The only thing that stands between you and satisfying that sugar craving is a mug, a few minutes prep time, a microwave and one minute cook time. Mug cakes are excellent since they are quick and you can make different flavours if you have picky eaters. That having been said, some people have success on…
Author: Sandi Gathuru
Lemon Pancakes
The husband is trying to get me to climb Mount Kenya. Again. It was a bucket-list item that I was quite happy I managed to accomplish and cross off. However, he loves that mountain and has climbed it twice already and is quite happy to go at it again. So we have been walking twice…
Lemon Cloud Pancakes
The husband is trying to get me to climb Mount Kenya. Again. It was a bucket-list item that I was quite happy I managed to accomplish and cross off. However, he loves that mountain and has climbed it twice already and is quite happy to go at it again. So we have been walking twice…
Of Flowers and Cake Flour …
I get my love of flowers from my mum. Every week, she always has a fresh bunch of flowers at home, not for any special occasion, but just because. I don’t have great pics of them, but for this post I have used beautiful photos of flowers taken by the husband. Cake flour This one…
How to Make Vanilla Extract
Making your own vanilla extract simply requires vanilla beans and relatively inexpensive vodka (it’s a neutral alcohol). I get vanilla beans from Uganda or Tanzania (Bukoba). It used to be a lot more for cheaper, but not really anymore. Talking of Tanzania, this post includes a few pictures of Tanzania from our epic Nairobi…
Friday Night Chocolate Cake
Searching for the perfect chocolate cake recipe is like searching for that classic white shirt or that amazing pair of jeans. You’ve got to try many before you get to (drumroll please …) the one! This cake does not disappoint and has been my go to recipe for the last 4 years. I am not…
Carrot Cake
In the beginning Was a carrot salad. The salad was made of carrots, raisins, chopped apples and crushed macadamia nuts (dressed with a squeeze of lemon juice, salt and black pepper). In between As good as the salad was, there are leftovers. And your mother brought you up to never throw food. She traumatized you…
It’s Salad…It’s Cake…It’s Carrot Cake!
In the beginning Was a carrot salad. The salad was made of carrots, raisins, chopped apples and crushed macadamia nuts (dressed with a squeeze of lemon juice, salt and black pepper). In between As good as the salad was, there are leftovers. And your mother brought you up to never throw food. She traumatized you…
Camping Meals – Naivasha Burgers!
Shout out to Anto for the title! In desperate need of a break, we braved the chilly weather to go camping in Naivasha which turned out to be quite pleasant. Ingredients Mince meat/ground beef – one kilo or about two pounds Salt and pepper Mix the meat with salt and pepper and whichever spices you…
No-Fail Pizza Dough
Pizza for dinner? Then this is your game plan when you get home. Walk in the door and activate the yeast. Key to bringing dormant yeast “back to life” is the temperature of the water. Too cold and it will barely activate. Too hot and you will kill the yeast. Change out of your work…