Recipe || Stewed Njama-Njama (Huckleberry) & Pumpkin
Njama-njama as we call it in Cameroon is a very common vegetable in the English-speaking part of the country. Many villages eat it with various tubers and fufu. There are many methods to cook this vegetable and one of them is with palm oil.
Today, I'm sharing with you my recipe for stewed Njama-njama which is accompanied by something special which is boiled pumpkin.
This is a very delicious meal trust me. And you have come to the right place to get this recipe because I cook it so well. Oh yes, I do.
So let's dive into our recipe.
How To Cook Stewed Njama-Njama With Red Oil & Pumpkins
Ingredients
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Palm oil; also known as a red oil
- Njama-njama (huckleberry)
- Seasoning (Maggi and salt)
- Pepper (optional)
- Pumpkins to eat with vegetables.
Cooking
- Wash and slice the tomatoes and onion.
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- Wash the pumpkin and cut it into two halves.
- Remove the seeds in the middle and then cut them into smaller pieces if the slices are too big.
- You can dry the seeds and use them for egusi soup.
- Take out the strong stems from the vegetable and slice it.
- Wash it well. Take out the vegetables from the water each time you wash to leave out the sand or ground particles. Wash at least 3 times.
- Put in a to and cook. You may not need to add water when cooking because the vegetables contain water. But check that the pot doesn't get dry.
- Also, cook the pumpkin with little water as it may get too soft if too much water is added.
- Drain the vegetables when ready.
- Heat some red oil and fry the sliced tomatoes, onions and pepper.
- Add seasoning to the frying ingredients and stir. Another way to season it is to add seasoning to the vegetables instead.
- When it begins to get dry add the vegetables to it and stir well.
- Put off the fire or take it down when properly mixed.
- Peel pumpkins (if you prefer the back taken out), slice and serve.
I eat my pumpkins with the peel when it is soft. But do this only when the pumpkin was cultivated or grown organically. Also, wash the pumpkin very well if you intend to eat the back too.
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Life Lately || Travelling To Harvest Groundnuts, Weaning My Baby & Getting My First Brand Deal!
This is what has been happening to me lately. I hope you guys are doing fine and that life is treating you well too. Let's dive right in.
Life Lately || Travelling To Harvest Groundnuts, Weaning My Baby & My First Brand Deal!
Groundnut Harvesting...
It's harvesting season in Cameroon so we travelled to Tangui to help my mum and grandma harvest groundnuts. They had planted about four buckets of groundnuts and really needed help with the harvesting. We spent a week and a few days there.
I mostly stayed at home to take care of housework and cooking while the others went to the farm. I went to harvest once and it was interesting as I haven't been to the farm in a long time.
The best part of our stay was eating the freshly harvested boiled groundnuts. I decided to have no moderation while eating so enjoyed myself. My fear of putting on weight was there but I tried to balance that by skipping breakfast, lunch or supper and eating my groundnuts in their place.
Eating groundnuts became my source of comfort because I was weaning my daughter and my breasts were so sore. Sleeping or carrying her was so difficult because it was painful. So painful. But by the time we were about to return to Yaoundé, the pain and soreness reduced. Thank God for the tips I got from my mum and grandma. Honestly, I thought the pain will never end and that my breasts will never get back to normal. But now they are regaining the size they had before I got pregnant and it feels amazing to see my body change that way.
Talking about changes, I reached a major milestone in my blogging career and I feel so happy about it. I got my very first brand deal from a Cameroonian cosmetic brand! This is the motivation I have been praying to God for and it's here. I announced this first and did an unboxing of the products in a video on my YouTube Channel.
Related: My First Brand Deal From A Cameroonian Brand!
These products came right on time because I did some braids which cut my hair in front. I need treatment to help it grow again. I also need products to soften my hair since I'm keeping natural hair right now. And I want a dandruff free hair journey with no scalp itches. I really want to step up my hair game so I have been thinking of products to use for that.
While at my mum's, I started using the products and I will share a review with you guys when I'm done. The products they sent to me by Green Life Bate (GLB) and are natural hair products to treat hair, make your hair grow and stop itchy scalp. I received three products which included a har shampoo, hair butter and hair growth oil. I'm putting them to the test so I'll share the results with you after I use them.
The best part of our stay was eating the freshly harvested boiled groundnuts. I decided to have no moderation while eating so enjoyed myself. My fear of putting on weight was there but I tried to balance that by skipping breakfast, lunch or supper and eating my groundnuts in their place.
Weaning...
Eating groundnuts became my source of comfort because I was weaning my daughter and my breasts were so sore. Sleeping or carrying her was so difficult because it was painful. So painful. But by the time we were about to return to Yaoundé, the pain and soreness reduced. Thank God for the tips I got from my mum and grandma. Honestly, I thought the pain will never end and that my breasts will never get back to normal. But now they are regaining the size they had before I got pregnant and it feels amazing to see my body change that way.
