Mbada Shrimps: Available @Chefvalicci's Kitchen

Looking for a free colertrol meal for healthy weight loss and health management, here is the  most talked about Mbada Shrimps Available at Chefvalicci's Kitchen  @No 3 Raimi street, Off Oduduwa Street, Surulere ,Lagos.   For #1,000: 00 Per Portion. Call 08089811603 for more .

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Osacha Noodles .

 Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are.  Osacha Noodlle is a cancer preventive food for all agesand gender ..Available @Chefvalicci's Kitchen . #itagokwaife?

Chef Valicci #itagokwaife?: How To Make Mpasa Shrimps On Noodle Stir-fry

Chef Valicci #itagokwaife?: How To Make Mpasa Shrimps On Noodle Stir-fry: Looking for a rich and healthy dinner to fall on...after the days job,. Try this shrimps meal, made with  Noodles and Cabbage chunk.  The ...

How To Make Mpasa Shrimps On Noodle Stir-fry

Looking for a rich and healthy dinner to fall on...after the days job,. Try this shrimps meal, made with  Noodles and Cabbage chunk.  The shrimps was well cleaned up, devained and marinated with sesame oil, soy sauce and oyster sauce. I love to make this at home because Mrs Itagokwaife like to have it for dinner as she tries to maintain a healthy weight by doing low cholesterol and tasty food .


INGREDIENTS:
                   

2 tbspn Oil for stir fry
2 clove garlic minced
Shrimps
Cabbage chunks
Sesame oil
Soy sauce
Oyster sauce
White onions
Fresh red pepper
Green onions
Noodles
Carrot

PREPARATION :

Boil the noodles and set aside to drain up the water .Heat up your work with 2 table spoon of oil and stir in the garlic until the aroma shows up. Add the shrimps and stir until it half cooked . Add the noodles and other ingredients. Add the sauce,water, pepper to taste. As it cooks, add I the vegetables and stir very well to help it mix well with the sauce  and serve hot.   #itagokwaife?

How To Eat Healthy To Stay Slim.

According to researchers, digestion involves a complex series of hormonal signals between the gut and the nervous system and its takes about 20 Minutes for the brain to register that the body has eating enough . Meaning that if you eat too quickly, as we lagocians do...the signal will be late to report to the brain and you will end up overeating. Avoid distractions such as, playing on computer or watching TV. This absence mindedness stops you from feeling full and sends you reaching for extra choppings. Concentrate on your food if you want to eat healthy and stay slim.  #itagokwaife?

U Can Always Turn Down The Heat.

To cook healthy, you must exercise total control over your kitchen things ....starting from making the healthiest choice of ingredients, using the right utensils, creating a healthy cooking environment and most importantly...being able to control your source of heat for healthy reasons. If not, you might end up wasting the needed nutrient.  #itagokwaife?

You Must Think Healthy To Be Able To Eat Healthy .

Are you not surprise that with all your exposure, you still do not eat healthy. With all the money you spend on food, you still do not cook healthy. To eat healthy, you must think healthy. #itagokwaife?

When Was The Last Time You Cooked For YourSelf?

The best way to be very sure of what you are eating is to cook your food by yourself. Because it affords you the opportunity to make a fresh and healthy choice when choosing your ingredients . #itagokwaife?

Spring Cucumber On Chicken Breast, A Five Star Cucumber Meal For Healthy Weight Loss And Management

In this simple stir-fry, Cucumber,Spring Onions And Chicken Breast were combined in a healthy manner @Chefvalicci's Kitchen. We teach people how to cook and eat healthy. #itagokwaife?

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Chidi Obi Lawrence & Chef Valicci's in Kitchen thingz.... #itagokwaife?

Man and Food... Chai! #itagokwaife?

Man and Food ....  Chai! #itagokwaife?

5 Reasons Why You Are Not Losing And Mantaining A Healthy Weight...Even Though You Are Dieting.

How come u just realized that you need to lose and maintain a healthy weight, what were you thinking about yourself all this while? Were u waiting for the day you will be called upon to feed hungry African children with your excess fat ? Were u carried away by your political ambition? There must be something serious that got your mind disconnected from your body. You should be able to answer this few questions if you care about living healthy. As for me, I belive that ignorance is not an excuse . Even if you are just waking up from your slumber and you now want to lose and maintain a healthy weight, here are 3 healthy reason why you cannot lose and maintain a healthy weight .

