@ dreams, mama quintuplets. Thanks a lot. Dalu o. Will keep d recipie for dinner tomorrow by God's grace.

Had calconnon for breakfast and edikaikan and plantain flour for lunch. I am really grateful to you dreams for making me a better cook. My dh loved the meals. May God bless u and grant ur heart desires. Huggs.

@ twingirls. Mehnnnnn ure too much! Nice. But how far now, u still dey build address. Abi make I send u structural engineer.

@ all I dey greet o. Una Weldone.

1 Corinthians 5:6-8
6 Your boasting about this is terrible. Don’t you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough?
7 Get rid of the old “yeast” by removing this wicked person from among you. Then you will be like a. fresh batch of dough made without yeast, which is what you really are. Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us.
8 So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth.
We are talking about yeast today. Yes! All raising ingredients...if you remember I made @Dreams Banana bread muffins without baking soda and I got a thick tummy filling result but my next attempt had a fluffier turn out.
The bible has some interesting analogy around it though:
The bread of God is straight, direct, thick, filling and without yeast for it is true and sincere, no beating around the bush, thst why communion bread is without yeast.
But the bromate-filled bread of sweet stories are full of air, deception, 'lies' to make it look more appealing.
No wonder Jesus said we should beware of the yeast of the Pharisees (that is any doctrine that lacks truth or has half truths) for in a multitude of words is sin.
If we have to 'add foam' to the truth, its like adding yeast to make bread. But the truth is usually short, straight and heavy.
Lies always have stories and beating around the bush...truth covered in lies.
As the bible says, purge out the yeast today and be unleaved for that is who you really are.

@Twinnie, ok o, thanks for the invite. Will surely do as you said. Can't wait. LWKMD. Meanwhile, yippie on your quinoa growing. Wow! I'm stunned. Now I have to try it. How did you do it, biko? And that your plate looks sooo inviting. You no go kill person ooo.

Moyin, na so me too take learn o. Hmmm, you've reminded me of colcannon.

Hawtmummie, yayyy! That's sooo cool. You for chop their chicken and moi moi sha.

Alwaystrue, this is sooo on point. The truth IS heavy, and not always pleasing. May God help us to remove the yeast from our words and keep it in our kitchens.

pls where is everyone here,una don cook chop too much no fit come post again, Dreams,twinnie, lizzylaw,always and all our cook cook mama abeg make una come o, I get question for una abeg.

Daniel 1:8-16
8 But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. 9 And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs, 10 and the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and your drink; for why should he see that you were in worse condition than the youths who are of your own age? So you would endanger my head with the king." 11 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 "Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king's food be observed by you, and deal with your servants according to what you see." 14 So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king's food.
There is something so good about pleasing the Lord so much so that even the food we eat will do our bodies well. God said He will bless our food and our water when we serve and worship Him (Ex.23:25). Just like the case of Daniel, even though they were captives in a strange land, they maintained their steadfastness to the word of God and refused to become gluttons on the kings food. Despite eating just beans and water, their countenance was brighter and better than those who were eating from the best chefs.
Today, I admonish us to be faithful servants to God and watch even the cup of water you take nourish you beyond the ordinary.

Lol@Ipio. Christmas dey come, everybody dey cook to fill freezer...how far?

Everywhere is quiet, werin D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥?

Dreams had my dh to ϔ☺ΰя̩̥̊ new beans hater converts, he asked ‎Fø̲̣̣я̅ 2nd helping a̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ i told him i dint put much cos he doesn't like beans, U̶̲̥̅̊ can't believe wat he said, '' is this beans ?". ( He ate I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ d room wt safe red light suggestion on).

So i av exhausted d available recipes, can we av more?

Always, e ku ise, challenge prefect ke? Hmnn! I pity you, me wey D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ do part time job,  Ĵüڪ† D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ house D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ cook
All, let's go there, it is well

New recipes up

http://thefruitfulkitchen./2013/11/20/meat-and-potatoes/

http://thefruitfulkitchen./2013/11/20/okazi-soup/

http://thefruitfulkitchen./2013/11/20/beans-brownies/

Twinnie, I'm sure your dh will love the 3rd recipe.

@Dreams, I de jare, how u de with lo?pls am dying to have cake or something close like cookies, is it possible to have a healthy recipe before I give into this temptation. Also can I dry my unripe plantain for flour under the sun?
@Twinnie, Lizzylaw, always and everybody, I de greet plenty.

yipeeeeeeeee am the first to get this recipe, am making meat and potatoes now now, was actually scouting for what to make.
please is irish potatoes not healthy for ttc?
This beans brownie eh, I reserve my comment.

