How to prepare the Calabar Edikaikong Soup.

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Where do I start from now? Is it a crime to be distant from unwanted friends? now some folks are testing me, but guess what, it doesn't matter.

Unlike Wyclef John and The Rock song, "it doesn't matter", what matters to me the most is the fact that I am so happy beyond belief, I finally got a female friend that will let me use her car to learn how to drive (is she serious? I can barely move 10 kilo meters, still have no idea as for the reason why she even agreed to give it to me but oh well, I better use it now that I can eh.). Friday and I was still angry that Shosleek left me stranded at the office the day before which was his birthday, but he and I are cool right about now (it took cake from Shop Rite to do that, the cake which I did not even enjoy, thanks to the crew at the office who attacked me like an angry mob and shared it with me before I could say Jack Robinson, laughing hard) and back to work. Had a guest in the studio, Ayoola, Winner of MTN Project fame 2012 and yes, I did hit on him too (that's the best strategy to get personal with a guest you have never met before, but little do they know about that, smiles.), just in case you think it works, no way, it doesn't, see who he rather went on his knees for.

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 I AND AYOOLA

MOI AND MY FRIENDS 

Saturday came and I missed my trip to visit the lands for sale at Agbara with some friends of mine but hope I make it next week, why I missed it? lets just say it is for the cause of meeting with PM and to hang out with single sisters at church and possibly learn how to cook Edikaikong.

EDIKAINKONG, AFRICAN MEAL

How to prepare the Calabar Edikaikong Soup.

How to prepare the Calabar Edikaikong Soup.

Ingredients.

Ugu Leaves (substitute Spinach) -- 2 Heads (2 standard Packages of Spinach)
Water leaf -- 2 Heads
Crayfish -- 1 Cup
(Dried Fish -- 1 Medium
Giant Snails (escargo) -- 4
Beef or Goat Meat -- 1.5lbs
Kpomo* -- 1 lb
Palm Oil -- 1.5 cups
Onions -- 1 Whole Large
Pepper -- 6 to 10 fresh hot or to taste
Seasoning -- 1 or 2 cubes of beef stock
Salt -- about 2 teaspoons (use discretion

Steps In Preparation
If necessary wash the ugu leaves. Pluck the leaves from the stem. Discard the stems. Collate and chop the leaves into thin (1/4 inch) slices. Set aside. Do same with water-leaves.
Blend crayfish into coarse powder using electric grinder.
If African giant snails are available prepare them by cleaning the meat by rubbing with lemon or soaking and massaging in vinegar until all slime is gone and meat is gritty to the touch. Canned escargo is a poor substitute for African giant snails. another substitute for snail may be scallops or any other sea mollusk. However, if any of these are not available, this part of the recipe may be omitted altogether.
Break up the dried fish in a bowl pour in boiling water, add about 2 spoon heaps of salt. Wash the fish in the hot salt water to remove sand and other dirt. Remove fish from salt water and set aside.
Grind peppers to a paste. Set aside.
*Traditionally, kpomo or hide of beef, is also added when preparing Edikaikong soup.



What you do (The Cooking)

In a medium sized covered pot, bring all meats (beef, kpomo) but not snails to steam without adding water.
Add beef stock seasoning, 1/4 cup of water and salt, and cook till meat is tender (5 to 15 minutes).
Add water-leaves to meat and beef stock. Stir.
Add the crayfish, stir and let boil until most liquid in the pot evapourates.
Add the snails at this stage so that it will cook just right. Over-cooked snails are leathery, cooked just right, the snails are crunchy and easy to chew.
Add pepper and salt. Stir.
Add the pumpkin leaves, stir and allow to boil over (about one minute).
Add the palm oil, stir and let boil for five more minutes.
Turn off heat and serve. Should be able to feed four adults.
African soups are mostly used to eat solid foods e.g pounded yam.

I can literally see how hungry you just got after seeing this, well I do know the Palestine prisoner who might be on eight months hunger strike, I can imagine if you did just 1 week, what will happen to you?

Palestinian prisoner agrees to end hunger strike.

According to deal, Samer Issawi will serve eight more months of his sentence before he is released

VIEN007 IN A DRESS BY 1206 AT GABBY 1206 OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF HIS CLOTHING LINE

Later at night, I gave myself a treat to good ice cream and spent my night alone (come on I live with my mum). Sunday was the best part, after church, I headed out straight to the official launch of the clothing line 1206, see more about the details on this blog, just know I rocked the carpet well.

geez, got to go, will be back to finish it up, laughing hard......Screaming, where is the driver?

YES, I HAD TO ZOOM IN SO YOU SEE THE CREATION BY GABY 1206 CLOTHING LINE BETTER

 

Okay, and I am back, just had to make sure I was not left behind again as always, laughing hard, so Sunday came and all was great and dandy, made it in one piece right after service to the official launch of Gaby 1206 clothing line, top blogger, Johnson Madichie was present and he got almost every angle of e covering the red carpet, need I say more, follow this link for more pictures and the run down of what went on there.

                                                      GABBY 1206 AND VIEN007

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 On the baby note still, look who is showing off her six (6) months old baby bump, yes its Kate Middleton, the royal wife to Prince William, aww shes so cute...

KATE MIDDLETON

Monday, and it the official day for the naming ceremony of the Oyinsan twins (Twins of Oap's Oscar Gbemileke (City Fm Breakfast in the city anchor) and Titi (Fanta) (Inspiration Fm) Oyinsan), I did the show in grand style and got ready for the party, though I got there too early, I did make sure the babies got their 2 in 1 gift, and as for my time there, well lets just say, I had to hit and run out almost immediately, well they named them Amber and Ruby,(okay, now anytime I see a traffic light turn "Amber" I will just remember, its now a baby name in Nigeria, smiles), hey Oscar, your new name is now Charlie and the Angels, laughing hard, congratulations homie.

 

AMBER. RUBY AND I (VIEN007)
Tuesday and I am back to my side kick seat, well, I just sit there but know now that what ever I set my heart to do I can achieve, the opportunity I got this past week was all I needed, and hey, big shout out to Shosleek for holding the show down with me (winks, sure felt good to be in charge and have a side kick too, laughing hard, just talking though), well so glad to have Oscar, the big homie back on the show.

Looking forward to tomorrow, hopefully it will be better, wait a minute, it actually will because each day my life gets better and better, trust me. Looking forward to the second to the last day of the teachings on "Developing Your God Consciousness", the all Sunday series at Davids Christian Centre, I really have been learning from the series, and trust me, I am on like a light bulb ever since, at this rate I can not go wrong, join me if you can tomorrow, Fatgbems Bus/stop, Mile 2, close to Nepa Bus/stop, right here in Lagos, P.K stil has more to teach us all.

Got to officially sign out now, will try not to be as far away as I have been, I really think its time Google make a new creation asides from the latest creation in their stables brewing up, a camera that with a blink of an eye you can take a picture (trust Nigerian's to buy them and wear constantly, because a day here is an action film, you can see a lot happen a a split second), but asides this, I would still like if they can make an app that all you have to do on your blog is say the words and the computer will type it self, (hope Mac, Asus, Microsoft, Del, Hp and Apple and any other application creator or brand of computer creator get to see this and start to work on it, hey, don't forget when its created, Vien Smart said it first, smiles). On that note, see y' all later alligators, be kind to one another.

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