So I discovered brining Turkey and Chicken and I have not been able to stop. It really helps to make the meat tender and makes grilling easier that leaves your meat juicer and tasty.. So basically, a brine is simply salt solution with water. What the salt does is to soften your meat when soaked…
Author: danteehimen
Rum Chocolate Banana Bread
The Banana Bread all sliced up. I’ve always been a huge fan of any thing Banana baked. The usual banana bread became so boring to I needed to switch up the taste and add other ingredients. I’m this case, I added Rum chocolate. I’m thinking of doing something with Cinnamon apple soon. It wasn’t hard…
Tasty Oatmeal Cookies
The present lock-down is a major buzzkill, you’re always craving some snack to help with the boredom and snacking. Ingredients Cookie Dough 2/3 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup white sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon…
Crepes and Chocolate Ganache for Brunch
These lovely Crepes make a sleek treat for brunch(or anytime TBH) at home. This quick crepe batter is made in a blender, and the chocolate filling is four simple ingredients (three, because the sugar can be optional) mixed in a bowl. You can even mix up the batter ahead of time, then hold it in…
Large Homemade Pizza
So you remember when I made small sized Pizza? Decided to up the scale and make something bigger. Well it wasn’t the regular circle Pizza, Had to make it into squares. For this one, I used Grilled Chicken breasts and Fresh Basil, So i guess i’ll just called it Chicken Basil Square Pizza? sounds about…
That Time I Made a Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Brownies
So I made this brownie to make a Trifle (a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream) for a special couple friend of mine (well, I only knew the guy) on Val’s Day. I wanted something quick, easy and that will taste well with any flavor of…
I made meatballs and called it Tri-Meatball
So I walked to the meat section of Spar at Lekki and Okon (Somehow, became friends with this guy ‘cos I come a lot to buy meat) just rolled out some freshly minced beef, Chicken and Pork. Initial plan was to but just chicken, but suddenly had a wild idea. “Why not mix all meat…
I Kinda Made A Frittata or Potato Hash or A Combo of the Two
I really don’t know what to name this dish. I made a mixture of both a Potato Hash and Frittata and it came out wonderful. It just happened to be one of those my creative moment. My friend, Taiwo gave it a funny name that I can’t remember at this point. To summarize the dish,…
That Time I Made Small-Sized Pizza
So I was craving Pizza, but I was too lazy to go buy at Pizza hut at Admiralty in Lekki (they have the best Pizza on the island). I had all the ingredients, it was weekend, there were visitors in the house, so it was time for #DantesWeekendCooking. So It was a Beef Pizza (‘cos…
Quick Eazy Mac & Cheese
Making Cheesy meals is quite hard down here because real good Cheese is quite expensive here. A good block of Mozzarella or Cheddar (not the ghetto versions) can cost about N2500. So this recipe is the best way to utilize cheese usage. The meal is going to come out all cheesy and gooey, don’t forget…
Dante's Eazy Cooking 