Author Archives: Joxy

About Joxy

When I'm not cooking or thinking about cooking, then I'm writing, or thinking about writing. I love misdirection....nothing is ever what it seems!

Hebrew childbirth or die trying

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Joxy

‘I want to give birth like the Hebrew women, or I’ll die trying. And even if I don’t die, and my baby ends up being born disabled, it’d have been worth it in the end, because I did it like … Continue reading →

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Eni to kan lo mo

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Joxy

Years ago, before I had my first hip replacement, I lived in excruciating pain. The kind of pain that even today, I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. I went through aboniki like water, but it couldn’t reach the pain, … Continue reading →

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Kazan ridi

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Joxy

It’s been a minute. Life. The other day, my friend JokeB came round to recreate the food she had grown up with. We had both lived in Kaduna at around the same time, but our paths hadn’t crossed then. We posted … Continue reading →

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The morning so far

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Joxy

Noticed at some point this morning that it was raining. E3 repeated insistently that she had no desire to go to school. ‘I do not want to see my friends’ she said firmly, pre-empting my stock response. E2 wanted her … Continue reading →

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Vote for my choice or die!!!

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Joxy

Melodramatic enough for you? Nollywood has nothing on me! I went on Twitter earlier today, and gathered that the Oba of Lagos had allegedly threatened Igbo leaders and by association their tribesmen, with death if they did not vote for … Continue reading →

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#Electiongate

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Joxy

E1 ran for house prefect last term. She wrote a speech and went around her school campaigning. There were three girls and a boy competing for two positions. After the votes were cast and counted, E1 had the second highest vote. … Continue reading →

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Soliloquy

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Joxy

Things have changed, yet everything is still the same. I have no excuses for my absence, no explanations either. Today though, I need catharsis. An outlet for all the thoughts that rage through, incessantly. I wonder at what is happening … Continue reading →

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The reason

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Joxy

He took a swig from the cold can of cola I had lovingly placed beside the bowl of nuts, a mixture of roasted groundnuts and cashew nuts. I had been careful to select each nut carefully, checking to see that … Continue reading →

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back for good?

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Joxy

It’s been a minute. I left that comment a few minutes ago on Sting’s blog. To be specific, on a blog post about farts in an enclosed space. Not her farts, someone else’s. On a small airplane. You can read … Continue reading →

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Easy-peasy jambalaya

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Joxy

Jambalaya is a Louisiana Creole dish of Spanish and French influence, thus says Wikipedia. I’ll add that it is a one-pot rice dish, similar to jollof rice. It differs however in the method of preparation, and in the spices used. … Continue reading →

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