Saturday, August 29, 2009

AHHHHH....EGUSI SOUP....MY LAST NIGHT'S LOVE..... ;)

ok so...i went to the african store!!! finally ohhh......
and I made the egusi soup i had been craving!!!
actually, i don't really eat egusi soup.....i can count the number of times i have eaten egusi soup......i usually only like it when i make it..or one of my aunties make it..........it used to be my worst soup.... ah well....... but homegurl made some last nite!!! woohooo!!!! and i put my foot in it!!! like 4reals mehn!!! i should start some form of mama-put bizzness oh...kai!!!!! *fans herself*.....lol.... *i am weird*
my friend seems to think that i love the kitchen a bit too much..according to her "u like to cook....evry small thing...cook cook cook cook cook!! shuo!!! ur boyfriend go fat oh!!!".......lol
u cant blame me..... i have an affinity for the kitchen...lol
eh heh......so where was I? ...eh heh...so i went to the african store oh..... I cant believe how much i spent there..kai!!! next time....i'll leave my bank card at home...so i wont be tempted to over-buy...

some things i bought.. :)












OK......so those are a few of the things i bought... :) (can't upload all....)

and then my egusi soup.... :)

the smoked turkey and oxtail boiling with the spices, onions ..etc


after i added the fried mixture (egusi, tomato, pepper and palm oil) ... :)


after letting it cook for some 10-15 mins, then added the vegetables and some extra spices... :)

:) food don ready oh...... and of course some vita malt to wash it down..or if ur liver reach.... small stout... lol

the rest goes in the fridge for another day... :)


yay!!!! welcome to AUNTY IPHY'S SPECIAL BUKKATERIA

e go dey sweet your belle well well.......


yours truly,
iphy
xx

36 comments:

Rene said...

lol..i love perry winkle

Anonymous said...

noooooooooooooo! I actually thought I was gonna be first for once.....hiss lol..

Imma be right back!

Anonymous said...

techniquely..im first.lol
iphy!!where did you get abacha?i need that ish mehn!!!i want to eat african salad...send it to me with the akanwu ish...im already salivating..lol.
i only like egusi kwa if im the one who cooked it.

Anonymous said...

loool...ok third or whichever position I end up in...

everything they go grind! what happened to fresh ugu leaves??!! lol...next time you're planning to cook madam, holla over here...that looks delicious! you see some people don't enjoy doing it like you..so visiting time shall come with your next soup cooking session lol..

iphyigbogurl said...

@ RENE...u and me both my dear

@leggy.... mehn i got it from this african store called africarib, i don't kno if its just here in TX or everywhere...but abacha is in most african stores in the east coast, i saw some in the african store when i was staying in jersey (am guessing thats where u are or somewhere nearby)

@nwanyi.... nwannem....i kno right..they grind everything...but the ugu wasnt ground....it was fresh....atually they put it in a bag filled with water and then froze it...the same way they do the periwinkle... but because its so small (and vegetables get smaller after u cook them) i didnt use the ugu for the egusi...i am saving it for some correct edikanikong soup, what i used for the egusi is collard greens....and it was very similar to the ugu(in taste)...:)
i shall invite u next time...lol
its goin to be abacha i'll make next.. :)

uNWrItten* said...

ahhhh nwanne m i na enjoy ooo....u suppose invite me na...mmmm odikwa risky..
we thank God for african store in yankee..wetin we go do otherwise...i ate one sweet abacha the other day..now its nkwobi that is hungrying me lol

iphyigbogurl said...

lol..no be small enjoy
yes oh...thank God for african store
nkwobi??...lol....why are u toturing me na...i wish i knew how to make nkwobi.... i had some earlier this month in one naija resturant like dat....kai!!

Nice Anon said...

LOL this looks like a tutorial. Ha haaaaaaaaaa Make una leave me jare. Isam is the best!

