I Love Plantain! (Dodo)

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.

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Banana Orange Cake.

This cake was made with love a product of 2020 lockdown. It's being a crazy year so far but I decided I'll stay positive, strong and productive as we wait to see what will come out of year 2020. I'm so happy to share this delicious orange flavour banana cake here. Let me know if you try this recipe, I'm sure you'll love it just like my family and I did x • In making this recipe you have to make sure everything you need is set and ready to go. • Minimal mixing is required to get a good result. • Try NOT to hip the flour in the measuring cup, scooping in the flour into the cup with a spoon and level out the top. • You can use any other oil you prefer but not flavoured oil as this will take away from the take and flavour of the cake after baking. RECIPE. 2+1/2 cups self raising flour. 1/4 cup cornflour. 1 tsp baking powder. 1 tsp baking soda. 1/4 tsp salt. 1 cup caster sugar. 4 very ripe bananas. 3 eggs. 1/2 cup melted butter + 1/2 cup sunflower oil 1 tsp vani...

FLUFFY STRAWBERRY PANCAKE

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 ...

MINI HOMEMADE PIZZA TO GO/ KIDS SCHOOL SNACK IDEA

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...

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