Some of my favourite recipes
I get bored of eating healthy food because I’ve always felt it’s the same few ingredients that you get saturated with but clearly it’s just been in my mind. I take a packed lunch to work and I made this yummy egg to have with rice cakes. It literally took me five minutes to put it together with minimum ingredients and fuss. Ingredients: 1 egg, … Continue reading Healthy scrambled egg
Yes, it is far easier to make it with a packet mix but it’s more delicious when you make it from scratch. A loved one really enjoys creme caramel despite not having much of a sweet tooth so I thought I’d make some for her. Here’s the recipe I used (and modified!). It’s pretty easy to follow. Ingredients: For the caramel: 3/4 cup white sugar … Continue reading Creme Caramelย
The cold weather is here and I really enjoy hearty soups. Here’s a very quick and easy recipe. No sign of oil at all in this recipe.ย Enjoy! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Ingredients: I tin creamed corn 1 tin sweet corn (drained) 1 litre water Salt & pepper to taste 1 egg 2 tablespoons chopped spring onions 1 chicken stock cube Method: Add stock cube to boiling water. Stir … Continue reading Chinese sweet corn soup
I think it’s a surefire success when cheese and bacon are combined in any recipe. This recipe requires only these two ingredients and the results are out of this world. Quick and easy to make, the Cheese and Bacon Bites are a yummy comfort food. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Ingredients: 1 packet Halloumi cheese (I used Raka cheese) 1 packet streaky bacon (good old Farmer’s Choice) You can … Continue reading Cheese and Bacon Bites
Quick recipe! All you need is ready rolled puff pastry, pizza sauce, ham/ turkey slices, cheese slices, pepper, dry oregano. Roll out pastry. Spread pizza sauce. Arrange ham slices. Cover with cheese slices. Add pepper & oregano. Roll up as tightly as you can. Refrigerate for 10 minutes. Slice. Arrange in a lightly greased baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden & … Continue reading Pizza Rolls
This is a classic Punjabi recipe and my granddad’s favourite dish. It’s very easy to make and I’d definitely call this comfort food. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* INGREDIENTS: 1 large onion, chopped 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 table spoon tomato purรฉe 1 teaspoon crushed ginger 1 teaspoon crushed garlic Chopped coriander to taste Salt to taste Red chilli powder to taste 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon garam masala … Continue reading Aloo Mattar
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I love Christmas cake, mince pies, Christmas pudding and all the yummy treats of the festive season. When I lived in UK everything I ever wanted to indulge in was one delicatessen away but here in Nairobi specialised foods are sometimes hard to find and if you do manage to get something, it’s usually way too expensive. I came across this very… Continue reading A simple Christmas cake
They say lettuce is just crunchy water. I’m going through some clean eating and changing my diet to reflect on the healthy lifestyle I embarked on very recently after years of not looking after myself. Here’s a yummy salad recipe that I just had for lunch. It’s easy to make and I sourced the ingredients from my green grocer. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Ingredients: 2 sweet, ripe mangoes … Continue reading Spicy Mango and Pomegranate Salad
I saw a video tutorial on how to make these and decided to try them out. I forgot to bookmark the video so I made these from memory and they turned out pretty well. By the way, that picture you see is what I did. It’s not a random picture from the Internet.ย I’m sharing the recipe here… ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ INGREDIENTS: 1 tube ready rolled Puff Pastry … Continue reading Apple Rosettes
I am always sceptical when trying a new recipe so I think I was pretty brave to devise a recipe of something I’d never tried to make before. So here it is…Kamalโs recipe of Eggless Strawberry Cheesecake. It turned out quite nice and I’m afraid it got eaten before I could photograph the slices! Let me know how yours turns out and if the recipe … Continue reading Eggless Strawberry Cheesecake
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