MILLET SOMBI (MILLET PUDDING)

Senegalese coconut pudding commonly made with rice but sometimes millet

Dessert, West African, AfricanAdunni OgunlanohJuly 23, 2026senegalese, senegal, gambia, senegambia, rice pudding, pudding, sombi, milletComment

BOUYE (BAOBAB JUICE)

A creamy, tangy beverage from the “Tree of Life”

CocktailsAdunni OgunlanohJuly 23, 2026cocktail, cocktail friday, brown drinks for girls, bouye, senegalese, senegal, gambia, senegambia, baobab, tree of lifeComment

BROWN BUTTER MAPLE ROASTED CARROTS

Don't let tiny carrots fool you! I forgot to thin mine this season, so they stayed small, but they were incredibly sweet and tender. Roasting them with brown butter, maple syrup, garlic, and red onion transforms a humble garden harvest into an elegant side dish.

Classic ComfortAdunni OgunlanohJuly 13, 2026recipe, onion, garlic, seasoning, easy, roasted, vegan, keto, paleo, hungry, carrots, carrotComment

MAGNOLIA TEA CAKES

One of my friends told me that magnolia flowers are edible so I HAD to figure out what to make with them. I made some magnolia sugar and this is how I decided to use it. This Magnolia Tea Cake is my floral twist on the classic Black American tea cake. Instead of rolled out tea cakes, this is a drop tea cake recipe.

Dessert, Brunch, Southern ComfortAdunni OgunlanohJuly 7, 2026baking, baked, tea, cakes, tea cakes, teacakes, magnolia, magnolia sugar, honey, magnolia flower, magnolia petalsComment

MAGNOLIA SWEET SUN TEA

Another recipe using the same magnolia & honey sugar…This Magnolia Sweet Sun Tea is my floral twist on a Southern summertime classic.

CocktailsAdunni OgunlanohJuly 7, 2026cocktail, cocktail friday, brown drinks for girls, sun tea, sweet tea, magnolia, sun, tea, arnold palmer, tea lemonade, sweet tea lemonadeComment

LEMON BLUEBERRY LAVENDER CAKE

Y’all gon get this lavender by any means necessary! There’s sooo much of it in the garden this year.

Dessert, Classic Comfort, Southern ComfortAdunni OgunlanohJuly 4, 2026recipe, baking, baked, butter, lemon, lemon cake, fresh lemon, lemon blueberry, lemon buttercream, lavenderComment

CHICHA MORADA (PERUVIAN PURPLE CORN DRINK)

One of my coworkers told me about this drink and another coworker from Peru was kind enough to share her recipe. This is a version of this delicious purple corn drink using her prep instructions.

CocktailsAdunni OgunlanohJune 25, 2026cocktail, cocktail friday, brown drinks for girls, taste tutor, chicha morada, purple corn drink, purple corn, peruvian, peruComment

JI CITRON AU LAIT (HAITIAN LIMEADE WITH MILK)

Something to wash down our Diri Djon Djon…

DODO (FRIED SWEET PLANTAINS)

I challenge you to try frying the whole batch without eating any along the way! Ha!

African, Afro Latin, Caribbean, Nigerian, West AfricanAdunni OgunlanohJune 20, 2026plantain, dodo, maduros, fried plantain

SUYA CHICKEN WINGS

Who doesn’t love wings?!

NigerianAdunni OgunlanohJune 20, 2026recipe, onion, seasoning, nigerian, naija, goat meat, suya, beef suya, goat suya, chicken suya, shrimp suyaComment

LAVENDER BUTTERFLY PEA SYRUP

I’m so excited for y’all to try this one at brunch on Saturday! This floral syrup was made specially for the mimosa bar and it has deep lavender, a hint of vanilla-like sweetness, and that dreamy natural color from butterfly pea flowers! She pretty and she got flava!

TURKEY ADOBO

Was craving some Filipino food so I made adobo inspired by my friend’s mom’s recipe with some Taste Tutor twists!

