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INGREDIENTS : ● Basmati rice (Two and a half cups) ● Blended mixture of Tomatoes, onions and bell peppers (Check blog for the recipe of Èlò) ● I Tablespoon of grated garlic ● 1 Tablespoon of grated ginger                  ● 1 medium size onion chopped ● 1 medium onions sliced into thin rings ● Tomato paste ● Butter or Blue band ● 2/3 Knorr cubes or one cup of homemade chicken. stock ● Oil ● Salt ● 1 Tablepoon of paprika ● 2 Teaspoons of Curry ● 2 Teaspoons of Thyme  ● 1 Teaspoon of Black Pepper ● 4/5 cups of Boiling Water ● Two fresh chillies or 3 habaneros (Optional) . (If want this in your Jollof rice, you must add it in when you're blending your Èlò). (A solid kitchen spoon is a spoon used for cooking in the kitchen. It can hold as much as half cup of liquid or less) How to Make :  Wash the rice and set aside in a sieve so all the water drains completely.  Now, heat 1 kitchen spoon of oil in a pot and once hot, add the chopped onions and fry until almost golden. Next, add the gr

Every relationship has tough times and it affects the relationship for good or bad. For some relationships, hard times draw a couple and family closer and for others, hard times make them drift away from each other. This is what we saw during the pandemic of 2020. Hard times are just that, HARD!!! However they show the strength of our foundation or the lack of it. During the pandemic, there were couples that drew closer to each other. The lockdown was a blessing in disguise and as these couples got closer, their relationships were strengthened and their families flourished because they got closer to God and to each other. In a time of such uncertainty as we all found ourselves during the pandemic, a time when finances dried up because people could not go to work, school or run their businesses, basic needs became scarce as people struggled, yet these families appeared to flourish.   For other relationships however, the pandemic turned out to be the straw that broke the camel's back

There is a book called As a man thinketh by James Allen but James Allen is not the original writer or author of the saying. This saying is actually from the Bible and it is found in Proverbs 23:7. It reads - For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is He .  We can underestimate the impact of our thoughts because they are like software running silently in the background. Often with phones, you can have a lot of programmes running in the background and while they may have the advantage of being easily available when you need them, they can affect the performance of your phone when it comes to battery life and data usage. Most importantly, they can also make your phone run slowly. Often, when trying to manage your phone smoothly, these programmes need to be put in deep sleep mode so that your phone can run smoothly. Thoughts can run like this as well though their impact can be deadly when they are wrong thoughts. Nobody sees thoughts or can tell the damage they do. For this reason, you migh

I worked in an army barracks after I finished in university. In Nigeria, we have a program called the NYSC (the National Youth Service Corp) where graduates serve in different parts of the country. The goal of this program, which lasts a year, is to impart values of patriotism, loyalty and accountable leadership in young graduates before they go on to pursue their dreams. After I graduated, I was posted to a part of the country I had never been to and used the skills I learnt through my degree to serve the community I was posted to.  I was posted to Imo State and served for one year as a teacher at a secondary school in the 34th Artillery Brigade Obinze in Owerri. It was the closest I came to being a soldier and it was quite an experience and an eye opener but also a lot of fun. I never went out at night but on two occasions, we had gone into town and arrived at the barracks after dark. As we approached the main gate of the barracks, a bright flood light was switched on, almost blindin

Words, Words, Words….!!! All around us words flow endlessly all day. Words that are directed at us, words that are directed at others and words that we hardly notice but that are always there. When someone talks to you, they use words. They use words to express their joy, their displeasure, their ignorance or their knowledge. Words reveal our understanding of situations, instructions and of life in general and we are always talking. However we may not fully appreciate the awesome power of words. Words can be used to destroy, to empower, to build up, to pull down and we do it all through the words of our mouth. However, we may not fully appreciate the awesome power of words.  We may think they mean little or nothing especially when we are not sincere when we speak. If you say something to ease the pressure you are under even though you may not mean it, it might ease the pressure but come back to bite you later. If you say something that is not true to make an impression, it may accompli

We have been talking about communication in the home and today we want to explore this topic some more. The topic today is ‘ Naked and not Ashamed ’. To be naked is to have no clothes covering any part of the body. Usually when we are this way, we are not in public. We are in a private space without an audience or with someone who has the permission to see us that way. Since the person before whom you are naked is someone you love and trust, there is no shame (and as a believer that person should be your spouse).  And what is shame? To be ashamed or to feel shame means a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. Therefore if your spouse walked in on you while you were changing, you would not feel shame or distress. There would be no sense of humiliation or distress due to the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. You have not done anything wrong so you will not feel distressed. However if a stranger walked into your hotel

In recent times, I have been enjoying my time of fellowship with God. I have to plan it though. I have to sleep early so I can wake up early. I'm one of those people who must sleep early to wake up early. Now, I am naturally inclined to sleeping late but I have been finding out that I want to spend more time with my Heavenly Father; so I began to sleep earlier. Instead of being on my phone before I sleep or watching some TV till I feel sleepy, I try to shelve those activities and just get into bed so I can sleep and wake up early and spend as much time as possible with my Father; and I often feel like I need more time when I am done! There are things I want to talk to him about. Things I need clarity on and then there is my time of praise and basking in his presence and all that takes time. I also find out that when I am praying in the spirit (speaking in tongues), God speaks to me about things I didn't even know I needed to know about. It would seem that once I create the righ