Spiced Milk Tea

In my post “What’s for Christmas,” I got loads of comments from people who found spiced tea intriguing but had not tried it yet so I thought I’d share how I make mine. We could exchange notes in the comments section if you’ve tried this before. Basically, Spiced Milk tea is just normal milk tea

Breakfast Snack Ideas that you can have with Tea

If you’re a tea family then you don’t have to eat the same thing for breakfast everyday. Most people have bread for breakfast and it can get really boring. Here are other snacks you can have for breakfast with tea; Pancakes This is the easiest to make( I’m talking about the plain pancake cause there

Bhajia

When I shared a post about “swahili snack ideas” I mentioned that there are two types of bhajias. So today I’m going to share a recipe of type one bhajia, all you need is: Ingredients ✓ 250g Gram Flour✓ Vegetables (I used chopped Kales)✓ 1/2 Small Onion (chopped)✓ 2 Clove Garlic (crushed)✓ Salt Method Step

Doughnuts

It really isn’t difficult to make doughnuts, well unless you are short of ingredients then that’s going to be tricky looking for alternatives. On Christmas Eve I whipped a few and they came out really amazing so I decided to remake them yesternight only to realize I was out of vanilla essence, but thank God

What’s for Christmas?

Do you guys prepare a Christmas menu before the D- day or wait till Christmas Eve to decide what you’re going to prepare? Last Christmas, we prepared our menu earlier and shared responsibilities among ourselves. For us, Christmas is about the FOOD and having fun. We rarely do gifts nowadays, we even stopped decorating but

Chapati

This is by far my favorite food. It’s also the first food I got to learn from my late grandma. At first I was terrible but with time and practice, my chapatis come out soft and circular cause I have seen chapatis that look like the map of Africa. I won’t mention anyone but they

Tamarind (Ukwaju) Juice

Growing up in Kilifi, tamarind juice was easily available and cheap cause it doesn’t require a lot of ingredients to prepare. Requirements ✓ 50g Ukwaju✓ 750ml of water✓ 4 tbsp of sugar✓ 5 pieces of cardamon Preparation ✓ In a cooking pot add the tamarind, water, sugar, cardamon and then boil for around 30min –

Viazi Karai Recipe

Viazi Karai is a popular street snack in the Coast and it’s very easy to prepare. If you’re looking for something tasty, you are in the right place. All you need is; √ 6 Medium sized potatoes√ 1 Cup of flour√ 1/2tsp of food colour of your choice√ A pinch of salt Here’s how to

Another Mbirimbi Sauce (Cucumber Pickle) Recipe, Siki

I know what you are thinking, another mbirimbi sauce? Yeah! and in my mother tongue we call it Siki. I’m sure you guys know what mbirimbi is by now so it doesn’t need much introduction, if you haven’t read the previous recipe check it out HERE. Last time I told you that there’s a lot

Pilau

What I love about pilau is how the aroma floats in the air when cooking. Ingredients √ 2 cups rice [750g]√ 1 large onion √ 3 ripe tomatoes√ 11g pilau spices [ dawa ya pilau]√ 3 cloves of garlic√ A small piece of Ginger√ 1kg Beef√ 2 1/4 cups water√ Salt√ Cooking oil Method Step