HERE’S WHAT’S UP: COOKING FOR A NEW MOM
A few months ago, we visited our pregnant Ugandan neighbour. She reminded us of the good not-so-old days of pregnancy. She constantly had saliva in her mouth and she kept chewing on things to prevent her from spitting continuously. She also couldn’t stop asking us about Jollof Rice. Our neighbour has always expressed how much she loves our food. So when she had her baby a few days ago, we went all in to give her the treat of her life. Here are the things we made.
Our neighbour had specifically told us she wanted Pepper Soup so we had to make all her pepper soup dreams come true. The actors involved in this pepper soup are Goat Meat, Burnt Beef Feet (“foot cow”), and Beef Muscle. It turned out not too light and not to too thick. Just the way we like it.
Then we made her some collard greens. We actually learned to make this from her but she has always said she likes our “dry” way of making it. Hers is somewhat soupy while ours is void of any liquid. We chop and blanch the greens in salted water then we stir-fry in sauteed tomatoes and onions. We added some fried fish to it. It is like a green party in the mouth. 
We boiled some semi-ripe plantains to be eaten with the greens and/or pepper soup. For snacks, we made a whole tray of puff puff. She has 4 other kids so we wanted to make a snack that could last for a while. Plus her kids totally love the puff puff. We have a killer puff puff recipe that can be found HERE.
Our YouTube ChannelIn other news, we are absolutely happy with the way our YouTube channel is growing. We now have over 200 subscribers! This to us is a milestone because apart from the “Subscribe” that appears in each video we have not actively worked on getting people to subscribe. The growth has been organic. We really should start pushing this channel more. So click here to subscribe, buddy!The best part is that we have had so much great feedback from people thanking us for enabling them cook something they couldn’t. This to us, is more than money. Our Fish Rolls video has been viewed over four thousand times and the views keep increasing! We feel so blessed to be able to reach out to others through our passion for cooking.In case you didn’t know, the reason we started blogging (and making videos) was because we had kids and we wanted to grow with our kids. We became a stay-at-home-mom not because it was something we had planned but because the need arose. Someone said let your kids inspire you, not hinder you. Our kids are our inspiration. Caring for them didn’t stop us from reaching the world with our talents. From our kitchen table we can reach people in Malaysia, Mozambique and Maroua. All through our blog and now, our YouTube channel. We are just so thankful for the opportunity. Thank you all so much for your support!Homeschooling
In more news, we survived our first week of homeschooling today! For the past week we have learnt letters of the alphabet and how to write them. We have also gone on one (fake) field trip. HahaThe girls told us today that they will want to be “Mommy teachers” when they grow up. They admire teaching, learning and everything in between. In fact, homeschool time is like play time to them. Honestly, this homeschooling thing can be challenging but we are focused on the immense benefits. Again we say, we’ll see how it goes. In case you are wondering why we decided to homeschool, we're planning to write a post about that so watch out for that.That’s what’s up, friends. Have a great week!
Our neighbour had specifically told us she wanted Pepper Soup so we had to make all her pepper soup dreams come true. The actors involved in this pepper soup are Goat Meat, Burnt Beef Feet (“foot cow”), and Beef Muscle. It turned out not too light and not to too thick. Just the way we like it. Then we made her some collard greens. We actually learned to make this from her but she has always said she likes our “dry” way of making it. Hers is somewhat soupy while ours is void of any liquid. We chop and blanch the greens in salted water then we stir-fry in sauteed tomatoes and onions. We added some fried fish to it. It is like a green party in the mouth. We boiled some semi-ripe plantains to be eaten with the greens and/or pepper soup. For snacks, we made a whole tray of puff puff. She has 4 other kids so we wanted to make a snack that could last for a while. Plus her kids totally love the puff puff. We have a killer puff puff recipe that can be found HERE. Our neighbour was so happy to receive the food. She started devouring the puff puff right away. That made us very happy too. One of the reasons we came to this world was to cook good food so people can eat and be happy.
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Our YouTube ChannelIn other news, we are absolutely happy with the way our YouTube channel is growing. We now have over 200 subscribers! This to us is a milestone because apart from the “Subscribe” that appears in each video we have not actively worked on getting people to subscribe. The growth has been organic. We really should start pushing this channel more. So click here to subscribe, buddy!The best part is that we have had so much great feedback from people thanking us for enabling them cook something they couldn’t. This to us, is more than money. Our Fish Rolls video has been viewed over four thousand times and the views keep increasing! We feel so blessed to be able to reach out to others through our passion for cooking.In case you didn’t know, the reason we started blogging (and making videos) was because we had kids and we wanted to grow with our kids. We became a stay-at-home-mom not because it was something we had planned but because the need arose. Someone said let your kids inspire you, not hinder you. Our kids are our inspiration. Caring for them didn’t stop us from reaching the world with our talents. From our kitchen table we can reach people in Malaysia, Mozambique and Maroua. All through our blog and now, our YouTube channel. We are just so thankful for the opportunity. Thank you all so much for your support!Homeschooling
In more news, we survived our first week of homeschooling today! For the past week we have learnt letters of the alphabet and how to write them. We have also gone on one (fake) field trip. HahaThe girls told us today that they will want to be “Mommy teachers” when they grow up. They admire teaching, learning and everything in between. In fact, homeschool time is like play time to them. Honestly, this homeschooling thing can be challenging but we are focused on the immense benefits. Again we say, we’ll see how it goes. In case you are wondering why we decided to homeschool, we're planning to write a post about that so watch out for that.That’s what’s up, friends. Have a great week!
“Our help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth!” Psalm 121:2
