Eating simple in Kenya and Keeping healthy

I haven't been able to post for some time. Big reason being that reality is: Not easy here in Nairobi, shilling has dropped and in order to do a good shopping you have to get to the deepest of your pocket, gloom and misery to Kenyan consumers... Since I came here many consumer prices have almost doubled meaning what I spent on my shopping the first months I arrived in Nairobi Im now spending almost double...no wonder ...I woke up this morning dreaming I was keeping a small rented vegetable garden outside the city. There is this lady in my dream giving me a small garden, size of a table @ksh.2000, things are this bad..

But all in all the best way to help your small salary cope is to aim at the market (many farmers markets) in different areas. I must confess that I go to 4 different markets for various products. I have increased vegetable consumption in my daily meals and reduced the sugar. Meat I will go to the city market though they have weighing scales that have been tampered with because every time I buy meat or fish there and come home put it on my kitchen scale its never the weight they declared..God help consumers in Kenya...
Im even thinking of hiring a cameraman, carry my scale and test them in direct TV wouldn't that be fun?

ANyway, stay home moms here is something you can try:
fish from the city market, coated with breadcrumbs, oil and garlic accompanied by Aubergines and tomatoes all baked in the oven.

It is easy to use breadcrumbs also in other vegetables like courgettes as they are called here. Go to markets like Kawangware or Kangemi you will buy fresh ones for ksh.20. Tomatoes you will find 3 or 4 for ksh.20 depending on sizes.
Courgettes (low calory veg, source of folate, source of potassium and good B-Complex vitamin sources) don't ask me more you understand its good food for family.
Tomatoes on other hand (Tomato is King of the kitchen - It contains Lycopene an antioxidant that can fight cancer cells, Vit. K, Natural Antiseptic etc)
Ps. A daily dose of tomato juice keeps you healthy...



Egg frittata with minced spinach and cheese (cottage cheese)

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Tiramisu the Italian or Kenyan way?

Eating home made tiramisu in Nairobi is just unbelievable. Anyway, you know its possible next time you are in Kenya and you really need to eat some good home made food let me know.
For tiramisu recipe check my tiramisu older posting here!

Kenyan Cooking: a daily dose of Good healthy food

Good food is good
Good food for thought
Good food for my son
Good food for family
Brings joy to my family
...everytime we sit at dinner table

Mediterranean Diet: Fish, chicken, lots of vegetables, olive oil and fruits

Chicken ham rolls with Zucchini

Chicken ham rolls with Mary's home made herbs

Smell the flowers

Home Cooking in 2014 the New family Golden Rule

Home cooking can be simple and enjoyable if you put your mind into it. It takes just a little of planning. For example these are home made Ravioli I have made in my kitchen right here in Nairobi. As long as I can find some parmesan and some locally made cottage or ricotta cheese Im good to go. I make my dough (eggs+flour) mix the cheeses and spinach into a puree and there you go, roll your dough thinly cut the individual pieces, fill in close throw into boiling water and serve with butter and sage plus sprinkle of grated parmesan. A friend visiting was almost in tears to eat home made ravioli in Kenya. It gives more satisfaction than sitting in a hotel and having a ravioli dinner there! Try it

Fruit salad filled Pan Cake

250g of flour
400 ml of milk
4 eggs
pinch of salt
2 spoonfuls of icing sugar
butter

filling:
pineapple
mango
pawpal
spoonful og lemon juice
or any fruit you have in the house


Mix in a container the flour and milk, then the eggs, salt and icing sugar. Leave to rest.

In the meantime wash and cut into small cubes the fruit, put in a container and marinate with the lemon juice.

Prepare the pancakes
on the pan melt butter, add a serving spoon of the pancake mixture, spread it evenly, cook on both sides. Cook all the pancakes like this way.

Ready, fill the pancakes with the fruit salad and decorate with icing sugar.

And here you go!!!!

Italian pastry cream

Simple easy Italian dessert: Transform pancakes into a delicious love story of food

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Pastry cream + pancakes
Ingredients: 100g sugar, 50g flour, 1/2 litre milk and 4 egg yorks

Steps: Put in egg yorks in a heavy based cooking pot, then add the sugar and flour. Beat the mixture until no crumbs form.
Put milk in a flow while continuing to mix.
Cook under small flame until it boils.
Leave it to cook for a while.
Put in another container and continue stirring to cool
Use as a filling for cakes and other pastries.

Kenyan Cooking: Bones or Meat

This is what happens in Kenya when you choose to buy your meat from the butchers shop in a small market than in an upmarket supermarket. Anyway I love buying from them because we need to keep everyone eating .... otherwise these people tomorrow will be out of job.
But now Im really mad with this guy because I bought 2 kilos of meat and 431 grams was bones. The thing is Im going back to him today to buy more meat but will present my argument to him that he messed up last time so today for the same price I need a small bone or no bone atall...what do you think his reaction is going to be?
Keep cooking and keep visiting this blog for your healthy recipes which are easy to make and yummy!