A sausage roll is a savory pastry that consists of a tube of sausage meat wrapped in flaky, buttery pastry. The pastry is usually puff pastry, but shortcrust pastry is also used. The sausage meat is seasoned with herbs and spices, giving it a delicious, savory flavor. The pastry is crispy and flaky on the…
Pounded yam, also known as Iyan in western locations of Nigeria, is a yam recipe made by boiling the yam and then pounding it with a mortar and pestle until it stretches out like a dough. It is one of the popular healthy swallows in Nigeria. Pounded yam is used to eat delicious Nigerian soups…
Potato leaves are the green foliage of the potato plant, scientifically known as Solanum tuberosum. While potatoes are commonly known for their starchy tubers, the leaves of the plant are also edible and have been used in traditional medicine for centuries. The leaves are versatile and can be consumed raw or cooked. They can be…
It’s Inevitable – everyone gets sick at some point in their lives, and no matter what it is, it always feels like a drag. You might not be feeling like yourself, running a fever, and even being in bed for a few days. It can be easy to want to do nothing and sleep it…
Tom Tom sweets are popular cough drops and throat lozenges known for their soothing properties and refreshing flavors. It is an elliptical, black and white candy, with strong menthol flavour. The sweet has been around for decades now and has evolved into a sort of icon here in Nigeria. It is not uncommon for many…
It can be so annoying waking up to a tangled mess of hair every morning or how constantly battling frizz and breakage, even though you’ve invested in expensive hair products. Many people struggle to keep their hair looking healthy and beautiful, especially when it comes to protecting it while they sleep. There are many ways…
Most people don’t know that pineapple leaves are beneficial to health. Pineapple leaves are rough and silky and are disposed of after peeling the fruit. Pineapple leaves are long, slender, and spiky, with a length ranging from 50 to 180 cm. They are waxy and succulent, and arranged in a rosette around the stem. The…
Breadfruit is a tropical fruit from the mulberry family, and it has a striking resemblance with a Jackfruit, but breadfruit is not a jackfruit. This fruit comes from a flowering tree scientifically known as ‘Artocarpus Altillis’. It is a large fruit that green outside and yellow inside. Breadfruit can be used to prepare so many…
Oil spills occur when crude oil or its products (petrol, kerosene), escape from where they have been contained, such as pipeline or oil well, into the environment. This usually occurs by accident or by acts of sabotage. Oil spills are a serious environmental concern, due to the effect it has on everything in the environment,…
Pumpkin seeds are the edible seeds of a pumpkin or certain other cultivars of squash. They are typically flat and asymmetrically oval, have a white outer husk, and are light green in color after the husk is removed. This article provides you with the health benefits of pumpkin seeds. Despite their small size, pumpkin seeds…
