Don't add salt to beans until it's almost done.
Mom says the beans will cook forever if you did otherwise.I've never tried to find out.

Never ever add palm oil to ji mmiri oku uda (yam peppersoup with uda)
Uda is a spice used to cook for nursing mothers
They said the palm oil will neutralize the taste of the uda.
I've never tried to find out.

Always mix your ofo with palm oil before adding it to the soup or else it will be lumpy.
Ofo is a soup thickener.
This is true
I've tried doing this without heading moms  advice.
If you sprinkle it in a little at a time,no problems but if you pour it in,it will be lumps of ofo all over the place, nasty.

Never parboil rice and drain the water or you lose all the vitamins in the rice.
I do that for jollof
sorry mom

When you get a burn while cooking or baking just rub salt and palm oil on it and it will heal faster
Even here in America I still do that ROFL.

An iron sponge and vim/ajax is a girl's best friend in the kitchen to keep your pots, pans and stove top shiny.

always buy the ripest tomatoes, u will never have to use tomato paste.

my aunty always wanted me to wear foundation while cooking, i was like no way but later my dermatologist confirmed that the heat from the pots can actually darken ur skin or break u out, and foundation protects ur skin. "weird but works for me sha"

handles of pots should NEVER EVER stick out

this is great, i just find out that our ladies of this day still make food on their own thats interesting, i have been to so many restaurant here in Lagos and i find out that number of ladies patronizing them is much more than the guyzz, , hope someone can get a lady who know how to cook as  a wife, like the saying, food is medicine to a man's Heart.

finemocha:

always buy the ripest tomatoes, u will never have to use tomato paste.

my aunty always wanted me to wear foundation while cooking, i was like no way but later my dermatologist confirmed that[b] the heat from the pots can actually darken your skin[/b] or break u out, and foundation protects your skin. "weird but works for me sha"

handles of pots should NEVER EVER stick out

Only if you use bleaching cream
Which heat?
do you cook in a fiery furnace like nebuchadnezzar

0sisi:

Only if you use bleaching cream
Which heat?
do you cook in a fiery furnace like nebuchadnezzar

lol

why cook, when you have a maid ? 

Mum never cook maybe I should have learnt from Dad.

Interesting thread and most of what has been said here i knew them from both parents.

still learning

@osisi

my aunty is very light skinned, plus my dermatologist confirmed what she said. but i do cook a lot

@mohawkchick: are we not supposed to talk about the rituals we learnt.

Don't use my fingers to taste or test the food especially if others are going to eat from it
Don't taste with the same spoon that i am stirring the food with
Kitchen and sink must be cleaned before sharing food
Keep the stove clean, ALWAYS
*my favorite* (when caught wiping my hands on my clothes) - "u don't have an apron or kitchen a towel"

Epi:

Don't use my fingers to taste or test the food especially if others are going to eat from it
Don't taste with the same spoon that i am stirring the food with
Kitchen and sink must be cleaned before sharing food
Keep the stove clean, ALWAYS
*my favorite* (when caught wiping my hands on my clothes) - "u don't have an apron or kitchen a towel"

niceone

My dad taught me how not to "carve" the yam LOL. He taught me the proper way to peel a yam
My dad taught me how to fry beans
My mom taught me to sieve the tomatoes to cut down on frying time to boiling time before I cook my stew
My mom taught me how to cook this very spicy rice. I don't know the name I just know how to cook it. She probably made it up. I just call it mommy's rice

0sisi:

Don't add salt to beans until it's almost done.
Mom says the beans will cook forever if you did otherwise.I've never tried to find out.

Am not sure about this, I dey put salt and it still OK!

Agbo2:

Mum never cook maybe I should have learnt from Dad.

@Topic

Anyways, Mum says: Never use Onions when making Onugbu soup.

koolchicco:



@Topic

Anyways, Mum says: Never use Onions when making Onugbu soup.

Never heard that one.
another good one
soak your stockfish overnight before cooking

another good tip

add some sliced onions into the pot of soup after cooking and cover it for extra flavour.

add half a teasponful of sugar in your stew to neutralize any left over acidic taste from the tomato

0sisi:

Never heard that one.
another good one
soak your stockfish overnight before cooking

Pls dont try to put Onions ooo. Once I tried (was experimenting though) and the soup tasted like

Nsala Soup mix with egusi soup and pepper soup.   _{i wont try it again!}

And as for the Stock fish, I think you're right. However If its the Cord (not Tusk!!) type of Stock Fish then u need not to soak it.

0sisi:

add half a teasponful of sugar in your stew to neutralize any left over acidic taste from the tomato

Never heard of that.

0sisi:

another good tip

add some sliced onions into the pot of soup after cooking and cover it for extra flavour.

So true!!

don't talk while you are putting the bitterleaf in onugbu (bitterleaf) soup, if not the soup will be bitter

ponytail:

don't talk while you are putting the bitterleaf in onugbu (bitterleaf) soup, if not the soup will be bitter

Hahahaha, unu don come oo!

koolchicco:

Am not sure about this, I dey put salt and it still OK!

Really?
Osisi is right though, let it soften first

0sisi:

When you get a burn while cooking or baking just rub salt and palm oil on it and it will heal faster
Even here in America I still do that ROFL.

My mom taught me that.

0sisi:

add half a teasponful of sugar in your stew to neutralize any left over acidic taste from the tomato

Never heard of this. . . .might try it.
But how do you know its still acidic?

koolchicco:

Hahahaha, unu don come oo!

That is eh
very soon they'll say we need to say 10 hail Mary's before frying akara if not the akara will disintegrate in the oil

koolchicco:

Pls dont try to put Onions ooo. Once I tried (was experimenting though) and the soup tasted like

Nsala Soup mix with egusi soup and pepper soup. _{i wont try it again!}

And as for the Stock fish, I think you're right. However If its the Cord (not Tusk!!) type of Stock Fish then u need not to soak it.

I have put onions in my onugbu several times but I don't eat it
I don't eat swallow

sprinkle garri inside egusi soup, thickens it.