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When I was a kid, Christmas was so much fun. My aunt would spend Christmas with us and she and my mum would make so many Christmas treats; cakes, pies, doughnuts, flour chips etc. I would help them make the goodies and steal some for myself and my brothers whilst working. This Sunday, my mum and I did something that made me feel like a kid all over again. FLOUR CHIPS! Ingredients 1 cup flour 4 table spoons oil Ginger Garlic Onion Salt Oil for frying Method Crush some ginger garlic and onion In a large bowl, sieve flour, add half a teaspoon of salt and the oil. Rub together till it is smooth, crumbly and can hold for a while when clutched in the palms and dropped Add a table spoon of the crushed spices and a little water to make a firm dough. Roll up, cut up into thin strips and deep fry in hot oil. Leave to cool and serve as snack.

There is something special about this dish. It is slightly sweet and yet spicy. You can feel the slight sweetness and also the saltiness. It truly is special and you MUST try it even if you are not found of having your savory dishes taste a bit sweet. YOU WILL LOVE IT ORANGE CHICKEN SAUCE Chicken 2 medium Onions Tomato puree Honey 2 Garlic Ginger Chicken stock Salt Powdered Pepper Black pepper Worcestershire sauce (optional) 2 Carrots Method Dice up chicken fillet Ground some ginger, garlic and onion together and use to season the chicken together with some powdered pepper and salt. Leave chicken covered in a bowl or wrapped in plastic bag whilst making sauce. Chop garlic and onions. Mix together one teaspoon of tomato puree, 3 table spoons of honey, Cook the mixture of honey and tomato puree. Add 2 tea spoons of Worcestershire sauce and 80oz chicken stock Add half of the garlic and grate a thumb sized ginger in it, some salt and pepper. Let the sauce cook for 5 mins In another...

With February being the month of sauces, this is a must try. It's good and very easy to make. I made it on Monday morning before work and I was early to work so u can be sure that it definitely is quick to make.  BON APPETITE  INGREDIENTS ¾ Pound Minced Meat 2 Onions 2 small Green Pepper Powdered Pepper Corn Flour 2 Garlic Flour 1 Egg METHOD Season meat with some salt, powdered pepper, (grounded ginger, garlic and onions). Add one egg and 2 heaped table spoonful of flour to meat, mix, drop small balls of meat on a baking tray and bake in a pre heated oven till it is done all through (the meat balls can be fried but cooking them in the oven is healthier). In pan, heat about 2 to 3 spoons of oil, fry sliced onions for less than a minute, add a half of the chopped garlic (be careful not to brown the garlic too much) then add green pepper. Mix a heaped tablespoon full of corn flour with glass of water and pour in then drop in meat balls. Add the rest of the garlic, some powdered...

I was really craving for some mushrooms and when I asked where I could get some, I was told they were not in season yet. With all the noise I make about food, you would think I’d know when these things are in season, but it isn’t me; it is this confused weather. Let’s be real, this Global Warming business is no joke. We have been having “Hot and Cold”,” Yes and No” weather so long I’ve lost track of when it was supposed to start raining. So you can imagine how excited I was a when I went to the ‘Commercial Area’ and saw mushrooms sitting on a vegetable vendor’s table. They were not the wild ones but they would do. I could have gone with soup but it would take too long and I really wanted to eat some mushrooms so I made a Sausage and Mushroom sauce and it was great. SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM SAUCE   Ingredients 8 or more Mushrooms 3 Sausages 2 medium sized Onions Butter/oil 1 large Green pepper Corn Flour 3 Garlic Powdered Pepper 1 thumb sized Ginger Curry Lemon pepper/ mixture of blac...

I have been on a quest lately. Gathering date, planning my methodology, conducting alpha and beta tests to get the PERFECT CHOCOLATE CAKE. It was not an easy run. In the process I discovered the following ·          Chocolate cake will burn very easily ·          Sometimes it will refuse to rise ·          Other times it will start to burn on the outside whilst the inside is not really done ·          Sometimes it will crumble ·          I will stick at the base of the baking tray and break up ·          LASTLY APPRECIATE ANY GOOD CHOCOLATE CAKE MAKER Before I say any other thing I must thank my “Guinea Pigs/ Lab rats” for their contribution towards this research. From the people at my office to my mum and Mansa, thanks guys for availing yourselves...

One of the best desserts ever created. I am in love with the originator of this dessert……Ice Ceram Sandwich. I don’t like to go with the tiny sandwiches; I make a large sandwich and cut into wedges. It looks better and can accommodate more layers of ice cream. ICE CREAM SANDWICH 1/2 - cup butter 1 - cup sugar 1 - egg 1 - teaspoon vanilla extract 1-2/3 – flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 - cup cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 - teaspoon salt 1/4 - cup milk 1/2 - gallon desired flavors ice cream, slightly softened METHOD ·          In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. ·          Add baking powder to flour and stir flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt together; add alternately with milk to sugar mixture, beating until well blended. ·          Cover; refrigerate about 1 hour. ·          Heat ...

Sometimes I get ideas for food in my dreams and just when I have my eyes shut in a peaceful and restful place. If you were born here in Ghana with superstitious Ghanaian parents or family members, you will know that it’s apparently not a good thing to have dreams of you eating or anything along that line. I don’t know for the people who have dreams of eating with their dead grandmothers and stuff (I think it’s scary)More often than not, when I see or think about something for the better part of the day, ideas about it just rush into my head as soon as I shut eyes to either rest, nap or just sleep. So if you find it weird that I kind of dreamt this meal up in my semi-conscious state (aka early afternoon rest) on Saturday wait till you taste it and I am pretty sure you will have a change of mind.  DREAMY YAMS   Ingredients ½  a small tuberYam 1 pound minced meat or whole beef Pepper 2 Garlic 1 Onion 2  tomatoes 2 Green peppers Salt 2 Garden eggs (optional) Oil Met...