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DELICIOUS BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

May 9, 2017 48 Comments

Hey guys,

I hope you had a fabulous weekend. My weekend was full of spring cleaning, cooking and lots of playing with my son which is practically what happens every other weekend. My son really loves pasta and anything you can throw into pasta he will be up for it. I decided to make mac and cheese because his milk allergy has started going away and I was excited that he can at least start eating some cheese and desserts which he missed out on when he was younger. If you missed my Gousto trial, do find it here. This is my delicious baked mac and cheese recipe and I hope you love it as much as we did.

INGREDIENTS

250gms Macaroni pasta
175gms Pancetta
4 Spring onions
100gms Grated Cheddar cheese
50gms Stilton cheese
Salt
Pepper
1 Tablespoon of Butter
2½ Tablespoons of flour
2 cups of Milk
50gms breadcrumbs
Nutmeg
Paprika
Mustard powder

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MY THREE DAY GOUSTO TRIAL

May 2, 2017 30 Comments

Hi everyone, I hope you’re having a lovely week. Last week, I got a chance to try out Gousto and wanted to come here and tell you my thoughts on it. To be honest, I didn’t know what I would expect since I had never tried any service like Gousto before, and only hoped for the best and believe me, I was impressed. This is my three day Gousto trial, before I continue let me first tell you what it is.

Gousto is a service that offers recipe kit boxes which include fresh ingredients and step-by-step chef-designed recipes. It’s not only mega convenient but it delivers straight to your door-step. Their mission is to enable you to

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MY SIMPLE BREAD ROLL RECIPE

April 28, 2017 47 Comments

It’s Friday, so it’s time for another recipe for you guys, and this time it’s a simple one. I noticed that I’ve been getting my chef on for the last two weeks and I am loving it. If you liked my shish kebab recipe then you will also love this. I made some bread rolls to go along with some soup and loved how they turned out and I decided to share with all of you and hope you like them too. This is my simple bread roll recipe. You will need;

Ingredients

400gms flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup luke warm water
25 gms yeast

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KICKING IT SHISH KEBAB STYLE

April 21, 2017 28 Comments

Hello there,

Yes people I am totally kicking it shish kebab style and love the outcome. This week I wanted to experiment a bit more and move away from my cliché meals of pasta and rice. To be honest, this was totally accidental because I wanted to make meatballs but since meatballs go with pasta, I didn’t want to even go there and just before I forget, go here to check out my best pasta sauce. So my direction changed and I ended up with these bad boys. If you would like to introduce something new to your menu, here is how you can make them.

Disclaimer: I am not a professional in making shish kebabs, in fact I didn’t use skewers because I forgot that I didn’t get any on my last shopping trip and lastly, I was really aiming for them to look like Croatian çevapis hence the shape. Now let’s go ahead and show you what you need.

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MY TWIST ON A HAWAIIAN PIZZA

April 12, 2017 55 Comments

Hi guys,

So, last week I gave you a recipe for my easy pizza dough and I hope that you got to try it. Today I am back to finish up the whole meal by giving you a recipe on how that pizza dough made it to the finishing line. My normal ham and cheese pizza was just not cutting it for me and so I decided to change it a teeny bit by making a Hawaiian pizza, only this time I added some extra stuff to give it a twist and try to be more creative. This is my twist on a Hawaiian pizza, here is my easy pizza dough recipe in case you missed it.

You need;

Marinara sauce
Pizza dough
Ham
Pineapple
Sweet corn
Grated cheddar cheese
Black pepper

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MY EASY PIZZA DOUGH RECIPE

March 28, 2017 4 Comments

Hello Everyone

I am coming here today with another recipe, hoping you checked out my other ones and got to try them. This one is a really simple one and if you love pizza as much as I do then making it just got even easier. This is my easy pizza dough recipe.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 sachet of dried yeast
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar
3/4 cup Lukewarm water

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DAIRY FREE ZUCCHINI VANILLA CUPCAKE RECIPE

February 24, 2017 43 Comments

Hi guys,

I hope your week is going on just fine. This week I decided to revisit a recipe I used to make but then kind of neglected it for a while. As I had said before in my other post here, my son is allergic to milk and we thought it would have disappeared once he turned 2 then three and now he is almost four but clearly it’s just chilling on the side lines saying “Am still here” and will not disappear anytime soon. I found this recipe that my son loves from the cook yourself thin book and just in case I forgot to mention, it’s not only dairy free but fat free too. So if you need a low calorie treat, then this recipe is for you. This is a dairy free zucchini vanilla cupcake recipe. (Updated pictures)

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THE BEST PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

February 14, 2017 34 Comments

So, who doesn’t love pasta?

Hi guys, I am so excited to be able to share with you this recipe. I have been making this pasta sauce for quite some time now and after lots of tweaking, it’s a keeper. The best part of this recipe is that I use an array of spices which makes it rich and tasty and you can use it in so many other dishes, lasagna, sloppy joes, chilli and it’s also good to freeze. I call it the best pasta sauce because once you taste it, you will definitely agree with me. So let’s get started, this is the best pasta sauce recipe.

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MY BEEF PILAU RECIPE

January 24, 2017 74 Comments

Hello Everyone,

Pilau is what is on my mind today, I love pilau and always brings back great memories. I try to put it on my menu all the time until my family starts asking for something different then I know it’s time to give it a break. Known for being an Indian or Middle Eastern dish, I got to try my first pilau when I was younger and I’m guessing that was the Kenyan version which I learnt to make and still do the same way I saw back then. I used beef instead of chicken in my pilau but it can also be made into a veggie version. For my beef pilau recipe, you will need;