Author: Sophie

A food enthusiast and home cook celebrating the fusion of Ugandan food. Cooking and writing about it at akitcheninuganda.com

Why The Move

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Today is the end of July. WOW! This year is flying by soo fast.

In the beginning of June, I moved this blog from my old url (which was by the way myfullname.wordpress.com) to this new url here.  During the months of April through June, I had suffered (more than) writers block  and was toying around with the idea of quitting the blog all together. It lacked a sense of direction. So after a much-needed break from it all (thus the random absences from April to June), I decided to transfer everything to a new url and have a fresh start.

If you read my About page, you will notice that I truly want to be in the food business(I may not necessarily be a chef because I realize it might be too late now…) and I have said it over and over again in my blog posts. If you have been reading this blog for quite a while now you will notice the change from random posts to more food related posts and recipes and pinterest pins. I have decided to not quit the blog(thankfully) and decided to have a direction as a foodie ( because from childhood I have been interested in food) and I believe I have something new to bring to the blog world(food-wise?!?!) because every recipe has a story behind it.

I will be food posting  once a week and then some randomness on Thursday. I am still new to this because I have realized nothing is easy. From purchasing the ingredients to shooting the finished products(I don’t have a camera of my own). I also realize life will be life. Some things might not work out and that’s OK. At least I will  have tried. But I have also learned to live in the NOW.

So, once again, this blog is a personal journal of experiments tried, failed and succeeded all in the name of being a foodie. And hopefully someday I will write that cookbook or own that restaurant(fingers crossed)!

WELCOME!

🙂

Sophie

Rosemary+Spring Onion Fried Egg

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Growing up, a fried egg was always a treat (still is) because of its savory flavor and the fact that it can be cooked easily. We would come up with all sorts of combinations to make the egg yummier! Lately I have been using rosemary a lot and I thought; why not make a rosemary fried egg?

What you’ll need for this recipe:

  • 3 medium eggs
  • 1/2 C spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, finely crushed and chopped
  • ½ Tsp. fresh rosemary (dried works well too)
  • ½ Tsp. salt
  • A pinch of ground red pepper OR a drop of chilli oil
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • ½ Tsp. Tropical Heat spice seasoning

Method

Mix all (except the oil) ingredients together and whisk till the mixture is foamy. On a hot pan, put the oil and wait 10 seconds then pour in the mixture gently. Cook the egg on low fire for five minutes or until it starts to turn a golden brown. Using a spatula, Flip the egg gently and let the other side cook for another five minutes or till it turns golden brown. Remove from fire and serve.

Try it and let me know how it turns out by commenting below.

Have a great Week!

🙂
Sophie

 

Papaya Slushie

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Hi guys! Don’t you just love sunny weather (since we get it all year round here)? But sometimes, it gets sticky (-ishly) hot and all you want to do is just take a cold drink, or anything cold. I mean who doesn’t love a cold glass of water, frozen fruit drink, an iced tea or even a slushie?! So I was thinking we could make a frozen drink since we had juice in the freezer. And a recipe was born.
What you’ll need:

  • I litre frozen papaya juice (or any juice/blended fruit)
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • A fruit for garnishing (I used Watermelon)

Method

  1. First crush the frozen juice to small pieces
  2. In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend (if more water is needed, add so)
  3. Garnish with a favorite fruit
  4. Serve


See, I told you it was easy!

Have a great week!

🙂

Sophie