1. Because you have not cut down on your size of food: The first step to losing a healthy weight is to reduce the quantity of food you eat at every eating point. But what we find in most cases are people who immediately changes their diets the day they wake up to start losing weight. Some people will be like " I don,t eat swallow anymore, let me have rice and stew ....am watching my weight"
2. Because you want to lose weight for unhealthy reasons: Losing and maintaining a healthy weight is different from losing weight for your oncoming wedding, to size the reigning gown, it is a lifestyle. It starts from changing the way you think...down to the way you live. It is not a do or die affair. What happens after your wedding and your gown?
3. Because you don,t do the right exercise: For you to maintain a healthy weight, you must do the right exercise and at the right time. Exercise is different from the stress you go through at work because of your unhealthy work plan. 
4. Because you skip meals especially breakfast: Skipping meals especially breakfast does not only prepares you for diabetes in the future, it makes you eat more to fill up the gap whenever you decide to eat. 
5. Because you are a lazy person : If there is no food for a lazy man, it automatically means that there is no healthy life for a lazy man. Most of us are so lazy that if not for corruption  in the high places ,they will not be living today.  #itagokwaife?

Itagokwa Yam on Chicken Sauce For Launch?

Looking for a colesterol free yam meal for all ages and gender.... Here is a perfect one for you.

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5 Pinch Cauliflower Recipe For A Healthy Weight Loss.

Cauliflower as i know, has a very pleasing attitude, both during cooking and eating. It has this versatile nature that accommodates other ingredients in healthy cooking.

In this Recipe, Green peas and tomato was combined with 5 pinch sauce to get this  yummy result that can make your princess smile.

To be hundred percent sure of what you are eating, you should be able to cook for your self ...no matter how tight your schedules are.

This 5 pinch  cauliflower is five star meal for a healthy weight loss and management. U don,t need to skip meals just because u want to lose weight, all you need is to build personal relationship with food and begin to eat healthy.

Most of us are still tied down to our great grand mothers recipe, blaming  culture for our ignorance.

Ingredients :

.Cauliflower

• Peas
• Tomato
• Salt to taste
• Cornstarch
• Soy sauce 
• Gerlic
• Ginger
• Pepper to taste
• Water
• 1 tspn veg.oil.
• Fish broth 
• Red wine/ alc
• Blended white onions
• Sesame oil.

Preparation : 

• Pour the cauliflower into a bowl of boiled water, add salt and cover it for about 5minutes and set aside to drain. 
• Clean up the peas and give it the same treatment as the cauliflower, then set aside.
• Get a other ingredients ready to use and mix the sauce to taste.
• Place you wok on a low heat, add 1 veg oil and allow it to heat to a level.
• Add garlic and ginger in you work and turn them in until u begin to get the aroma.
• Pour in the peas,cauliflower, hold the work very strong and keep turning it. 
• Add tomatoes. 
• Add the  sauce with water and cornstarch and mix them up .

• Serve hot from the wok...

#itagokwaife?

How To Make Roasted Chicken Wings In Cucumber Sauce, Served With Macaroni

Making a tasty, affordable and quick roasted chicken wings in cucumber sauce like this, requires healthy relationship with food.You need what i call "healthy cooking mindset ". "Because, out of the abundance of  the mind the hand cooketh". The food we cook, eat on daily basis is our main source of life . If you understand this Phrase, u will agree with me that we eat ourselves into deadly illnesses that can be prevented if not for longer throat and poverty in our society. Enjoy this simple and tasty recipe and share your experience with us.



