Author: Gatuiri

Dinner/Lunch

Perfect Paprika Potatoes

Nothing like some alliteration to start off a recipe! 🙂 Let me start off by saying that I’m not a big fan of deep frying, yeah I said it. Anyway once in a while I break my own rules, ha! This recipe isn’t for the hands off cooks, since it needs your constant attention to […]

 
Dinner/Lunch, Quick meals

Flour Dusted Tilapia

Happy February Foodies! Hope you have taken advantage of the Nairobi Restaurant Week offer, I did 🙂 For those who are yet to try, worry not the offer has been extended to 12 th February. Exciting! I know, now to rob a bank *kidding* I was to post this recipe but goodness my procrastination nature […]

 
Sauces, Salads and Dips

Mango Salsa

Tis the season to eat mangoes! It’s mango season here in Kenya, so I’m making the most of it by incorporating mangoes in my meals. This salsa is a delightful change from the regular kachumbari.  

 
Quick meals, Sandwich, Snacks/Desserts

Baked Ripe Bananas

When my mother gave me these bananas, they were green. Since I was in the middle of my exams I kept on postponing on baking them. To make matters worse, the bananas were in a dark coloured storage bag which quickened their ripening process. By the time I got around to baking them, they had […]

 
Eating Out, Events

Nairobi Restaurant Week 2014

Are there restaurants in Nairobi that you’ve always wanted to visit but didn’t for the fear of them being a bit out of your pocket? Well fear no more, Eatout together with other partners brings to you Nairobi Restaurant Week, participating restaurants will have menus priced at either Ksh. 1250 or Ksh. 1750 quite a […]

 
Dinner/Lunch

Grandma’s Onion Fried Kienyeji Chicken

I’m always in search of the perfect kienyeji chicken recipe, so Tuesday this week was one of those days. I had a whole chicken in the fridge and I wasn’t quite sure of how to prepare it. After shooting down several ideas I finally had an epiphany so I phoned my grandmother. Every time I […]

 
Drinks

Kiwi and Banana Smoothie

Happy 2014 foodies! New year, new things and hopefully regular posting 🙂 Now the smoothie, first things first we almost finished the kiwis before actually adding them to the blender,they were so delicious. Ingredients: 2 very ripe bananas – mine were frozen 2 kiwi fruits 300 ml vanilla yoghurt In a blender, add all the […]

 
Dinner/Lunch, Quick meals

One Pot Pasta

Quick lunch /dinner recipe that will leave your taste buds asking for more. This is a dish I have prepared on several occasions. It’s debut on the blog was as pasta motukanio which is a vegetarian version.  

 
Breakfast

Quickie: Tomato and Bell Pepper Omelette

I woke craving eggs, or rather I went to bed thinking of eggs. You see with school and all I normally get home very late. On most occasions hubby waits for me in town so that we go home together thus we both get home late and no one is really up to cook. Anyway […]