Returning back

Hello diamond, Sometimes breaks are needed in life General and particular aspects of life. How long should these breaks be though? I like the view from the break I was taking weeks ago below:

Grilled egg washed yam and red bell pepper sauce

Hello diamonds, 

How are you? Its Mid-week, what have you achieved so far this week and what do you hope to achieve during the remaining part of the week?

Yam is a carbohydrate popular in Nigeria. Often it is eaten boiled in water or fried in groundnut or red oil.

I wanted my yam to taste a little different this day, so I grilled it.

Mummy's Beetroot, carrot and apple smoothie

Hello diamonds,

Hope you have all been great? It is always a joy to see mummy and I saw her this past weekend. You know mamas are always loaded with the best food, care and love. Mummy I love you and thank you for this recipe.

Poached eggs and stir fried spaghetti

Hello diamonds,

How have you been? Good I Hope.

Today's meal is a play on poached eggs and stir fried vegetable and spaghetti. Poached egg, it should typically be cooked to medium level such that the yolk is still juicy and runny but the client was taken into consideration and so the poached egg was cooked all the way through.  

Saved from what could have been #gas burn or #explosion. #testimony

This is my #friend's leg, Uche @oochay_ I like her #shoes, unfortunately the different #angles of the shoes are not #captured here so you don't get to appreciate it as much as I do.

But I digress.... This morning, I shared my #testimony with Uche and I want to share it with you. I woke up this morning and got a nodging to do something on my phone but I disobeyed. Later on, I went to the #kitchen to make #breakfast. I turned on the #knob on the #gas #cylinder. I fetched or had fetched water in a pot, I put in my plantain and proceeded to light the #matches. As I lit it I just heard and 'saw' puff. Apparently the knob on the cooker had been on and so gas was already coming out ready for #fire to #marry it. I thank #God that it wasn't beyond what happened today because it could have gone any other way. I could have decided to go wash plate and then #light the matches or do something else and that would have allowed more gas to build up. Maybe if I was attentive to the #morning nodge this would not have happened at all. But one thing Is sure, the #Grace of God was available for me. #God turned what could have been a #mess into a #testimony, #blessing and gave me appreciation for Him anew. Remember to listen to God. Remember to put your gas knobs off on all sides and it doesn't usually hurt to double check.
#stay #prayerful, #obedient to #God and #safe.

I hope you have had a #blessed day too.

X0X0
#Faith

Concentrated pepper and onion chutney

I have always wanted to make a concentrated rich pepper sauce that would be ready for use basically any time and I set about doing that. This is a homemade concentrated pepper and onion chutney/sauce that you can easily make #DIY #Chutney #Sauce #Pepper. There is so much you can do with it. #Garnish. #Marinate. Sauce for #carbohydrate or #vegetable. Add to your #pancake mix before frying or even yogurt before freezing. 

Home-made Honey, popcorn cereal

...... Hello diamonds,

How have you been? Ever had or made a popcorn cereal? No? Yes? Well I did and I want to share it with you as I am a DO IT YOURSELF (DIY) enthusiasts.

..... the freezer, is it functioning?..........

Desires or Fears

Desires or Fears.

Mercy pool

Facts of life: When the purpose of God is not understood.

When the purpose of life is not understood
1. Life ends in regret
2. Life ends as a burden
3. Disaster is inevitable

DIY: Hand Made Ankara Purse

Hand Made Ankara Purse. 

This is something you can easily do at home planned or unplanned, alone or with your sisters, friends, daughters or nieces. The boys can most certainly join in. 

Home made Boli and oven grilled tilapia fish

My friend Ibukun had her traditional wedding in November of 2015 and one of the delicacies served was Boli (locally grilled plantain) and a tomatoes-pepper sauce of sort. I was quite hesistant to take it because I was not sure I would enjoy it. Urged by Addurrah (our first fashion teacher) I went on to try it. While I cannot say for certain if this was the first time I had eaten Boli, I can say for certain that I enjoyed it.