INGREDIENTS:

• 3 pcs chicken wings roasted
• 1 green cucumber cut into shapes
• 1 carrot diced 
• macaroni
• cornstarch
• veg oil
• sesame oil
• oyster sauce
• dark soy sauce
• red onions blended
• pepper to taste 
• salt
• water
• Chinese rice wine
• Chicken broth
• 2 garlic cloves minced

PREPARATION:

• Season the chicken wings with salt and other seasoning for about 30 minutes before roasting.
• Cook the macaroni in water with little salt, 2 tbsp of veg oil to avoid ''gumming body" after sieving off the water , add 1 tbsp of sesame oil to it and set aside in a to remain warm.
• Clean up the onion, blend and set aside in a small bowl.
• Clean up the vegetables, the cucumber water should be removed ,to avoid watering the sauce.
• Mix cornstarch with water, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, and set aside .
• Place your wok on a heat and add oil and wait for it to occupy the wok and read to go.
• Stir in garlic as the aroma takes over your environment and turns brown,
• Add carrot, blended onions, chicken and the broth .
• Stir for another 3 minutes, add cucumber, the mixed sauce , pepper to taste and mix it carefully.
• Watch the sauce as it thickens, do not allow any of the veges lose its life in this recipe.  
• Turn well and serve hot with macaroni 

NOTE ; Think, cook and eat healthy .

How To Make Tomato & Cucumber Stir-fry With Lean Protein .

Our healthy stir-fry recipes are full of fiber and vitamin A, B and C that boosts immunity...with lean protein combination . Enjoy Chef Valicci's Tomato & Cucumber stir-fry for a low calorie and budget friendly stir-fry. But feel very free to substitute the lean beef to any meat of your choice. Why will you be filling your self up with carbs for dinner when you can settle for this affordable five star healthy meal.






INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pd beef stake cut into sizes
• 2 hard tomato balls cut into six.
• 1 Chinese cucumber
• celery stem
• 2 spring onions
• 2 tbsp Chili sauce
• 3 tbsp veg oil for stir-fry 
• 2 Garlic cloves minced 
• Small cup of water
• Coriander chopped
• 2 tbsp apple vinegar 
• light Soy sauce 
• 2 tbsp Dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• Black pepper to taste
• Little salt 
• 1 carrot

PREPARATION:

• Cut the beef into sizes,season it and set aside. 
• Clean up the vegetables and cut them into sizes.
• Mix the sauce and set aside with with the minced garlic.
• Place  the wok in a heat and add oil for stir-fry.
• Stir in the beef and keep string until it turns brown and cooked and set aside.
• Now that the meat is cooked and all the vegetables need are ready, you have to be ready to relate with this cooking very closely to be able to keep the nutrients in tact.
• Place a fresh wok on a heat and add oil as usual.
• Add garlic and keep string until the aroma begins to show it self.
• Stir in the beef to meet up with the garlic before adding the carrot.
• Stir in the cucumber,celery and add the mixed sauce right in the middle of the wok to enable it get to all the ingredients .
• Stir in the tomato, spring onions and coriander with little water and stir for another 2 minutes and  serve with noodles or spag. Even AGEGE bread go make sense die.

NoTe: Eat Healthy .

Diet Plan For Healthy Weight Loss

Considering a diet plan is never a crime, you are free to take up a diet plan from any source of your choice.There is no shortage of diet plans when it comes to healthy weight loss.   The more you search for diet plans... the best of it you will see.  The basic thing about weight loss is not asking , searching or finding a diet plan, but how you will know that the diet plan you found will fit your needs and lifestyle. 

Some people copy diet plan from their friends without considering their health status. Some just need it for few weeks to be able to size a new clothe to a friends wedding. I wonder how that can be achieved. Some people go as far as not eating at all.When considering a diet plan , these are questions you need to ask yourself.

• Does your Plan include different food from major food groups: fruits, Vegetables,grains,low fat dairy products,protein sauces and nuts?
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• Does your  plan fit your lifestyle and budget. ABI NA YOUR CHAIRMAN GO PAY?
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• Does your plan include food that you like and will always enjoy eating for lifetime ?, not the one you can only talk about and eat for weeks ?
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• Does your diet plan include proper nutrients and calorie that will help you lose and maintain a healthy weight ?

• Are the ingredients needed for your diet available for you at all time ? can you buy them when ever you need them? or it it the one,s you get by chance?

• Will your plan allow you to still eat your favorite food? ABI NA BY FORCE FOOD?

• Is regular physical activities part of your plan, or will you borrow another body to take up the plan .

