Katheryn Kangas

Believe me, you do not want to know all that goes on in my keittiö (means kitchen in Finnish language). Honestly, sometimes I even surprise myself with all these experimenting and recipe testings. But the truth is, I really enjoy it. No matter how tired or sick I may be, cooking is always the remedy. It simply calms my soul, whether the recipes fails or not: I am left feeling happy and at peace. So, like any other Sunday, I found myself craving for some traditional fufuo but could not make it due to my low carb diet. (Ps. I am only dieting because of lack of exercise to keep my weight under control). I looked into the fridge and found two big beetroots staring back at me (lol). And the rest, is how we; hubby and myself enjoyed this Konkonte-like tasting beetroot fufuo with some spicy light soup. Easy recipe for you to try and I must mention and stress that, the secret ingredient here is Psyllium husks . It high in fiber and a great binding ingredient. Explore with any root v...

As a lazy cook, I am always on the look out for easy but delicious recipes. Fortunately, my Ghanaian spices saves my days like this fried tilapia. I marinated the fish for less than 10 minutes and it was still amazingly delicious so you can imagine if you give its marinating time for at least 1 hour. I simply blended my spices and vegetables together, marinated the tilapia covered and shallow fried it until cooked. This delicious tilapia will be best eaten with some hot Ghanaian banku or kenkey and spicy chili sauces but I happily ate this on my low carb diet just on its on with some spicy m3ko  (Ghanaian red pepper sauce) and some salad. Simple and delicious. All you need: 1-2 Tilapia 50 g fresh ginger 2 tablespoons chili powder or paprika for a less spicy marinade 3 garlic cloves 1 teaspoon powdered cloves or 10 whole cloves 1 small onion Lemon juice Salt How to make it Clean ingredients and add into a blender. Add bits of lemon juice and blend into your ...