Author: Gatuiri

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Dinner/Lunch

Mint and Rosemary Chicken

I love herbs and I normally buy almost all the types that I can find in the supermarket. Some of the herbs that I use on almost a daily basis are sage, parsley, thyme and rosemary. For the longest time, ( well 3 months) I have had mint on my spice rack but I had […]

 
Breakfast, Quick meals, Sandwich, Snacks/Desserts

Easy as …

Since I’m a working wife, at times I wake up pretty late and in a hurry so I never get time to prepare elaborate breakfasts. On such occasions the sandwich maker is my best friend. It was no different on Tuesday morning, getting out of bed was a struggle plus I was nursing a cold […]

 
Dinner/Lunch, Quick meals

Quick Fix: Sweet and Savoury rice

Yet another meal made from leftover rice. I like working with leftover rice since there are a variety of dishes that one can whip up in under 30 minutes. I had bought a whole broiler chicken some time back, I decided to fillet the breast and keep them for later. With the rice leftover, I […]

 
Breakfast

Cinnamon Pancakes

Saturday breakfast are always the best since I’m never in a rush to prepare breakfast so I get to try something elaborate. Last Saturday was no different, I woke up in the mood for pancakes, normally i make lemon pancakes by just adding some lemon zest and juice in the batter but this time I […]

 
Dinner/Lunch

Meat balls part 2

For those who missed part one you can find it here Ingredients: For the sauce 1 medium red onion chopped 6 cloves of garlic finely chopped 2 teaspoons of finely chopped ginger 3 medium sized tomatoes peeled and crushed 1 hoho diced 2 eggplants diced Salt Black pepper 1/2 teaspoon of tumeric Oil for frying […]

 
Dinner/Lunch

Meat balls part 1

The same night I prepared the baked potatoes I decided to prepare some meat balls sauce. Ingredients: For the meat balls 1/4 kg minced meat Breadcrumbs (left over from the fish fingers) 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves A handful of dhania chopped Flour for coating Oil for frying  In […]

 
Dinner/Lunch, Snacks/Desserts

Fish Fingers

Sometime back during my monthly grocery shopping as I visited my vendor in search of some chicken legs, I noticed they had some fish fillet. Unfortunately they were out of chicken legs so I decided to try the fish instead. The fillets were quite large so I just got two. One of the fillets I […]

 
Dinner/Lunch, Quick meals

Did someone say Chinese?

I’ve never been to a Chinese restaurant (hubby, hint ,hint) but I know they are big on rice, Egg fried rice to be specific. this is something I like preparing when I have leftover rice. It’s normally a pleasant way to eat it other than just warming it up. Let me first warn you that […]