Recipes by Oz Sokoh
Netherlands Chef
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Chocolate-filled Plantain Gnocchi, with chillies for DessertMy personal challenge this year, is to recreate foods of my country, Nigeria. As I’m learning, this is a whole sea of opportunity. So when I saw Kerstin of Cake, Batter & Bowl’s dessert gnocchi with chocolate centres,…I was seriously impressed!The… |
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Feasting on Art, with Pumpkin icecream and LemonettesNostalgia:A bittersweet yearningFor days gone by…A longing,in my heart…..for russet reds and golden raysAnd a sweet, sweet apple tart!Bronzed and glitteringLeaf blankets and piles,Pumpkins and squash…For thousands of milesCrisp cold air – outsideThe warmth of fall – insideTartan blankiesAnd mugs of hot soupTill, winter comesAnd the… |
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Jamaican Jerk Fish, Creole sauce and….…Rice n PeasI love Jamaica. Though I’ve never been, I’ve felt kinship with people from the Caribbean most of my life.Good thing that will be remedied soon….with a trip…..… there….via my food offering this week!This week, we’re in Jamaica on our Culinary Tour 2010, hosted by Joan of Foodalogue. On the menu? A traditional Jamaican meal:… |
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Colombian Pan De Banano….….aka Banana bread, with white chocolate chips and pecans!It took me a while to figure out what to make for this stop of our Culinary Tour 2010, hosted by Joan of Foodalogue.. Eventually, I stumbled upon recipe after recipe for Banana bread…., and then it became very clear and apparent what exactly I had to do. Namely, make some.See,… |
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Chocolate Valentines….and the meaning of Love!Love is patient,Love is kind.(I love 1 Corinthians 13.)Love is never late….it is always on time.Like my chocolate from Kate. Who was so kind as to send a group of bloggers choccies to celebrate ♥.Which arrived in the post, and it wasn’t even Valentines day then.As soon as I opened it up, my eyes lit up in pure joy and excitement.Bar… |
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Mezze with the Daring Cooks, this FebWhat’s in a name?To me, as an African,….a Nigerian, I could say it was everything.I look at myself today and wonder what would have happened if perhaps, I had another…name, and not Ozozoma. Which is my full name.Twice shortened: first at home in Nigeria to Ozoz, the full version only making punctuated appearances when Mum/Dad reached… |
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Dulce de Leche….a la MicrowaveDid you guess that I was the ‘Hurry up’ type? Ok, yes I have elements of ‘Please others’ and ‘Be perfect’……but my main driver is ‘Rush, rush, rush’!I hate to ‘waste’ a minute of my time:I always have plans….for the weekend;A list of things to buy;And I always have something or the other, I need to check on Google, like Raven’s… |
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Akara-Acaraje: The Brazilian-Nigerian connection(Updated 10th September 2011)You go as a prisonersEnslaved by bonds of chainBut still….in your thoughtsYou’re freeBe you a prisoner…of your ownOr made by another,Still, in your heart….You’re freeYou leave family,And friends, with swirling thoughts,Fear, pain, anger and hope….All intermingledYou are dying, to be freeTrickling… |
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Meringues and Pavlovas, after the fact…of failed MacsI’ve never made meringues, but with my leftover egg whites from my Mac disaster, I decided to try them, not much to lose.As it happened, I was on Fig Jam and Lime Cordial, reading about Sherry Trifles and swirly meringues….so I didn’t need to search further for a recipe.All went well and I now have the confidence to… |
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Empanada….Empanada….Argentina, with ♥This week on Culinary Tour 2010, hosted by Joan of Foodalogue.com, we’re in Argentina, the second largest country in South America.According to Wikipedia, The name Argentina is derived from the Latin argentum (silver), which comes from the Ancient Greek ἀργήντος (argēntos), gen. of ἀργήεις (argēeis), “white, shining”.[8] Αργεντινός… |
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