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Basic Dish Spiced Up: Inspired by the Love of Chicken
How was your weekend? Well, mine was quite exciting and adventurous. My friend decided that she wants to spend her 30th out on the wild – doing things that on a normal day you wouldn't be caught dead doing – like hiking and zip lining in a…
Leaving The Nest: Part One
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. You see, on Saturday February 25th, I moved into my first ever apartment. I thought I had planned, prepared and researched enough, but life has a funny way of undoing the best laid plans. More on…
Basic Dish Spiced Up: Fried Liver Inspired by Kaluhi’s Kitchen
The idea behind the inspiration is pretty much about sampling our local recipes to spice up our basic dishes. I figured instead of reinventing the wheel by going to the kitchen and struggling to figure out how to spice up these dishes, why…
Spicing Up Your Basic Dishes
Remember the post I did on whether I cook every day? Well, it seems that sometimes what one needs is a little more time, practice and commitment, then it gradually blends into your routine and you barely realize it when you start doing it.…
When Your Scalp Says No To a Product
But before we get into that, how long do you stay with your braided hair? I ask this because I am the biggest culprit of not keeping my braided hair for more than 2 weeks (and this is pushing it), regardless of the style. Whether its lines,…
When you’re Not Okay, But you have to be Okay.
I know that sounds kind of twisted, but have you ever been in a situation where things are not okay for you, but when you face the world, you have to feign that things are rather alright, because it’s not like you’re about to have a…
It's Going to Be a Fun Ride. Up For It?
So, how’s it so far – 03/01/2017? Day one back to the grind, or at least the reality of the year has started checking in. I was reminding people on my social platforms to remember how to write the date, you know with 2017 and not 2016. I…
‘Tis The Last Friday of 2016.
Thank God It's Friday!!! What are you up today? I’m at work. Le sigh. But for the majority, it seems the holiday spirit is still hovering around now that ‘tis the last Friday of the year. I’m here just thinking how in a few days everything…
Book Review: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield.
Picking up from where we left off before we got into holiday mode, I was on stuck on a crossroad somewhere trying to figure out which direction to take. I am still out here looking. I’ve even stopped a couple of other “pedestrians” that…
Do You Think Chapatis are Overrated?
When growing up we would religiously eat chapatis every Saturday. Without fail. It was an ideal meal for that weekend evening, because then it would serve as breakfast on Sunday, and lunch as well. It used to be served with Ndengu stew. So…
