What’s better than a slice of black forest cake? Well mini black forest trifles. Moist sponge chocolate cake, sweet with a touch of lemon strawberry syrup and whipped cream come together to bring you a decadent dessert.
Author: Gatuiri
Feature Friday: Orange Zest and Cardamom Maandazi
For the longest time I used to say and write cardamon! I bet I’m not the only one who always used to replace the final m with an n. Anyway, we live and we learn. Today’s recipe is courtesy of Kaluhi, in case you don’t know by now,she has an amazing e-book with simple recipes […]
Thirsty Thursday: Chocolate Chip Banana Ice Cream
So much for continuous posting for 30 days! Anyway I’m back and with a homemade ice cream recipe. You buy a bunch of bananas and as the days go by you realise they are ripening faster than you can eat them. What to do? Make some Chocolate chip banana ice cream.
Soko Saturday: Ruiru Market
I enjoy going to the market, I find it therapeutic. Granted, it’s been quite a while since my last visit. I’ve been a bit busy and I prefer going on market days because I’m guaranteed of fresh produce straight from the farm. I live in Kiambu county and the Ruiru market is the closest market […]
Feature Friday: Zucchini and Caramelised Onions Quiche
It’s always fun trying out new dishes. When Kaz of Kathy’s Kitchen released a sample recipe from her upcoming cookbook, Eggs, I was eager to try it out. It was my first time making a quiche so I followed the recipe to the letter, I didn’t want to mess up. The recipe is pretty easy. […]
Thirsty Thursday: Strawberry Lemonade
Out with the lemonade and in comes strawberry lemonade. Refreshing drink, perfect for a sunny afternoon after a lovely meal. A combo of freshly squeezed lemon juice and strawberries. I enjoy having lemonade especially when eating out and I figured I should try making some at home. Instead of the usual lemonade, why not throw […]
Lemon and Mala Crepes
Happy New Month and Happy Madaraka Day to my Kenyan readers.Nothing beats a great pancake recipe, today I share with you a sour crepe recipe perfect with some honey and sliced bananas. Lemon and mala crepes. A crepe is a type of a very thin pancake.
Eating my way through Lamu
Prior to arriving in Lamu I had envisioned streets filled with vendors cooking different Swahili delicacies from viazi karai, mahamri, vitumbua to bhajia while overlooking the ocean. Sadly that wasn’t the case. I recall our first night there we were shocked that there wasn’t much street food, other than a stand that had mishkaki, mkate […]
A Taste of Lamu
Lamu town hosted the Lamu Food Festival between 15th to 17th April 2016 and a group of bloggers and I had the privilege to attend it. This being my first time in Lamu I was excited to explore the Old town and sample delicious Swahili dishes. Just with any new experience one can feel a […]
Baby Food:Roasted Butternut Mash
Weaning is a totally new experience for any new parent. I have found myself wondering if I am feeding my little one the right things. Thankfully I am surrounded by new parents and that has made this journey a lot easier. As I mentioned in my previous post on baby food, my daughter generally eats […]