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I love to eat out a lot because
as a caterer, you get tired of
eating your own food and I
can tell you that lifestyle has
really gone far.
rice, fried rice, Christmas
turkey. Good alternatives
are Italian dishes, Asian, stir
frys, tomatoes-based pasta,
chicken stir frys. You just
want to keep it simple this
Is firewood Jollof rice a Christmas. It’s a season to be
real thing?
jolly, merry and celebrate, so
just cook what you feel your
The
difference
between family will actually need.
firewood jollof rice and
regular jollof rice is technique. What is the best tip
You will find that a lot of for cooking in large
caterers have migrated from quantities?
firewood to gas use and if you
go for events, you still have
that smoky, tasty jollof rice.
I will tell you for free that it
is technique that makes the
difference in jollof rice.
How long does it take
you to master a recipe?
It takes time. It takes practice.
I haven’t put a number of
days or hours to it but it takes
time. Before a recipe comes
out, it has gone through so
many trials, wins and fails
before it gets to the event. It
takes about three or four tries
before you can actually get it
perfectly.
What foods can we
make for the holidays?
I know people are trying to
stay away from the usual Jollof
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Cooking is simple. If you are
trying to cook for ten people
and you are comfortable with
cooking for five people. Cook
for five people twice. However
you know how to cook,
duplicate it. There is no need
to complicate things because
when you do, something
might go wrong. Stick to what
you know and duplicate the
process.