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KENYAN POTATO BHAJIA RECIPE

January 27, 2021 20 Comments

How are you all doing today? I hope your week is getting on just fine and staying safe as always. Today I have for you one of my favourite childhood recipes and brings back great memories. Not only did I have this when younger but even now I would still have them anytime when the craving decides to check-in. Now I do know there are different versions of this recipe and other names like “viazi karai” but I am sharing what I know and how I remember them. My Kenyan potato bhajia recipe is what I am talking about, flavourful, spicy and so delicious if I say so myself. You can easily order bhajia in many restaurants in Kenya and they will either come with some ketchup or my other favourite, a tamarind dip which just takes them to another level. For my Kenyan potato bhajia recipe you will need;

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WHAT YOU SHOULD INCLUDE IN EVERY BLOG POST

January 18, 2021 97 Comments

Hello Everyone,

When I decided to start a blog, I told myself to just focus on the launching part and figure out the rest later on. Little did I know what was ahead of me, I never thought that writing one blog post had so much more entailed than just hitting publish. A blog post has much more entailed than just typing down words and sharing it to your readers, which I did learn along the way after making my share of many mistakes. So what should a blog post have? Every blog post requires certain properties for it to make a good post and here are some points on what you should include in every blog post.

Disclaimer: I am not saying that these are the only things you should include in every blog post because I know there are lots more out there and that we learn as we go. My posts are not perfect and I am just sharing what has worked for me and how I use them in my blog posts.

What makes a good blog post?

Should have images
Should be easy to read
Have good SEO
Good grammar
Have headings
Gets you more traffic

Now that you know what a good blog post is let’s get on with it and see what to include in every blog post.

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PUFF PASTRY APPLE TART

July 28, 2020 19 Comments

Hello Everyone,

I hope you’re all doing fine and that your week started off great. Are you already back to normal life? I guess it depends where you are and how the situation is. From the title, you already know that I am back with another recipe week and that means I will be bombarding you with recipes all week to catch up with my Youtube channel. I hope you don’t mind and I will be starting this week off with a simple puff pastry apple tart. Honestly, once I found out about rolled out puff pastry, then everything changed and now I just love using it all the time plus it’s great for quick desserts when you have no time at all. For the ingredients, you will need:

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STOVE TOP TENDER CHICKEN STEW

April 17, 2020 17 Comments

Recipe week (Day 5)

We are almost there, it’s day 5 and another recipe is coming your way. So apparently we are going to be on lock down for another 3 weeks, at this point I don’t even know what to think anymore. I used to complain on how school runs were getting difficult and tiresome but its times like these that I’d totally love to walk for 30 minutes and pick up my son. How are you all coping by the way? Unless I am the only one overreacting and I have no idea. My baby boy turns 2 this weekend and I have already seen what the terrible twos have in store for me that’s why the playground being open would totally be lifesaving or anything that doesn’t involve running around the house screaming. Let’s just jump right into today’s recipe, my stove top tender chicken stew.

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SIMPLE, FRESH HOMEMADE GUACAMOLE

April 16, 2020 18 Comments

Recipe week (Day 4)

Well it’s me again. I hope you’re all having a great week and still surviving life indoors. As you can see I am back again and we are on day 4 people. I know you’re probably almost tired of me but hopefully not yet, let’s just finish the week then we can all take a breather and do stop by days 1,2 and 3 too. Today it’s all about the lovely avocado in my simple, fresh homemade guacamole. Guacamole can be a little bit controversial if you ask me depending on where you’re from because there’s the smooth, spicy, chunky and the crazy version with other ingredients added to it. What I don’t get is the people who hate avocado, like really? It hasn’t done anything wrong and I just love it. Anyway, this is my simple, fresh homemade guacamole recipe. I mean it’s not really a recipe since you just throw in a few ingredients together, for this you will need;

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SIMPLE TUNA FISH CAKES

April 15, 2020 13 Comments

Recipe week (Day 3)

Hey, it’s me again and we are on day 3 of this recipe week. I hope you’re all doing great and that you’ve already seen my day 1 and 2 for this week. So what’s on today? Let’s talk tuna, funny enough I am still not a fan of tuna on it’s own until something is done to it. I can have it in a pasta salad, with some dressing over some salad leaves but never on it’s own. I don’t know what it is but it just doesn’t mesh well with me when it’s super plain hence my recipe for you today are these delicious and simple tuna fish cakes. For this recipe, you will need;

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BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH

April 13, 2020 15 Comments

Hello Everyone,

It’s literally been a month since I wrote a post and honestly I don’t have an excuse. I wanted to write about COVID once it all started but we already know everything about it by now and what precautions we should take against it, at this point it’s stay home and watch yourself go nuts while you’re kids test every inch of your patience lol. Anyway I hope you’re all doing okay and staying safe. I was sick for two weeks and thought I had it with all the symptoms being identical but I am fine now. Today, I decided to do another recipe week in relation to my Youtube channel since keeping up is getting hectic. This buttermilk fried chicken sandwich recipe will definitely make your stay at home this Easter a little bit better. You will need:

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CHECK OUT THESE 10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD START A BLOG

February 18, 2020 14 Comments

Hi Everyone,

How is everyone doing? I hope you had a great start of the year. I don’t even know where to begin since it’s been a while since I came on here and wrote something. A little update about my life, so we moved house and still have stuff in boxes, I am yet to put up curtains and drill holes. My son had to change schools and the closest one is apparently out of spaces left. My school runs are not as exciting as before but he will still have to change schools again come next school year. Anyway, it’s been a lot and I have literally not felt like writing anything nor have I recorded any recipes. So, since February is here, I decided to give you reasons why you should start a blog today.

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LENTIL COCONUT CURRY

December 10, 2019 19 Comments

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a great weekend. I am just excited for schools to close and just have a bit of rest from doing school runs. Anyway today I am back with another post and it’s going to be a lentil coconut curry recipe. If you love lentils and need a way of making them more flavourful, then this one will definitely make you excited to include them in your meal plans for any day of the week. Also if you missed my previous posts, check out how to change your life and some gift guides before it’s too late. For the recipe, you will need;

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10 EASY TIPS TO HELP YOU BE GREAT AT MEAL PLANNING

November 29, 2019 23 Comments

5. WRITE A SHOPPING LIST To piggy back on checking your fridge and freezer, writing a shopping list is key when it comes to meal planning. After you already know what's in your fridge, then writing down a shopping list makes you not to over buy stuff that you already have which keeps you on budget and there's no waste at the end of it all. This can sometimes be cumbersome but just take time when writing your shopping list because you will have a better shopping experience this way.

Hello Everyone,

I am actually writing this on Thanksgiving so “Happy Thanksgiving” to all of you who celebrate it. I can imagine the meals involved and don’t forget to leave me a slice of pumpkin pie. Anyway I do hope you have a great one. Talking about meals, I am back today with another post on 10 easy tips to help you be great at meal planning. This not only applies to holidays and celebrations but it’s more of your weekly meal planning as we move forward, plus they are really easy to do and won’t crack your brain while doing or thinking about it.

What’s meal planning?

First things first, what’s all this meal planning? Simply put, it’s creating time to come up with a plan for your weekly meals, number of meals and snacks be it healthy or not. It also helps to keep you on budget, stay organised and not fall into impulse buying. So without further ado let’s get into it.