Classic ComfortAdunni OgunlanohMay 24, 2026recipe, onion, garlic, seasoning, rice, adobo, chicken adobo, turkey adobo, Philippines, Filipino, Filipino cuisine, Filipino foodComment

PAN DE BONIATO

I was first introduced to this bread at Ms. Omayra’s farm in Soroa, Cuba. It was soooo delicious and she made it without any electricity so I tried to replicate it as best I could. This is my first attempt at figuring out the recipe and I did end up using some electricity. It’s a fire-roasted boniato bread wrapped in banana leaves with coconut, warm spices, and rum. Dense, moist, rich, and somewhere between banana bread and bread pudding if they had a baby…

Dessert, Brunch, Afro LatinAdunni OgunlanohMay 18, 2026baking, baked, sweet potatoes, sweet potato, white sweet potatoes, white sweet potato, sweet potato bread, boniato, pan de boniato, cuban sweet potato, cuban sweet potato bread, coconut, coconut bread, pan de cocoComment

YELLOW RICE

My version of classic restaurant style Yellow rice…

Afro LatinAdunni OgunlanohMay 1, 2026recipe, onion, garlic, seasoning, rice, plant based, plant-based, vegan, yellow riceComment

SOUL FOOD CONCOCTION RICE

I’ve seen people making new recipes with soul food ingredients. Here’s my version of the fried rice I’ve been seeing using leftover soul food items.

Gullah Geechee, Southern Comfort, Soul FoodAdunni OgunlanohApril 27, 2026recipe, onion, garlic, creole, new orleans, blackening, seasoning, gullah, crab, bacon, low country, rice, south carolina, north carolina, soul food, tinned fish, sardine, mackerelComment

AKARA WAFFLES

Everybody loves akara for breakfast!! Let’s make akara into waffles for a high fiber, high protein start to the day!

Nigerian, West African, BrunchAdunni OgunlanohApril 25, 2026recipe, onion, seasoning, akara, fritter, black eyed peas, acaraje, koose, ata din din, pepper sauce, breakfast, brunch, fiber, protein, high protein, high fiberComment

LAVENDER LEAF CHAI

Love a strong chai from infinity to infinity!

EFO RIRO PIES (Plant Based)

What if you could make a Classic Nigerian style meat pies vegan and with traditional Nigerian flavor!

Nigerian, West African, AfricanAdunni OgunlanohMarch 19, 2026recipe, onion, garlic, seasoning, nigerian meat pies, meat pies, naija, efo riro, efo, hand pies, vegan pies, vegan hand pies, empanadasComment

AGBALUMO & CARDAMOM ROLLS with MIEL y MELAO MASCARPONE ICING

West African and Cuban ingredient fusion in a delectable dessert. I just wanted to use the goodies I ordered from Nigeria and brought back from my trip to Cuba all at once y’all!

Dessert, West African, Caribbean, Afro Latin, NigerianAdunni OgunlanohMarch 17, 2026recipe, baking, baked, butter, cinnamon roll, cinnamon, agbalumo, agbalumo season, miel, melao, molasses, honey, canela, cuba, nigerian, nigeria, naija, cuban, cuban cuisine, nigerian cuisineComment

CORN PUDDIN'

This is my hyper fixation dish lately and I know I had it at one of my elder’s house when I was a child. I just can’t remember whose house it was. My aunt told me my maternal grandmother made it all the time but I never got to try hers. I either had it at one of my great aunt’s houses or my cousin’s grandmother’s house. So this recipe is a mash up of recipes to try and get at the taste and texture I remember in my head from childhood.

Southern Comfort, Gullah Geechee, Classic Comfort, Soul FoodAdunni OgunlanohMarch 2, 2026southern food, southern, south, cornbread, corn, southern cornbread, soul food, corn pudding, corn puddin, fresh corn, sweet corn, creamed corn, canned cornComment

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