Just tasted these.

My Vietnamese friend brought them with her this afternoon.

Not too bad tasting, the flavouring way too artificial and totally dry.

Not going to try this again in a hurry tho.

@ Phillip001

phillip001:

amakaone ! where did you get that from? you are a s, t

I am a what?

@kobojunkie

As I said before we clearly have totally different views on this matter and we will not agree not today or any time in the future.

I believe that the type of project like this helps to alleviate these types of situations:

#  In the past ten years, diarrhea has killed more children worldwide than all the people lost to armed conflict since World War II (Water Aid)

# Twelve million people die each year from lack of safe drinking water, including more than 3 million who die from waterborne diseases (WHO)

# Over 80% of the disease in developing countries is related to poor drinking water and sanitation (WHO)

# 1.5 billion people in the world are suffering from parasite infections, which can cause malnutrition, anemia and delayed growth, due to the presence of solid human waste in the environment. Many of these infections could be controlled with improved hygiene, clean water and sanitation. These (www.whrnet.org).

# The average distance a woman in Africa and Asia walks to collect water is 6 km (3.75 miles) (www.whrnet.org)

# The weight of water that women in Asia and Africa carry on their heads is equivalent to the maximum baggage weight allowed by airlines – 20 kg, or 44lbs (www.whrnet.org)

# Women are the primary caretakers for those who fall ill from water-related diseases, reducing their time available for education and productive economic efforts (http://www.unfpa.org)

# One-third of women in Egypt walk more than an hour a day for water; in other parts of Africa, the task can consume as much as eight hours (www.unfpa.org)

# Medical research has documented cases of permanent damage to women’s health as a result of carrying water, such as chronic fatigue, spinal and pelvic deformities, and effects on reproductive health including spontaneous abortion (http://www.unhabitat.org)

# In some parts of Africa, women expend as much as 85% of their daily energy intake on getting water, increasing incidences of anemia and other health problems (www.unhabitat.org)

1 pound large shrimp, cleaned and deveined
half of a lime
fresh black pepper

4 tablespoons oil (you can sub 2 of the tablespoons with butter for a richer sauce)
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves of garlic, crushed or finely minced
1 tablespoon curry powder

14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes
1/2 pound of whole okra, stem ends trimmed
1 cup water ( if you'D like to use stock, reduce the salt a bit)
2 sprigs of thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried)
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt
1/2 teaspoon adobo seasoning
1/2 teaspoon homemade pepper sauce ( or 1 teaspoon tabasco / red pepper flakes, etc.)


How To Make it

Right before you start cooking, toss the shrimp with some lime juice and fresh black pepper and set aside.

Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the thinly sliced onions and a pinch of salt, and let cook down until the onions are softened and translucent. Stir in the curry and minced garlic and continue to cook until the garlic and curry are really fragrant, about 3-4 minutes. Take care that the garlic and onions don't brown too much though, you can turn the flame down slightly if needed.

Stir in the chopped tomatoes (including liquid), salt, adobo, thyme, okra, and water / stock.

Cover the pot and bring to a boil over high, then reduce the flame and let simmer for about 10 minutes. Avoid stirring the stew too much since this will break up the okra and make it more slippery.

Stir in the shrimp and pepper sauce. Cover the pot , reduce to a simmer, and let cook until shrimp is cooked through has turned pink (less than 5 minutes),

Serve with rice and / or boiled plantains and some salad greens for a complete meal.

I have been Looking for a simple Zobo Recipe for a long time and I finally found one!

I thought I should share with my fellow NLanders.   

Zobo is made by infusing hibiscus flowers into water, then adding sweetener and various flavorings. It's very similar to the Caribbean drink Sorrel, but instead of adding warm spices like cinnamon, ginger, allspice, etc.,Zobo is usually enhanced with fruit juices like pineapple, orange, lemon, as well as other flavors like mint, ginger, and vanilla.

Depending on where you live, you will find the dried herb (Hibiscus sabdariffa) needed forZobo under different names: dried hibiscus, sorrel, roselle, hibiscus tea, karkade, all of these will work.
The herb is available in health food stores, caribbean, and asian markets.

It's basically an herbal iced tea high in antioxidants such as vitamin C and polyphenols.

