Minjiba’s Lamu Loaf
An incredibly rich and delicious date cake. Moist, sticky and bizarrely, not cloyingly sweet, even though it has sugar, dates and honey! This makes a…
Swahili Hummus
Swahili cuisine features places spices front and centre of its affairs. There’s always something aromatic and fragrant and delicate. This dish tastes like sunshine…
Kilishi Potato Salad
Kilishi is an incredible dried beef delicacy from Northern Nigeria. It is spicy, rich, and has a wonderful umaminess to it. I decided to use…
Dawa Soaked Chicken Wings
On my first ever night in Nairobi, we went to dinner at Talisman, to discuss all our plans for the show. They insisted I get…
Berber Spiced Aubergine Lasagnes
I had to make lunch for a group of fashionistas, and what better than these paleo compliant, naughty-but-nice mini lasagnes, brought home to the motherland…
Spiced Avocado Salsa with Matoke Crisps
Matoke is a starchy banana/plantain from Uganda and Tanzania. These matoke crisps were everywhere in the supermarkets and reminded me of our West African unripe…
Quail Curry
Quail, most often seen on the menus of fine dining restaurants, and usually only seared, gets a bit of a makeover in this recipe. This…
