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Kamba Wa Kupaka

May 15, 2019 / Kaluhi / 15 Comments

A lot of what I cook is actually dictated by my cravings. Whatever I feel like cooking, whichever flavors my tongue wants to feel, whichever textures I feel in my mouth- that is what I will go with. In as much as most of those flavors do not make it to the blog, plenty of them do. And with time, I will share those that didn’t with you. I had some calamari last week during a meeting I was attending and that triggered my cravings for seafood in general. I am on that vibe now! I want anything from the sea, and best believe we are gonna make it super delicious!

For today both here and on my channel, some kamba wa kupaka *heart eyes*

Nutmeg Crepes & Creamy Tomoko Sauce

May 8, 2019 / Kaluhi / 11 Comments

And the weather changed! We have traded sunny days, for the hum of generous showers. We have traded tiny shorts, for the cosiest of knits. We have traded super chilled mocktails, for very hot chai masala. And with that we are also welcoming all the comforting, indulgent, rich, warming meals we can get our hands on. I loooooove my crepes. Crepes, what Kenyans commonly refer to as pancakes, are super easy to make and they take up flavor so well. This makes them so fun to cook with. I also purchase some tomoko while in traffic on mbagathi way, and here we have the birth of my nutmeg crepes with a creamy tomoko sauce.

Thyme & Tandoori Masala Matoke

April 24, 2019 / Kaluhi / 11 Comments

I really enjoy all the food we eat when we go upcountry. While all the food we eat as a country in general is very fresh, organic and delicious, the food grown in the green rolling hills of Maragoli is simply on a special level of different. The farm produce ,too, is better! I love the eggs, the milk tastes better, the fleshy chicken is so much richer. Each time we go visit my guku (grandmother), we almost always leave with some chicken and a full mgomba wa matoke! And the matoke does taste a lot better! When the craving strikes, only matoke from the western part of the country really delivers in terms of flavor. Speaking of cravings, today is one of those days! Today we add another recipe to the many we already we have; and that is my thyme and tandoori masala matoke!

Cumin Bhajia with Honey Ukwaju bbq Sauce

April 17, 2019 / Kaluhi / 12 Comments

I can very well call myself madam potatoes. I love potatoes so so so much. Potatoes are my favorite starch, because they are very delicious (duhh!!!), but beyond that, they take up flavor really well. There are a billion ways to have them without ever ever getting bored. And with all the anti-carb rage all over the world, potatoes can count on me to love then today and forever more!!

For today, we are making some cumin maru bhajia with my honey ukwaju bbq sauce. I made this same sauce a few months back for this chicken thigh recipe, and it would hurt no one to do it once more today! Let’s get to it!

Iliki Pancakes with Pear Caramel Sauce

April 10, 2019 / Kaluhi / 7 Comments

Change. There is so much beauty in change. We bid goodbye to one amazing thing and welcome another different, but equally beautiful one too. We are {verrrry} slowly moving away from gloriously sunny weather that I love, and awaiting the cosy rainy season that I love too :D. I am without doubt thoroughly sad that mango season is now over, but pear season is right here with us! Besides enjoying this amazing fruit as it is, this gives us a chance to enjoy it in our cooking in all innovative ways we can! As the second pear recipe for this year’s pear season, we are getting into my iliki pancakes with a super easy to make pear caramel sauce.

Pear Tree Tomato Salad with Pear Ginger Vinaigrette

April 3, 2019 / Kaluhi / 14 Comments

Happy new month my loves!!

I hope April has started off nice and happy and you are looking forward to a deliciously fun and abundant next 30 days!! I find it pretty weird that April is still pretty hot. I do love me some sunshine, but in all honesty, I also love the cosiness of rain. But as we wait for the weather to change, let us enjoy the sunshine and the dawn of the new fruit season-pear season. Pear season is usually very brief, and I am making sure I make the most of it this time round. Seeing that you guys enjoyed my salad week series on my channel, I decided to throw in another one you will definitely enjoy! For today, my pear tree tomato salad with a pear ginger vinaigrette.

Mango Passion Fruit Mocktail

March 13, 2019 / Kaluhi / 13 Comments

I am so happy that March is supper sunny! I love the clear blue skies! Just look outside your window right now; brilliant, isn’t it? I love the sunshine that allows me to shine in all my shorts and minis. I am several shades darker, with the happiness in my heart a notch higher and my smile lines slightly deeper. Even though, admittedly, the heat can be prickly and the dust lowkey annoying, I love the overall warm nights that come with it too. While I am making the most of the sunshine before April comes along with the rains, I am also making the most of the fast waning mango season. The millions of fruit carts that were lined on the streets with Mangoes from Ukambani have now dwindled to a handful. And best believe I will be buying them even after there is only once mango fruit cart left!

I shared a full thread of all the mango recipes I have made since the blog started and this one is gong to be my final one for 2019. As we bid goodbye to the best fruit season in the universe, cool down with my mango passion fruit mocktail.