Tag: Friendship

Creative Blogger Award

~ Sophie ~ 9 Comments

CBAA few weeks ago, I was nominated for the Creative Blogger Award by sweet blogger pal Erin of Erin Eats Everything. I am so honored to be nominated especially since last Thursday, the second, marked three solid years of writing here, sharing my love for cooking, being in the kitchen and a part of my life experiences. This blog would not be what it is without my Heavenly Father and you loyal readers and for that I am grateful.So, to keep the chain going, I will be following the instructions and hope you do the same if nominated.
Rules/instructions:
1. Thank and link back to the person who nominated you (mention your nominator in your own award post with a link back to their original award post, which would be this one).
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Nominate other bloggers and comment on their blogs (usually on their about page or contact directly if necessary) to let them know.

Here are 7 things to know about me:
1. I prefer savory salty food over sweets and more than often, you will find me eating, and preparing the former more than the latter.
2. I am an introvert.
3. After high school, I was torn among taking music, literature and going to culinary school. Funny thing is I never took any of them.
4. I love reading books as equally as I love writing. These two keep me sane. Plus cooking.
5. Speaking of cooking, I love cooking and coming up with random combinations thus celebrating fusion cuisine here on the blog.
6. I love the energy and brightness that comes with sunrises
7. Now that I food blog, I love the fact that our food culture is so varied and rich with history, art and flavor.

Nominations!
I would like to nominate some other blogs that I enjoy reading in no particular order.
Onyait Odeke has a way with words that motivate and keep you reading till the end.
All Tim Ate is a wonderful visual of mouth-watering foods.
Its Maya Bee is so beautiful and has great fashion sense
Let It Come From Your Heart is an inspiration to all with dreamy images and quotes.
Chocolaty Prints is a delight to read and Karen always has something interesting to tell plus great images.

Sareta’s Kitchen that is full of wonderful recipes I would love to try.

🙂

Sophie

10 Recipes to Make for Mother’s Day

~ Sophie ~ 2 Comments

It is  five days to Mother’s Day. Mothers truly are magical beings considering all they have to go through and the sacrifices they make to make our lives better and comfortable. Mother’s day is the perfect way to spoil your mother in various ways. If you are thinking of going the food way, then you are at the right place.

You can treat her to breakfast in bed with:

These carrot fried eggs

 

These banana pancakes

Let her relax and make lunch for her…

With this  carrot cucumber ribbon salad with roasted simsim(sesame)

This stir-fried pasta(macaroni)

This stir-fried posho

Or  treat her to delicious wholesome burgers with these bean burger patties

Satisfy her sweet tooth with…

These rich and nutty honeyed sweet potato balls with simism(sesame)

These flaky red plum jam mini pies

Or these multiflavored chocolate glazed cassava balls

And finally let her wash down all that food with this lemon iced tea.

 

Now go make something for the mother and let her know how much you appreciate her and how truly special she is.

Happy Mother’s Day!

 

🙂

Sophie

Humility + An Avocado Smoothie

~ Sophie ~ 3 Comments

What comes to your mind when you think of  humility. A wide array of scenarios come to my mind whenever I think of the word. Merriam Webster defines humility as the quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people: the quality or state of being humble.  So far this year has been a roller coaster ride and among those ups and downs, I have met truly amazing people. People I am not worth talking to let alone shake hands with. One thing I noticed with them all is the fact that they are down-to-earth people. As much as I could not fathom the fact that I met these incredible  people, they were just being normal regular people. They would not throw the fact that they are famous, well learned, seasoned travelers, successful and talented in your face. I was incredibly humbled by their humility.

What is your definition of humility and what one person, event or thing has taught you to be humble? Leave your response in the comments section below.

I am sharing a quick and easy smoothie that I am sure you will like.  Don’t you love the texture and versatility of avocados? There are so many things to do with avocados.

What you will need:

1 Avocado(fully ripe)

1/2 C. Milk

2 C. Cold water

5 Tbsp. Sugar

 

Method

Peel the avocado, remove the seed and thinly slice it . Put the sliced avocado in the blender. Add the milk water and sugar. Blend till pureed. Serve(especially with breakfast).

 

Have a great week.

🙂

Sophie

 

 

PS: To add flavor to the smoothie, you can add half a teaspoon of either cinnamon or ginger spice while blending.