Nairobi Kitchen

Happy Valentines Day! We made it to the last day of 7 days of red velvet! It's been fun creating awesome red velvet recipes for this month of love. And so I thought I would booze you up a little just to end the perfect day. I love Amarula, not only is it aromatic it is delicious and has a chocolaty after taste on your palate. Parfaits can be mini desserts that you whip up fast and your choose your layering option. I had a pretty awesome 14th day of February, and that is all I will say, hope yours was great too however you chose to celebrate it.

Guys, can you believe that tomorrow is Valentines Day? Day where there will be more chocolate, flowers and wine bought than any other time of the year! It's crazy that one day brings with it so much emotion that when the day is gone, you wonder what the fuss is all about. At least we get to celebrate love in all its glory and sweet pain. Day 6 brings us to this red velvet mug cake that takes less than 2 minutes to create. It had been a while since I made a mug cake and since yesterday we had a decadent dessert I thought why not cleanse your palates with this. I'm getting all giggly thinking about tomorrow because I haven't had a valentine day celebration in a while, you can't really ignore tomorrow since red is everywhere! Anyway before I go on a full random blubering, hope you enjoy this simple recipe I have for you.

Doughnuts are the next best thing in terms of being a breakfast option. Make it red velvet and you have dessert! Day 3 of my 7 Days of Red Velvet had to tuck in one of my favorite snacks, whether its plain, chocolate or cinnamon, doughnuts pretty much make my world go round. Tis' the season to love so sharing a doughnut is the best way to enjoy this Valentine'sValentine's. I love how simple this recipe is. You can top your red velvet doughnuts with anything you like, from sprinkles, sauce, syrup or even oreos, yeah, oreos.

It's Saturday people! I'm excited for the weekend though I do not have any plans. Just think, a day like today next week Valentines Day will have come and gone. Engagements will have happened, heartbreaks will have happened, blind dates will have happened, marriages will have happened, so much will have happened. All in the name of celebrating love! Let's focus on today's 7 Days of Red Velvet recipe. Forget all the French toasts you have had and heard, this one takes the cake on flavor and decadence town. Who said you cannot have dessert for breakfast huh? Enjoy the peeeerfect Valentines day dessert you will never forget! Toast lovers, well everyone really, this one is for you!!

I'm listening to James Ingram as I write up this post. I love classic music escape especially the 80's and 90's R&B. The music was timeless, evoking emotions that you never knew you had. His songs remind me of being in love, puppy love. When you thought a certain boy was your world and the very essence of your being was him existing. I chuckle at the memories but I miss such kind of love, filled with innocence, pure bliss and devotion to being each other's only admiration. Love has changed, I think, it has become to some extent selfish, indulgence and "me me me" kind of expectations. Even R&B of nowadays is filled with too much vulgar language, swear words that you wonder are you being serenaded or being insulted? I did not mean to rant, I promise, maybe its all these memories bubbling to the top. Now back to reality, food reality. Today is the first of my 7 Days of Red Velvet series and what better way to start it off than with the most delicious, perfect and romantic breakfast of all time, pancakes! Red velvet pancakes! Wake him/her to the smell of this delicious treat and you will be on your way to having a perfect morning and the perfect rest of the day. Shall we?

We all know next week is Valentines Day right? If not, which rock have you been living under? Haha! Anyway the marketing frenzy has already began with offers, sales, gifts, promotions, competitions and what not. I have none of that! Sigh! But, what I have for you is some delicious food ideas for you to celebrate with your loved one/s. If you're single, like yours truly, you can always kick off your shoes after a long day, pour a glass of wine, then decide which dessert you will start with first. Self love is all the rage nowadays. Share love this Valentines and give yourself love, you deserve it! Any who, enough ramblings for a minute. I needed some inspiration on what to cook this month of love and coming up with 7 recipes has given me the excitement to enter the kitchen. It is truly sad that I only have four red velvet recipies on this blog, fret not that is about to change with these seven new recipes coming soon from 7th February to 14th February, and more later on. Let's have fun this Valentines Day and eat chocolate + wine + red velvet...