Moi Moi (Steamed Bean Pudding)

January 13, 2010 | 32 Comments

Moi-Moi (pronounced moy-moy) is yet another Nigerian dish that is typically made from beans, which is soaked, washed, blended with onions and peppers. The name has different variations from Moi Moi to Moyin-Moyin to Moin-Moin and they’re all pronounced the same way.

Traditionally, not only is it blended, it is also steamed in leaves akin to banana leaves. This is truly the best way to cook moi moi, but once you leave home, it’s usually harder to come by the leaves. I’ll try to search for the leaves (they’re called ‘Ewe’ in Yoruba) and do it the more traditional way so you can see why the leaves are better. Since it’s steamed, the moi moi molds to the shape of the folded leaf and lends some flavor to it, mmm, so beautiful to look at and eat! For directions & more, keep reading!

Skillet Potato Medley

July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment!

I usually have some odd ends and bits laying around in the kitchen. Most of these are coming to the end of their lifespan (in my kitchen anyways) and if I can’t think of something to make them into, they end up in the garbage.

This is the story of two potatoes I bought a while ago; one regular potato and one sweet potato. My intention when I bought these was to make steak and potatoes. The steak I made, but the potatoes I decided against, no particular reason. For directions & more, keep reading!

Crepes & Corned Beef

April 30, 2009 | 4 Comments

Had a little extra time on my hands this morning, so I made some breakfast. For directions & more, keep reading!