Delish and Evil Theme: No bake Desserts BM#78 Week 3 Day 3 When I saw so many dark ruby red cherries at the market and in the supermarket, I was tempted to bake a black forest cake. Basically a Black Forest cake, is layers of chocolate cake, kirsch soaked cherries, grated chocolate and whipped cream.…

Easy dessert Theme: No Bake Desserts BM#78 Week 3 Day 1     I love making easy desserts. It usually means I get to serve it in a glass and its just a matter of putting a few ingredients together to make a satisfying dessert. Srivalli, the starter of Blogging Marathon suggested that for this…

All in One Theme: Oceanic Cuisine BM #78 Week 2 Day 1 I’m into my second participation in the Blogging Marathon and it is definitely helping me to plan better and discover new dishes around the world. For the Oceanic Cuisine which should not be confused with Oceania which is a region consisting of islands…

Lets go Nuts! I’m not saying that, but our Bread Bakers Group member Cindy suggested that we all go nuts in the month of June. Ok please don’t get us all wrong… didn’t mean we all go cuckoo or bonkers. Cindy who blogs at Cindy’s Recipes and Writings, has a beautiful and interesting blog. She…

 Italian Pumpkin Bread/ Pane di Zucca#Breadbakers I love these monthly themes that we have in our Bread Bakers group. For the month of September Kylee of Kylee Cooks suggested we bake with pumpkin or pumpkin spices or both. I nearly skipped this round as I have already baked quick pumpkin breads and pumpkin muffins. Pumpkin…

Sometimes you need some spice             Its time to post our bake for the ‘We Knead to Bake’ group. For the month of July our host for the #41st bake was Ankita Dave of Anki’s Cakery. She requested us to bake Vegetable Masala Buns. Whatever international cuisine is made in an…

Flatbreads are fun to bake Our We Knead to Bake group has taken a new turn. Aparna, the starter of the group, suggested that members take turns to decide on the type of bread the rest can bake. I hosted the #40th bake. Barbari had been on my long list of bakes for a long…

Juhu Please note that I have not been paid to review any of these places. Its entirely based on my experience.    I am back to my normal routine after a very hectic trip to Mumbai. We had made plans to actually see Mumbai this time and not spend all our time in Juhu and…

It’s an Honour    Last Saturday was an exciting day for me. I was installed as the 19th President of my very hardworking and active Club, Lions Club of Mombasa Bahari. Since the Club was chartered, I have been a part of it. First as a spouse and then as a Lion. The best part…

A happy and peaceful Eid    The month long fasting period is over and its time to celebrate Eid. Fasting for a whole month without water and carrying on with ones work and routine is not easy. Hot weather makes fasting that much more harder and I feel bad for the ones fasting in the…