May 21, 2013

Healthy Snack Happy Housewife's Way


What is it that you do sometimes that is quick, healthy and tasty? Eggs sure, but when I do that egg scramble I go a step higher and use my Pizza technique to make a pizza from eggs. What I need Eggs, Cheese (mozzarella), tomato, oregano, and other topping that I might have whether veggies or ham. The only difference is that I cover it when cooking plus at very slow heat. It makes a perfect snack or just a light meal. You will enjoy it

May 14, 2013

Children Mixing their own fruit cocktails: Creativity in the Kitchen


You can never know childrens creativity until you let them do things. After school, a bit of play time and the child is all very tired but with homework to do there is not much time to waste. A mix of fruit juice is what my son came up with today, he never likes mango juice, so this last weekend I bought mango juice by mistake. When he came home from school and poured wrong juice into his glass and realised it was mango he went nooo...he thought of adding orange juice to see how the mix goes, plus with a bit of grenadine syrup to add some colour he loved it. Here is the look from that!

Apr 29, 2013

Five Star Home Made Meal for your family


Eating at home can be equally rewarding as an evening eating out at a restaurant. At happy Housewife's - home made meal is always something everyone looks foward toward to. Sitting at dinner, catching up on the day's happening, is something every family must make time for atleast a few days a week. At happy housewife we love to make those dinners as beautiful as when you eat at a 5-Star restaurant Menu: Special HappyHousewife Chicken rolls in white wine

Served with Potatoes (boiled and garnished with parsley)

Tomatoe Salad

Buttered Brocolli

Apr 28, 2013

A healthier way to decorate your birthday cake: Great Moms love fruits


Every now and then I have a mother requesting me to do one of those fruity treats for their kids. Here is what I just composed for yet another healthy birthday cake here in Nairobi. With a few fruits in season and your son's birthday can be as fruity as you wish it to be! Happy Birthday!

Apr 18, 2013

Kids are Heroes: Inspiring children to become involved in their communities


Dear Readers,

Children are the earth keepers of tomorrow, it is amazing how children come up with ideas they believe in to try change the world they live in. These ideas and hope of wanting to live in a better tomorrow pushed one child to start an organisation called YARH (young animal rescue heroes). The aim is to network with other children to create awareness for the environment and endangered children.

Today the work of YARH has brought a nomination to kids are heroes website. Luca says 'Growing up in Romania, Thailand have had the opportunity to learn many new things and different cultures, my coming to Kenya opened doors for me to start working.The future is our hands, we can protect what is around us or we can destroy the choice is all ours. Deep in my heart I know the choices we make will either build or break our beautiful environment. But, I realise that informed generations will make better choices to build our environment. This is the reason I chose to start YARH to help create awareness among children in Kenya about the environment and wildlife conservation and hopefully slowly we can be able to reach out to many more children from around the world. My challenge to you today is if there is anything positive you can do to help our environement, wildlife and neighbour please do it. '

Please take a minute go to http://www.kidsareheroes.org/heroes/Luca-Berardi.htm and give him a shout! And while you are there you can buy a brick to support the work of Kids are heroes they are doing amazing work over there.

By sharing and or leaving him a shout out it is encouraging many more children to come and practise what they believe in you will be surprised at how much kids can do.

Home Cooked Meal VS Eat Out


As a stay home Mom, you will always find me around my kitchen or market hopping, I do all my house chores. I love Meru potatoes for my purees and or gnocchi di patate.

..here I go to wash my clothes..will continue in a bit.

..and I am back :) clothes out to dry.

My favourite Dessert is Tiramisu as you can see here if you have friends over for dinner I can always make you same quantity as you see on the picture.Can serve 8-9 good portions.

Feb 27, 2013

School Closings: Experience Kenya the land of the safari


After travelling the world with my family Im back in Kenya now, almost 3 years since I came back. Still a housewife and Cooking here at cook-italian-way. Must accept I haven't been very creative with recipes lately. Have you ever been in Kenya? Would you like to experience the real Kenyan life? WOuld you like to share news of Kenya with your friends? Answer is simple, Im looking for housewives interested in travel, I will help you organise an exciting stay here in Kenya. See Kenya real Kenya, Experience real Kenya. If interested leave me a message here or send me mail at marydotmarete (at)gmail dot com You can also visit http://yarhkenya.blogspot.com/, an initiative by a 9 year old and see how you can help. With school closings, this is good time to experience the Kenyan hot weather.