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MEGA BLOGGING MARATHON -SEPT 2017 #80TH BLOGGING MARATHON THEME: PROTEIN RICH DISHES DAY:12     Kenyans get affected by the elections whenever they come by every 5 years... more precisely in the past decade or so. People now have a voice and make their opinions known to the public. Kenya went through its elections in Aug and the ruling party Jubilee won. The opposition took the matter to the Supreme Court and it ruled in their favor and so re - election of the President will take place again on Oct 17th (a case of rigging votes). While I praise the judiciary system for being fair and just, I'm more concerned about how the economy comes to a sluggish pace during the election year.     During this morning's East FM program, the RJs didn't know whether to lament or feel joy as Kenyan are on the longest 'holiday' ever. Before the elections speculations of violence and disturbance made people travel to their homes and villages. This affected the business community a...

GUEST NO.7 ON THE BLOG         My 7th guest is my dear little sister Sapna.  Sapna is one of those type of people who does not like to take sides when two people fight. She never sided with either of us when my brother and I used to fight. She is a very dependable person and can juggle a series of chores in a jiffy. I have not spent that much time with my sister but whatever time I have spent with her is memorable. I'm so lucky to have a sister with whom I can share all my joys and sadness, distance makes no difference. She immediately will know how I will feel and I will get a comforting message from her. She is a true friend, to whom I can open my soul and she will not judge me. I cannot imagine how people who do not have sisters get by. She's always got a smile on her face, is very sensitive and very humble. My brother and I tease her that she owns a water work company... she can cry at a drop of a hat! Though she is my younger sister, I can depend on her for...

Shhhh cooking secretly # 1          I joined this group of enthusiast bloggers just recently. The initiator of this group is Priya of  Priya's Versatile Recipes . She pairs members each month and they send each other two secret ingredients.We get a month to prepare the dish, be it a sweet or savoury one. The fun part is when fellow bloggers post the picture on the group's facebook page and we have to try and guess the secret ingredients. Sometimes, the secret ingredients are obvious but most of the time very difficult to guess. The exciting part was waiting for the partner to give you the two ingredients. As soon as I got mine from Sandhya Ramakrishnan , broccoli and barley, the first thing that came to my mind was soup. Pretty obvious, then I thought of salad and finally debated between making pizza base with barley flour or the rolls. The rolls won and I enjoyed working with barley flour for the first time. I have joined four groups and each one presents ...

deliciously green   A bit of a drizzle and most of us in Mombasa presume that the cold season has begun. Its time to have hot bhajias, hot soup, any hot comfort food. On a serious note it never gets that cold in Mombasa to have those kind of urges. That does not mean we do not make soups and bhajias. We just set the air conditioner on a lower setting to feel cold! Fresh green broccoli is what I got from the market this week. Made this delicious soup with the garlic rolls. Check out the garlic roll recipe.  Updated : 12/05/2016      This post was first posted in 2012. Since then weather world wide has changed. A few days ago, we were experiencing really hot weather in Mombasa whereas the rest of Kenya was suffering from floods. In rural areas flooding is mainly due to lack of trees and in some areas where rivers are swelling. In the urban areas the flooding is largely blamed on construction and drainage system being clogged with rubbish. This week it has been rai...

crunchy green emeralds    Rainy season means loads of fresh crispy vegetables. Thats what exactly hit me when I entered the famous Mombasa Vegetable market this week. Just couldn't make up my mind as to what to buy. Wanted to buy the whole market. The deep green fresh broccoli kept on beckoning me to buy her, him? I can eat raw broccoli, blanched, in soup form but I hate boiled broccoli. So it was broccoli salad for dinner on that day. The recipe is very easy to make and a nutritious one. Go on make it, you will love it. updated :05/05/2016 BROCCOLI SALAD Serves 2 1 cup broccoli florets, bite size 4-6 lettuce leaves or any greens of your choice 2-3 tbsp dried cranberries ¼ cup cheddar cheese, cubed 2 tbsp pine nuts Dressing : 2 tbsp finely chopped onion, red or white 3 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp cider vinegar ¼ tsp salt ½ tsp coarse pepper powder 1 tsp honey Put some water to boil in a pan. Add the broccoli and let it cook just for 2-3  minutes. Drain out the broccoli into a...

a baked delight   Baked cauliflower is a popular dish, but have you tried baked broccoli? Broccoli contains twice the  amount of Vitamin C compared to an orange. It is a rich source of folic acid, calcium, potassium. Rich in selenium, a mineral that has found to have anti cancer and anti viral properties. A good source of fiber, broccoli belongs to the cruciferous family i.e. in the same family as cauliflower, cabbage, mustard leaves, kale. I prefer using broccoli for this dish as opposed to cauliflower as it gives extra flavour and a bite. I usually use a mixture of olive oil and butter to make the sauce.  updated 27/01/2016 BAKED BROCCOLI 2 Servings 2-21/2 cups of fairly big florets of fresh broccoli 1 tbsp olive oil ½ tsp garlic paste ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper powder For the white sauce: 11/2 cups of fresh milk 2 tbsp butter or oil 2 level tbsp plain flour 1/2 tsp of pepper  1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder 1 tsp of any dried herbs or ¼ cup of fresh herbs e.g. bas...