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Baking

Homemade Vanilla Extract

 

 A friend was in Zanzibar back in August and I managed to send her for some vanilla bean pods. Vanilla is one of most expensive spice in the world. Locally it’s pretty hard to come by and costs so much more. To make the most of the vanilla bean pods […]

Breakfast

Savoury Oats Two Ways

 

 I love oats and to imagine prior to 2020 I wasn’t eating oats. I would enjoy them in muesli, granola and oatmeal cookies but never on their own. Hilarious! These days oats are a pantry staple in my home. They are the perfect base for just about anything whether you […]

Baking, Cakes/Cupcakes/Cookies

Kenyan Black Forest Cake

 

 Originally the Black Forest Gateau or Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte as it’s called in German is a cake made up of chocolate sponge layers filled with whipped cream and cherries then covered with more whipped cream and chocolate shavings. In Germany for it to be called Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte , it’s law that […]

Quick meals

Nutty Soy Spaghetti

 

 Leftover spaghetti from dinner? Let’s make a quick fix. I used the ingredients I had on hand. I included the leftover french beans and carrots stir fry from the same dinner. What I loved about making this was that it was ready in 5 minutes. Essentially everything is already cooked […]

Cakes/Cupcakes/Cookies

Lemon Loaf

 

 Looking for the perfect cake to accompany your hot beverage? Well look no further, this lemon loaf is the perfect tea/ coffee cake. Rich and flavourful, drenched in lemon syrup and topped off with some glaze. This is the ideal cake for when you couldn’t be bothered to make frosting […]

Cakes/Cupcakes/Cookies

Basic Vanilla Cake

 

 A basic vanilla cake recipe is a necessity in any baker’s arsenal, whether hobbyist or professional. It serves as a base for many other flavours. From just a vanilla cake recipe you can add different essences or ingredients to yield a totally different cake. Addition of some lemon zest and […]