Kitchen Butterfly

A round-up of the pumpkin recipes I’ve published over the years, and journeys I’ve taken!

….with a crisp almond & brown sugar topping and lime I sit down and write, a part of my journey, a place in my daily struggles to find who I am.

The first time I hear about Acha, its 2014, and from a doctor friend of mine in Port Harcourt.

I grew up in Nigeria, where mushrooms weren’t a feature in the kitchen, or at the table.

This is Nigerian corn mosa, and I wager it is connected to hot water cornbread from the American South.

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I love my corn.

I have a few good corn recipes and how-tos on Kitchen Butterfly, and to make it easy, here’s a round up of them.

I love corn.

This post was first written for Food & Wine in 2021.

Berries have always fascinated me, and it seems like I come across a new one every week.

…and hopefully gatherers someday.

Zanzibar taught me a lot.

In 2021, I wrote this piece for Food & Wine.

I am thrilled to receive the James Beard Foundation® Emerging Voice in Books Award as part of the 2026 Media Awards for work on my debut cookbook, Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria.

Updated July 2026.