Vote Nairobi Kitchen In The 2019 Bake Awards

I have AWESOME news! My blog was nominated in this year's BAKE WARDS 2019! BAKE is a Kenyan platform that allows bloggers to share and also learn from each other. They usually have workshops where they invite different leaders and specialists to train on various aspects of blogging. From writting, to monetizing, to promotions and even knowing your right as a blogger or content creator. They normally have annual Awards where different categories are represented and the top five in each category are listed for the public to vote their favourites. BAKE AWARDS is a well known anticipated event, Businness Today featured the list of nominees. I was pleasantly surprised when I received the Email that I had been nominated. The Category I am in is FOOD BLOG, my blog is under (5e). Thank you for being a part of my small Kitchen space and I'm requesting for you guys to vote for my blog. I will leave all the details below on how to vote. Lets bring the trophy home!

Balsamic Pork & Veggie Noodles

Nothing beats a delicious homemade noodles dish with ingredients carefully selected and planned, who am I kidding, noodles are bomb because you can literally throw in any left overs you have. I had some left over fried pork and decided on a fast simple meal. 

2 Minute Oreo Mug Cake

Oreos have always and will always be my favourite cookies, of all time! And I always look for ways to add it into my dessert. Sometimes you want a fast dessert without the hustle and a mug cake is just perfect for such times. This mug cake is so delicious it will soon become your favourite.

Chicken Salad With Lemon Pepper Dressing

I love fresh vibrant salads that are crispy with a tiuch of tangy and sweet. There are so many variations of salads and different ways to serve them. Appetizer salads are served as a first course of the meal, side salads accompany a main course while a main course salad contain portions of protein like eggs, cheese, legumes, fish and even meat. Dessert salads on the other hand contain fruits, topped with whipping cream or/and sweeteners. You can add so many ingredients to your salad, from green beans, cucumber, beet root, peppers, parsley, tomatoes, olives, onions, avocado, carrots and mushrooms. For a tasty flavor and texture, you can add nuts, berries, seeds, edible flowers, cheeses, hard boiled eggs, shrimp and even bacon. Now that I have given you plenty of options when it comes to making salads, why not get your creative juices going with your favourite add ins and toppings. Also I love to hear from you guys, leave a comment, let me know what you would like me to cook next on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and  Youtube 

Cardamom Spiced Mandazi

When it comes to Mandazi, I love them fluffy and soft and, I love having them warm with marsala tea. Adding cardamom spice to your mandazi makes them so delicious since cardamom is fragrant with a touch of earthiness.

Avocado Strawberry Breakfast Smoothie

Healthy breakfast is the best way to start your mornings. Since I love avocado my first smoothie on my blog is avo-strawberry. This smoothie is creamy, filled with great nutrients like Calcium which is wonderful for your bones. The best part about smoothies is that you can substitute lots of ingredients to suit your diet and preferences. If you want sugar free, you can skip the sweetener, if you don't use dairy you can add water instead or use plant based milk like almond or soy. Smoothies are great breakfast options, great for weight loss or even a post work out drink.

Sausage Carrot & Onion Stuffed Omelette

Breakfast has always been the best part of starting my morning. Lets get a bit theoretical about omelettes a bit as I gather ingredients for today's omelette. As you know an omelette is usually made from beaten eggs fried with oil or butter without stirring like its usually done with scrambled eggs. The omelette is commonly folded around fillings like mushrooms, cheese, ham, chives, bacon or vegetables. Sometimes you can have a combination of two or more of the ingredients. Some interesting omelettes include the Nargesu an Iranian omelette made with spinach and fried onions spiced with salt, garlic and pepper. Egg foo yung/oystee omelette is a Chinese omelette. Tamagoyaki is a traditional  Japanese omelette where eggs are beaten with mirin, bonito flakes, soy sauce, water and sugar. So many ways to cook the omelette and I have just started, I must say I still don't have a favourite, yet. Let's get cooking loves!

