Girls Just Wanna Have Fun......

I don’t get out much, well I like to have fun...sitting with my crew and gisting is my idea of good fun. But sometimes you just want to go out dancing and let your hair down..you know.

Anyway, so I dragged my friend (let’s call her M) out with me on this Friday night and we hit a couple of spots. We got tired after a couple of hours and decided to go home. Just one problem, all that dancing had left us hungry, well me more than her (stop rolling your eyes joo). I had burnt a few calories from all that dancing so I needed some food. (Lol)

Now at that time in Lagos, your options are quite limited and we were craving something with a bit of spice. Then we remembered that one of the spots that we went to, Autolounge, had an Asun (pronounced Ahh-suhn - barbequed goat made with spices and lots of chilli) dude outside. The Asun smelt delicious and it just kinda made sense to go for it.

So off we went to Auto Lounge to look for the guy and he was still there. We ordered two packs and went home. The drive home was fun as we were wacking (pidgin English for eating) the Asun with so much glee, well me more than M, she was driving. By the time we got home we were knackered and slept off on the couch.

So woke up in the morning (well not exactly, more like noonish, hehe) feeling very hungry and at that time just craved something with pepper. Then suddenly I remembered that there was asun left over and went to get it. Problem was I would still be hungry after wacking the asun but then I spied something with my little eye – freshly cooked white rice. I took a bit (huge) of the rice and spooned some asun over it and wow...it was like food heaven. It was just what I needed, the spicy and peppery asun mixed with the rice was like the perfect pick me up needed after a night out on town.

So since then, I have added that dish to my list of favs. I remember having it in Robert’s Cafe with my friends and they were like that looks weird, I said “don’t knock it till you’ve tried it”. A few spoonfuls from mine and instantly asun and white rice got a few followers.

There’s also somewhere in Victoria Island, a nice hotel called Josh Bryan, where they serve asun with dundun (fried yam). I ordered mine with some dodo (fried plantain) and trust me it was the ish. I ordered it while with a friend who was on a diet and had ordered just a bottle of water because she didn’t want to ruin her diet. But after her first bite of my food, she was hooked. The yam was well fried and the dodo was just right, you know the type that is not too ripe or too hard and tastes delicious when fried properly, yes that one. The food was yummy and before we knew it we had finished the meal. (sorry FO, i promise to support you on this diet – you are looking good already).

Asun is typically eaten alone and guys usually enjoy eating it when they are drinking alcohol. But I have seen some other combos - asun with french fries.

So what other combos are there, please share them with me ...it will be nice to try them. Also you could try asun with rice, dodo or dundun and let me know what y’all think.

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Josh Bryan  - 317A Akin Ogunlewe Street, off Ligali Ayorinde Street, Lagos

Cheesy Pleasures

Hmmmmm.....Hmmmmm....hmmmmm.....that's me, yup, that’s the sound I make when I'm eating something that brings intense pleasure to my taste buds. Well, that’s what my friends tell me I sound like and they describe the look on my face as that of the fat cat that got the cream...hehehe. Well for me that's what i feel like when I munch on a very delightful grub.

So that's what this blog is about...me and my daily food adventures. What’s with the raised eyebrows, well a chic has gotta eat. Anyway trust me, everyday is an adventure to eat something delicious while trying to stay svelte and hot (wink, wink). Nothing hotter than a sexy chic who knows how to handle her food! lol. Was that cheesy? Did I hear cheese?.....that brings up some nice memories.

I was in Italy a couple of years back and had the pleasure of visiting a farm and had eating produce from that farm, all I can say is heaven! Some of the best meat produce I ever ate, pork and beef were nice and tender and they also made their own wine. I was in food paradise.

I remember eating a nice tomato salad made with the freshest produce including delicious mozzarella cheese that was made on the farm. This reminds me of one of my favorite sandwiches, ham and cheese sandwich, which tastes as yummy as it sounds.

Making it is quiet easy:

Here’s what you need

- 2 slices of freshly baked bread (white or wheat), I prefer white English Bread for this.   (Where to get the best one in Lagos, saving that for another blog post)

-      2 generous slices of smoked or Parma Ham

-      Sliced tomatoes, lettuce (daily dose of greens)

-      Generous slices of Mozarella (don’t be stingy)

-      A slice of Cheddar (adds a bit of flavor)

-      Pickled Jalapenos pepper

-      Olive oil

-      Butter

Assembling it is quite simple really:

1.       Lightly butter one side of the sliced bread.

2.       Placing the unbuttered side up, put layer of mozzarella cheese on the bread.

3.       Then, add a slice of ham, tomatoes, lettuce and jalapenos  on the bread (nothing fancy just put as much as you like).

4.       Next, are the slice of cheddar and another slice of mozzarella, top it all up with the second slice of bread, buttered side up.

5.       Place a frying pan (a nice flat one will do or one that you use for pancakes works perfectly) on the stove.

6.       Add a teaspoon of olive oil (just to prevent butter from burning). Let it get a bit hot then add a teaspoon of butter.

7.       Once it looks nice and hot (don’t let it be too hot or else butter will burn) carefully place your sandwich in the pan.

This is where the magic happens, hahaha, sorry getting excited

8.       As the bread browns , the cheese should start to melt but don’t let the bread burn, flip it over gently and let the other side turn golden brown.

9.       Once both sides are well browned (don’t burn it please) and the sandwich feels nice and gooey when poked slightly, it’s now ready to be devoured.

Eating Prescription

Make yourself your favorite drink, depending on the weather it could mean coke/sprite with ice, milkshake or cappuccino (nothing fancy, the packet ones work for me), then you get a nice movie, TV series (CSI, Private Practice, Greys Anatomy works for me) or a book, find a comfy spot on your couch or bed and tuck into your sandwich.

*PS: You might want to get the other enjoyment components ready so the sandwich doesn’t get cold…..what I like my food jare hehehe

I hope you liked it! I enjoyed mine…wink