STORY TIME!!! ☺☺

It's story time people! So I passed out of NYSC few weeks back and I was just thinking about how God saw me through! This is gonna be a lengthy one so I'd suggest you just grab some popcorn and let's gist. 

I remembered the day I checked my NYSC posting, I was in my school's senate building collecting my certificate with my two friends- Oladamola and Simileoluwa though we had earlier done our convocation around december of the previous year, we were in one chamber waiting for it and one guy just rushed in and said- call up letters has been uploaded, you guys can check your postings. Immediately I started having flashbacks images of me pranking my sister and mom, like I'd just shout and say I've checked it and it's Oyo state. And they'll both be excited, until I burst the bubble and tell them I was joking. But this aint no joke.  

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Natural Healthy Drinks.

 Some days you find motivation, other days motivation finds you. I have been shifting ( code name for procastination) this post for weeks! But today, I got the right dosage of motivation I needed! I could not find sleep because of heat. Too much heat. And as if that's not enough, mosquitoes are busy singing anti lullaby choruses for me to NOT sleep! Anyways, back to my food matter..

  Recently, the rate at which we dehydrate has tripled! As if there's a 100 degree increase in temperature, they are saying it's global warming. So, we should try to be hydrated at all times to prevent fainting and sorts. Cold water and drinks are now becoming a treasure to behold. I don't hesitate to get cold drinks anytime I come in contact with one, but I realised I over spend and if care is not taken, allowee will finish, not to mention my increase in sugar intake!

  I had to do some research and I found some healthy natural drinks that tastes way better than all these sugary stuff we find around. Like. Zobo, kunu, soy milk and of course, fruit juice. They are cost friendly and medicinal too. Zobo aids digestion. I make mine myself and I hope you love them as much as I do! Enjoy!

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HOME MADE SNACKS (CHOP CHOP)

HOME MADE SNACKS
There are so many snacks out there we buy ALL THE TIME. I am not saying we shouldn't buy them, but as often as possible we should also learn to make these stuff. They can also be made at home, you can even go funky on them plus you're sure it's healthier. Snacks like pop corn, plantain chips, pancakes, bread rolls, sandwiches, coconut chips, chinchin, cookies and even cakes can be home made.
  As you know I always get your back when it comes to chop chop, I did my findings and decided to share these home made recipes. Here you go:

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GizDodo (Gizzard + Dodo)

I was just on my own jejely when my taste buds started craving something different. You know how the thing dey be na? and an angel subscribed this awesome food to me.
So I decided to share it with you people. You can thank me larrrrrrraaaa
 
Gizdodo are coined names for a Nigerian dish prepared with a combination of gizzards and plantains(dodo).
Chicken gizzards are best used for this recipe, but you can also use turkey or duck gizzards. As for plantains, I prefer the yellow ripe plantains, not over ripe ones tho, so you don't end up with a less appealing meal.
GizDodo is also knows as gizzards and dodo, or Gizzdo, you can even come up with your funky name. It's just the normal gizzards and plantain with a yummy special twist. I hope to serve it as an appetizer on my wedding day! Wait on it!! (Lmao)

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EFO RIRO

Efo
Efo Riro
 Summary:
Efo riro is a very rich vegetable soup that is native to the Yorubas of western Nigeria. The vegetables that can be used to cook this soup are water leaves and pumpkin leaves. If these are not available where you live, frozen spinach is a very good sustitute.
However, if you want the authentic efo riro you should add tomatoes to yours. Personally, I don't like tomatoes in any soup that I'll use to eat swallow. You can add tomotoes to make the soup deep red. Who tomato don epp? (Lol)
Ingredients:
• Assorted meat and fish. For my efo riro I use:
- beef
- shaki
- smoked fish
- dry fish
- stock fish
• Palm oil (20cl)
• Frozen spinach (1kg)
• Crayfish (1 handful)
• Onions (1 medium bulb)
• 3 big stock cubes (spinach needs more seasoning)
• Salt to taste.
 We yorubas love to feel the taste of meat at every morsel we swallow. So the more variety of meats and fish you can add to efo riro, the better. Feel free to add snails, ponmo, kanda and so on.

Directions for preparation:
• Soak the stockfish and dry fish for a few hours. The length of time depends on how hard the stock fish is. Mine soaks in less than 1 hour. When soft, clean the fish, remove the bones and separate them into small pieces.
• Cut the frozen spinach and wring out the excess water when fully defrosted.
• Prepare other ingredients: pound the pepper, cut the onions,grind the cray fish.

Cooking Directions:
• Start cooking the shaki first with as little water as possible as it is the toughest meat in the bunch, this soup should have as little water as possible, so add small amounts of water at a time and top it as you cook.
• When the shaki starts to curl, add the dry fish and stock fish
• When the shaki is almost done, add beef, stock cubes and onions and cook till all the meat and fish are well done.
• Top up the water to about half the contents of the pots. Add the crayfish, smoked fish, pepper and palm oil. Some will actually prefer to bleach the oil and fry the pepper. It works both ways too.
• Cover the pot and cook at high heat.
• Add the spinach, or any other soft vegetable, pumpkin, waterleaves.
• Cover and cook till it gets a good boil. Take care not to overcook the vegetables.
• Add salt to taste and leave it to simmer for 2 more minutes.
• Serve Efo riro with semolina, Amala, pounded yam, fufu.
• Edakun, don't eat alone. Invite me. (Lol)
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KITCHEN ETIQUETTES

Cooking is fun, so much fun. But kitchen safety is priority. Think about it, knives, fork, fire, microorganisms are found everywhere, observing kitchen etiquettes is a good habit to develop. Always pay close attention to what you are doing in the kitchen because one slip may cause serious injury or accidents. That's so not nice. Shebi?
 On that note, here are some tips I'd like to share; (you people will say i like sharing tips too much abi. :( heez not my fault) *shines teeth

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IMPORTANCE OF BREAKFAST

Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper, it is a well known saying but how well do we follow it. During a busy morning, it is easy to let breakfast fall in the least of priorities, but taking just a few minutes to have something to eat can really make a difference to your day.

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