Guacamole is an avocado based sauce. It originated with the Aztecs in Mexico. So, I bought some avocados a while back and one thing I know about avocados is that they tend to all ripen at the same time, so if you have many on hand it’s best you share with a neighbour lest you […]
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Feeling Lazy? Bake Some Fish
Some days back, I was feeling kinda lazy and I needed to prepare supper. We had some leftover ugali and veggies so I just need to cook some fish and dinner would be done. I didn’t want the task of flipping over the fish in the pan so I thought of baking. Baking is so […]
Friendship, Pork and Banana Cupcakes, oh and smoothies
Two Saturdays ago, As I was on my way home from town I decide to whatsapp my friend Brendah. I asked her to come over we bake banana muffins… well they ended up as cupcakes O-o. While still on the road, my friend Mercy texts to find out if I’m in the house. I tell […]
Foodie Pen pals: November
So there’s this program called Foodie Pen pals. Basically it’s like the pen pals we had in school, the only different and fun part is you don’t just share notes/letters you also share food stuffs. Exciting. Cici of foodie in the desert stumbled on the blog with the original idea and thought it would be […]
Shepherd’s Pie
I saw a tweet that led me to this you tube video. You have to admit this is quite a nice idea for a cook show. Anyway, me being me, I just had to try the recipe and the beautiful thing is that I had all the ingredients on hand. As Peter Nduati (C.E.O, Resolution […]
Baked Meatballs in Tomato and Pepper Sauce
Sometime last week my colleague mentioned meatballs then I realised it had been quite a while since I’d prepared any. One thing with food is that when you start thinking about something you just have to get it. I figured all that I needed was the minced meat which I was sure I’d get from […]
Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
What do you do when you just have one chicken leg in the freezer but you have two mouths to feed? Simple: Make chicken soup for hubby then shred the chicken to make sandwiches 🙂 Ingredients: Pre cooked chicken leg – I had boiled it in water with onions, garlic and ginger 3 brown bread […]
60th: Onion and Pepper Fried Chicken with Yoghurt
Yippee!!! This is my 60th post!! Wa!! Imagine. Thank you all for reading my cooking journal, commenting, liking and even trying out these recipes. I’m humbled. This meal I prepared a while back when we had a friend over for dinner. This dish closely resembles this one , however I used boneless chicken breasts and […]
Carrot Cake
Recently I have become the designated baker of cakes for a few functions. I thank God. So far I’ve baked cakes for a bridal shower and around 3 birthdays and thanks to some whipping cream and strawberries I’ve been able to pull the whole look together. Now the thing with my cakes is that I have […]
Fish Fingers – Take 2
Goodness!!! This post has been on my drafts for so long, it’s about time I finalise it. I cooked this a while back so I can’t quite remember the story behind it, sorry. All in all I know I was in the mood for some fish hence the reason I cooked this. I tried a […]