What is there not to love about this buttery & chocolaty pastry, when warm & served with coffee it is pure bliss. That said, if you keep buying this stuff all the time you will left broke & overweight but on the flip-side your baker’s bank stash will be ample. So it was for purely [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Crazy About Lemon Thyme
I love the citrusy fragrance lemon thyme imparts on to your fingers when you gently squeeze its leaves. I have not cooked with lemon thyme until now in Nairobi because the veggie store where I do most of my herb shopping does not stock it, recently in serendiptious circumstances I found myself foraging through the [...]
Onion Soup with Walnut Bread Croutons
Nairobi’s weather has been pretty chilly lately. That said, this is me speaking relatively, all my northern hemisphere readers would probably think Nairobi’s current weather is quite pleasant. One really chilly night I need a piping hot soup to stave off the cold. Recently, Susan Kamau on her NTV show “Lets Cook” did an onion [...]
Coffee Panna Cotta & Lime Syrup
I cannot say no to a lovely, creamy, wobbly panna cotta. I made some for my brother & I, the flavour inspiration was a cup of coffee. In this panna cotta is instant coffee, cream, milk, vanilla extract & sugar. The lime syrup idea was from the Flavor Bible, according to the book coffee & [...]
Best Cauliflower Soup Ever
Yet another puree soup, I love them. I bought some great cauliflower from my veggie guy, I was not planning to get some but he managed to convince me to buy some. What to do with it? I rummaged my cookbooks for inspiration. This recipe is adapted from the Cauliflower vichyssoise recipe in the French [...]
Quick & Easy Vegetable Stock Recipe
This is the stock I use when making most of my soups & it is also great for risotto. This recipe makes 3 litres, if you are not going to use the stock immediately, freeze it. Vegetable stocks lose their flavour quickly. 400 grams leeks, coarsely chopped. 400 grams carrots, coarsely chopped. 400 grams onion, [...]
