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ADVENTURE OF A BUKARIANWHAT A DAY!!!Grinning widely, looking up slightly above my system from my little cubicle in myoffice, straight at the clock which showed 12:30pm, which means BREAK TIME!!!!Like robots we all stood up from our chairs and walked towards the door. Opening theexit door, we rushed out of the building, I stood for a while looking kind of searchingthrough the crowd; a hand was up waving by the other side of the road. I dimmed myeyes to concentrate since the sun was too bright, and stretched to see since therewere too many people moving towards that direction; there she was grinning; Mycousin, who has always been proud of her gap teeth, I smiled and crossed the road.“Where is it going to be this time?” I asked as I fixed the sit belt into place,“Somewhere you least expect” that was all I could get from my dear mischievouscousin. As we arrived I looked at my cousin with a raised eye brow, “you’re kiddingright” I said, “Nope” she answered; I looked out of the window, cars were parkedbeside and inside the compound, I should feel good about that right? I mean thebeautiful cars around should do the trick…. That’s if the structure that is made of acontainer which sits by the corner of the compound that obviously is the restaurantwas something else would have been indeed done the trick!Inside looks ok, conducive, may be inviting… Ok maybe it’s the aroma from thekitchen. As i sat down salivating continuously we waited to be attended to. “Whattype of stew do you have?” I asked, MAMA G SPECIAL STEW was what caught my

Page 1: Fruits and vegetable: avocado pearAVOCADO BENEFITS SEASON DATE:Avocado is known as the Alligator Pear, with its shape and the leather-like appearanceof its skin. Avocados, which we actually classified as a fruit, are rich in monounsaturatedfat that is easily burned for energy. Eating a whole avocado virtually every day increasesyour healthy fat and calorie intake without seriously increasing your protein orcarbohydrate intake. Avocado is also very high in potassium and will help balance yourvitally important potassium to sodium ratio.Cutting out grain carbs is one of the best ways to support your health and maintain yourweight, but when you cut down on carbs, you need to increase your intake of healthyfat and avocado is one excellent source. AVOCADO BENEFITSSupports Cardiovascular HealthAvocado's support for heart and blood vessels might be surprising to some people whothink about avocado as too high in fat for heart health. From a research standpoint,however, many metabolic aspects of heart health - including levels of inflammatory riskfactors, levels of oxidative risk factors, and blood fat levels (including level of totalcholesterol) - are improved by avocado.Promotes Blood Sugar RegulationAvocado is relatively low-carb food, with about 19% of its calories coming from carbs.It's also a low-sugar food, containing less than 2 grams of total sugar per cup, and fallsvery low on the glycemic index. At the same time, one cup of avocado provides about 7-8 grams of dietary fiber, making it an important dietary source of this blood sugar-

Ingredients: Local food: garden egg sauce and boiled yamGarden eggPalm oilOlive oilSmoke fish shreddedFresh tomatoes dicedFresh pepper dicedYellow pepper dicedRed onions dicedSaltBlended crayfishBouillon cubeSmoked Chicken shreddedPreparation:Wash garden egg and roast in the oven for 5 minutes, cut into 2 and grate setaside afterwards. (oven alternative place garden eggs over the flames of yourgas burner or you can use a grill, rotate every minute, until thoroughly roasted,set aside to cool off)Heat palm oil mix with olive oil in a pan; add little salt and stir in onion, after 2minutes stir in tomatoes, red and yellow pepper; sauté for another 7 minutes.Add shredded smoked chicken and fish, stir and allow to simmer for a minutebefore adding the garden egg paste; stir and allow to simmer for 5 minutes andstirring continuously so it doesn’t get burnt.Add crayfish, bouillon cube and salt to taste; cook for another 3 minutes and setaside in the warm oven.

