Norah Owaraga

Surprise dishes from available ingredients my favorite recipe

Born into an oral African culture, for the most part, recipes of our ancestors have been handed down orally and via demonstration. Cooking side by side with an elder. You never remember exactly everything, but you get to know the basics. The learner watches the master estimate proportions and quantities of ingredients – pinch of…

Profound ‘youthful advice’

“Your father worked for his name. You can’t hide behind it. You have to build yours. At the end of the day, people might respect your father’s name, but they will only remember yours if you put in the work.” Son of late President Umar Musa Yar’ Adua of Nigeria profoundly advises in a video…

Truth inspires …

The adage “the truth will set you free” inspires me. I know it is so difficult to live by, especially in this era of ‘political deception’ glorified, but I do my best. When I believe it to be true or when I know it to be true I am inspired by it. When along the…

Enabling human connections around the world

“Thank you so much for connecting with me! Norah, I am so very sorry for what my government has done to Uganda and so many other countries.” My sister blogger wrote in reaction to a comment I made on her post: “Trump Continues to Attack Universities and our Health” Uganda, my homeland, alongside Democratic Republic…