Ipio, you can have Irish in moderation. Sweet potatoes are better.

Hmmm, check the blog, I have whole wheat cookies there somewhere. Will look for the link for you.

Yes, you can dry your unripe plantains in the sun.

Ha, tank God we are allowed to dry inside sun, d last one i made was so black cos it dint get dry on time, was trying to protect d nutrient, abeg, d one D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ sliced ‎Fø̲̣̣я̅ me D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ enjoy ‎Fø̲̣̣я̅ one cool corner I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ d sun, she already spread  thing inside house, she was surprised wen i told her to go drop ‎​A̶̲̥̅♏ inside sun, she Ĵüڪ† couldn't laugh to my face, she warned me last time.

Hmnnnn! Now wats ‎Fø̲̣̣я̅ dinner? I hate irish a̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ love sweet potatoes

Always dem D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ find you ‎Fø̲̣̣я̅ ttc thread o

@twingirls! U funny oh! Make foodies too enjoy the scripture nah..

See me see wahala ohh, dh buy ripe plantain come house, big and fresh looking ones oh! So now I enter my kitchen, steal a glance @dis "temptation" then a sign of d cross and look away. My sistaz, I cnt believe I am wary of dodo!
I've resolved to dash it out 2mrw, typical case of out of eyes, out of mind!

Whatever it takes, we'l get there!

Good evening efribory ,
This @Dreams cooking suggestions ehn na healthy living o. Thanks so much for bringing change in meals to our homes. I will check out these recipes.
@twinsgirls, who dey find me o. Who know me?

For the diet word for the day:

THE BALANCED DIET OF THE SPIRIT
Ephesians 6:13-17 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done ll, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
How often do we guard our souls using the same principles of balanced diet? For those of us that went to school whether 'under the tree' or 'inside classrom' school, we were taught about the six classes of nutrition and what they do for the body like a body armour.
Today, Ephesians 6 tells us that we also have a balanced diet, made up of six classes of 'spirit man' nutrition we wear as the whole armour of God.

*Carbohydrate is the base of most meals that provides the energy needed to work in the first place. Energy is even needed to think. It is energy giving. (Helmet of Salvation)

*Fats which assist to maintain healthy cell membranes and is stored in adipose tissue for later use. It protects the soft organs as a layer of fat is needed around the body. The body also draws from the fatty tissues in times of starvation. (Shield of Faith)

*Protein is the body building aspect of food. The body needs muscles to develop properly as it builds the flesh the body needs to grow and develop. (Breastplate of Righteousness)

*Vitamin help to revitalise our body parts like Vitamin A for sight, Vitamin C for fighting infections, Vitamin E for good skin, Vitamin D for good skin tone. It brings out the beauty of functions and makes it easy for organs to work orderly. Your vitamins are important to you. (Belt of Truth)

*Minerals like calcium provide bone structure, potasium and iron is good for blood circulation and oxygen and zinc helps the immune system. It aids nail, hair growth and lots more which people see and commend. It helps with easier working of the body (Footwear of the Gospel of peace)

*Water which is the essence of life. Even without food, if there is no water, the person dies faster. Water is life....rivers of living water for it quenches thirst and is the make up of about 70% of the body composition. (Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God)

Today as you eat balanced diet for your physical wellbeing, remember your inner man.

Thanks @Dreams, will check the blog, am also glad that I can dry plantain under the sun, it makes it less stressful.
@hawtmummie, u betta donate those plantain to my ministry for safe keeping, me self de walka pass ripe plaintain for market but na corner eye I de use look am oh.

Matthew 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread

This is part of the words of Jesus when He taught us how to pray. God realises that what we put in our bodies is important because that is the fuel needed to help our bodies fulfil the purpose to which God created us.
In Matthew 4:4, Jesus said "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God". We may think Jesus is not concerned about feeding but His statement is perfect, He linked food and the Word of God, telling us that yes, we may eat bread but that is not what we live on alone, for we also need the Word of God.
Why is this? Jesus is telling us to feed both our physical body and also our spiritual body. Daily bread means both physical food and spiritual food.

