the joys and woes of placing a meal on the table
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 […]
I saw this on Laura in the kitchen and I just had to try it out. The ingredients are pretty simple and easily accessible well except for the strawberries which at times can be hard to find. You can make this in literary in no time since all you need to do is cut the […]
I love looking at different recipes and spicing them up with my own additions. My love for baking made me search for a simple muffin recipe. The first time I baked them, I had some ripe bananas and had a great idea of incorporating them into the recipe. Since then, I always bake them with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]