Author: aika

Rosemary morning!

Have I told you these drop scones are famous? I mean specifically the ones my Mother-in-law makes, I have met several people that just tell me they remember the scones from their breakfast visits with her, it’s amazing. We did a little experiment with them on this morning, check it out…

Drop scones

There are so many different kinds of scones! These I had never seen before till I had breakfast with my mother in law, check them out…

Pineapple, cinnamon and grapes

I made this with Mel the day before we left to go upcountry for Christmas. We had dinner at her place. I had a peeled pineapple in my fridge that I hadn’t planned to take with me but couldn’t leave behind because it would spoil, so I took it to her place for dessert.

Tuesday dinner 3: Tomato and mozzarella salad

If you like cheese, you will love this! I have had this countless times in restaurants. It was about time I made it it at home…

Tuesday dinner 2: Potato salad and comfrey

Have you ever mixed in different roots for your potato salad? Try it, it’s very nice, especially with sweet poatatoes.

Tuesday dinner 1: Carrot, zucchini and sultana nut cake!

Carrot what?!!

I know, I know! Sounds crazy. But it’s an experiment, so it has to sound crazy (^_^)

Rocky raisin almond cookies!

This is the name my husband gave them. I would have just called them rocks! Ha!

Rolex for breakfast

Have you ever tried a rolex? It’s such a brilliant idea, check it out…

Chapos and lamb stew

Getting better at making the chapatis now, thought I’d experiment a little bit…

Oatmeal raisin cookies

This is the first time I’m making cookies since I was in high school! There’s a recipe my mother has that was super easy (no, this is not that one), I would prepare the dough and store it in the fridge, then roll it out in portions every morning to make a fresh batch for snacktime for me and my siblings. But that was a long time ago…

Cake for the Maasai Morans

I was so glad when he asked me to bake the cake. He could have just bought one somewhere, but he asked me to make one.

The case of bad cheese

Yes, I bought some bad cheese, but even worse is when it goes bad in your own fridge. Thankfully, my mother showed me how to keep that from happening…

Meatball sandwich

The first time I had a meatball sandwich was in 2003! Yes, I remember, because it was that good. To this day I remember the taste. Here is my go at it…

Spicy tea / chai

This tea, on a cold day, with a blanket on your favourite spot on the sofa \(^_^)/

Egg safety

Just a quick note. I’ve seen my mother do this and I’ve heard chefs recommend it.

Lasagna — nearly a disaster!

Form that photo you can probably guess what happened. Not the results you hope for when you’re hosting guests but in the end we all had a good chuckle.

Cake sandwich with chocolate icing!

There’s nothing like a celebration to inspire creativity…

Lemon pepper chicken with rice and spinach

Oven cooking is great if you want to have a relaxing evening. Only thing is depending on what you’re making, you may have to plan ahead a little bit. It’s always worth it though…

Basil and tomato scramble

Some herbs are really yummy in eggs, like basil for example…

Steamed tilapia, sweet peas and sweetcorn on white rice, topped with star anise white sauce

It’s a funny looking experiment but I assure you it’s worth the trouble. Ignore what it looks like, think about the mix of flavours (^_^)

Raisin scones

Of course it had to happen! There was no way I was going to get away with making scones without raisins again (^_^)

Fried liver with baked sweet potatoes and pumpkin leaves

It sounds like an odd combination but it is pleasantly quite the happy burst of flavour. You absolutely should try it.

Carrot and onion omelette

There are flavours that we all remember from our mother’s kitchen from when we were growing up, you know the ones… when you remember them they make you want to run to your mother and hug her. This is one of them for me.

Mango and pawpaw whip

If you tend to buy lots of pawpaws and mangoes like me this is a great way to use them up if they ripen all at the same time. Give your family or guests a treat (^_^)

What is blanching?

Blanching (as a cooking term) sounds like something very sensitive one could mess up while baking or something, but it’s just a fancy word for something very simple.