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  • Beauzile's family hails from Haiti, and Gorvie immigrated to the states from Sierra Leone as a youngster -- so the couple served Caribbean jerk salmon and chicken along with West African jollof rice.

    As diversity grows, Md. catering hall becomes a 'United Nations for weddings' 2010

  • The kedgeree reminded me in many ways of the jollof rice my grandmother used to cook, using palm oil instead of groundnut oil and any odds and ends she found in her kitchen...

    Archive 2009-09-01 uknaija 2009

  • Last night to dinner with a friend to celebrate his elevation at work, he had cooked a kedgeree- think jollof rice with hardboiled eggs and smoked fish, served with a delicious dal and yoghurt.

    School starts, Almodovar's return and an exposition of clay feet uknaija 2009

  • Last night to dinner with a friend to celebrate his elevation at work, he had cooked a kedgeree- think jollof rice with hardboiled eggs and smoked fish, served with a delicious dal and yoghurt.

    Archive 2009-09-01 uknaija 2009

  • The kedgeree reminded me in many ways of the jollof rice my grandmother used to cook, using palm oil instead of groundnut oil and any odds and ends she found in her kitchen...

    School starts, Almodovar's return and an exposition of clay feet uknaija 2009

  • Okay you mean I should add the jollof rice and cake enh?

    Bloggerversary princesa 2008

  • With the music of Yinka Ayefele softly playing in the background, the spread of jollof rice, fried rice (the Naija version), fried plantains, two choices of stew (complete with chicken, beef and cowleg) , egusi and pounded yam made for a pleasing alternative to an English Sunday lunch.

    Archive 2007-01-01 uknaija 2007

  • Having been served a Star beer I waited and waited and waited for my order of jollof rice and lamb suya and had to bite my tongue when the waitress returned to ask, "You wanted something else in addition to the Star, didn't you?"

    "President" Yar'adua as predicted, watching Icarus Girl and Suya Express uknaija 2007

  • Having been served a Star beer I waited and waited and waited for my order of jollof rice and lamb suya and had to bite my tongue when the waitress returned to ask, "You wanted something else in addition to the Star, didn't you?"

    "President" Yar'adua as predicted, watching Icarus Girl and Suya Express uknaija 2007

  • So cos of jollof rice and efo, u just abandon ya diet throway am for gutter ?

    RECAP FROM LAST FRIDAY. princesa 2007

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  • a type of West African rice dish

    January 22, 2016