Besides, He said...Give us THIS DAY (or TODAY), meaning we should always depend on God for provision and insight DAILY. Just like the manna that was gathered by the children of Israel daily for freshness for they were commanded not to keep the food till the next day or it will grow worms except in preparation for the Sabath, Jesus does not want us to feed on stale food of yesterday but to enjoy His lovingkindness, justice, strength and compassion every morning for they are new everyday. (Lamentations 3:23; Isaiah 33:2; Zephaniah 3:5).
He understands that people like @twinsgirls will ask for new recipes everyday so we do not get tired over eating the same thing everyday so He gives us our daily bread EVERY DAY with a freshness of taste that can only be from God. Hasn't our God just thought everything out for us and pre-empted our desires? He is Jehovah tooooooo much!

Hawtmummie, after the challenge, you can enjoy ripe plantain in moderation, especially boiled with a vegetable sauce. So u did the plantain yimu? LOL. Kai, I'm even picturing the plantain in my mind...

Honestly Always, i suggest U̶̲̥̅̊ copy wateva message U̶̲̥̅̊ av ‎Fø̲̣̣я̅ us here also at d ttc thread, somebody (can't remeber who) was sobbing say U̶̲̥̅̊ don MIa, me I'm not selfish o, as i feed physically, i also feed spiritually,  wil  others to benefit, eating wrongly is a sin U̶̲̥̅̊ know, i was once guilty

Dreams, i made coconut rice a̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ chicken gravy 2day ‎Fø̲̣̣я̅ dh lunch pack! It was yummy, taste like chinese. I believe cornstarch is cornflour, datts wat i used a̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ it thickened nicely

All, howdy? How's cooking? Lizzy, hawtmumi, Ipio, Moyin, wannabeamum a̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ others, how far

@twinsgirls,
Thanks for the suggestion. I have, however, dropped a message sometime back on the ttc thread that I paste messages here and they can pop in from time to time to get some spiritual and physical diet insights.




Job 23:12
I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.

Jeremiah 15:16
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts

In this challenge, we see more clearly that we need to delight ourselves in the Lord. Nourishing our inner man is what is needed for us to stay comforted, happy, encouraged, warned, reproved, and instructed. Just as we eat our food and receive strength to forge ahead in the days work, the same way we need to nourish our spirit to be able to maintain the peace of God He has already given us through His Son Jesus Christ. We may try to behave ourselves like believers should or preach to sinners but if we do not have the word (food) we will quickly tire and wear out. It is the word of God that makes our hearts satisfied and happy just as you feel after eating a well-cooked meal. Job said He treasures the word Of God more than his daily bread....remember our diet of yesterday?
With constant meditation, you will be surprised how much a scripture will come alive at you that you will ask yourself if you ever saw that scripture before. You did, its just that you looked at it without seeing it, the eyes our our understanding are now opened to see the deep riches of the jewel of God's word. Wow!

There is nothing as important as knowing the mind of God over a matter for then we can pray the will of God. When you now share such with people, many ask if you are a pastor even when you are not. It is not about what you what to say to people but how well nourished are you like the five wise virgins who had enough oil in their lamps that nourished the light in them and thus made it possible for them to meet the groom. We need Jesus more when we feel weary, weak and poor in the Spirit for then when we mediatate, His words will dwell in us more richly and makes us have a continual feast of rejoicing.

Check yourself today, do you have oil in your lamp?

@Alwaystrue, so u take style run from d ttc thread? Your exaltation and encouragement is needed now there more than ever, so dat God will not be relegated to d background while we pursue supplements. Abeg come back and post as usual. God bless you.

Lolz,
@Uteh, I get some work to do here for now but I dey post small small for ttc thread na. OK na, I don hear you @twinsgirls and @uteh o. Today is day 23, e be like say after the challenge, we go change the name of the thread because I don gbadun @dreams recipes too much. 'Beans brownies' ye!

@dreams, where you enter o. U nefa come back from market come cook o?


Ezekiel 18:2
and said, “What is this proverb people keep repeating in the land of Israel? ‘The parents ate the sour grapes, But the children got the sour taste.’
This proverb is deep. Whatever people do now may have repercussions on their children in so many areas even in food.

When you eat right, even children enjoy it. That is why pregnant women are advised to avoid certain foods because it may have negative impact on the foetus. Taking some antibiotics have effect on the teeth of unborn babies. Even taking unhealthy food can cause both mum nd breastfeeding baby to have diarrhoea. There is a repercussion for poor choices.

In the same way imagine the logic of what you eat now having positive result in your body thus affecting your baby/children positively. Why eat 'sour grapes' today that will make your children feel the taste tomorrow?

