the joys and woes of placing a meal on the table
I absolutely love trying out new recipes and one can only guess how excited I was to actually learn how to make groundnut sauce from the very people who have perfected making it, Ugandans. It’s like learning how to make pizza from an Italian from Naples. My help is from Uganda and I got her […]
For most people Sunday is family day and what better way to enjoy family time than to bond over good food. If you are anything like me, perhaps you’ve been busy cooking the other days of the week so a break is more than needed and in comes Sunday brunch. A couple of weeks ago […]
Finally I put a post. I am so excited. I have been gone for quite a while and with good reason. For starters, we got a new addition to the Leo tunapika? household. My hubby and I were blessed with a beautiful baby girl who has been keeping us busy. Secondly, we sorta moved to […]
I love reading feedback from my readers and once in a while I also get requests for things you would love to see me make. One such request was from Ciiku who sent me this via my page. “Hi, I love your blog. I’m tired of supermarket/local brown breads and would like to start making […]
I love coated chicken okay I love anything chicken. These past few months I have been a frequent (once a month) buyer of KFC, imagine and the way their chicken is so greasy. In my hopes of trying to be a bit healthy I decided to make my own version of fried chicken without the […]
Let me start by saying that I have always wanted to own a grill pan, a cast iron one to be precise. Long story short, I eventually landed on a local site that sells these grill pans plus many more cookware items. Readers, meet my cast iron grill pan, this pan is the real deal, […]
I hardly ever cook with alcohol or rather I have cooked with wine just once before when making some sauce for lasagna. I wasn’t quite sure of the kind of wine to use but after a few consultations I settled on a dry and crisp white wine. I don’t take wine or any alcohol for […]
Valentine’s Day is this Saturday! Looking to treat your special someone to an awesome dinner? How about making something special for them or even cooking with them? This Valentine’s be different treat you wife, girlfriend, child or guests to a wonderful home cooked dinner. Here are a few suggestions that will blow them away. Since […]
As I was doing some grocery shopping, I saw some butternuts that were simply calling out my name. Obviously I had to buy one. I figured I could share a different way of making butternut soup. The beauty of this method is that you don’t have to struggle to peel the butternut which we all […]
How often do you get to see how a meal is prepared at your favourite restaurant? Never, thought so. Well last week courtesy of my friend Rachael and the lovely team at Nairobi Serena Hotel I had the priviledge of visiting their kitchen. Not only did we get engulfed in the hustle and bustle of […]