BSNC said...

kai that food looks delicious o.

your husband go enjoy..lol

TRYBES said...

na wah for you o..you just had my mouth hangin like that and my troat wantin a piece of the action.:((((!!!...you know that kinda sad look a dog wears on her face when she inhales the smell of somethin sweet,yet cant have none of it,...

David.фаворит Бога номер-один said...

see this girl..you know better than to do this, abi?

FedEx my own sharply!!!

iphyigbogurl said...

@nice nwanem....tutorial..lol..i kno right...and yes isam is the ish!

@BNSC...thanks my dear..yes oh..he will

@TRYBES.... sorry oh...lol...didnt mean to make u salivate like that


@david...how much u gon pay me? :D
we're talking big money here oh...

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marilyn said...

kai......dis girl u b criminal......see food wen u wan chop.thank God say i dey naija.i 4 don commit suicide

iphyigbogurl said...

lol...marilyn..... criminal ke? oooga oh!!
thank God sey u dey naija...ur even luckier than me.....

Ms. 'dufa said...

Girl can cook! I love egusi almost as much as I love myself. Thats alot! Ngwa, please if you're not making 4 all of us, dont put up pictures o. Right now my tummy is making noise. Serious noise!

Roc said...

Ok.. So I know this is totally random, but is that green nail polish??

Ebony~!* said...

i wantttttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!:(

Sassy Trends said...

Nice oooo....lol, na real madam iphy's bukateeerrrr...lmao... but me like my egusi to be red with palmoil though, but its all good oooo...... i dey salivate no doubt...lmao!

Admin said...

first time here

miss.fab said...

Hahaha looks like I'm going to need some tutorials from you o. Me and kitchen so do not mix... not yet at least. Lol!

Love your nail polish!

iphyigbogurl said...

@ms.dufa...thanks missy....lol...sorry oh..next time i wont put pics....lol(or maybe i would...hehe)

@rocnaija.....its not green per se....lol ..definitely in the gren family tho..but not proper green. i would like to call it TEAL...but not sure...:) its not ugly is it?

@ebony.....lol.....i can send some to u...oveernight delivery...:)

@ sassy .... yea i like egusi red too..but i dey mize my palm oil...lol...sometimes i get stingy with myself...lol

@thanks for stopping by

@miss.fab... i think am gonna start putting up recipes with pics....so very soon u and kitchen will mix...lol
thanks for the nail polish comment... :)

funmi said...

Nna beb, u knw that I am notified on my blog when u updet ur profile nd u also know that IM STUCK HERE, IN "ONYEOCHA" B-TOWN without much Naija food...so Im hungry and its all ur fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


the food looks good jare, dnt mind my hungry soul!

iphyigbogurl said...

lol...pele my darling....am sowwy for making u hungry...u kno they have companies where u can order for them to be shipped to u monthly....the thing be say..e go dey expensive.....lol
thanks jare!

David.фаворит Бога номер-один said...

OLE!!! your own no dey pass money, lol! so you can't help a friend out abi? lol

iphyigbogurl said...

see ehn David......
liking money is in my blood....
am an igbo babe...
even if i dont want to like money.....i wont be able to help it...thats why when i'm naming my criteria for finding a husband i add "wealthy".....
i cant lie to myself...lol
deal with it....
lwkm

Roc said...

Teal.. That's the word.. Teal..
Looks nice..

iphyigbogurl said...

thanks roc...
:)

Neo said...

Nice! Not a fan of egusi but i love isam! put isam in cereal and i swear i'll eat it!

iphyigbogurl said...

lol....neo!!! isam in cereal??
kai!!

Buttercup said...

Hehehe I can imagine the content grin on your face afterwards!

Buttercup said...

Btw what is abacha?

iphyigbogurl said...

yes oh..i was very content...lol
oh and ABACHA is tapioca....it ca be used with ugba (oil bean) in making african salad (ugbaka)
when i make it..i'll post a pic.

Buttercup said...

Oh ok. I've just learned somn new today! :)

C said...

Honestly speaking, I can't even cook well
If i try egusi out and I'm running into problems just know I'm running into this post .

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