Mix and match with plantainHOW BEST TO CONSUME YOUR PLANTAIN.Plantain is one household favorite name that is very much available for every home. There is the unripeand ripe plantain. Each suits the chef in its own way.You can steam, boil, grill, bake or fry itPlantain can be said becomes a proper fruit when it comes very yellow like banana, some people chewit without even frying or boiling.Plantain is a global meal. People call it everyone’s favorite, almost everybody though. It is a good mealthat can be served and prepared in various delicacies for our enjoyment. Plantain is grown mostly in theMidwestern region of Nigeria.Plantain in yellow to black stages can be used in sweet dishes. Steam-cooked plantains are considered anutritious food for infants and the elderly. A ripe plantain is used as food for infants at weaning; it ismashed with a pinch of salt and is believed to be more easily digestible than ripe banana. You can deepyour plantain in a plan batter and deep fry.It can be consumed with a whole lot of meals that would be listed below but the list is not exhaustive.Fried plantain and eggs, sweet chilli sauce(fried, scrambled etc)Fried plantain with Rice (Jollof, white, fried, coconut etc.)Fried or boiled plantain with porridge Beans or plain boiled beans

Going native with Banga soupIngredientsMarinade Soft ChickenPalm fruit extractedKpomoBanga SpicePeriwinkle without shellBouillon CubeSalt to tasteFresh pepper blendedPreparationHow to Extract Palm fruit juiceBoil palm fruit till it cooked thoroughly,Pound in a mortar until palm fruit is shreddedPour warm water into the shredded palm fruit, wash and extract with your hands tillyou extract all the juice using a strainer.Note: Palm fruit juice should be think and not watering.How to prepare Banga Soup.

Drinks10 Drinks You Should Never Have After Dinner, and WhySometimes, putting your feet up and sipping on a nice, cold beverage after an eveningmeal sounds utterly appetizing. But have you ever thought of how drinking a sugary drinkwill affect you before bed? Unfortunately, there are a lot of liquids that will damage yourbody and widen your waistline literally overnight.Take a look at our roundup of drinks that we believe you should never drink after dinner.Bottled or Canned TeaThere’s plenty of hype over the health benefit of tea, and drinking “sleepy tea” beforeyou go to bed has been said to help you unwind. So you would assume you’re getting thesame benefits from bottled tea, right? Not so much. Tea has a whopping 24 grams ofsugar. Your body will have a hard time burning all of that off while you’re sleeping.Coffee with CreamerCoffee can be relaxing on a cold day, and it goes perfectly with dessert. If your body canhandle the amount of caffeine in your cup without experiencing sleeplessness, then sipaway. The main thing to avoid when having a late-night cup of coffee is the creamer.For example, Coffee-Mate powdered creamer, or “whitener,” contains partiallyhydrogenated vegetable oils and corn syrup. These ingredients recreate the texture ofcream, but they’re harmful to your health. Corn syrup is a source of sugar that’s hard foryour body to metabolize, and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil contains trans fats. Ifyou’re not careful, your body may latch onto these unhealthy ingredients during thenight.Diet Soda

MY HEALTH MY FOODAsthmaAround the world more and more people are suffering from asthma conditions that maybe caused by intolerance or what we inhale. Some start from birth while some develop itwhile growing up and some starts with allergies with loads of sneezing till it grows intofull zone asthma.ABOUT ASTHMAIf you or perhaps a member of your family or friend are one of the world’s many asthmasufferers, you will know that the symptoms can vary from mild wheezing and coughing toa terrifying inability to breathe, which can be life threatening. For this reason it is vital tofollow your doctor’s recommendations at all times and whatever else you may try interms of self-help t keep any vital medications always at hand.Technically, asthma is an inflammatory condition in which the muscles in the walls ofyour lungs’ tiny airways go into spasm. At much the same time that the spasms occur,the lining of the airways swell up and thick mucus is produced. All this makes it difficultfor you to get air in and out of your lungs. A variety of factors such as cold air, exercise,infections or common allergens including house dust mites and pollen may trigger anattack.DRUG TREATMENTS FOR ASTHMAIn orthodox medicine, there are two basic kinds of treatment for asthma. The first type,known as “relievers” or bronchodilators, work by relaxing the muscles around theairways when they constricts. Relievers can be taken as a rescue when you experiencesymptoms, or when you expect symptoms to appear.This type of medication is usually taken from an inhaler, and terbutaline. Reliever drugs

