Where to buy foreign fruits and vegetables in Nigeria (Lagos) by Dobby's Signature

Greetings,

From time to time on the blog and on my BBM channel I get questions like where can I get kiwis from in Nigeria? Where can I get plums from in Nigeria? Where can I get papaya from in Nigeria?

It's often difficult to answer these questions as I do not live in Nigeria but I try to answer as much as I can by directing them to the popular shopping malls in Lagos such as Shoprite, which is perhaps the only shopping mall I know of Lol! 

I even had one of my many little sisters say " Sis your blog is not africa friendly as we can not get the fruits you use on your blog"  Lol! Now we can't have that I said to myself and this pushed me to do some research on where the foreign fruits are been sold in Nigeria. Now I know they exist but they come at exorbitant prices.

Whilst doing my research I came across a few details here and there but finally I hit jackpot when I came across Dobby's Signature blog http://www.dobbyssignature.com

Dobby's signature is a Nigerian Food Blog focused on Showcasing Nigerian dishes,exploring traditional food recipes .

Dobby is  a culinary enthusiast with a flair for local cuisines in Nigeria and around the globe. Dobby confesses not to be a professional chef but my goodness I beg to differ and I am sure you will when you have  look at her posts.  Each time I visit her blog she has my tastebuds tingling and my tongue wagging. She is amazing!!

In her words, cooking is one of my major hobbies and I do it well (I concur).
Dobby is also a graphics designer and an illustrator and if you look at her blog you can tell as her passions are displayed across her blog.

Now back to the juicy contents on Dobby's blog which caught my eye for my readers.
Dobby had a post titled " Where to buy foreign fruits  and vegetables in Nigeria( Lagos) and this is the blogspot http://www.dobbyssignature.com/2014/03/where-to-buy-foreign-fruits-and.html?m=0

Here are some pictures from  Dobby's blog on the fruits and vegetables sold from the below traders

Stall Owners :Alhaji Sanni & Alhaji Ibrahim

Courgette & Aubergine 

 Blackberries,Grapes,Beetroot & Broccoli

Lady B - Stall Owner

Click on the link to find out the location of the above traders and to view more pictures of the  other fruits sold  http://www.dobbyssignature.com/2014/03/where-to-buy-foreign-fruits-and.html?m=0

A big thank you to Dobby for letting me share this information with my readers.
Make sure you check out her blog for her different cuisines across the globe and lots more.

I hope you have found this post helpful.


BlogPost  & Photo Credit :http://www.dobbyssignature.com/

Grilled Stuffed Bell Peppers

Happy Thursday Lovely People,

How's everyone doing?

To all the lovely people reading this,it's been about a month since I posted a recipe.
The good and beautiful life of studies,career and the rest took over a little bit but I am not complaining :-)

Thank you to my readers who sent me messages asking If I was alright..... I'm alive and well ..... and now I'm back!

Just to manage my time and my other activities properly, I'll post recipes 2-3 times a week for now till my schedule is back to normal.

Right ... lets get started.

Ingredients 

aubergines

3 bell large bell peppers

courgettes

garlic

kale

tinned tomatoes

tinned tuna

mushrooms

onions

seasoning

 Bell peppers, Kale, Mushrooms, Tuna & Plum tomatoes

For the Bell Peppers 

preheat the oven

wash the bell peppers,cut the top carefully and remove the seeds carefully

wash the bell peppers again

place on tin foil, wrap and place it in the oven for 10-15mins till it's a little bit soft

Bell peppers with seeds removed and placed on foil

Bell peppers wrapped in foil and placed in the oven

For the Vegetable Sauce Mix

wash all the vegetables and chop them finely
heat a tablespoon of olive and stir fry the vegetables

once nicely browned, add the tinned tomato and kale to make a nice vegetable sauce mix

Tomatoes, Aubergines,bell peppers, courgettes & ginger

Vegetable Stir Fry Mix

Vegetable stir fry mix mixed with kale

                                                           

Fill the Bell Peppers with the vegetable sauce mix

once the bell peppers are slightly grilled and soft, place it in a baking dish and

fill the vegetable sauce mix into the bell peppers and place it in the oven for 20-25mins

Warm and soft bell peppers

Fill the empty bell peppers with the vegetable sauce mix

Ready Grilled Bell Peppers

once the bell peppers are slightly browned and the contents are bubbling then it's ready

you can sprinkle some cheese on it or eat it on it's own

serve it nice and  hot

Grilled filled bell peppers

Dinner is ready

Enjoy and have a nice evening.

Freestyle Veggie Salad

Ingredients 

• avocado
• aubergines (grilled)
• bell peppers (red)
• carrots
• cherry tomatoes
• courgettes (grilled)
• cucumber
• leaves

Delicious Freestyle Veggie Salad

Enjoy!

Green Juice

Happy Sunday All!

It's a Green juice kind of Sunday for me before I head to church to hear the word of God and dance along to the songs from the choir! Today is the 3rd Sunday of the month which is Jeans Sunday in my church so it was relatively quick for me to find something to wear, make a green juice and head out!

On a normal Sunday I rummage through all my clothes testing and trying them all on then ...before I blink it's time to go!! Grrrrr late!!


Ingredients

• broccoli
• courgette
• grapefruit
• kale
• honey
• water

Instructions

• Place the kale in the blender, pour water and blend on it's own till it's  slightly smooth
• Add the broccoli, sliced courgettes and grapefruit
• Add honey (I add honey to sweeten the juice, you can add apples or grapes)
• Pour in glass cup
• Serve cold

Broccoli, Courgettes, Grapefruit, Honey Juice

Sips.. Gulps and Cheers!!

Don't be scared of the Unknown!! Try a green smoothie today!!

Once you go green, you'll never go back!!