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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Herbalicious Potatoes
Potatoes, roasted, fried or baked , who doesn’t love them? This past weekend I debated whether to prepare chapatis or potatoes. Well potatoes won, and that is because hubby wasn’t around to influence the voting otherwise chapatis would have won pants down hi hi hi. Since, we love potatoes that much, I try to prepare them in […]
Egg Sandwich
This Saturday was a bit different, I woke up a bit late and I had no clue of what to prepare for hubby as he was going to work. Luckily, I had some bread, eggs and dhania so I decided to make a simple egg sandwich. Ingredients: 6 slices of bread Margarine/ Butter 3 hard […]
Beef Stir Fry with Matoke
The same day I made matoke I decided to make some beef stir fry to serve as an accompaniment. Ingredients: 1/4 kg beef cut into strips 4 carrots cut lengthwise into thin strips 1 bell pepper cut lengthwise 1 onion sliced Salt Black pepper ½ teaspoon of dried rosemary leaves 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil for […]