Why not eat healthy today so that even when your children are grown, you will spend your old age for proper omugwo rather than letting your children pay hospital bills due to effect of poor choice of meals at this time.
Take your health seriously, take your feeding seriously so you can enjoy prosperity now and in the future by God's grace.
Before you make meal choices today, think of your children (born and unborn).

@Dreams, where can I get Maca root? Weldone.

@Prettyrosefave, I ordered off Amazon. Haven't come across pure Maca in stores here.

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but you can look into using instead softcups with preseed after bd to keep the swimmers close to the cervix.

Softcups were developed as an alternative to tampons/sanitary pads, but a LOT of women havr had success with it as a ttc tool, that Instead (the manufacturers) have applied for permission to call it a ttc tool instead of just a menstrual tool.

It's very safe, and very easy to insert and remove. After bd, you just put some preseed in the cup and insert. You can go about your normal day without hanging your legs high, and you can pee without fear of peeing the swimmers away.

I bought from a woman in Lagos. Got her details on olx.

Please note: Diva cups too are menstrual cups, but they don't work for this as they are deeper than Instead Softcups, and will not hold the swimmers near the cervix.

Good luck!

Alwaystrue, lwkmd at continuing the thread. In that case, everyone will contribute recipes made with healthy ingredients (not restricted to the 30 day list). Always, you have plenty ideas, you'll share your recipes with us...maybe as we go on, we'll put a recipe index on the first page, with the page where each recipe can be found.

Lizzy has an interesting recipe for oatmeal. She used turmeric, coconut milk, and honey. She'll soon be here to share with us.

Twinnie, looking forward to your recipes ooo

2 Kings 4:38-41
38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

Divine wisdom is just so key in every area of life even cooking. See how a wild plant caused such a frantic statement by the prophets, that there is death in the pot.
If we spend time to watch food channel, you will see how many competitive chefs will say they will use pepper to cut down the sweetness of chocolate or some other ingredient to cut out the sourness of lemon. We use tomatoes to cut down the amount heat or spiceness in pepper and yam to cut own saltiness.
If you look critically at this passage, Prophet Elisha cut out the 'deathness' in the pot by using flour (meal). He provided the solution. Afterall, we did not hear any sons of the prophet died, they used their own mouths to say it.

All I am trying to bring out is that there is an antidote or code to counter anything in life. All we need is wisdom. God gives wisdom if we ask. Ask Him today.

U̶̲̥̅̊ mean its 21 days already? Waow, dis thread must not die o, not wen dh is so proud of me a̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ boast abt my cooking to who cares to listen

Dreams, abeg give us recipe ‎Fø̲̣̣я̅. Pumpkin oat, make my own no spoil i beg

‎​Ɣε̲̣̣̣̥§ o, ill be ready to bring my recipes too, dreams don try

Always, God bless you

Good morning house, pls I need someone to bail me out on this.
I bought tigernut on Friday soaked in water till Sunday morning when I blended then put in fridge. Brought it out in d nite to take it but found it has fermented so this morning I decided to boil it but it got thick d more I boil. It got so thick like starch so I pour it into a cup n added milk n it became more thick DAT....
Pls wat is d health implication of this my experiment before I ask dh to take it.

Kikeladea, LMHO @ 'the implication of your experiment'. Is it like yogurt now? To be safe, chuck it. No use your dh do this kind experiment.

Twinnie, will do.

@kiki, tigernut ferments easily. Change the water twice if you soak for like 2 days. Use the fresh tigernuts instead of dried one (d fresh one are dos big light brown ones), they should soak easily. Avoid putting your hands too much in the nuts. Use a spoon or laddle to stir. Some hands can easily make food ferment.
Sorry you have to pour this batch away, its spoiled.

@all if you've not tried dis? try adding coconut(milk) to your tigernut to blend. Or ginger and cloves. Its so deli..

thank you all. it was fermented just like unprepared pap would after leaving in water for days. so on boiling it it sticken like pap/starch but the taste was ok. i took with milk and it was good i was only curious abt dh.

thank you once again, all caution/correction taken.

Pumpkin Puree:

Chop your pumpkin into 2 inch pieces. If you have a steamer, that is perfect. Steam the pumpkin till very soft. Puree in a blender or food processor with no added water.

You can also boil the pumpkin till soft. If you boil it, it might retain some water, so after blending, put it in a pot and cook over low heat till it thickens.

It freezes well. When you defrost, if there's too much water, simmer till thick.