(mid-afternoon) prayer before I go

dishes today, but I wonder which I should

middle, the cupboards are painted white with brushed steel handles, the gas cooker and th

ed early, my stomach will hurt the next morning, but Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) it's 3:00 p.m.

yam. I am about to dish up my food when I hear someone’s

ngry I can't wait to eat," Ismai

too? If you want to eat, cook for yourself!"

cooking," he says, taking a

at him with a look that says, ‘try and repeat what

is that you made. I have never seen it bef

pounded yam a

i, and where did

led it pounded yam does not mean the yam

Nigerian and I am meant to know all about the way you guys m

I did not pound the yams. I made it with

just said that inste

ite person in the world, I will never poison you," I say tasting my food

ded yam and egusi soup t

ner table." I say, turning back

she cooked," he says, givin

gives my cooking that look one more tim

it. But when I heard my son say that it was his favorite Nigerian food, I knew this dish must be amazing. Because Aayan is very selective when it comes to food and for him to like it, I just knew that I had to t

ng at his brother li

it too," Aazim

pass," Ismail says, wal

(night) prayer after I finished working. I am on my way to the kitchen to get a bottle of water to drink when

that person would do. Ismail is eating the last plate of dinner I made, and he is enjoying i

pping the plate in the sink like I did n

s funny picture I saw online," I

?" he says trying to gr

the food like your life depended on

t,” he says trying to

while I run to the edge of the counter in the middle of the kitchen. We run aro

delete the picture?" Ismail asks breathing heavily, p

e to be my slave f

he says wit

ing, knowing I have al

g me. Pick something e

snap chat, Instagram and other social media accounts

But don’t make me do thin

se you that,”

erious,

ing, do remember to wash the plates. So no-one will know you ate my cook

u keep i

in a whisper before