My Culinary life: Food, Drink and Travel

Exploring different cultures and countries for the love of food [email protected]

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It's all about Pasta

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SideView Eats Cook-off, you ready?

SideView Eats Cook-off, you ready?

#Cookoff Think you can make a badass burger?

@sidevieweats Cook-off invites two bold and brave cooks on the 25th of January to go head to head to win ‘Badass burger cook’ of the month with the winning burger featured @gourmetburger.bar for the month of February.

Oh yes we love you too! ♥️♥️

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Quotes I love - Mark Twain

Quotes I love – Mark Twain

My new week goals include:

Creating new vegetarian and fish lover recipes and off course trying each out

I might just throw in a cheesy pasta recipe and one burger too.

😁

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Healthy is sexy! #Livingstoneshouse #Lomé

Super excited to announce this, I am the Resident Chef of Livingstones House in Lomé.

Creating and infusing new well-being programs and cooking classes for vegetarians, healthy food lovers and seafood.

Book a class or check out the space by calling: [phone]

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Are you a badass burger cook?

If the answer is YES

Send us a video entry cooking up your best burger and why you think your burger stands a chance to win

Email

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Be sure to include your name and contact details

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Grilled Catfish Nigerian style

I spent a weekend with my aunty and I remember seeing Catfish for the first time.

Petrifying!

There were 5 in a wide bucket, kept overnight. Little did we know that these slimey fish would be playing hide and seek the following morning.

No fish?

Well luckily we found all in different places around the house.

Humour aside, here’s the recipe for Catfish the Nigerian way.

Method

Begin with a well…

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Quote of the day - Anthony Bourdain

Quote of the day – Anthony Bourdain

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Introducing Chapwoman

Just in time for Christmas

Chapman is the go to drink for entertaining, whether it’s a wedding party or brunch you can be sure Chapman would be on the menu.

Get into the Christmas spirit with a Chapwoman.

I promise it’s just as good or dare I say even better.

Hitting all the right notes if sweet, tangy and definitely fruity.

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Food quote of the day

Food quote of the day

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It's always special at Samantha's

It’s always special at Samantha’s

It truly is.

As we enter our 5th year, I reflect on how we began and the journey till present.

What an amazing experience it has been.

What you can expect at Samantha’s

A home feel

Dishes customised to each client’s taste

Board games

A West African, European and American menu (but by all means not limited to this)

Pop up events like Chef Nights, cooking contests and more

Creativity and a passion…

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Chef Dumebi's Holiday Feast

Chef Dumebi’s Holiday Feast

Roast dinners, family cheer, movie nights and just an opportunity to stuff my face.

I love Christmas and as an chef and mum Christmas is experienced from a whole new perspective.

The idea of watching how joyous people are or how joyous your family are eating and drinking all your favourite recipes.

What a delight that is.

My new show coming soon. Super excited.

Can you tell? 🎅🌲🎁

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I love Burgers!

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Pork Belly Roast

With Christmas fast approaching, I find myself giddy and excited about roast dinner.

For the pork belly roast. I always ask the butcher to do the hardwork of cleaning the pork belly, making it look pretty and tied properly.

My go to herbs:

Fresh Rosemary

Fresh Thyme

I do also love a splash of vinegar or sherry added to the dry rub which makes it like a paste.

For the dry rub:

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Beef Kebabs

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon ground ginger

1 tablespoon sweet paprika

2 tablespoons cayenne powder

1 teaspoon dried onion flakes

2 tablespoons peanuts, finely minced

1 lb beef fillet

2 tablespoon peanut oil

Method:

Mix all dry ingredients together.

Slice the beef into thick pieces.

Sprinkle all the seasoning on the beef. Allow to…

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Quote of the day

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Obsessed with lemons

I remember how fresh and tangy the lemons I tasted in Sorrento, Italy where.

My oh my where they absolutely delicious.

Any chance I get my hands on beautiful yellow lemons one most resort to baking lemon cake with lemon cream

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Holiday feast menu at Samantha's

Holiday feast menu at Samantha’s

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