Adewale Adebola

medium Onion, chopped • Shombo (smoked fish), cleaned • ata rodo • Assorted meat (beef, goat, or chicken), bite-size • Boiled egg, peeled • Palm oil • Vegetable oil • Seasoning cubes, crushed • Locust beans (iru), rinsed • Toasted crayfish, ground • to taste Salt • Fresh pepper, seeded and chopped •

Long-grain or basmati rice • Chicken broth (or veggie broth) • Coconut milk (or heavy cream) • jalapeños or chilli pepper • Smoked paprika • Ground cumin • Dried oregano • Ground coriander • to taste Salt & pepper • Fresh cilantro, finely chopped • Cream cheese or Greek yogurt • from 0.5 lime Lime juice •

+ ¾ cup) Oil • medium (or thin-sliced tomatoes: 4g) Ripe tomatoes, chopped • large Red bell peppers, seeded and sliced • medium (reserve a handful for garnish) Red onions, thinly sliced • Hot pepper (Scotch bonnet or similar), sliced • Tomato paste • Curry powder • Dried thyme • Dried bay leaves • Chicken stock (or water) • Unsalted butter (optional) • Uncooked long-grain or basmati rice, rinsed •

White rice • Water • large Carrots (diced) • Green onions (sliced, some reserved for garnish) • large Eggs • Protein (chicken breast, shrimp, tofu, etc., cut into bite-size pieces) • Granola oil or vegetable oil (for cooking) • for the benihana garlic butter : 2 tsp Soy sauce (plus extra for seasoning) • Unsalted butter (softened) • Garlic (minced) • Ginger (minced) • Lemon (juice only) •

Oil (vegetable or palm) • or 1 cube Fish seasoning or seasoning cube • to taste Salt • Meat (beef, chicken, or goat), cubed • Smoked fish, shredded • Onion, chopped • Hot pepper (Alberino or any), thinly sliced • Tomatoes, diced • Leafy greens (spinach, kale, bitter leaf, etc.), chopped • Locust beans • Extra spice (optional)

Fresh snails, cleaned and blanch-cooked • Ripe mangoes • Large plantains, sliced lengthwise and lightly fried • Nigerian smoked paprika • Ground crayfish • African basil (or Thai basil), finely chopped • Lime, zest and juice • Vegetable oil • small Scotch bonnet, finely minced (optional) • Sea salt • Water

All-purpose flour • Mixed nuts (toasted) • Shredded unsweetened coconut • Coconut milk (full-fat) • Melted butter or coconut oil • Large eggs • Brown sugar or palm sugar • Baking powder • Baking soda • Ground cinnamon • Ground nutmeg • Ground cloves (optional) •

Beef (cow leg) • Seasoning cubes • (use less, soak in water) Utazi leaves • Edible potash • (about 200 ml) Palm oil • Ugba • Scotch bonnet peppers • Onion • seeds Ehu (calabash nutmeg) • to taste Salt

Sponge cake • Water • Sugar • Yogurt (plain, unsweetened) • Maple syrup

Ground ogbono • Beef (bite-size pieces) • Shaki (cow skin, cubed) • Cow milk (or water) • Palm oil • Leafy greens (spinach, bitter leaf, or scent leaf, chopped) • Onion (chopped) • Seasoning cubes (crushed) • Ground crayfish • (adjust to taste) Cayenne pepper • to taste Salt • about 2 cups (adjust for consistency) Water

Locust beans (iru, rinsed) • to taste Salt • Fresh cilantro (chopped, for garnish) • large Red bell pepper (tatashe, seeds removed) • Scotch bonnet peppers (ata rodo, seeds removed) • Curry powder (optional) • Smoked paprika • Ground white pepper • Ginger-garlic paste • Chicken pieces (skin on) • Ground crayfish • medium Fresh tomatoes (chopped) •

or 1½ lb (680g) Ground pork (or ground beef if skipping pork) • Diced onion • Diced green bell pepper • Diced celery • Minced garlic • Homemade Cajun seasoning (with extra cayenne for heat) • Long-grain rice (white or brown) • Chicken broth (or water) • (or 2 sprigs) Dried thyme (or fresh thyme sprigs) • to taste Salt and freshly ground black pepper • Sliced spring onions (optional, for garnish)

Jasmine rice • (1 can, shaken well) Coconut milk • Water • Salt • Use the flesh of 1 mature coconut blended with 2 cups water, strained Fresh coconut milk (optional)