Itunu Cuisine

Our sweets and desserts Thursday is on how to make a quality doughnuts with glaze!!!Doughnut is a very nice dessert you simply can't resist. Follow this quick and easy steps to make your homemade doughnut to your own taste. Ingredients: Flour 1kg Unsalted butter 150g Yeast  4 tablespoons Milk powder flavour 250g Bread improver 20g Sugar 150g  Eggs 2 Salt 1/2 teaspoon  1 quart (1 litre) vegetable oil for frying For glaze: ⅓ cup butter 2 cups confectioner's sugar 1½ teaspoons vanilla 4 tablespoons hot water or as needed STEP1. Firstly, Mix the yeast with warm water together in a bowl, because the yeast needs warm water to activate; it will help the doughnut dough rise and fluffy.  STEP2. Mix yeast mixture, milk powder flavour, sugar, salt, eggs, butter, improver and add flour in a mixer on a low speed. You can also use a wooden spoon as alternative and mix by hand. STEP3. Beat in remaining flour, ½ cup at a time, at a lo...

Hmmm yummy!!! It's here again, Our sweets and dessert Thursday is on vanilla flavoured cake pudding, it is a classic comfort dessert and easy to make. It’s best to serve it hot or warm and  you can also serve with a sauce which procedure is below as you scroll down or melted chocolate drizzled gently on the cake pudding and also fresh or frozen berries Ingredients: SAUCE: 1 1/2 cup (375ml) Milk 1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar 2 tsp  cornstarch 1/2 tsp vanilla CAKE PUDDING: 300g Flour 250g Granulated sugar Levelled tspn Baking powder Salt 4 Eggs 50g Milk 200 Butter  1 1/2 tspn Vanilla flavour PREPARATION: STEP1. Preheat oven to (180°C). Butter a (2 L) square or circular glass baking dish or pan. STEP2.In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.  STEP3. In another bowl, whisk together egg, milk, butter and vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.  STEP4. Sauce: Trans...

  Everyone wants to become better in any skill they have. Cooking is no exception . Even if you think you are hopeless in the kitchen, like everything else, practice and increasing your knowledge makes perfect. I'll urge u to be chilled and pretend that you are playing with the ingredient and will realize that cooking is not an easy task.  TIPS 1. Add to what you know already  2. Timing 3. Organization  4. Attention to details  5. Have the basic tool or equipment you need 6. Plan ahead  7. Choose time carefully  8. Give yourself enough time  9. Be adventurous in the kitchen  10. Make sure you do it often.  As they say 'practice makes perfect'.

  Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by a RNA virus of the arenaviridae virus family first described in 1969 in the town of Lassa in borno state. It is caused by an infection with the Lassa virus which is spread by rat (mastomys rat) that lives in large numbers in Africa, due to poor hygiene, especially in poverty ridden areas alongside its devastating effect. There has been record of numerous outbreak as well as death toll in different states in West Africa.  After series of outbreak in major states in Nigeria, including the major cities which are Lagos State, Abuja FCT, Oyo State, Kano State, etc, it has now become imperative to guide against this deadly disease.    The ministry of health has taken a wave of public awareness of control practices and good infection protection to prevent increase in outbreak of this infectious disease especially in areas where there are more casualties. They advise that the general public should avoid co...

Our fruity friday today is on Apple, Apples are delicious  and crunchy, apple fruit is one of the most popular and favorite fruits among the health conscious, fitness lovers who firmly believe in the concept of “health is wealth.” This wonderful fruit is packed with rich phyto-nutrients that, in the true sense, indispensable for optimal health. Certain antioxidants in apple have several health promoting and disease prevention properties, and thereby, truly justifying the adage,  “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”  so I urge us to eat apples daily.  Pls share your thoughts and comments.