If your answer to all these healthy questionS is no, please keep searching for the right plan, you will find one at the right time...in the right place . THEN YOUR NAME GO BECOME SORRY.

3 Reasons Why You Turned Your Waist Line Into A Fat Stall.

We store fat in different parts of our body for different unhealthy reasons. But the one stored around the waist line is the most dangerous. Fat stored bellow the abdomen are the most potential for health problems. Apart from the fact that people find belly fat very unattractive and uncomfortable, it is a sign of weakness. Funny enough, some people see it as a sign of wealth, some say its the politicians logo.

 I WONDER WHY OBAMA NO GET AM.

Unfortunately, we have so many dangerous  and ineffective stories about how to lose belly fat, but there is no magic that can take away your belly fat if you don,t know the reasons why you have turned your waist into a waste tank. .  Here are 3 reason why..

1.YOU CANNOT DO WITHOUT SOFT DRINK:

• Eating with soft drinks has become a must do for most people, there is no doubt about the sweet flow that it gives... But take a good look at yourself, what will it promise a man to gain the best taste that comes from the combination of fried rice and soft drink then loose your waist line to health terror. Change from soft drink to water, it will not only reduce your sugar intake ..it will save you money.

2.YOU SKIP MEALS:

• It sounds funny to say that skipping meals can make your waist line turn into a waste tank. But the truth is that ....if you skip meals, you will end up eating more when next you choose to eat in other to cover the space u created. 

3.YOU DON,T EXERCISE:

• Before you can maintain a healthy weight and stop storing wastes in your body,  you must see balancing as your main key. You must be able to burn out as much as you take into your body. And this can only be achieved through  healthy exercise. If you don,t exercise, your body will find it very difficult to differentiate between nutrients and toxin... there by storing in all you have consumed.

Healthy And Tasty Carrot Cauliflower Sauce Recipe

Cauliflower is one of the cruciferious vagetables, an ideal weight-loss companion for tasty meals with amazing health benefits. This exclusive sauce was served with white rice.

I don,t know your relationship with food but i will advice you to start building  one today. This five star stir-fry recipe will not only meet your nutritious need, it will always remind you of the need to eat healthy.




Ingredients:                                                                

• Cauliflower                                                      
• 1 Carrot
• Spring onions
• Green Pepper
• 1 Garlic Clove, minced
• 4 tbsp veg. oil
• salt
• pepper
• Chicken breast
• Red wine

Seasoning:

• Sesame oil
• light soy sauce
• oyster sauce

Thickening:

• cornstarch 
• water

PREPARATION:

Clean up the cauliflower and cut them into sizes, soak the cauliflower in a boiled water with salt for 5 minutes and set aside. 

Slice the chicken breast and season it, mixed well.

Clean up the carrot, spring onions,garlic and green pepper and set aside.

Heat up the wok with 2 tbsp of veg oil , stir-fry the chicken breast until it turns brown, set aside .

Place a fresh wok on fire, add the remaining veg oil and stir in the garlic,cauliflower and carrot, stir-fry for 2 minutes, add chicken, red wine and mix well to relate with all other ingredients in the journey. 

Mix oyster sauce, light soy sauce, pepper and sesame oil, add in in the middle of the wok and mix well before adding the mixture of water and cornstarch to thicken, mix well.

Add spring onion, green pepper....stir for few seconds and serve with white rice.

NOTE: Stop Saying that we don,t have food in Nigeria.

Roasted Lemon- Chicken Sauce Coupled With Broccoli,Cucumber and Carrot

Looking for a chicken meal to wow your guest with, here is a lemon based roasted chicken sauce...coupled with three most healthiest vegetables in the world.

One good thing about my cooking is that i play with vegetables a lot. It,s obvious that am more interested in the health benefits than the cooking time . This cooking lasted for 45 minutes, starting from marinating, roasting, to Food is Ready. It is not enough to know get just the recipe of a meal you like, it is very important to understand the health benefits of the meal.





Here are the some health benefits of the 3 major vegetables used in making this healthy and tasty chicken food.

BROCCOLI :
Broccoli is a dark green leafy vegetable that belongs to Brassica, a plant family that includes kale, cabbage, cauliflower and brussels sprouts.

