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12 Jul 2024

DISTINCTIVE BENEFITS OF BELL PEPPERS

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The Capsicum peppers possess several pharmacologically active compounds that are medicinally beneficial for our well-being. One invaluable Capsicum peppers that is of immense importance is the bell pepper. Bell pepper or sweet pepper is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. Bell peppers are richly fortified with natural pharmacological bioactive compounds. Studies reveal that a regular consumption of these bioactive compounds is essential for a healthy body due to their high antioxidant properties.

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12 Apr 2024

HOW TO JUICE BELL PEPPERS AND SWEET PEPPERS FOR COOKING

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Have you ever tried using sweet pepper juice or bell pepper juice for cooking? Up until now, did you know that you can juice your peppers and use the liquid for cooking from the comfort of your kitchen? Did you know that extracting the juice from the pepper allows easy drying up of excess liquid especially when you are frying stew or making sauce? Here is how to juice the sweet peppers and bell peppers for cooking your food.

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18 Sep 2024

BENEFITS OF SCOTCH BONNET PEPPER

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Scotch Bonnet Peppers How often do you spice up your food with chili peppers?Often?Sometimes?Seldom?Never?The puzzle is right now in your court to solve!!!Just some quick heads up on my personal adventures with chilli peppers over the past years before I move ahead to share some really important facts you definitely need to be aware of about this special vegetable. Personally, I've always loved

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12 Feb 2024

AYAMASE STEW

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Ayamase stew is such an interesting stew you can think of if you are passionate about traditional food because the local spices used for the preparation are such that will awaken your traditional taste bud.

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18 Jun 2024

SOME IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT PALM KERNELS

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Palm kernel is among the tropical fruits that is attracting much attention both within and outside the African continent. Although it is a popular fruit especially on the African continent due to its cooking oil, yet many people pay less attention in understanding what this fruit is all about. Although most people pay minimal attention to palm kernel fruit, yet researchers reveal that this distinc

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24 Jun 2024

OGIRI OKPEI (CASTOR SEED) - AN AROMATIC SEASONING TO SPICE-UP YOUR MEALS

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Hi friends,Where do I just start from? Well, let me start by asking if you've ever eaten any tasteless meal? Yes I've had some unlucky occasions when I ate some tasteless meals and I have no doubts you too must have experienced such. Food tastelessness can be as a result of using the wrong ingredients or possibly using the right ingredients but with the wrong cooking methods. Whichever one still l

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23 Sep 2024

CHICKEN FRIED RICE

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This quick and easy recipe is a perfect guide to walk you through on how to prepare for yourself and your family some delicious chicken fried rice. Give it a try for some really tantalizing treats.

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31 May 2024

SOME AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY DELICACIES

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Hi readers and seekers of Global kitchen knowledge like me, through the Global Food Book. I find this platform an interesting site to communicate, inform, and educate you on some African contemporary delicacies. I urge you to share with me types of food, processes and methods of preparation, as you will find it exciting, tempting and very easy to administer in your own kitchen, by yourself. ORA SO

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16 Jun 2024

OFE AKWU

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Ofe akwu is a West African local stew prepared with palm kernel fruits and other ingredients.

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16 Jun 2024

BELL PEPPERS

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Bell pepper is botanically known as Capsicum annuum of the family of Solanaceae (Renuand Chidanand 2013). The cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colours ranging from orange, red, yellow, green, brown, white, and purple.Bell peppers are often graded as less pungent pepper varieties hence referred to as sweet peppers. Bell peppers are native of America, but are presently cultivated  

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1 Mar 2024

18 EYE-POPPING BENEFITS OF ARIDAN (TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA)

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Over the past years, plants have become an indispensable source of food and medicine. To a larger extent, most people depend greatly on medicinal plants as an important source of remedy and treatment for most casual and life-threatening diseases. As a result, there is a growing demand all over the world for these medicinal plants. Aside from tackling diseases, people are resorting more to these me

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13 Jul 2024

BITTER LEAF SOUP (OFE ONUGBU) || HOW TO COOK BITTER LEAF SOUP WITH CHARCOAL FIRE

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If life gives you a bitter leaf, simply make an authentic bitter leaf soup out of it. In fact, bitter leaf soup is one of the favourite soups of a majority of the people from the Igbo tribe of the Eastern part of Nigeria. Any traditional event or festival in Igboland that isn't graced with a bitter leaf soup is always deemed incomplete.

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2 Mar 2024

HERE'S WHAT YOU STAND TO GAIN FROM THE AFRICAN LOCUST BEANS

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It is just phenomenal how we are surrounded with countless valuable plants that are not only essential for maintaining a friendly ecosystem but as well as for supporting our bodies. While some of these plants serve as food for man, others are used for medicinal or some other significant purposes.  But the concern is that we often fail to acknowledge most of these valuable plants in other to gain a

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24 Jun 2024

OFE AKWU AND RICE

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Ofe akwu is a special local stew prepared with local spices and scent leaves which gives it a distinguishing taste and aroma. Give it a try.

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7 Jul 2024

STUFFED BELL PEPPER RICE

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stuffed bell pepper rice is such a palatable and colourful delicacy.

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6 Jul 2024

BELL PEPPER OMELETTE

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Bell pepper omelette is very easy to prepare. It is optional to use lots of vegetables while preparing this dish.

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22 May 2024

CHICKEN SEEKH KABAB

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This chicken seekh kabab merges some really flavorful and appetizing ingredients into some tantalizing side dish that everyone will definitely enjoy.

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21 Aug 2024

Roasted Pointed Sweet Peppers With Pumpkin Seeds

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Roasted pointed sweet peppers with pumpkin seeds is a very savoury and healthy snack for both the kids and adults. We know that buying snacks can be quite expensive most times, that's why I decided to create this simple snack recipe. Sweet pepper botanically known as Capsicum Annuum is a vegetable which originated from the tropical and subtropical regions of Central America. The pointed sweet pepper can be red, orange or yellow in appearance but the more common one is the red sweet one with an exceptional sweet flavour. Sweet peppers can be used for various cuisines and for any dish depending on an individual's preference. The pointed sweet pepper recipes is easily made by roasting the peppers and garnishing with pumpkin seeds for good taste.

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26 Jul 2024

JOLLOF RICE

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Jollof Rice is a favourite West African recipe often cooked with tomato sauce which gives it a very colourful appearance. You can prepare this dish from the comfort zone of your home.

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13 Apr 2024

INSTANT POT BEANS AND POTATOES

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This instant pot beans and potatoes dish came out so yummy, nutritious and fulfilling, which is what really matters. The meal was really easy to prepare, came out so colourful and was ready to feast on in less than an hour, which is a win-win for me.

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