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I have a lot of Nigerian friends and not one of them has ever baked anything for me when I showed up at their door. So you can imagine my surprise when I found out that there exists an indigenous dry confectionery mix market in Nigeria! I was curious to find out more and also baffled at my own ignorance. I have always professed that African people don't really do the whole oven baking thing but that's a lie. It is because I don't know how to bake and find that it is easy to blame it on others. Perhaps my Nigerian friends bake for their children and chose to only cook Egusi Soup for me.

It Is Official, We Need To Dream

Ghana VS USA 16 June 11pm GMT

According to BBC Sports 'Ghana striker Majeed Waris faces a race against time to be fit for the World Cup in Brazil after scans revealed he has a torn quadricep. He suffered the injury in only the fourth minute of Monday's 4-0 friendly win over South Korea' . Uh oh!

The first Naija Chop Day is on the Monday 16th June 8.00pm GMT!

This is the day you sit down to watch Nigeria vs Iran and EAT some serious Naija food. Nigeria is host to almost 170 million people. Do you know how many different tribes and food that incorporates? That's way too much to think about so why not celebrate Nigeria as one unit in the shadow of recent unfortunate events.

Côte d'Ivoire also known as Ivory Coast aka Drogba, Didier (DROGBAAAAAH) aka Yaya Touré( YAYAH!)

Ladies and Gentlemen can Côte d'Ivoire continue to live up to its reputation with such football greats at hand?
You think eh?
Okay....we goh see.
Go win dah money den you email me for proov'am...send some of the money for proof. Thank you very much God bless you.

Okhay oh!
World Cup don cam oh!
Nah for find place for siddown en eat fine African chop.

Here at West Africa Cooks, we are nominating a famous dish for each African country and encourage you to eat in celebration of the team when they play a match.

It is more than a place to store, prepare and cook food. Your kitchen is the place for parties and socialising for breakfast, lunch and dinners. It's one of the two hardest-working interiors in the home. The other being the bathroom. So this spring's question "Is it time for new cupboards, appliances and food preparation gadgets so you can make the most of your home kitchen?"

Muriel Emekunle Davies author of What's Cooking Today is a Black Hero in the Hall of Fame.

Muriel, former Home Economics Teacher, specialist in food and nutrition. Taught for 21 years at the Annie Walsh Memorial School. An examiner for many years for west African examination council (WAEC) in home Economics subjects.

Educated in Sierra Leone and Great Britain; has traveled extensively in Europe and America to gain more knowledge in cookery and to appreciate international cuisine.

West Africa cooks first heard of Bim's Kitchen back in March 2012, established by Bim (James) and Nicola Adedeji to share their love of African spices and ingredients. The family business based in Palmers Green, North London has received a lot of praise from celebrity chefs and restaurateurs since starting up. Their motto is Modern, African-inspired cuisine. They have unique handmade African-inspired sauces, condiments and spice mixes which all go very well with fish, meat and vegetables.

Dr Pamela A.S Greene author of Favourite Sierra Leone Recipes is a Black Hero in the Hall of Fame.

Pam was a scientist nutritionist, home economist and free-lance consultant in health communication. She pursued a course in Nutrition at the University of London and returned to Sierra Leone in 1964 as Sierra Leone’s first trained nutritionist. She was appointed as the first head of the Home Economics Department at Njala University.