Did you know an egg contains every vitamin except vitamin C

BRIEFLY ON LASSA FEVER: Lassa fever is an acute viral infection found in the tropics, especially in West Africa. Lassa fever is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus that is animal borne (zoonotic). Lassa fever can cause a potentially fatal illness, is highly contagious, and can rapidly spread. The reservoir, or host, of the Lassa virus is a rodent known as the 'multimammate rat.' People can become infected by eating this infected rat or by eating food contaminated by the rat's excretions. Person-to-person transmission also occurs via direct contact, contamination of skin breaks with infected blood, and aerosol spreads (virus particles moving through the air).  SYMPTOMS OF LASSA FEVER The first symptoms typically occur 1 to 3 weeks after the patient comes into contact with the virus and may include high fever, sore throat, cough, eye inflammation (conjunctivitis), facial swelling, pain behind the breastbone, back pain, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, cough...

  Carrot “daucus carota” is a valuable kind of edible root vegetable with essential health benefits and basic nutrients necessary for a balanced diet with healthy body development”. Carrot is one of the most popular and versatile vegetable in the world eaten either raw, cooked or juiced. it is also known for its signature color “orange” and sweet taste.  Benefits of eating carrot includes: Carrot provide ample amounts of vitamins such as vitamin C, D, E, K, dietary fiber as well as minerals including magnesium and potassium needed in promoting oral health including the body’s ability to fight bacteria and toxins that enter through the mouth and live in the gum. Also it helps in preventing tooth decay, eye blindness and restoring of vision.  It boosts skin health preventing skin blemishes and improve wound healing due to the high beta carotene content especially when cooked. It boosts their nutritional content level, increasing ability for wounds to h...

Do u know??? Almond seeds are medicinal, almonds are also part of the peach family!

Moi moi is a Nigerian steamed bean pudding (dessert) made from a mixture of washed and peeled beans, onions and fresh ground peppers (scotch bonnet). It is a protein-rich food mostly consumed all over the country. It originated from South-West Nigeria, it is often called "moi moi elemi meje", which translates to Moi Moi with 7 lives. Moi Moi usually comes in a slanted pyramid shape or a cylindrical shape, owing to the mold it is poured into prior to cooking. The pyramid shape comes from the traditional broad  "ewe eran" (Thaumatococcus daniellii). Ingredients : >Fresh fish (optional) >7 Cooked Eggs (optional) >Half cup of vegetable oil or palm oil  >Stock cubes (seasoning, 2 to 3 cubes) >Salt to taste. >3 bulbs of onions  >tatashe or shombo (5 to 10, just to give it an attractive reddish color) >Crayfish (1 cup) >3 cups of beans >Corned beef >liver (diced in cubes) >shrimps Method of prepa...

a hard boiled eggs spin (uncooked or soft boiled don�t) Try it and see.

unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it???

                    Egusi soup is unarguably one of the most consumed soups in every household in Nigeria, it is rich in fats and high in protein and you simply can't resist egusi soup with Eba, semo, pounded yam (eyan), fufu(akpu) and so on. Below are health benefits, ingredients and methods of preparation. HEALTH BENEFITS 78 % of the fat is unsaturated fatty acid, which is protective to the heart. The alpha-tocopherol found in egusi is a component of vitamin E that helps in maintaining smooth young skin and good fertility. It also contains palmitic, stearic, linoleic and oleic acids important in protecting the heart. The egusi can also be an important supplementary baby food, helping prevent malnutrition. Blending the seeds with water and honey produces a milky liquid that can be used as formula if breast milk is unavailable. Ingredients : Original palm oil or red oil Grinded dry pepper  Salt to ta...

Eating fruits is very essential to our body system. Both in old and young, keeps us healthy in other for us to take lesser drugs. If you are not the type of person that eats fruits, I'll advice you to start eating fruit today! 

                               Couscous Algeria!!! (New year special)  Couscous Algeria is an african dish mostly eaten in Algeria, morocco and even Tunisia in Northern part of Africa, it is very nutritious and I hope you try it at home. Below are ingredients:  >chicken  >sausage  >garlic  >Ginger  > 2 stock cubes  >salt to taste  >carrots  >Irish potato  >green pepper  >vegetable oil >tomato (fresh)  >thyme  >bay leave  >spring onions  >black or white pepper  >tomato purée  Preparation: Step 1. Marinade the chicken with black or white pepper.  Step 2. Get a clean bowl and pour some couscous, add stock cube (as required ), vegetable oil, add chopped carrots and green beans and stir gently. Step 3. Pour couscous in a pot a...