My First Brand Deal...
Talking about changes, I reached a major milestone in my blogging career and I feel so happy about it. I got my very first brand deal from a Cameroonian cosmetic brand! This is the motivation I have been praying to God for and it's here. I announced this first and did an unboxing of the products in a video on my YouTube Channel.
Related: My First Brand Deal From A Cameroonian Brand!
These products came right on time because I did some braids which cut my hair in front. I need treatment to help it grow again. I also need products to soften my hair since I'm keeping natural hair right now. And I want a dandruff free hair journey with no scalp itches. I really want to step up my hair game so I have been thinking of products to use for that.
While at my mum's, I started using the products and I will share a review with you guys when I'm done. The products they sent to me by Green Life Bate (GLB) and are natural hair products to treat hair, make your hair grow and stop itchy scalp. I received three products which included a har shampoo, hair butter and hair growth oil. I'm putting them to the test so I'll share the results with you after I use them.
We are back in Yaoundé and it is back to business and usual. I thank God for giving us journey mercies throughout this trip. I hope that you enjoyed this experience I shared with you. Thanks for reading and I pray that you support my blog by sharing my posts with your friends on social media and leaving your thoughts in the comment section below this post. Thank you!
I was going to make a vlog of my stay in Tangui at my mum's but I lost all the videos I made so it's unfortunate. I feel so bad and hurt right now. My phone went off unexpectantly and everything got lost.
To make the mood better, here is a picture of my tomatoes. I returned and found them bright red. I grew these tomatoes in a broken bucket on my balcony. I really love doing this and intend to plant more. I will share more about it in subsequent posts.
I was going to make a vlog of my stay in Tangui at my mum's but I lost all the videos I made so it's unfortunate. I feel so bad and hurt right now. My phone went off unexpectantly and everything got lost.
To make the mood better, here is a picture of my tomatoes. I returned and found them bright red. I grew these tomatoes in a broken bucket on my balcony. I really love doing this and intend to plant more. I will share more about it in subsequent posts.
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50 Honest Pieces Of Advice For 20-Year-Olds
Being in your twenties can feel very fabulous. But that is the period which determines a lot in your life. Here are fifty honest pieces of advice for you if you are in your twenties.
1. Listen to the wisdom that comes from the mistakes other people have made, but remember you also have strengths and wisdom they don't have
2. Live your life, and take responsibility for your actions.
3. Yellow flags become red flags. Don’t ignore both.
4. Don’t confuse love/connection for infatuation.
5. The reason why we miss or hang on to people is that we feel they will fill the unmet need that we didn’t get as a child.
6. Alcohol is literary a poison killing your energy and your shine
7. You don’t need him boo.
8. Start training your mind on how to visually see your success every day.
9. Don't try to be perfect, that's impossible. Give yourself permission to fail, without shame, learn from your mistakes and always move on trusting yourself and your path.
10. Be patient and don’t be afraid to fail
11. Save 25% of EVERY incoming income.
12. Be your own hero.
50 Honest Pieces Of Advice For 20-Year-Olds
2. Live your life, and take responsibility for your actions.
3. Yellow flags become red flags. Don’t ignore both.
4. Don’t confuse love/connection for infatuation.
5. The reason why we miss or hang on to people is that we feel they will fill the unmet need that we didn’t get as a child.
6. Alcohol is literary a poison killing your energy and your shine
7. You don’t need him boo.
8. Start training your mind on how to visually see your success every day.
9. Don't try to be perfect, that's impossible. Give yourself permission to fail, without shame, learn from your mistakes and always move on trusting yourself and your path.
10. Be patient and don’t be afraid to fail
11. Save 25% of EVERY incoming income.
12. Be your own hero.
13. Live in the present, experience, make mistakes, play, enjoy!
14. Be in touch with your heart and your feelings. Cultivate and practise compassion, love and kindness toward yourself and others.
15. Take the time to get to know yourself, live and embrace your truth, be authentic.
16. Take the time to figure out what YOU want to achieve in life. Don’t rush anything. You’re young and have all the time in the world. Don’t take life to serious (yet).
17. Learn from everything: from people, from books, from the process, from life, from your failures, from everything.
18. Look for a purpose for your life, when you know who you are you will know what your purpose is.
19. Don't think you know better.
20. Make your own choices, write your story of life the way you want it to be. You are the CEO of your life.
21. Keep studying harder, be the best one and look for a profession that makes you happy.
22. Learn with patience.
23. Don't fear to think and dream big.
24. Enjoy your life to the fullest. Time flies. Make the most of it. Do what you like. As for making a living, do ONLY what you like. Trust your own capabilities. You deserve the best life has to offer. Be smart.
25. Travel and try new things.
26. Forget about your insecurities.
27. Listen more than you talk.
28. Use your 20s to try out things and have a variety of life experiences, have fun, make mistakes, don't be afraid to make mistakes, travel the world, and invest in personal development. Don't make a job decision based on what looks good on your CV, but rather what feels good to you now as a next step
29. Spend your time around people who either help you grow, you can have fun with, or are of valuable support to you. Do not waste your time with people that do not want the absolute best for you and don't lift you up when you think of them.
