Author: Gatuiri

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Cakes/Cupcakes/Cookies

Wholemeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’m a serious sweet tooth and a chocolate lover so what better way to indulge than to enjoy some chocolate chip cookies. I made them wholemeal to try make them a bit ‘healthier’. Cookies are great to have on hand and are pretty easy to make, all you need is a great recipe, good quality […]

 
Cakes/Cupcakes/Cookies

Mug Cakes and Valentine’s Giveaway {CLOSED}

Happy Valentine’s Day It’s been a while since I’ve done a giveaway and what better way to celebrate today than sharing the love with one of you guys? Valentine’s for me,is just another day, plus we (hubby and I) don’t particularly celebrate it and thus no expectations on each other. However, I remember back in […]

 
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Quick meals

Egg Fried Rice

Funny how I don’t have any recipe on here on leftover ugali 🙂 Anyway, most often than not you find that you have rice leftover and instead of just reheating it how about revamping it? In comes this easy and quick egg fried rice recipe. Today’s recipe is dedicated to my good friend Mo, she’s […]

 
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Dinner/Lunch, Uncategorized

Kienyeji Chicken Noodle Soup 

Soup in January? Trust me on this one,despite the heat this heartwarming bowl of soup is perfect as a one pot dinner. Nothing much is needed, other than cutting up the veggies.For this soup, I used kienyeji (road runner) chicken since it’s particularly very flavourful.  

 
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Lifestyle

What’s Good Wednesday

Hey loves, Nairobi is a pretty exciting city to live in and there are usually several things happening be it art exhibitions to food festivals.I figured this being a food blog, I could on occasion share food related events that would be worth checking out. I’ll focus on events that generally appeal to me and […]

 
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Breakfast

Mushroom Omelette

Breakfast has to be one of my favourite meals of the day, actually every meal is my favourite, breakfast just tops the list 🙂 . When it comes to breakfast meals I mostly gravitate towards pancakes or omelettes. Today’s recipe is a simple mushroom omelette. I love mushrooms and great thing is my daughter loves them […]

 
Snacks/Desserts

Crispy Onion Rings

Lean in everyone, this is the recipe that you didn’t know you needed but you actually do. Crispy onion rings, perfect side with some barbecued ribs or as a snack when watching a game or movie.  

 
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Dinner/Lunch

Garlic, Lemon and Thyme Spatchcock Chicken

Spatchcock? What’s that you ask? Well just fancy talk for butterflied whole chicken. Basically you remove the backbone from the whole chicken then flatten the breast bone to form a butterfly shape. It may sound difficult but trust me it’s pretty easy to do. All you need is a sharp knife and a steady hand. […]