Giveaway Winner

Wow!! Thanks for your amazing responses. It was very humbling to read of the many recipes you have tried out. Great to know of the many foodies out there.
Now, for the winner….

The magic bowl with the many names. I got hubby dearest to pick out our dear winner.
And the winner is ….

Congratulations Sheciaccessories!!!
Kindly email me you number to leotunapika@gmail.com

Thanks a lot, for the others who didn’t get to win, watch this space, something sweet may be coming your way soon.

Love,
Gatuiri

P.S my first blog post via phone.

Hubby: My Nutty experience

I love fruit salad, I have made this a few times. My highlight was the cashews, they are yum yum. Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas sliced A handful of red seedless grapes 2 slices of pineapples diced (I used canned) 1 …

Blogiversary: One Today and Giveaway – CLOSED

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Hey foodies? Leo Tunapika? is one today!!! I can’t tell you how excited I am to come this far. When I started this blog, I didn’t think it would make it this far. It has been a wonderful year and and I’m sure there are many more to come. I am very grateful for YOU, yes you. Taking time to read, comment and even try some of the recipes. I feel so blessed.

I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you.Thank you, Krystin, Amanda, Millie, Nancie Mwai, Dexxe, Apopo, Hellen Wanjiku, Regymach,Montana, Jaylowvuli, Ruth, Ceptine Maore, Savvy Kenya, Foodie in the desert, Shazium, My dear bakes, Wambui wa Wamz, Tess, Lydz, Mowthaka, Ndanu, Linda Kimaru, Wangui Muindi, Maryanne Shiku, Morgan, Tugi, Kiwi, Ciku Kiarie, Sheciaccessories, Katt, Kevmotz, Loice, Dharma, Veronica, Miss babes, Cynthia Mumbi, Dee, Dee 2, Paps Kyambi, mademoiselle rogue, Charity, Chef Raphael, Eva Murigu, Ecks, Matching89, Mummy tales, Leah, Annie, Damah, Muthoni, Samora, Rosal, Liz, Aika-Grace, Liz Litali, Cathytahila, Odhiambo, Sharzville, Virginia, Shamilla, Leah Ndugi,Zanna Wambui, Greatrnk, Nzilani wa Kim, Stella Mbungu, Hannah, Grace Wachira, Pierra Ntongai, The good wife, Aisha and Mwangi wa Gatuiri aka Hubby. I am humbled by the responses I’ve received over the past year. The inquiries and sweet emails, thanks. I’m almost at a point of tears, happy tears of course.

I also want to appreciate my hubby for being my number one fan. Thanks hun and also for my official food taster

Now onto the fun part, to celebrate the blog turning one, I’m doing a giveaway. A carrot cake giveaway. The rules are pretty simple, just leave a comment telling me which of my recipes you’ve tried out. The winner will be selected at random and announced on 24th May. The giveaway applies to Kenyan residents only.

The giveaway closes on 23rd May 2013 at 1100hrs.

Cheers!!! Here’s to many more.

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Be blessed.

Love,

Gatuiri – Leo Tunapika?

Spaghetti in Sausage Sauce

This is a quick dinner that I whipped up this past Sunday. It’s pretty simple.

Ingredients:

Spaghetti

For the sauce

1 medium onion chopped

3 cloves of garlic finely chopped

1 teaspoon of chopped ginger

1 teaspoon of turmeric powder

3 tomatoes diced

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Salt to taste

5 beef sausages sliced into 2 cm rings

250ml water

A handful of coriander/dhania finely chopped

1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

In a big sufuria boil water and add salt. After the water boils add the spaghetti and cook till al dente.

As the spaghetti is cooking, In a saucepan heat the vegetable oil then cook the onions,garlic and ginger. Season with salt.

After the onions are translucent add the tomatoes.

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Cover and let the tomatoes cook down.

Once cooked, add the water, turmeric powder and black pepper.

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Add the sausage slices.

beef sausage

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Cover and let it come to a gentle boil. This will ensure that the sausages cook.

Remember the boiling spaghetti, drain the water and set aside.

spaghetti

Once the sauce has simmered, stir in the coriander. Turn off the heat.

Finally pour the sauce over the spaghetti and mix it in.

Serve and enjoy.

Very delicious.

Peanut Butter Snicker Cookies

One word: Amazing!!! These cookies are delicious. All lovers of snickers chocolate bars out there you gotta try these cookies and they even have peanut butter. I didn’t make the cookie dough though, oh I’ve just rhymed cool . Anyway, my foodie …

Breaded Rosemary Fish Fillet

I love it when hubby surprises me with food stuffs, yeah, after getting married I’m surprised at the gifts I get excited about. Raw fish! The gift was timely because it had been a while since we had eaten fish. …

Foodie Pen Pals: April

My foodie pen pal for the month of April was none other than Cici of Foodie in the desert and the brain behind the Foodie pen pal programme in Kenya. Due to various circumstances we did our deliveries much later into the month.

As usual, I got some new and exciting stuff.

She sent over some cookie dough, yeah you read right, frozen peanut butter snickers cookie dough. I already make the cookies and boy weren’t they delicious. I will post the recipe soon.

Frozen cookie dough

Some fish sauce, I’m yet to use it.

Fish sauce

Red thai curry paste.

Some mace, for curries.

Mace

Fenugreek seeds.

Fenugreek

Lastly a meat mallet. This will come in handy when making beef or chicken fillet.

Meat mallet

And that’s it. Thank you Cici for the stash and as I had earlier told you, my hubby loved the cookies, for sure I will be making them.