It’s winter, and I’m craving comfort food. But not soup – none of that foolishness. I want something that fills you up properly, something with weight and heat and flavours that remind you of home. I want fufu and njama njama.The thing about njama njama is it’s supposed to be made with huckleberry leaves –…
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Healing Chicken Soup with Rice (Pepper Soup Chicken)
… with or without the pepper When you feel a cold coming on, throat scratchy, head a little heavy, body saying “slow down,” that’s when I reach for a pot and make soup. Not just any soup. My version of chicken soup, kept simple but layered with flavour. This one came together when a friend…
A Reunion, Unexpected Guests, and My Not-So-Secret ‘Retinol Salad’
A few weeks ago, I had a lovely reunion with my cousin and his teenage daughter, my second cousin once removed. We hadn’t seen each other properly since last year at my sister’s birthday, so when they made a pit stop in Hampshire during their UK tour, it felt like a mini homecoming. My sister,…
Summer Memories: A Salmon Niçoise and a Battersea Sunset
There’s something magical about those long summer evenings in London, when the sun paints the sky in brilliant oranges and pinks over London. As autumn approaches, I find myself nostalgic for those warm evenings and the simple refreshing and cool meals that became my comfort food in the summer. One dish that always takes me…
Carnal Culinary 