the joys and woes of placing a meal on the table
Some evening two weeks ago as we alighted the bus on our way home it hit me that I had nothing to prepare. I was in the search of some broccoli but our local grocer only had cauliflower. I have never prepared cauliflower but I guessed it just the same as cooking broccoli, after all they are […]
Another simple sandwich that is fit for breakfast or a light lunch. The ingredients are pretty simple. Slices of bread Honey 2 beef/pork brawn slices 2 sausages fried Margarine/butter Cheese slices – I used mozzarella Start by toasting the bread, still no toaster so I did it the skillet way. On a hot skillet add […]
Quick and flavourful dish to serve over some rice or with ugali. Fry some chopped onions, garlic and ginger Once golden and sizzling add in the liver. Once the liver is almost cooked, add the tomatoes. Let the tomatoes cook down, then serve 🙂 We had ours with some turmeric rice.
A guest post from my pal Rachael on what to do with leftover chicken. Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper 1/4 teaspoon of chicken masala Dressing In a bowl, shred your lettuce. I used my hands Add the carrots,onions and cucumber Get your leftover chicken then shred it. In a small pan, re fry the chicken […]
I’d missed eating cookies and since I had some chocolate chips and roasted groundnuts on hand I thought why not? Plus hubby being the cheer leader that he is encouraged me 🙂 Ingredients 2 cups baking flour 6 teaspoons of cocoa powder 1 tablespoon of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of instant coffee powder 1/4 teaspoon […]
Days when I don’t feel like eating plain-looking rice, I just add some turmeric and some herbs and voila some sumptuous bowl of steamed rice 🙂 Ingredients: 1 cup of rice – the non clinging type, we aren’t making ugali 2 cups water salt to taste 1 teaspoon of turmeric 2 teaspoons of dried parsley Remove any […]
Did you know? Eggplants are actually fruits and are classified in the berry family. At times when I don’t feel like making something fancy to go with leftovers, I rush to this recipe. My friend Dee will love this. It’s simple and you can pretty much add any other vegetable you have on hand for […]
I saw this recipe on Laura in the Kitchen and I just had to try it. She made it look very simple and true it was simple well except the turning I’m not good at that 🙠You just need some slices of bread, eggs and butter/ margarine. I used margarine. First to make a […]
I’ll be speaking for most people in saying that we normally love these offers. This mainly applies to fast food, especially pizzas and burgers. Anyway on Tuesday, I had a brilliant idea of making pizza for dinner. The last time I made pizza I was still leaving with my parents and I have to say for […]
My love for pancakes always drives me to try out new ways to make them even sweeter. Some weeks back on a weekday, I prepared these pancakes, I have to say that was pretty ambitious of me since it was a work day #superwoman (as if). The recipe is just like for the cinnamon pancakes, […]