• Broccoli  has anti aging properties which can reverse the effect of the aging process.
• Broccoli is rich in chromium, which is known to help regulate insulin and control diabetes.

CUCUMBER:
Cucumber is a vegetable that belongs to the gourd family, which includes gourds,melons and squashes .

• Cucumber contains lariciresinol, pinoresinol and secoisolariciresinol... these three ligans that have strong history of research in connection with reduced risk of several cancer types, including Breast cancer, prostrate cancer, uterine cancer and ovarian cancer.

CARROT: 

Carrots are one of the most popular and well loved vegetables.

• Carrot has a strong cleansing properties that are effective in detoxifying the liver and  also very effective for treating acne that us caused by toxins from the blood.

NOTE: Make Your Food Your Medicine.

Kitchen Thingz: Wow Your Guest With Cholesterol Free and Tasty Foo...

Kitchen Thingz: Wow Your Guest With Cholesterol Free and Tasty Foo...

Roasted Chicken On Mixed Veg

Are you looking for a healthy chicken recipe? learn how to achieve great goals with roasted Chicken. This low fat five star chicken food was made with total submission to the will of healthy lifestyle.

The health benefits of this roasted chicken on veg is something to cherish. The presence of cucumber and cabbage should be able to tell you how much vitamins and other cancer preventive nutrients that are involved in this recipe.  #itagokwaife?

INGREDIENTS For  Roasted Chicken on mixed veg :

• 1 pd roasted chicken fillet
• 2 large cucumber diced
• 1 sliced in shapes
• 1 small cabbage
• 1 carrot diced
• 5 spring onions..the bulb 
• 1 rap of letus 
• 1 garlic clove diced 
• 2 tbsp veg.oil                                              
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• black pepper
• 4 tbsp sesame oil       
• 1 carrot diced
• 1 green pepper diced
• salt to taste
• honey
• 3 tbsp Apple vinegar 
• Ginger

                                                                   

                                                 PREPARATION 

Marinate the chicken fillets with sesame oil, ginger and salt before roasting. Mix all the diced vegetables together in a bowl with apple vinegar, black pepper and set aside. Mix the cornstarch in a small bowl with honey and the diced garlic then set aside .  Place a wok on a very low heat with 1 table spoon of veg oil and stir in the roasted chicken. After 2 minutes ,stir in vegetables and the sauce mixture then stir for another 2 minutes and serve healthy. 

NOTE: EAT HEALTHY.

Kitchen Thingz: Kitchen Thingz. SEASON 1.

Kitchen Thingz: Kitchen Thingz. SEASON 1.

5 Easy Ways To Cut Calories And Lose Weight.

If you have  ever tried to lose weight , you will confirm that it takes a lot of effort and dedication. But if you look at it from a healthy point of view, you will find it easier than u think. If you can burn more calories than you eat, you must loose weight, but if you continue your more calorie intake and burn less or none. Your weight will not only increase, it will also put you at risk of heath crisis like '' High Blood Pressure and other heart diseases .

Calories are the energy in food. There is no doubt about the need of these energy by the your body to keep it functional . But it need to be controlled and used to avoid illness. theses calories will remain stores in your body as unhealthy fat unless you use them. And like we all know that it cannot be used to help our hungry children in d Africa. the only way to get it  is by increasing your physical activities.

Cutting down on your calorie in take can be easy. Its a matter of making a simple substitution over the course of the day. check theses simple ways to cut calories that will in turn help you loose those unhealthy fats you are storing .

1.EAT FRESH FRUITS: Fresh fruits instead instead of fruit juice. Fruit juice contains a lot of sugar sweeten them. A medium sized orange has 60 calories,while a cup of fruit juice contains 120 calories. Fresh fruits has more fiber, which aids digestion.

2.LIMIT ALCOHOL INTAKE: Most alcohol your drink today are high calorie beverages, these includes beer,wine and cocktails. Alcohol drinks have very little or no nutritional value. So if you must drink alcohol go for the light one .

3.USE LESS OIL WHEN COOKING: Instead of using oil as a base in your cooking, find other methods     of cooking that requires less oil.

4.REDUCE PORTION SIZE.

