Being out in nature It is soothing, relaxing and great for putting things in perspective. I am really glad that while living in the concrete jungle that is Nairobi, we have Karura forest. Picnics What do you carry for a picnic? Typical Kenyan picnics involve cooked food. Sometimes even a barbeque. There is a funny…
Month: March 2016
Have Your Banana Cake and …
Cooking and Intellect Baking is creative but also a science. Food Chemistry If you have bake a banana cake or bread with baking powder, it remains a solid creamy colour. However, if you use bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), it creates black specks. Why? One suggestion is that, the bicarbonate increases the alkalinity reacting…
Banana Bread, Banana Cake
Cooking and Intellect Baking is creative but also a science. Food Chemistry If you have bake a banana cake or bread with baking powder, it remains a solid creamy colour. However, if you use bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), it creates black specks. Why? One suggestion is that, the bicarbonate increases the alkalinity reacting with…