First, you start off by steeping the herbs into a concentrated liquid,  then this can be diluted with either plain water or soda

Ingredients
2 cups dried hibiscus / sorrel
a few sprigs of fresh mint
1 - 1 1/2 cups of sugar
1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
5 cups water

additional water / soda water / gingerale, depending


Making the concentrate:
Bring 5 cups of water to boil in a large pot. As soon as it reaches a boil, take the pot off of the heat, add the dried hibiscus and mint sprigs and cover.

Let the herbs steep for at least an hour, but the longer the better. You'll be left with a very rich, wine colored infusion (this really stains, so be careful handling it). Strain the infusion into a pitcher, pressing out as much extract from the flowers as you can, then stir in the sugar and orange juice.

Now you have the concentrate for the punch.

At this point, you can stir in 4 cups of cold water and chill the whole thing,
or
If you'D like a fizzy version: keep it chilled as a concentrate, then top off individual servings with seltzer water or gingerale.

Go and have a look at this site.
It gives advice on Legal Aid in Canada.

http://www.canlaw.com/legalaid/legalaid.htm


You don't have to have money to get a lawyer.

Generally speaking Legal Aid discriminates against men and prefers to give help to women and visible minorities.

How you you apply for Legal Aid?

Go to your local legal aid office and speak to a staff person. it is a good idea to call the office first to find out the best time to be there. Some offices will give you an appointment, others may ask you to take a number and wait you turn.

[b]
Legal Aid is intended to make sure that people who do not have money to pay a lawyer can still have access to the justice system. Even if you own a house, have a "good" job you may still qualify for Legal Aid to cover ALL or PART of your legal bills. Do not assume you do not qualify. Apply and let Legal Aid tell you.

Do you qualify for legal aid?

* You may be able to get legal aid to pay for a lawyer if: Your legal situation is urgent and serious and you have little or no money left after you pay for the necessities like food and housing.

* People with no income of on social assistance usually qualify financially for legal aid. You may be able to get legal aid even if you have some money in the bank and/or a house.

The legal aid office will look at your personal financial circumstances to decide if you qualify. Every situation is different. It all depends on your family responsibilities and your monthly expenses.

What kind of cases are covered?

If you qualify financially, legal aid may be able to pay your lawyer for some of these things. This is not a complete list. Please talk to you legal aid office about your specific case.

* For Criminal Charges
* any offense which likely result in jail time (e.g. assault, impaired driving causing bodily harm, robbery, welfare fraud, break and enter
* In Family Matters:
* to get custody of your children or to change custody
* to get a restraining order against your partner
* to remove your partner from your home, in cases of physical abuse.
* to establish or to change support payments for you and your child
* to establish access to your children where no arrangements have already been made
* to help with custody and access rights if your partner is likely to move far away so you can't see your children to threatens to take your children away from you
* to help if your partner denies you access to your child
* to change access from supervised to non-supervised
* to stop your partner from selling or destroying your property
* to negotiate property issues, including RRSP's and pensions

What do you need to bring with you?

* some form of identification such as your social insurance card, driver's licenser. birth certificate or landed immigrant papers.
* any documents relating to your case, such as court orders. separation agreements
* proof of income if you have any (3-4 recent pay stubs, welfare cheque stubs or employment Insurance statements)
* proof of monthly expenses and bills (rent receipt, mortgage payment, hydro, gas, car payment receipts of canceled cheques, credit card statements, car insurance bill)
* deed for your house.[/b]

*culled from the site*

wonders shall never cease

I have been doing some research and I have come across so many Ghanaian versions of this book I wantedto put together but none on  Nigerian cuisine.

hmmmm,


Just thought I'd share.

Random thought 

I have have been working pretty hard the past couple of days and figured what the heck let's do junk food for a change.

so double cheeseburger with it was.

KM You have never heard of Ofada rice?

This site could prove helpful.


http://www.gelestyles.com/


I also want to see if I can try some of these styles.

@ Malaza & RSA

From what I understand about SA Politics all the people in Parliament, Cabinet ,Senior Gov positions even local mayors and councillors are "deployed" by the ANC to these positions?

