Category Archives: My recipes

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

Baked chicken with potatoes and tomato salad

Ever wondered how to get the ‘yummy’ into your baked chicken without having to marinate overnight? Well here is one answer…

Comfrey curry and ug

Comfrey is a lovely vegetable. The leaves are a bit rough like pumpkin. How did I discover it? My mother.

Mushroom omelette

I think I had an egg sandwich for breakfast everyday during my last two years in college. And no, they were never this interesting.

Layered baked potatoes – Part 2

And here is how you finish it up. If you haven’t seen part 1, start there first.

Layered baked potatoes – Part 1

This dish requires a lot of preparation and it is worth the effort. So if you have some time give it a go…

Oatmeal cherry cookies

The great thing about finding a recipe that works for me is it gives me freedom to experiment. Especially when it comes to simple things like cookies. Add this remove that, substitute this with that.

Mushroom scramble on buttered toast

Would you like a little fungi in your egg this morning?

French toast with orange and berry topping

If like me, when you’re shopping for fruit, you tend to pass by all the cute little boxes of berries ’cause it always seems like so much money for so little? Well here’s one way you can stretch them out and get your money’s worth. Make a lovely sauce to go over your french toast, waffles or pancakes in the morning. Two or three boxes of berries should stretch out for several days,…

Mixed vegetable soup with home made bread

Vegetable soup is one of the easiest things to make. All you need is a mix of vegetables and a good stock (could be a meat stock or a vegetable stock). Which vegetables is really up to you, just pick your favourites, or just work with what you have. Here’s how I put one together with what I had…

Crepes and berries

It is as yummy as it looks in that photo. I would add a sprinkle of icing sugar for presentation if I was to do it again though.

Baked eggplant with fried rice

I have never cooked eggplant. I’ve seen my Mother do it, but never done it myself. Figured it was time to give it a go (^_^)

Pappardelle and sweet tomato sauce

So, it was time to make dinner and I was totally blank! I think the cooking part of my brain is still on vacation. Well, not completely, I’m thinking about making cookies and nuts, baking bread and making chapos. But I can’t combine any of that into a proper meal for dinner! Plus my kitchen still feels like I’m on vacation, I need to stock up on a few things. That’s probably the problem.

Chocolate chip scones

I am really having fun with these scones. They are so easy to make and experiment with.

Rosemary scones

I’ve been on a rosemary kick since shags. Not sure when it will end, but here is another one with rosemary…

Beef in rosemary and garlic, mashed sweet potatoes and green beans

Our first dinner of the year at home…

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 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!

Chapos and lamb stew

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

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.

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…

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…