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Enkare Nyrobi - Cool Water        I've been spending some time in the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi. Nairobi gets its name from the Masai phrase Enkare Nyrobi which means cool water. It perhaps was names so as its got the Nairobi River flowing through it. However, the river is no longer what I remembered it as. Its polluted and the flow has reduced due modernization.  I was born and brought up in Nairobi but have been living in Mombasa for the past 35 years. Usually when hubby and I are traveling abroad, we do not bother to come into the city and prefer to catch our connecting flight. The traffic in Nairobi is a nightmare in spite of all the new highways and numerous inner roads. The new roads are not able to cope with the ever increasing number of cars on on the road. During this stay in Nairobi, we've been visiting several malls and other places of interests and I must admit though I've grown up here and have in previous years driven myself around, I'd now ge...

FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP &  MEGA BLOGGING MARATHON -SEPT 2017 #80TH BLOGGING MARATHON THEME: PROTEIN RICH DISHES/DURGA PUJA DAY:21    This year Durga Pooja/Puja begins on 26th September and ends on 30th September. On these days the Goddess Durga is worshipped with much reverence. Durga Pooja is mainly celebrated in West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand. Months of preparation culminates into these days of Pooja. Pandals are built and idols are made. During this period people also prepare art and cultural programs. Lavish poojas, scrumptious bhog are very much a part of the celebrations.    Ma Durga is a Goddess that was born from the divine powers of the 3 main Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv. She took birth mainly to defeat the evil half man half buffalo demon Mahishasura. Because of the boon granted to him by Brahma, no man or deity could kill him. He became evil and started killing men and waged a war against the Devas. Durga Ma appeared o...

softy soft I had some cottage cheese (paneer) sitting in the fridge. I know there are many ways one can use paneer, but I didn't want to use it the conventional way... making a sandwich, palak paneer sabji or even in rice. I decided to use it to make some bread. Most recipes of cottage cheese bread that I browsed through had eggs. However that did not stop me from making a slightly indianised version of the bread. I was pleased with the result. The whole idea of replacing some of the ingredients comes about when you cannot find the required ingredient. I couldn't find any fresh dill at the market or at the greengrocers because it is really hot here. So jogged my memory and thought of other herbs. Some of you may think but she has already used coriander , rosemary , mixed herbs in the other bread recipes. So there staring right at my face was fenugreek. Yes fresh methi as we call it and I love the one grown locally in Mombasa because it does not taste very bitter. A bit of cho...