None are voted for in their individual capacity like in the US, UK and other 'democratic" countries.

So please can you explain to me why the ANC (People like yourself I assume) are blaming Mbeki for the state of South Africa?

Surely the ANC in general ( again people like yourselves) and the NEC in particular should shoulder the blame? I mean it is the people you deployed that have failed the people.

Mbeki had to work with the "riff raff' ( for lack of a better phrase) that were"deployed" by the ANC into his government.

Why is the ANC not taking responsibility for the state that South Africa finds itself in?

What guarantees are there that  a Jacob Zuma Administration will solve the ills of South Africa where the Mbeki Administration has failed, given that he will also be working within the same framework?

Also if the ANC is so sure of it's popular support why not truly democratise the electoral system in South Africa and "Let the people choose their leaders" from the local communities right up to the president.

If I am wrong in my assumptions about how things work please correct me. This is merely my understanding of the South Arican Electoral System.

May Almighty God of heaven heal her in Jesus' name, and give you and your family strength in this difficult time. Amen

Wheelspin:

uh uh!!!! my peopul, choose sides oh, I was just reading through with ma kid sister and she's gotten kind of indecisive on what to go for when she opts for tertiary studies.

Please defend one of the courses not both.

@wheelspin

The two need not be mutually exclusive.
I am a Biomedical Engineer and I get to work in both fileds.

Biomedical engineering involves applying the concepts, knowledge and approaches of virtually all engineering disciplines to solve or improve healthcare related problems. Biomedical engineers use their expertise in biology, medicine, physics, mathematics, engineering science and communication to make the world a healthier place. The challenges created by the diversity and complexity of living systems require creative, knowledgeable, and imaginative people working in teams of physicians, scientists, engineers, and even business folk to monitor, restore and enhance normal body function. The biomedical engineer is ideally trained to work at the intersection of science, medicine and mathematics to solve biological and medical problems.

It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to help improve patient health care and the quality of life of individuals.

I am currently doing grad studies in Tissue Engineering which basically strives to create artificial organs for patients that need organ transplants.

Biomedical engineers combine sound knowledge of engineering and biological (medical) science.
So your sister should not haveto choose, I know

I had the same predicament when I was going to college. My dad and three of my five brothers are enginers and the other two are MD's.

@ kobojunkie

Ok, clearly we see this situation from totally opposite sides.

Here’s what I’m hearing from you.

“What? Another water pump and well? Shuo! For what?
All those people in government are wasting Nigeria’s money and you think keeping another 20 to 30 babies in your village and environs from dying from dysentery and cholera is some kind of achievement or that it’s helping Nigeria and the Nigerian people?

Me, I’m in Minnesota intellectualizing about the plight of Nigeria.

I made it out, Yeah I’m out. I beat all those idiots queuing out in front of the US Embassy waiting for Visas to get to where I am at.

And all those dead babies in all thos evillages you talk about, ok, so they will not make it to the great US of A, or the UK or Germany, hell they won't even make it to China and have unlimited access to the net and other stuff that I take for granted 'cause they will have died of childhood diseases that could have been curbed if only there was clean running water in their villages.

They won’t have all this mess, but hey it’s for the cause right? The cause is everything.

Forget basic needs (Maslow and all those guys were idiots)

Oh yeah, I can step out of my bed and straight into the shower, right after flushing the loo in my in house WC.
That’s what I’m talking about.

*Smh*

Have these people forgotten about the Biafran war? Now that was people dying for a cause.  Oh , Ok so the East is still part of Nigeria despite the great sacrifices and loss of life involved, and the roads are bad and there are no major state funded developments out there, but hey they compromised and settled. That’s why   things did not work out for them.  They should have held on and fought to the last man woman and child. Yeah,  That’s what I’m talking about.
If you believe in the cause enough no sacrifice is too great. You will go down in the annals of history.

Keep fighting. If death comes, you must believe it’s inevitable in the plight for THE CAUSE DAMMIT. That’s the way to do things.