Etiquette12 Dinner Date Deal breakersNot waiting until your date is served before chowing downEven if you didn't eat anything for lunch, just because your sharwama came outpiping hot before your date’s pizza doesn’t give you permission to dig in while s/hewatches. What, didn’t your parents teach you anything?Ordering the wrong thing (or nothing at all)You’ve been asked out on a date for dinner. So isn’t it expected that you’ll comehungry and have something to eat? Ordering lemon in water or a side of spring roll orsamosa doesn’t count (nor does skipping right to the dessert menu becauseyou really want ice cream). The whole idea was to eat and have conversation. Anddon’t even think about pulling out the “But I’m not hungry!” card. He invited you fora dinner date so his pocket is well prepared to handle the cheque and ladies don’tforget the vex money.Eating and Emailing/chatting, tweeting, instagraming and coI’m sorry — am I boring you?Unless you’re pulling out your phone to show your date pictures of your niece ornephews or to pull up information that pertains to your conversation, leave yoursmartphone tucked away, especially on the first date. I think all phone should be outof sight immediately you seat down and you can bring it out to take picture of yourfirst date and tuck it away afterward and bring it out after you have hugged him good

Chef Dish 5 Steps to Chicken Peri-PeriPeri-peri chicken is one of my all-time favourites. You can't go wrong with thissuper simple spicy chicken recipe. Everyone will love it.Serves 4Here’s what you need8 pieces of chicken drumsticksA knob of ginger1 tablespoon Olive oil1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper1 teaspoon Paprika1 teaspoon Chilli flakesHalf a teaspoon Cumin1 teaspoon CorianderHalf a teaspoon Garlic powderHalf a lemon (juice only)Salt and black pepper to tasteFor the sauce1 teaspoon mustard1 tablespoon mayonnaise1 teaspoon honeyA couple of parsley leaves, choppedSalt and black pepper to tastePreparation.

DO YOU KNOW THAT…1. It takes about 20mins for the food you’ve eaten to reach your small intestines and signalyour brain to stop eating. And stuffing yourself with dead foods take even longer for yourbrain to detect that it has the nutrition it needs. You keep eating more of the same deadfoods and you get caught up in a toxic trap.2. Do you know that people who restrict their calories live longer? More than 200 studiesaccording to my research support the fact that a low- calorie optimal- nutrition diet canextend life by 30 to 50 percent.3. Hot dog: it’s especially important not to let children eat hot dogs and other processedmeats. According to a study; children who eat more than twelve hot dogs per month havenine times the normal risk of developing childhood leukaemia.* Children who eat hot dogs one or more per week have a higher risk of developing cancerand that whose mother eat hot dogs during pregnancy are associated with an excess risk ofchildhood brain tumors.* If hot dogs are a favourite in your household, please switch to brands that say “nitrate free”on the label.4. Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food. In other words,what we eat should be so good for us that it actually heals and restores our bodies.5. Beauty is skin deep therefore organic (native) foods are often smaller and not as pretty asnon-organic produce. Example: Organic (native) oranges appear less impressive thanconventional grown ones. But studies show that organic oranges are far more nutrient dense;non-organic oranges are bigger and have a nicer orange colour, but they are like big balls ofwater with fewer nutrients.

GardeningDETOX INSECTS FROM HOME GARDEN WITH CHILLI PEPPER PESTICIDE SPRAYIf you have a home garden, you are no stranger to small insects or critters devouring yourplants. It can be a frustrating battle keeping your garden healthy and insect free. Of course aquick visit to your local garden supply store will leave you with many (chemical) options forbattling the garden pests. But if you’d rather go the organic or natural route, especially ifyou're growing fruits and vegetables, then the solution to your garden pests may be right inyour kitchen.Chile peppers are believed to help ward off unwanted garden guests. The same compoundthat gives chilies their heat is what deters the insects and pests from munching on yourgarden.Red chili pepper is used as a bird, animal and insect repellent. Specifically, it is used to repelbirds, deer, rabbits, squirrels and insects for the protection of fruit and vegetable crops,flowers, ornamental plants, trees, and lawns.If you think about it, the use of flaming hot chilies as a means of controlling garden pestsmakes perfect sense; it can be quite the unpleasant experience coming into contact withcapsaicin.The other day my friend complained about her garden being attacked by small insects, soupon doing some research on how to attack these insects we came across the use of chilipeppers as garden pest control.

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