Author: Gatuiri

Dinner/Lunch

Chicken and Potato Bake

There are times I just want to put everything in a baking dish put it in the oven and proceed to do our things. This recipe fits the bill. It’s not your quick meal but can be great to prepare when you have guests and have several things to whip up.  

 
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Samsung Blogger Challenge and AM Live

I just want to say a big thank you for the support as I took part in Samsung Blogger Challenge throughout the month of August. It was definitely something new, learning to cook with a microwave. I hope you also learnt a few things. The challenge climaxed with a cook off between Pika Chakula and […]

 
Dinner/Lunch, Quick meals

Fish en Papillote

French has a way of making anything sound delicious, just think about it. One would totally eat escargot just because it sounds all exotic and delicious only to realise it’s French for snails, yeah in some places it’s a delicacy. Meals in foreign languages have a way of seeming complicated while in actual sense some […]

 
Dinner/Lunch

Microwave Brown Rice

The final week of the Samsung blogger challenge is finally here. It’s been a wonderful month full of awesome challenges and for sure I have learnt a  thing or two about microwave cooking. I sure hope you have found the recipes to be not only easy but also delicious. This week’s mission was “Honey, what’s […]

 
Snacks/Desserts

Chocolate Mug Cake

I believe I have mentioned before that I am a serious chocolate lover. Whenever I feel like snacking on something sneaky I get myself a chocolate bar. Keeping with theme for this week’s Samsung blogger challenge, I felt it was best to make a chocolate mug cake. I have been obsessing over Pinterest lately and […]

 
Snacks/Desserts

Strawberry Sauce

This week’s mission required us to make sneaky snack ideas, devilish delights. I figured other than making a chocolate mug cake, I’d also make some strawberry sauce that would work well with some vanilla ice cream. The recipe is pretty simple.  

 
Sandwich, Snacks/Desserts

Return of the Lunchbox

This week’s Samsung blogger challenge required us to create two recipes that were reminiscent of the lunchbox, hence the return of the lunchbox. I was inspired to make quick recipes, a snack for break time and a quick fix for lunch. As I was thinking of what to make, I remembered how my father used […]

 
Dinner/Lunch

Oven Fries

I love potatoes, I absolutely love potatoes, I am overly obsessed with potatoes! Now that we have that out of the way, lemme share with you a very simple and healthier way to have your fries. It’s super convenient too. I try to live a healthy lifestyle and this normally translates to how I prepare […]

 
Features

Lemon Grass Cooking Class

My friend Rachael and I were invited to take part in a cooking class by Chef Ken Maina which we gladly accepted. Ken Maina is a trained chef with over ten years experience. He has worked both locally and abroad. He has worked for The Tribe Hotel, The British Army, the airport at Andy Forwarders […]

 
Breakfast

Tasty Sunrise

I love challenges and for sure this tasty sunrise mission for the Samsung Blogger Challenge proved to be one.  I have to thank you for the various suggestions and interpretations of the mission. I settled on sunny side up eggs , bacon and toasted bread. When I read the weekly mission, I was reminded of […]