Someone special got engaged and her fiancé requested a Chinese dinner after the proposal. So in preparation I tried a few favourite Chinese recipes. Since we were going to have spring rolls for starters, we needed some dipping sauces. Manchurian Chicken Sweet and Sour Pork Chinese Cashew Chicken Honestly, I watched this and Kung Pao…
Category: Kenyan Girl Baking
Supper in 15 minutes or less
We all have those days when we wish for dinner to be ready quickly and with minimal effort. Two constants seemed to come up when asking friends what their quick meal options are: spaghetti/pasta in various forms and eggs with everything. The easiest salad in the world is a tomato salad, or a tomato and…
Confessions of a cookaholic – August
For some there’s therapy, for the rest of us there’s cooking. Here are some recipes that I made in August. Spanish Omelette When cooking this dish, I did not know what I was expecting. However, once it was ready, I realized that it is almost the same idea as “chips mayai”. The other realization was…
Random: tiny homes, lentils, and more …
Here are a few fun links from the web. Have a lovely weekend. There are the usual tips on how to make a small space feel bigger: leggy furniture, light coloured walls, hang curtains high, add mirrors etc. This Japanese video provided practical visual tips for choosing furniture for a tiny space that blew my…
Carbonara, tortillas and more …
This is a new series that shares some fun links from the web, as well as troubleshooting or diving deeper into a recipe or cooking technique. The best flour tortillas recipe on YouTube. Guaranteed delicious roast chicken. For the dry rub, whatever you have will work. I mix cayenne, cumin, and paprika. Spaghetti carbonara has…