the joys and woes of placing a meal on the table
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.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Hello, it’s me I wondering if after all these years you’d love another fried rice recipe. Anyway, I am back with another leftover rice recipe. This one was inspired by a recipe from Kaluhi’s Kitchen. The beauty of fried rice recipes, is you can use just about anything you have in your kitchen. I used […]
I guess by now you guys know that I absolutely love potatoes. I have numerous potato recipes already and I keep on sharing more. When I was in Ngara market over the weekend, I saw some new potatoes that I absolutely had to buy.
I enjoy making pizza. From the kneading of the dough, to the making of the sauce and of course the toppings. However, I have never made one that was vegetarian. This past weekend after attending a bloggers event, fellow food blogger, Wangeci and I passed by Ngara market. What started out as a search for mushrooms […]
If you enjoy making your own pizzas you’ll totally love this easy tomato sauce recipe. Granted I have shared a similar recipe here but this has to be the easiest and uses just a handful of ingredients. The key to making the perfect tomato sauce is blanching, peeling and blending the tomatoes. Sounds a bit tasking but […]