5.EAT MORE VEGETABLES.
   Vegetables like cabbage,carrot are rich in fiber, which is not only good    for your digestive system, but are also good to give your stomach            sense of fullness that makes you eat less.





If you follow the tips above, cutting calories will never be painful to you and you will loose and maintain a healthy weight.
 

The Simple Nature Of Carrot.

Carrot is one the most simple, popular and loved vegetables that is very easy to grow,cook and to eat. It is always there for all  Kitchen Thingz....either as a main actor or a supporting one. It's is also well known in the society at large amongst old and young people. If you are a carrot fan, you will never deny the fact that it has this sweet taste and crunchy texture.

There are Over 100 different types of carrots that vary in sizes and colors. But here in Nigeria we are more related with this orange one. Carrot is not only loved because of its sweet taste and crunchy feels...we cherish carrot because it provides our body  with nutrients.

Apart from the fact that carrot provide us with Vitamin B1, B2, B6, k, biotin,fiber, potassium and thiamine . It is also a good source of strong cleansing properties that are effective in detoxifying  the liver and very effective for treating "Acne" that is caused by toxins from the blood. The vitamin A and other nutrients contained in carrot efficiently nourishes the skin, prevents dry skin and skin blemish.

Am so sure that most of the Carrot  farmers are yet to know the simple and preventive  nature of what they have been dealing with. But for those that deal on it because they knows  that it is needed for human health maintenance, more grease to your elbows.
As small as carrot is, it can prevent you from having night blindness because it contains Vitamin A that the retina of the eyes need to function well. It has also been proven that people who eat carrot very well had 40% lower risk of muscular degeneration than those who consume little.

Carrot can be eaten raw, roasted,boiled, cooked, stir fried, but you have to make sure that it remains a carrot after going through your cooking  method. #itagokwaife?

Pumpkin Leaves On Live Chicken Breast.

Pumpkin leaves are very popular in this part of the world. It is called 'UGU' in my native language. This Green coloured vegetables  can be used in different ways in Kitchen Thingz. It operates in both local and continental dishes. It is one of  the most consumed green Vegetable of our time. It was a bomb in this recipe. I started by giving the chicken breast enough chance to relate with pumpkin in a healthy manner, by letting  the chicken breast know about pumpkin leaves health benefits.

Pumpkin leaves are low in saturated fats,cholesterol and sodium. It's also a good source of Vitamin E, A and c. The type of antioxidants found in pumpkin leaves are known as 'Alpha-Caroten and Beta- Caroten'. Which helps in slowing down aging process. "For those of you wey old age de fear",  #UGU is here to help you.
The chicken breast was already marinated with honey, ginger,salt , pepper and Garlic, even before meeting with UGU for healthy introduction.  My aim was to get the marinades right into the breasts inner chamber ,to avoid " if na say" because there is no hiding place in KitchenThingz, During the  30 minutes of  marination,  UGU was busy relating with white and red onions. Putting them through on what their nutrients are meant to work for. You need to be in a good mood to be able to relate with fresh vegetables like this,if not...why not. The cooking lasted for abouty 45 minutes ,starting from marination to when it was served. #Mbada

Ingredients : chicken breast, pumpkin leaf, pepper,honey,salt, red and white onion,water, garlic, ginger, Sesame oil,chicken broth from the first chicken stirfry. All the ingredients were used to marinate the chicken breast.

Preparation : wash the pumpkin leaf and set aside to drain off the liquid, slice the onions and set aside. With the chicken breast already marinated, all u need to do is to oil your wok and place on fire .allow it to heat up to a level, then stir in the marinated chicken breast and keep stiring with skills until it turns brown. Remove it from the wok and set aside.

Now the chicken has felt the required heat needed to get it ready for the final stirfry with pumpkin and onions. Place a fresh wok back on fire, oiled to avoid sticking. But thus time on a low heat, stir in the onion together with pumpkin leaf and keep stiring until the vegetable  oil from the pumpkin leaf starts  showing face, then stir in the chicken breast back into the work. Add some chicken broth to it and then stir continuously for another 3minutes and serve hot.

Note : U can also use fish or any meat of your choice.

kitchen Thingz . SEASON 1.

