Mary Mary Not Quite Contrary

Her name is Mary, but I call her Aunty Mary. She was born and raised in Calabar town. A jolly lady who loves to chew my ears off talking, and boy does she talk. She's always got a good story to tell - not gossip - but just gist, about food, her life, her dreams, her fears and so on.

Afang leaves sliced by her

The other thing that Mary loves to do is cook. She excitedly tells me about the different ingredients she uses to cook indigenous soups, and her own method of cooking.

I can't even remember the name of the fish

She always looks so content in the kitchen, surrounded by vegetables, and dried fish of all shapes and sizes, local spices, and the rest of the ingredients. She also derives pleasure from getting the best quality of ingredients that money can buy, and she does drive a hard bargain at the market.

I wish I could set her up nicely, so she could take her cooking to the next level, but that is not possible now. Yet, she'll be happy to render her cooking services to busy professionals, stay-at-home moms, and anyone interested in  letting their food get cooked by other hands, to be stored away in the freezer - talk about home-cooked microwave meals.

Mary is a single parent. She has a seven-year old son whom she lives for. While she was forced to stop school when she was in JSS3, she has vowed to give her son a solid education. She intends to further her studies at some point in time, but right now, it's all about her son.


If you're interested in hiring her services, you can reach her on 0818-198-3822, or via email at:maryrobertcooks@gmail.com