Category Archives: My recipes

recipes I’ve made up, drawing from experience + recipes I’ve seen

Risotto from leftovers

Risotto is usually rice cooked in a stock with several ingredients. Every time I do something like that I tend to burn though, so i think this is a great workaround…

Tilapia Strips, chips and a dip

When I eat chips in restaurants (out of a personal choice) I ask for mushroom sauce or guacamole to use in place of ketchup or tomato sauce. When they don’t have either, I have them plain, which is also what happens at home. I made this dip for the fish but it was nice on the chips too…

Lemony chicken strips and pasta

Sometimes experimenting pays, other times it doesn’t. Either way, you learn something.

Egg and avocado mix

This is absolutely delicious. the photos don’t do it justice — I need to get better behind the camera so y’all can see what I see as I see it! (0_0)

Cardamon and garlic chapatis

I know someone that eats chapati with her meals everyday, wow! If you’re thinking it can get boring and take the excitement out of enjoying the occasional chapati, then you are wrong. Chapatis are very versatile, here’s a couple of ways to enjoy them.

Chapati wraps — liver!

Chapati wraps are awesome! If you haven’t tried one yet, here’s one way you could get started…

Curry-ish chicken stewed with beetroot

Hooray to suggestions from the audience! Thank you Emily, this was awesome!

Spaghetti and leftovers

What do you do when it’s 8pm, you’ve just walked in the house and hubby is so hungry he can’t wait 2 hours for you to make a fresh meal? Hopefully, you’ll have some leftovers you can just refresh (^_^)

Beef strips, lavender potatoes and easy veggies

The herb garden battle forges on! Thank fully I still have plenty I can use.

Beetroot, carrot and pair salad with honey and lemon dressing

The rainy season has finally begun! I’m so happy! (^_^)

Broccoli and mushrooms

Oh! That was such a nice long weekend! I didn’t get much rest but it was fun. This dish was one of those use what you have moments, and it turned out really well, check it out!

Cake, fruit and ice-cream: the all in one dessert!

I wanted to make this several weeks ago, but I kept forgetting to get a pineapple for it. When I did remember to get one there weren’t any good ones, or they were over priced! The pineapple I bought for 70/- last year is 120/- in the market today. Just wrong!

Moving on swiftly,…

Red snapper on a bed of mashed sweet potatoes and spinach

Have you every tried sweet mashed potatoes?

Cabbage cooked with eggplant

It wasn’t really the plan but I had to do something to save the eggplant or I would have had to throw it out (^_^)

Chapos with minced beef stew and kachumbari

For when you’re craving something delicious that reminds you of good home cooking…

Chapos, liver stew and mukimo

One of my neighbours went to shags to visit her mother and came back with lots of mukimo. She shared some with me (^_^)

Carrot and butternut soup | Part 2

You know where it says “I will make him a helper…” (Genesis 2:18)

Hold that thought, before you start quoting from Beijing 1995, hear me out…

Carrot and butternut soup | Part 1

Yummy creamy soup and new beginnings! All is fair in love and war,… or something like that. Do read on (^_^)

Capellini with spinach and bacon

I know, sounds odd. It tasted OK. I’ll probably make it again.

Beans in sweet potatoes

I have see this combo and tasted it enough times just I just had to try making it at home…

Leftovers rolled in a chapo

When you cook almost everyday there comes a day when the fridge is so full of leftovers that it doesn’t make sense  to make another complete meal from scratch. This is one of those days (^_^)

Spicy chicken

If you are looking for something that packs a punch on the flavour side of things, this is it…

Matoke with beans

It’s matoke time again! I could eat matoke almost every day. But not hubby. So I try to space out the matoke dishes, although I think I waited too long this time.

Chapos with curried ndengu

Sometimes to reach for the easy way out and surprise yourself — this was delicious!

Potato gratin

My friends and I planned a last minute get together on friday to celebrate two birthdays on a saturday night. To make it easier on the host everyone brought a dish. This was mine.

Layered chocolate and lemon cake

Pro-bakers will probably cringe at this post but you know what, it turned out fine, it was tasty despite my not using “proper methods” for this or that,… it’s just fun to experiment. Plus doesn’t it look awesome?