Who cares if your village has over sixty graduates who have completed their NYSC and have no jobs? Don’t create them in your village. Fight the powers that be and ask them why they cannot provide jobs for your graduates. Hell they are spending millions of the country’s money on themselves; we should not be required to be self sufficient. Entrepreneurial spirit be damned. We have an elected government and pump billions of dollars worth of oil every day. We should not have to do anything ourselves. We should always look to the government to improve things for us and make our lives better. That’s
Why we vote for them.

Look at me here in Minnesota, if I lose my job, I will go and apply for social security benefits. That’s your government doing something for you right there. Why should I do something for myself if no one wants to employ me? Hell I pay taxes; I am entitled to those food stamps and welfare.”

We will never see this ting in the same way my friend. Let’s agree to disagree.

Whre and when?
I'd love to be there and oput faces to names

E_DIPO:

hi seun,

you may please put this where you think its fit. i really do not know where to put this.

i think we can work towards puting together nairalander dinner get together.

we work hard here discussing issues that cut across so many aspectsof human life, finding time to unwind together is not going to be a bad idea.

what do u think?

hey guys, what do you also think?

cheers

shuo!

THe Samora Machel, Mbeki etc examples are cited to show that history has shown us that somebody who is not directly affected needs to intervene and help the people on the ground to get their aspirations met.

The South Africans did not do it alone.

I have to ask why should people die for a cause if there are other ways of solving the problem?

Are the Ogoni people better off since ken Saro Wiwa died fortheir cause?

If dying for a cause was the only solution, MEND would not be doing what they are doing in the Niger Delta right now.
The people in the Delta have not got one shashi more out of the Naija Governemnt since Ken's death than they did while he was alive "DEMANDING" that the govt do right by those people.

This in spite of the hundreds of Delta youth who have died sabotaging pipelines, kidnappings, shootings and general loss of life that you seem to advocate, what has changed?

[/quote][quote author=Sisikill link=topic=170112.msg2805099#msg2805099 date=1221493086] I beg you hold on. I’m grateful my mom didn’t allow her 4 boys to think the world and all its female inhabitants is their footstool. . . an act my sister in laws are enjoying right now. Coolio

touche
In my mothers house if any of my 5 brothers acted up they would know what was what and still would now I imagine even in their own houses.

The way most male children are raised in Nigeria is the problem.

lol I would like to see anyone enter my fathers compound and tell my mother that somthing/ anything is " Women's work", or "women don't, "

@Kobojunkie
I do not disagree with you , but I still believe that

Once the people are able to stay alive, it is only then they can be and will be more willing to be conscientised to those ideals that you and I share about rooting out  graft and corruption, making Nigeria the great nation that she could etc.


In addition to that I also believe that it is the responsibility of those of us who are able to move them even if ever so slightly from that position of wretchedness that they are now in that we will be able to start changing minds.

To use your South African example,

How many times did Nigerian school children do without, giving up their lunch monies so that the South African Struggle could succeed.

Did Thabo Mbeki not live in Nigeria?

Was Samora Machel , the Mozambican president not killed because he supported the ANC against the Afrikaner regime both in cash and kind?

Why then do we Nigerians who have by the grace of God escaped the quagmire that is Nigeria want to pay lip service to changing Nigeria, by engaging in endless dialogue?

The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh is a phenomenal success, lifting people out of abject poverty precisely because the people realised that they needed to stand up and do for themselves.

It is owned by the poor borrowers of the bank who are mostly women. It works exclusively for them. Borrowers of Grameen Bank at present own 95 per cent of the total equity of the bank. Remaining 5 per cent is owned by the government.

But even that project  needed the sponsorship of the central bank of the country and support of the nationalized commercial banks before it could have the far reaching societal impact it has had in Bangladesh.

Mediocrity mentality in my book is sitting back and saying the government is doing nothing for us so we cannot do anything for ourselves.

The villages are teeming with healthy able bodied young men and women. Why can they not be roped in to put their own muscle into changing the future Nigeria that they and their children are going to be living in?

Nigeria1@;:

Amakaone, nice,  but really, this year alone nigeria is said to have made about $90 billion in revenue. and an external reserve of $60 billion. Ask yourself what is the govt doing. one of the children of our big man claim she had one billion naira in the last one years,  another governor is said to be sending money to lebanon.


if a nation have made $90 billion in a year, and $60 billion . and one of the child of the big made now in one year have 1 billion naira in account and a governor have million of dollar in lebanon,  how do you expect nigerian abroad to make contribution to nigeria. when all they hear is govt officer are becoming rich.

