Cooking from Kenya

Dear Readers,
sorry for not having read from me for a few months. I would like to let you know that I have now moved from Thailand to Kenya and I will be happily sharing recipes from this magical place for the next year or two.
If you are travelling to Kenya or planning on a trip here and need help just leave me a comment with your email it will not be published!
Thanks for reading my blog even during this time that I have not been updating
Author Mary

Care for a steak Diane?

Steak Diane

Steak Diane is a made with beef tenderloin which they call Filet Mignon.

Steak Diane is made by seasoning with garlic and black pepper and frying quickly on butter.
The decoration of Steak Diane is made from the juices that are left on the pan after frying the beef, you could add some more butter and beef stock and sauteing some broccoli and mushrooms.
Pour the sauce over Steak Diane to achieve its best look and garnish with chopped parsley.

Crescent your ticket to the moon!

All you have to do is roll your dough thinner so that it cooks well. And then use your fantasy and vegetables or cheeses found in your area to make.



For the ingredients on how to make the dough please check my earlier post on this here click to get your recipe



Remember: This is a great recipe and its common in the Romagna area of Italy the heart of Italian cuisine and food at its best. If you are travelling to Italy you will find kiosks serving this even at the seaside resort area of Italy. If you are planning a holiday in the Italian riviera, im here ask a few questions!

My secret almond biscuit cake recipe

Secret recipe

If you love easy simple cooking this is best recipe you will get on the internet. Simple cake ingredients: 250g cottage cheese, 150g sugar,100g flour, 150g almond biscuits crushed, 2 eggs, 10g of baking. Mix all ingredients put in oven at 180° for 30 minutes.

Outdoor Kitchen

Summer is here once again and I’m already in barbecue mood. I love those summer evenings spent at my in-laws in the hills relaxing and eating, and it is not only my family, but many families who in this season spend a lot of time with friends outdoors relaxing and socializing and – above all – preparing meals. Barbecues and grills are in high demand during this time. Home-owners with outdoor space for entertaining are constantly on the lookout for new ideas on how to make that space more luxurious and entertaining.
Outdoor kitchens comes in all sizes and styles. When you are planning on your outdoor kitchen there are a few things to consider space, budget, safety, permits and layouts. When you have this figured out then you can decide on your style and make. Before you even make a purchase you could check out various websites from companies that cater to this need. By the time you go to the shop itself you already have an idea of what your needs and tastes are that is everything is figured out before.


The thought of summer, food and entertaining made me a bit curious and I went around looking on the internet for some outdoor kitchen ideas. The first place I found was Outdora. Its amazing how in one shop like that you will have everything figured out when it comes to variety. They have a whole selection on outdoor kitchens based on types and brand names. So it's up to you to choose if you are into lynx or viking. And you can not only choose based on brand names: your may find yourselves hesitating when having to decide between freestanding, built-in and portable models. Whether you like gas-fired or charcoal-fired, Outdora has it all figured out for you to make your home outdoors a happier place.

Outdoor kitchen spaces adds not only a touch of elegance but also there is easy participation of family and friends in cooking and preparations because it is more fun.
Enjoy your summer and if you have extra space, barbecue is something you should start considering it doesn't have to be complicated but just something that fits to your budget but brings fun and comfort to the way you enjoy your summer.

Summer Ideas: Iced coffee

Iced Coffee on hot afternoons.
In whatever way you make your coffee.
Thailand is hot all year (almost) iced coffee is in every corner throughout from street vendors to major coffee shops, usually sweetened with sugar and topped with condensed milk cream and lots of ice.

Bangkok Protests and Bangkok Bombs

Just when things in Bangkok seemed to be turning to the peace road junction, it seems someone is trying to make this road a wrong turn.
While we slept more bombs hit near the bangkok protest area. 2 Thai police have been killed and at least seven people injured:
Bangkok wakes up to more M79 grenades

After the fall: Lift em up

Adhesive Uplifing Bra Pushup Strapless Free Cover Pads
Adhesive Uplifting Bra Pushup Strapless Free Cover Pads

Lettuce recall: Mom out there romaine lettuce recall 2010

Solar Powered Butterflies

While checking out good stuff for readers of my blog here:


Hey Moms,
this is just in:
there is a lettuce recall in 23 states due to possible e.coli

Healthy recipes: Mum I want Shake Shake

Perfect healthy shake shake for a musical baby

When everything is shake shake, then moms shake to the healthy food ideas of shake shake.

Hi, your son wants healthy Shake Shake what do you do? This happened the other day as I was complaining that we were eating little fruit. But, I had not considered the idea of Shake Shake and whether it would work.

Then I told my son would you like a shake? I was surprised he looked forward to it. If you are not in Thailand where mango is fresh and just calling you to eat it you can use any other fruit that you have in your fruit basket.

So, I peeled the mango that we had, did not even add sugar just to be good and not overuse sugar in my recipes, I put my mango in my kitchen blender by the way I have a small one as the one they gave us on our wedding day is just too big to be carried wherever we go. But this one serves the purpose anyway. Added some ice and this was mango in all its best color the Shake Shake way!

On the table my son enjoyed his Shake Shake, lets see if he will enjoy the water melon the same way.
Check us again for healthy children recipes and healthy recipes for family the Italian way

Whip a Perfect healthy breakfast this Saturday

Healthy Breakfast

Summer is here and hola!
A Little ice, some fruit, yogurt and juice welcome summer healthy eating plans by preparing a healthy snack that you and kids will enjoy.
Steps: Combine all the ingredients in a blender and whip until smooth.

Ideas: Strawberries, bananas, peach, blueberries are just but few examples.
Please check out other recipes in this category! Healthy drinks and smoothies

Ps. Mangosteen is in Season and I can't help Im eating kilos every day hellllpppp!

Healthy recipes: Looking for healthy recipes? look no more..

Healthy recipes for kids and the whole family

Bringing up a healthy family

Looking at good places to go for easy to follow family recipes and lots of valuable healthy eating advice plus quality tips for cooking better healthy meals. There is a lot of information out there that you can choose from start at goodtoknow, they have put together thousands of recipes for you to choose from.
When you think of recipes: a recipe for baking, a cake recipe or any other easy recipes starting from soup to chicken then you will want to check goodtoknow website.
But just before you go we have easy simple healthy Italian recipes in this blog that you can prepare from anywhere.

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

Don't loose your way

Don't loose your way