Kitchen Thingz. SEASON 1.

Eat Healthy With Chef Valicci.

Five healthy Lessons On Raizing A Boy Child.

     Turning a boy into a man is a man's Job. Since beginning of time,its been up to a father to make his son responsible,kind, courageous and honorable.
A young boy doesn't come with instructions, he just comes with boundless love and an adventurous spirit. But the journey to manhood begins very early....the first time he

looks at his dad and thinks, " I want to be like him. Am sure that some wife's will not want their son to say that they want to be like their husbands, but that's by the way.

1. Be around: A man that doesn't, spend time with his family is not a good man.

2. Be his father, not his friend: If you don,t understand the difference, imagine his confusion when you must discipline him.

3. Be a good husband : Show his mum respect at all times.

4. Be home for dinner.

5. Be his hero.

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Raising A Healthy Child

There is this saying that …if a parent backs up a child in a criminal act, that child will have no fears breaking into a victims house. I have also heard that if you bring a child up in a particular way, that he or she will never depart from it. Then I asked my self, who will show the child that way that he or she will never depart from? Who is this child to be shown the way?

Raising a healthy child is the easiest way to build a healthy society. If you look at the nature of man, you can easily tell that no body will intentionally want to raise his or her child to become a treat to the society.... but we see it happening on daily basis. After all, the so called Boko Haram members are all children from different homes and parents, and they were all celebrated on their birth date. I believe that some of their parents must have prayed for a boy child to carry on the family name before conceiving and giving birth to them. Or do u think they were all born to become terrorist?

If this is the case, it means that something is wrong somewhere. Is it that our children are no more qualified to become our future leaders or that we chose those to teach the right way amongst our children or are we expecting foreigners to come and lead us in the near future. These are simple questions coming out from Kitchen thingz that need an urgent and open answer because there is no hiding place for us. These answers are there on our lips but the fear of living a healthy lifestyle is the fear of living a true life.

In this article, after all said and done, whether you like it or not, I am here to tell you today that we all are guilty of child abuse. I don’t need a Judge to prove me right here because our society does not and cannot lie. The future of our society has been sold out to ignorance and vices that we are meant to be in control of. Parents no longer have time for their kids any more. Most people parade their children like trophies, dressing them up in all sorts of things in the name of keeping them up to date. Some parents only gave birth to prove that they are fertile, after which they abandon the child for another human being who has been unfortunately forced by poverty to come and see caring for your child as a means of survival. My brother "odikwa risky o!"

Some give birth to gain tittles, while some do for other reasons that do not have anything to do with the future of our society and the child. If you provide a child with all he or she needs without training that child on how to live a healthy lifestyle, that child will live waiting for you to finish the good work you started. That child you are sharing to evil and unhealthy vices is not your personal property ooo! That’s a human being sent by God on a mission but had to come through you to get guidance on how to live a healthy lifestyle before proceeding on his or her mission on earth. They are not meant for your to cover your mess. Instead, they need the truth of your mess to better their life.

The graveyard is so rich today, not because of the rotten bodies and dry bones lying there but because of the unfulfilled destinies lying dead. That’s why you hear about some people going to sleep there to tap powers that will finally kill them. "Ndi Ara".

I was involved in an argument the other day with some group of traders at one of these “nkwobi” joints along Kilo area. The argument was about the so called rich men and their children. They where all talking about how rich people use their children for rituals and leave them under other people’s care, providing them with all their needs, until they die, only for the children to start suffering the sins of their rich parents and end up selling up all the property accumulated by their fathers. In some cases they turn to one addiction or the other, and that will be the end of the rich man’s story. I gave them my left ear while enjoying my “nkwobi” with a bottle of Stout. I had to join the argument because I observed that some children were paying attention.

My point is this. You don’t need to go that far to get a child to become a complete nuisance and a threat to the society. Just subject them to the ritual called "CHILD FAST FORWARDING: In this case the child is pushed to skip his or her childhood stages and become unnecessarily matured. I have heard a 75 years old woman say to herself in a very regretful manner that she will do better if given another chance to raise her children.  I must tell you that we no longer have children not to talk of leaders of tomorrow. "Person wey enter university from SS2 will never know how it feels to be an SS3 student.”

