My Kitchen

Here's a quick recipe for green curry paste. I find it works better for me when I make a batch of it and keep it in the fridge. It comes...

I've been struggling at home with a bain-marie because what I have at hand are two small glass bowls that are fragile and don't hold...

Dried mushrooms are a staple in my house and are a wonderful substitute for meat in some cases. They also make a wonderful base for a...

One of my favorite salads in the world is a caesar salad and this is because of a combination of the dressing and the fresh crispy leaves...

In as much as I love cooking I have come to love the art of presenting food which is why I now make an effort to go and look for trinkets...

One of life's little pleasures is a good pizza and I love me a home made pizza; preferably a thin crust one. People have different...

These are like biscuits for salads and soups. No word of a lie, to me that's what croutons are. Jokes aside though, croutons are a great...

If you love to buy fresh herbs like I do, then you will inevitably have found yourself with an excess of herbs remaining because the...

So you've had your chopping boards for a little while and lately they are looking dull and hanging on to the smell of everything you cut...

Freezing herbs is a great way to store excess herbs without losing any of the great green colour, vitamins and flavour. It is also super...

I have a love hate relationship with cast iron pots and pans. Love because they last a lifetime, hate because they cost a fortune. The...

We love our wooden cooking spoons. I mean, walk into any Kenyan household and you’re sure to find a drawer dedicated to wooden spoons....

This is one of the most commonly used stocks. I reckon because the flavour isn't too overwhelming so it can be used in literally any...

Bechamel also known as a white sauce is the base for pasta and lasagna sauces, fish sauces and cheese sauces. Some people also use it as...

Of all the stocks, not that there's that many, beef stock is the most flavorful. I think this is because of the marrow in the bones that...

Fish stock is like the ugly duckling of the stock family lol. I only say this because not everyone is into fish/seafood and to be honest...

I personally find this stock to be the boring cousin in the stock family. It's the stock that only gets invited to parties because it's...

Tomato sauce is a base for almost anything; pasta sauce, pizza sauce, Bolognese etc. This recipe is quick and simple and for those of you...

Buttermilk is a very American thing but it's becoming very common in baking recipes and in particular cakes and bread. The reason for...