsp granulated sugar 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 tsp quick rising yeast Pinch of salt DIRECTIONS In a deep dry bowl, add all the dry ingredients stir properly, add the oil then start adding the water/milk a little at a time while mixing (you can use your hand if you do not have a mixer) mix dough until everything is well combined and dough is smooth and stretchy. Spray some oil in a bowl place the dough in the bowl and spray with some oil. Cover with cling film and a tea towel and leave in a dark place to rise for 45-50 minutes (I normally leave it in the oven or inside a cupboard while I prepare the pizza sauce) INGREDIENTS FOR PIZZA SAUCE  2 tins chopped tomatoes 2 tbsp tomato puree Onions 1 tsp cornflour 1 tsp lemon juice Sunflower oil Basil Parsley DIRECTIONS Place a sauce pan on medium-high heat, add a little bit of

Pancake served with fruits and a drizzle of maple syrup Another way I love to serve Pancakes INGREDIENTS 2 cups All purpose flour 450 ml full cream milk 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 tsp baking powder A pinch of salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 whole eggs 1/2 tsp nutmeg (optional) 8-10 strawberries (chopped) 1/4 cup oil (I used sunflower oil) Butter for greasing the pan Fruits to serve Direction Get a large clean dry bowl, sift in all the dry ingredients and set aside. In a separate bowl, add all the wet ingredients and whisk, now make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients and whisk well until well blended in but be careful not to over mix. Preheat pan on medium heat, grease pan with butter, scoop in the pancake batter, add the strawberry toppings (optional) cook for 2-3 minutes or until bubbles begin to form on the top then its time to flip. Cook the other side for the same amount of time and remove and place on paper towel. Serve hot with fruits

My love for Plantain (dodo) is beyond my control, it is one food I can eat anytime of the day and the best part is being able to cook/make it in different ways. Plantain is so versatile that it can be eaten ripe or unripe, fried, boiled or even made into a snack (Plantain Chip/Kpekere) and even as a snack, its still very delicious when flavoured with salt, ginger, pepper or sugar, fried slightly ripe...yum. I'm sharing photos of some of my delicious plantain meals. Boiled Ripe Plantain served with Vegetable Egg Sauce Fried Ripe Plantain served with fried Eggs and sweet Potatoes. Custard, Baked beans and Avocado on the side.

I made this very delicious fresh Okra soup with Salmon fish, prawns, pack of mixed sea food, fresh spinach, okra, sweet long pepper, a tablespoon of red oil, crayfish, scotch bonnet, knorr seasoning cube and salt to taste. This was quick and easy to cook because I prepped everything the day before, packed them in small containers and stored in the fridge. My kids love to eat our native foods, pounded yam and Egusi soup/ Okra soup is their all time favourite. I love the fact that they are enjoying good food instead of asking for chips and nuggets all the time. I actually achieved cutting out fast food cravings by cooking different meals and stocking the fridge which helped me serve them varieties and then fast food became a treat for them during most weekends if they remember to ask...goals. You can have a bowl of this freshness alone or pair with pounded yam (poundo) garri, oatmeal, agidi, cornmeal, boiled yam or white rice.