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IS LEMON WATER PART OF YOUR DAILY ROUTINE?
I am a great fan of lemon water any day and anytime and it works like magic for me. Especially those mornings that I need to be early, alert and have a truck load of deliverables ahead of me. A glass of lemon water makes everything happen. It makes me feel lighter, energised, refreshed and…
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PASTA IDEAS FOR KIDS THIS NEW YEAR
My kids love pasta! Chei if they could eat pasta all day they would love it but mama would not let them. Whether spaghetti cous cous or macaroni, locally made or foreign, a bowl of pasta is a winner for every member of the family especially when it is ‘accessorised’ with all the right ‘orishirishi’;…
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NOTE TO SELF: TOP ON MY LIST FOR 2017
This year, I will not be doing resolutions because I think that at my age, I don’t have ‘habits’ that I would really want to drop. I have grown and I believe that decisions I take are intentional and are ‘me’. This year, one of the things I have decided to will be to take…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
Happy New year Everyone!!! I know I am a bit late but hey, better late than never and I really hope that the New Year started well for you. It did for me and I can’t wait to share all the lovely experiences I had during the holidays. I have not laid out my intentions…
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THE 2017 BUDGET AND THE MANY MISTAKES OF OUR LEADERS
Can you really see what I am seeing? Its like the government of the people is not the government for the people at all. The much awaited 2017 budget has just been released and health is still getting peanuts. It is really sad and disheartening that Nigeria’s priorities are still underfunded and clearly left unattended.…
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INVESTING IN NUTRITION AND THE BIG PICTURE
I’ll say this anywhere because it means a lot to me. Investing in nutrition is a long term goal with dividends and benefits. Evidence has shown that there is an unprecedented opportunity to save the lives of millions of children, build future human capital, gray matter infrastructure, and provide equal opportunity for all #children to drive faster economic…
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COCONUT JOLLOF RICE, ROASTED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SALAD
Hey Everyone, I hope you are doing great. I had saved this post in draft and too busy to put it all together and post it up on the blog. Finally, I am back and will just put this up and post a full recipe later. I used the slow roasting cooker that I got…
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF TANGERINE
Tangerines are in season and the entire family is loving it. Though slightly more expensive than oranges but they are way sweeter than oranges. During the harmattan season in Nigeria, oranges available in the markets are usually very ‘dry’ and contain more pips than liquid and so, this is the best time to take in…
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5 TIPS ON HOW TO GET YOUR KIDS TO EAT BEANS
Hey Everyone, as a follow up to this post Here the following tips are very important towards ensuring the your child/children eat well and eat the right meals especially beans. 1. It is very important to keep a wide variety of healthy foods available in the house and so they understand that beans is one of…
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WHO COOKED BETTER? ME VS MAMA KUBURAT’S RICE, BEANS AND STEW
Hey Everyone! I hope you are doing great and hopefully, recovered from the shock of the U.S. Elections. I bet it will be recorded as the shock of the century. I had dreamt of Hillary Clinton as ‘Madame President’, imagined her giving speeches, thought about what her winning would mean for girls and women all…