Madrina's garden egg and kidney sauce

Madrina's garden egg and kidney sauce.
My friend Madrina saw my gizzard vegetable sauce (if you haven't checked it out, find it here ) and she went on to make her version of the sauce. She was kind enough to take pictures and share the recipe with us. Thank you Madrina.

Gizzard Vegetable Sauce

Gizzard Vegetable Sauce

I was going to post this like 2days ago but I had one thing after another and after another to do, but I have found some time in between to share this with you.

From the lows of Abuse to the highs of Victory

From the lows of Abuse to the highs of victory, as only God can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regular, morning or maybe not so regular, I decided to watch The Faith Channel, a Christian Channel on Dstv and after Creflor Dollar came Joyce Meyer and she talked about how she had been abused as a child, abused by her dad. This information alone is heart wrenching. Imagine yourself being afraid of the one man in the whole world that should represent security to you.

She talked about a time when her dad abused her in his car. A police man stopped by and was going to arrest them and she thought, finally someone would save me. Only for her dad to return to the car to tell her that he lied to the police man that she was his cousin and the police man said the only way he would let them go is if he could have sex with her too and her father agreed! Take a minute to take that in. As If it isn't bad enough that a father is having sex with his daughter, he is okay with another man sleeping with her to get freedom for his own sin. She even talked of a time when he took her to a grave side to abuse her, have sex with her. Till this day she doesn't like it when a clenched fist seems to be drawing close to her face.

................But the grace of God! It's able to take us from the lows of lows and set us high up above with kings. With all of the abuse she went through she could have become ruined, drenched in her past, but God helped her to rise above all of it and put her on a pedestal where she could positively influence many people, possibly for generations to come.

Your past is what it is. Your PAST! It doesn't have to define your future. The word and grace of God is available to helps us! Joyce Meyer went on to forgive her dad and the test of that forgiveness came when God asked her to move her parents closer to where she lived. She wrestled with that instruction for a while, wondering why she should do that for people who basically inflicted pain on her. Eventually though she yielded, she obeyed God and brought them closer. Before her dad died he apologised to her, even telling Joyce Meyer's husband that he was a good and gracious man, because he had never tried to hurt him for all the bad things he did to Joyce. He knew many men wouldn't have been able to stand him. He did give his life to Christ before he died and was a good old man in his last years.

Yes God forgives.

Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

God loves us ALL! Let this also be a reminder to you that forgiveness is not just a gift from you to the offender, don't always view it as a favour from you to the offender, see it also as a gift to yourself. To forgive means to also release yourself from the hurt, from the guilt, from the pain, from the shame.

....And Joyce talked about how she had asked herself before why all this was allowed to happen to her and at a point God stopped her in her tracks and told her to stop asking. Often our experiences bad and good can be leverages to our success if we would only look at them that way. Sometimes we go through a thing so that we can better understand people and help them grow out of their own struggles. And so out of the depth of her abuse she rose up to become a solution giver and helper to many people today by the grace of God.

God chooses whoever He will.

1 Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

Don't ever discredit yourself or anyone for that matter.
Just avail yourself.

X0X0
Faith.A.A

The Pain of Unshared love

Ever lost something or someone so dear to you that the pain was unbearable and unexplainable? Mama O shares her experience of losing someone so dear. 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

My sort of healthy pancake

Good morning diamonds!!!

How was your weekend? Hopefully you feel pumped and refreshed, ready to take on the new week!

Nim's Game Centre

Nim's games centre is a game and entertainment centre.People come to relax, play games and have fun. We invite you to come check out Nims place with your friends and have a good time. Use the code names Cutie diamond or Classy Africans to get 50% discount on your first game from 25th October to 31st October 2015. 

Smiley'z Mobile Kitchen: Tasty Treat@ your convenience

Smiley'z Mobile Kitchen started on the foundation of love, grace and passion. I studied Architecture in the University, but i always had and continue to have a passion for making delicious meals. It is this passion that drove me into starting my Own Mobile kitchen. We know anything born out of love and passion is always exquisite.