A healthy child must be able to do certain things at a certain age, no matter how rich that child's parents are.

You can be part of this argument if you believe in  healthy lifestyle and the future of our children by leaving your comment.You never can tell whose views you will be changing for good just by the word you drop. Thank you for being here. #itagokwaife?

   

Green Beans On Chicken Breast

Who will not want to be paired with a breast?.. even if it's for another man's meat. If you know green beans very well,you will not be surprise at the way it is leaning on this chicken breast. Anyways,j it was needed in this recipe . Apart from Chef valicci's sauce that marinated the chicken breast, the green beens did not come with any other vegetable....not even it's best friend cabbage . Spring onions donated it's white tender root end for us before setting out to watch master chef on tv.

The sauce was made up of all fresh and romantic spices that gave the breast some sense of belonging. Sesame oil was part of the sauce team. Fresh lemon juice also made the team as well as black pepper, ginger,rose merry and co...all blended together for a mission. U need to be part of this recipe to understand me better.

The Breast in question, was from a live Chicken...not just a chicken breast but a live chicken breast. Am very friendly with breast chicken food,infact I handle the breast part with due respect .
As for the green beens, I peeled off the double tread by the side before putting it to boil with salt for about 2 minutes, sieve and set aside to drain. Leaving it in a very tender mood.

No matter what you call it in your native language or whether your people forbids it, it remains a fat free,low calorie vegetable that is also a good source of cholesterol lowering fiber and other vitamins that contributes to a healthy eyes and bones. Even my turning stick knows this.d
Every arm of this recipe were all on their toes, making things easier for me in the kitchen. I allow the chicken to marinate for up to 45minutes...well sealed to allow the marinades get into the breast from all the  beast departments. Already shredded, thanks to my chopping board.

Stirfry ios one of the best healthy cooking method that requires healthy skill and a professional  personal relationship with food .My stirfry wok is so friendly but the way and manner with which it accommodates breast meat is beginning to show a healthy relationship amongst food and their cooking utensils.

As soon as my wok was oiled, heated and ready for stirfry, I set in the marinated chicken beast, stired until it turned brown and almost done, then set aside. Even though that the honorable green beens has gone through 2minutes of Boling season,it was not still fit to be served...so i had to place a fresh wok back on fire for the final "nkwa".When it got into the wok, all i saw was a helplessly green beans without a supporting breast to lean on.

In Kitchen thingz,i am the general overseer, I see different thingz from different angles and i have never failed to cut,marinate, stirfry or relate to any food in kitchen thingz.

After about another 3minutes of lonely beans stirfry,i allowed the chicken breast to move and join the lonely green beans with the chicken broth that I go from the breast juice. Then added it with the remaining sauce which i poured right in the middle of the wok. See green beans feeling like a big boy when I served it hot.

Note: For a healthy stirfry...u need a fire Extinguisher in your kitchen.

Egg Tomato Sauce

Looking for a quick and healthy meal to make up for the time you spent chatting with your loved ones? Try this simple Egg and Tomato sauce and share your experience with us. We all know the tomato and its beautiful nature. It is one of the most used vegetables in our everyday meals (... actually, na me chop this sauce with boiled rice first). It is one of the cheapest recipes I have ever made. 

My ingredients were so relaxed, fresh and willing to be part of the mix. I sliced the two tomatoes into four parts each, getting 8 quartered sections. The garlic did not feel much pain this time...because I squashed it with the base of my Palm. The two eggs involved were the first to ask me, "Itagokwaife?” ..Funny eggs abi? Between the eggs and the spring onions, there was a little misunderstanding, which was my fault. That was why I had to fry the eggs first and set them aside. Salt, red pepper, garlic, celery were up to the task, ready to go. 

If you have eaten or tasted raw tomatoes before, u would agree with me that they are very friendly when it comes to relating with our taste buds. All the ingredients went, one after the other, into my wok  as agreed, allowing the spring onions to step in as a witness at the end. Last of all, I added half a cup water to this simple and easy recipe (... did you hear that water does not really have any enemy?).  After adding a pinch of my kitchen sauce, I stirred for another five minutes and chopped tite. #itagokwaife?