Bros I know where you are coming from and I agree with you. But see, the thing for me and my siblings is that we don't know any governor or governors daughter. The people who are  suffering are people we know and people we see and live with and among every time we go home.

As far as i am concerned Karma is a b!t# and allthose robbing the poor people of Nigeria will get their own one day, but I will not sit back and watch my people suffer and say, " ahn ahn Gov so and so has millions of dollars in Lebanon, so you must manage unpurified water from the stream 1 km from your house" when there is something real and tangible that I can do to change the situation and make a difference in people's lives.

You know I was listening to the radio yesterday and they were interviewing Zimbabwean people about their opinions on the new power sharing deal between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai. Do you know what most of their comments were?

Things like " It's about time they stopped this mess, We don't care anymore we the people are hungry. Maybe now we will get some food in this country". and that was the gist of most of the comments.

So I have to ask, what is the point of preaching lofty " Let's change the government"  ideas to people who are starving, mothers whose babies are dying from cholera and dysentry before they reach age 1?"

Do you really think in their current situation they will even listen to all those lofty ideas about which governor in Abuja is driving what model Maybach?

It's about survival out there in the villages my friend.

Once the people are able to stay alive, then they can be and will be more willing to be conscientised to those ideals that you and I share about rooting out  graft and corruption, making Nigeria the great nation that she could etc.

That is just my take on this situation.

NEW YORK - When Wall Street woke up Monday morning, two more of its storied firms had vanished.

Lehman Brothers, burdened by $60 billion in soured real-estate holdings, said it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after attempts to rescue the 158-year-old firm failed.

Bank of America Corp. said it is snapping up Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. in an $50 billion all-stock transaction.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26709927

It will be interesting to see what effect this has on global stock markets. These two were amongst the biggest players out there

Thanks guys .
We are hoping to put up a few of these around the village.
The idea is that people should not have to walk miles for fresh water.

My brother tells me that they have added a feature to this one that did not come with the initial spec from playpumps ( I guess SA People are not so concerned with waterborne infection? ) . It's a filtration and ultra violet water disinfection unit that he got from "I know not where, but am glad he did".

He says it removes sediment, (all solids) pesticides, herbicides, chlorine, bad taste in the water and the ultrviolet light kills bacteria and viruses and it is solar powered so no need for PHCN abi na NEPA to get involved. 

This is the same unit he has at his own place (I think I posted pics of the house on Nairaland before) back home .

I have to admit that was his idea, not mine sha.

I just wanted to give my fellow villagers easier access to water without having to risk snake bites and whiplash from carrying water containers for distances through the village.

I'm just terribly excited to see the project taking shape.

And the people have taken complete ownership of this thing sha. The guys in the pics are local young guys who have completed their NYSC and have not got jobs yet so they are more than willing to help.

I Just think this whole thing is totally cool. 


Thank you once again to all of you who contributed to this thread ( yes, including the naysayers who said it could not be done).   

fine-apple:

Thank you all for the recipes, Amakaone do you by any chance have these in a book or online all together

I posted a thread here a while back actually asking if people would be interested in something like that.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-167662.0.html

I am thinking of doing something like that in my spare time. I hope Nlanders wil be forthcoming with sugestions once I start.

I will try to post  some of the draft here as I go along because I will try to incorporate other Nlander's recipe contributions ( with acknowledgements of course) in the book.

update.

just thought I'd give u guys an update I just got pics from home. our 1st water pump is almost finished.

thanks to all who gave me the courage to go ahead wit this project.

see pics attached

I did not realise that it's not only guys who do 419 and yahooze business.

A South African colleague sent me this link (South African). about one Rosemary Mbadinuju.

Sometimes these people can make u  ashamed to be Nigerian sha!


http://81.174.148.254/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=111

loff wan tin tin na!

haba!

wifey dey work, hubby dey back pickin , wash dishes, cook eba ,

ya know

See how life is treating some men.

Is love, madness, slavery or ?

my brother says it's evil for a woman to reduce her man to this

what do you guys think?