Kenyan Stir Fry Pork Strips

So many ways to cook pork and I have only just began. Its already the second por recipe this month and I'm already looking for other ways that I can enjoy pork. I had the most amazing pork at a place along Mlolongo Mombasa Road that apparently specializes in all kinds of pork recipes. From pork fry, grilled pork, stewed pork to stewed pork. I guess you can say I'm trying to replicate that dish. I could go and ask the chef about his recipe, trouble is, I'm not sure I remember the place. It was tucked away among many vibandas... I still have to look for it. But honestly this recipe came out of a missing ingredient, tomatoes. I was just going to make a simple pork recipe for lunch that just included frying the pork in onions, tomatoes, adding salt, and that was it! But then it was already lunch and I didn't want to go to the grocers. Luckily I had some veggies  like french beans, carrots and bell peppers, so I decided to make the recipe a blog post, and here we are.

Chili Stir Fry Prawns

Ever made a dish that you always see in restaurants or other cooks making and it seems complicated? For me it has always been seafood. Specifically all other sea foods apart from Tilapia that we cook all the time at home. First ever prawn recipe and I'm so excited. You should see me do a happy dance. The weather has done a complete 360 turn and its getting colder by the day. I wanted something spicy and I happened to have some prawns that were lying around, just taunting me, come on, cook me, cook me pleeeze! I just had to. The best part about cooking prawns is that it takes very few minutes and they're  done. A perfect dish that will impress your family and friends when you come together

Broccoli & Onion Stuffed Omelette

Growing up I never, I mean loathed broccoli! They just seemed like these tasteless mushy vegetables that did not even smell nice. Now that I love cooking and trying out different combinations, I know better. I love broccoli better. This stuffed omelette is healthy and light, plus the added benefit of lots of veggies, its great for someone who wants to loose weight. The trick to enjoying vegetables is not to over cook them as they will be soggy and tasteless. Adding spices is another way that you can up the flavour of vegetables especially if you plan to eat them without any sides. Breakfast is important so make it healthy and delicious.

Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry

First of all I love how rustic this non stick pan looks. I love anything vintage and rustic, from kitchen utensils, decor and even clothing. If I could I would just have a whole room in the house filled with kitchen utensils. My favourite aisle in the supermarket is always the utensils section, I mean, you can never have too many soup bowls or silverware or dutch ovens, right? Anyway, as you probably know I love CHICKEN, theyre probably the most recipes I have on here! I can't resist how good chicken is and how many recipes you can come up with with this humble bird. This dish is vibrant with its mix of bell peppers, veggies that make it perfect for a weeknight meal or quick lunch. 

Managu in Coconut Milk

I love traditional Kenyan vegetables. Not only are they healthy but delicious too! "Utasahau nyama" (you will even forget meat) that is how good these traditional vegetables are. I cooked mrenda thats locally a preserve of people living in the western parts of Kenya. Its a vegetable that has texture like Okra or Lady fingers that get that sticky slimy feel when cooked. Most people do not like mrenda because of that stickiness but I love it especially when you add milk and eat after several days. Managu has become one of my favourite traditional vegetables because once you cook, you can eat for several days without getting bored. Have you cooked managu before? What is your favourite way to eat managu?  Loved this recipe yet? watch how I made the managu. 

Cumin Marsala Pork

Yeeeei! Second PORK recipe! Sips red wine...I love vibrant colors and mixed peppers add that brightness to this dish.

Sausage Breakfast Potatoes

I love breakfast that is EXTRA, and this sausage breakfast potato recipe is EXTRA! You don't always have to eat a boring or regular 'ol breakfast, they say eat breakfast like a King, so why not go all out with your morning meal. I have lately grown in love with veggetables especially crunchy ones that are crispy. I must admit growing up I was never really a fun of vegetables, since the memories I have is mushy soft vegetables that were bland. Now knowing how to make them delicious my taste has evolved and I always include them in my daily meals. Cheers to adulting!