Bima'sCorner Blog

There are times when you go to the market to buy food stuffs and you notice the abundance of a specific food on display at  the market. Yeah that.  It is referred to as in-season food or seasonal food.  The thought of why it is in abundance now than it was within the year at the market may possibly cross your mind. Due to advanced farming system in the agricultural sector over the years, it has been made possible to buy food stuffs at any given time of the year wheather the food is in-season or not. Quite a different case back in the olden days when people got to eat only what the season provided.  But nevertheless, the agricultural sector still rely on seasons for a better farm produce.  In-season foods grow in its natural frequency, the soil and weather is very favorable for its cultivation and harvesting. The outcome is usually a fresher, healthier variety of foods. Less expensive due to mass production and competition to sell-out. Indeed, a very good time to save money

Wow. So we are in the season of the year in West Africa Nigeria we get to experience dry, hot, sunny, cold weather accompanied  with dusty wind. The harmattan or dry season occurs in November and lasts till March. You will notice that you tend to feel hot, sweaty and cold more often during the day, at night or vice versa.  Earlier on, I was having a chit-chat with some of my friends they all felt so pleased having the harmattan season around, reasons because of the uninterrupted daily activities without getting to worry about rainfall and muddy roads. You know how bad roads are very common in Nigeria and extremely unbearable during the rainy season.  So yeah, it's the time of the year when we get to plan our activities without worrying about change in weather .  So let's dive into our main topic of discussion  Tips Dry season and rainy season are prevalent seasons in Nigeria, it's inevitable you just have to find a means to adapt and cope with it.  Here I will b

As a young little girl then my birthday was a very special day to me. Small me with the little knowledge of what birthday really mean, it was all about the specially baked cake with my name written with colorful icing on it, the gifts, extra playing, outings, chore-free at home for the whole day and most especially birthday wishes which always left me in a very shy state as I replied "thank you" to all of them.  I vividly remember times when I had already set my mind ready weeks before my b-day infact on the first day of my birthday month I was already very excited and happy, I even remember going through the calendar to memorise the number of days left till my special day. Although I was quite the shy type I didn't really show it that much. One of my best birthday gifts, a purse with straps more like a shoulder bag my mum got me on my 10th birthday, it was very lovely and had a neutral color that matched any outfit I wore. Had the purse for like 6yrs and more

Ginger tea is a nice refreshing non-alcoholic, caffeine-free tea made from ginger, which have many healthy benefits.  Ginger has a warm spicy taste which is sometimes described as peppery, with a pungent spicy aroma.  It is commonly used for various purposes. Most people usually mistake it for only cooking purpose little do they know there is more to it. It can be used as a key ingredient to spice up various dishes and recipes, used in flavoring drinks and so on. It is also very medicinal as researchers have proven it to be.                   Ginger(Zingiber officinale)  Its nutritional composition consists of carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre, water and volatile oils which are fully intact when the ginger is fresh and tends to reduce as it dries up.  To preserve fresh ginger, if unpeeled or uncut place on a tray or basket then keep it in a well ventilated room. If peeled or cut put into an airtight container or sealed plastic bag then keep i

Honey is an amazing alternative to refined sugar. It is very nutritious and have so many health benefits.To enjoy the benefits of honey you must consider its purity. Honey can be adulterated by the addition of other substances such as sugar syrup, corn syrup, glucose solution or starch. The biggest problem with honey is quality. Adulterated honey is very common in the open market. To find good, pure honey is very difficult. For this reason most people have lost hope in taking honey, I must say I once did.  However, all hope is not lost yet in taking pure honey as there are so many purity tests you can carry out personally on your purchased honey to determine if it's pure or have been mixed with something else. Most often, the adulterated honey can be very difficult to distinguish from pure honey so it is advisable to carry out different tests on your honey because one test can't fully determine the purity of the honey. These tests can be very confusing at times, dif

Chicken eggs are one of the most common food eaten all over the world. It is incredibly nutritious and rich in protein. It is not so expensive as it can be purchased at an affordable price.The colour of eggs varies, they may be brown or white as the case maybe, depending on the breed of the chicken. Both brown and white eggs aren't different in nutrients as some people think they are. They are both similar and have the same nutritional value.  Egg comprises of egg white and egg yolk as seen in the picture above. It contains balanced essential nutrients which are very rich in protein, vitamins and minerals. Egg white makes up about 67% of the eggs liquid weight, it comprises of more than half of the egg's total protein, niacin, riboflavin, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sodium and sulfur.  The yolk or yellow portion makes up about 33% of the liquid weight of the egg, it contains calories and cholesterol together with high proportions of vitamin A, D, E a