SALT for human consumption is produced in different forms, namely unrefined salt (such as sea salt), refined salt (table salt) and iodized salt. It is a crystalline solid white, pale pink or light gray in colour, normally obtained from sea water...

NATURAL orange juice is among the most favoured drinks in the world. It is naturally sweet with or without addition of artificial sugar. Orange juice is a good source of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), potassium, thiamine, phosphorus, folic acid...

Recipe (for six servings)

• 6 tablespoons of cooked corn

• 1 onion (sliced)

• 3 tomatoes (sliced)

• 10 tablespoons groundnut oil

• 100 grammes of boil shrimps

• 1 teaspoon of ground pepper

• 1...

Ideal food for weight reduction and gallstone prevention)

MILLET is a nutritious seed eaten as staple meal in countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and India. It can be ground into fine powder and used to prepare bread or snacks.

In Zimbabwe...

Recipe (for 2 servings)

• 4 potatoes

• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice

• 1 onion (diced)

• 1 garlic (crushed)

• Salt, seasoning and pepper to taste

• Cheddar cheese (finely grated)

• Parsley spring to...

Recipes (for six)

• 6 medium ears corn

• 2 cups of chopped celery

• 2 cups of chopped green pepper

• 3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped

• 1/2 cup of mayonnaise

• 1 teaspoon of grated onion

• 2 teaspoons of fresh...

Mixed vegetables (Potato, cabbage and carrot)

CANCER is one of the most feared and deadly diseases that affect human beings. Millions of people have lost their lives as a result of this disease. There are about 200 different types of cancer...

ARE you noticing the green juice movement happening around you? People are catching on to the fact that juicing helps reverse aging, reduce inflammation in the body, boost energy levels, regulate the bowels and can even help you shed a couple...

(For three servings)

Recipes

• 10 apple snails

• 4 cups of water

• 3 tablespoons of fresh limejuice

• 1 tablespoon of sugar

• 1 tablespoon of fish sauce

• Salt and seasoning to taste

• 1 onion (sliced)

• 1 large...

EARLY preparations for the burial rites for late legendary literary icon began last Tuesday when by Igbo socio-political Think-tank, Aka Ikenga held a day of tributes for the late man of letters, Prof. Chinua Achebe at Nigeria Institute for...

I BELIEVE it was Amadou Hampete Ba, the Malien writer, who said, “En Afrique, chaque vieillard qui mort, c’est une bibliotheque qui brule.” I would translate this to mean, “Every African elder that passes on is a library set...

IN the performance art space of Nigeria, Jelili Atiku is arguably a towering name; but his choice medium requires more energy to convince the local audience that there is indeed a difference between conceptual art and theatre or any other genre of...