30. Respect other living beings.
31. Be grateful for everything that you have.
32. Take calculated risks and design your own path.
33. At 20, a person is heavily influenced by their friends. Take a good hard look at them and seriously ask yourself if they are helpful or hurtful for YOU. If hurtful, run away from them.
34. Work hard, and listen to people who have been there before. Find strong and positive influences.
35. Create the habit of reading. Your concept of the world will change and with that your perception of success.
36. Go full speed after your dreams.
37. Just because you’re cute and have a nice body doesn’t mean you need to sleep with everyone who thinks you are cute.
38. Don’t get pregnant until you know who you are and what you want in life.
39. Focus more on short term goals.
40. Don't trust and love everyone.
41. Dream BIG, start SMALL and stay HUMBLE.
42. Watch a lot of Gary Vaynerchuk very informative.
43. Listen to people who are in a position you want to be in.
44. Be careful who you marry/have kids with.
45. Know your worth and always strive for more.
46. Do NOT try to fit in and do things because you think other people will think it's cool. Attention will NEVER make you genuinely happy. Seriously so many people at age 20 spend all their time trying to be cool and worry about having the newest cool trends and the coolest iPhone and so on. Once you develop genuine happiness and learn to love yourself you'll only regret all the time and money and energy you wasted trying to fit in this box.
48. No matter what happens, always love and put GOD and then yourself first.
49. Embrace growth.
50. Advice given is only received when the mind is open.
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Living In A Postpartum Body - My Experience
I never had the courage to as any pregnant woman that question. Not even my mother nor my friends who had babies before me. (I don't know why)
My question was answered when I got pregnant. It rather felt itchy as my belly stretched every day. God is wonderful is all I could say.
But with my curiosity put aside, another question arose - How does all this stretch get back in place?
Life In A Postpartum Body
That question was meant to be answered after I put to bed. And that is what has led me to write this post about life in a postpartum body.
The photos were taken about two months after the birth of my daughter.
Related: First Fashion Post After Having A Baby
That morning I told myself I was gonna dress up and take photos for my blog. I didn't want to feel like motherhood had taken over my life.
These jeans and polka dot shirt was the only outfit that could fit and make me look fashionable. The jeans are high-waist, so they covered and supported my flappy, recovering belly. I felt snatched.
The difficulty in dressing up after having a baby is real. And that is what reminds you every day that your body has changed - you have a new body now. It may be a hard pill to swallow for some women. But I loved my body for going through pregnancy with such strength. I looked at my body with pride. Every stretch mark, fat and flappy skin were signs of strength to me.
I put on more weight as time went on but it was ok. I hardly even noticed it along the way.
The flip side...
When my daughter was approaching ten months, I started feeling like she was grown so I should no longer look like I just had a baby. I started noticing the weight I had gained and wished my belly was smaller.
Mind you somewhere along the line I used to jog but had to stop because baby's sleeping hours changed.
I started wanting to lose weight so that I should no longer look too motherly.
When my daughter turned eleven months, we returned to Yaounde from my mom's and I felt a greater pressure to transform my motherly looking body to a younger looking one.
I wasn't used to looking that way so I had mixed feelings about loving my present body and wanting to look like my old self.
I knew I couldn't get my old body back, we never do. We only get a better body but not the one we had before. All I wanted was to not be seen as "she let motherhood take the best of her". A number of people were already thinking that way about me. I honestly didn't care before but when I returned to Yaounde, it began to bother me.
I realized that started I caring about how other people thought of my body, especially those who knew me before my pregnancy.
This period was tough for me mentally. It felt like I wasn't proud of my strong body anymore (though I was) and that I wanted to lose weight for other people and not myself.
Living In A Postpartum Body
Like they say "When a baby is born, a mother is born too". The changes after pregnancy are hard to ignore and it requires a mother to adapt to them after each pregnancy.
- There is a lot of self-judgment about your body, your looks, how you see yourself and how others see you now.
- Mixed feelings are common. You feel good on some days about yourself body and on some days you don't.
- You feel like taking care of your body means you are putting your baby second. This mom-guilt can last forever but you need to realize that you need to focus on you as well.
Creating A Balance
If you are a mom reading this I want you to know that it's ok to have highs and lows with your postpartum body. Every day isn't going to be the same. But never let the low moments take the best of you. Your body did a good job by bringing forth life and it is recovering. Our recovery times and processes are different.
I have been able to lose some weight these past months and I love the new changes. The thing that makes me happy about this is that I want this for myself and not because others will look at me somehow.
Though I want to lose some more, I am currently having a good relationship with my body. I love what I see in the mirror because I see the progress I have made which makes me feel like everything is possible.
That's all that matters.
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