Some people (like my husband) love the tang/sour of the black passionfruit as is. The majority (read “me”) love to drink it as juice. So coming from this background, I had never tried passionfruit curd before. What is passionfruit curd? Basically the first time I tasted curd, it was lemon and not passionfruit, but curd…
Author: Sandi Gathuru
10 Tips for a Fluffy Sponge Cake
This cake goes by many names. Yellow cake. Basic cake. Butter cake. Sponge cake. Vanilla cake. Victorian sponge. And the list could go on. By whichever name you know it, in this post I share tips that result in a light, delicate flavourful cake. Typically the first cake most Kenyan girls learn to bake is…
Thailand
Thailand was …. new flavours and new ways with food. Thailand was one kilogram of prawns cooked 3 different ways in 20 minutes, it was delicious soups and pad thai and som tam. Bangkok was chicken cooked in barrels, fried crispy eggs with complete meals, an unbelievable variety of street food. Bangkok was the Art…
Vanilla Microwave Mug Cake
How was your week? We are back in Malawi! This gives me a chance to share the husband’s pictures from our visit here two years ago. This time though we are here for slightly longer and in the meantime, I do not have an oven. Constraints, creativity, and all that good stuff has forced me…
Vanilla Microwave Cake
How was your week? We are back in Malawi! This gives me a chance to share the husband’s pictures from our visit here two years ago. This time though we are here for slightly longer and in the meantime, I do not have an oven. Constraints, creativity, and all that good stuff has forced me…
How to Make Flaky Pie Crust
Nothing beats the feeling you get when you make a pie completely from scratch. However, unless you are a professional baker, pastry can be intimidating. I shied away for years, but now absolutely love baking pies. The Science of Flaky Pastry When the pie goes inside the hot oven, the solid bits of fat layered…
Homemade Flaky Pie Crust
Nothing beats the feeling you get when you make a pie completely from scratch. However, unless you are a professional baker, pastry can be intimidating. I shied away for years, but now absolutely love baking pies. The Science of Flaky Pastry Inside the hot oven, the fat layered in the dough melts. This creates a…
Classic Rhubarb Pie
It took a while to get this recipe right, hence the different pics of pie and its variations, like the rhubarb pie with a crumble topping. General Ratio: For every 1 cup rhubarb, you will need 1/3 cup cane sugar and 1 1/2 Tablespoons flour or 3/4 teaspoon of cornflour/cornstarch. Roll out the crust (Homemade…
Baked Pancake
Good morning. Whenever we go to Lake Nakuru, it is usually a day-trip affair with visitors. On this occasion however, we stayed at Naishi Guest House run by the KWS for my parents-in-law’s 40th anniversary. The husband got some amazing shots at sunrise. And about food matters, I finally got round to making a baked…
Dutch Baby
Good morning. Whenever we go to Lake Nakuru, it is usually a day-trip affair with visitors. On this occasion however, we stayed at Naishi Guest House run by the KWS for my parents-in-law’s 40th anniversary. The husband got some amazing shots at sunrise. And about food matters, I finally got round to making a baked…