About Granola Granola is a food that is made in multiple ways that mainly entails combining oats, nuts, seeds, a sweetener, some dried fruit, and some oil. We love to serve our Granola as a loose breakfast cereal combined mostly with yoghurt or milk. Oftentimes, we will relish it as it is, eating it and […]
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About Mandazi Mandazi is a delicacy that is believed to have originated on the Swahili coast. It is a favorite in my country. You will not fail to see it served during major events in most homes. Mandazi also happens to be the preferred choice for breakfasts and teatimes, especially when one has guests around.
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Sukuma wiki or Collard Greens happens to be one of the vegetables in our country that is nutritious as well as affordable. Actually, Sukuma wiki is a Swahili name that means “push the week.” That is to say, even on a very tight budget, one can at least survive with Sukuma wiki, and ugali, a
Chapatis are one of our country’s favorite meals. Like pilau, you rarely miss it during celebrations and special occasions. More often than not, it forms part of most weekly menus in many a home in Kenya. For quite a while now, I’ve got positive and encouraging feedback from those who have eaten my chapatis. I
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No store-bought ground pilau masala can beat freshly made aromatic delightful Pilau Masala spice blend, ground at home. The good news is that even without a grinder, you can grind your pilau masala spices very easily at home with your mortar and pestle to form an even spice blend. Pilau Masala for Pilau Recipe I
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About Pilau Pilau, a fragrant spicy delightfully tasty rice dish has quickly become one of the favorites, when it comes to food, in many East African homes. You will rarely miss pilau on the menu in many occasions you might attend especially in Kenya. How I got Introduced to Making Pilau I love pilau. When
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A few years ago, as a new baker, and armed with a cookbook or two; books that were not easy to come by, at least in my African context, I decided to try my hand at baking a simple fruit cake that would be suitable for our tea times, for our guests as well as
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Several months ago, a good friend approached me and asked if I could make her wedding cake. Her wedding was a few short months away. She not only wanted a cake but she wanted a wedding cake on a budget! I told her I would do my best. I went to work. I definitely didn’t
I grew up eating Drop Scones from my mother’s kitchen. It was one of those delightful quick recipes she would often turn to for our tea times. I hadn’t thought much about Drop Scones; after all, I grew up eating them at my mother’s table. I didn’t know how delightfully tasty others would find them
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Drop Scones, also known as Scotch pancakes, are delicious fluffy scones that are smaller and thicker than the typical pancake. Drop Scones get their name from the characteristic way the butter is “dropped” into the pan in scoops when frying the Drop Scone pieces. About Our Homemade Drop Scones As we were growing up, my
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