KFC..We need to talk...

So as all of you already know, chicken is my kryptonite so you can just imagine how excited I was to hear KFC is finally opening up in Dar es salaam!! However, I am ashamed to admit that I only got a taste of this KFC chicken just last Saturday......dissapointing i know, especially for someone who claims to have so much love for the bird.

Having tasted KFC chicken in 3 different countries (South Africa, America, Kenya) I knew what kind of taste I was expecting to have... perfectly seasoned, perfectly fried tasty chunks of chicken with that taste that you only get at KFC but alas...after waiting 8 mouth-watering minutes for my zinger chicken pieces to be prepared..and another 15 minutes drive back home...another 5 minutes to set the chicken and chips and soda right infront of the telly just so I can really savour that moment perfectly...I took the first bite...took the second bite...and first thing that comes to my mind is " Am I being punked" ?? Will Ashton Kutcher come out of the closet and give me real KFC Zinger Chicken pieces??


The chicken pieces had no salt...the chicken tasted nothing like the KFC i know...whats the deal?? Yes the chicken was crunchy, and cooked but It was missing that KFC seasoning touch...I was so dissapointed that before I shared this saddening moment of my chicken loving life with someone who I simply asked, " Have you tried KFC? and the first comment that comes out was "It doesn't taste like KFC right??? Its not that I am out to talk badly about you Dar franchise but am just saying, my relationship with you is off to a rocky start...lets put in some more effort, you perfectly season my chicken and cook it with that KFC touch..and I promise to come eat as much as I can when I can(though it will not do my poor stomach any good as I am tryna loose the flab!

Something fishy about last Sunday

Good evening good people!! Its was/is a lovely Monday afternoon here in Bongo (Dar es Salaam)!!and although am abit late to brag about my weekend, I'll still do it anyway.. Ok,it was nothing too special actually until Sunday arrived when we made our way to Bagamoyo with mama, my niece and some family friends.As you might or might not know, Bagamoyo holds quite abit of Tanzanian history, with the first Church being built there.

So we went round and round acting like tourists (just coz we could)through the narrow historic roads until we landed into Bagamoyo's fish market! At first it was not much of a big deal because I have been to fish markets here in Dar, but the price difference is what got me interested! I am a Mchagga, so any bargain I can get, I love! I really do not get that excited about fish that much to be honest but prawns and calamari is a whole new different story. So I walk round and round asking for the different prices of prawns( kamba-in kiswahili)..from 28,000Tshs until I found a vendor willing to sell me 5kilos for 20,000Tshs!!!!

But since I hadn't really budgeted to go prawn shopping, I parted with 5000Tshs and the vendor must have been feeling very generous and added on an extra half a kilo so I managed to get 1.5 kilos of prawns for 5000Tshs!!! So just for that, I decided to dedicate a post to the generous fish/prawns etc vendors of Bagamoyo!!I love a good bargain and am sure if your a real food lover like me, the more you can get at the same quality you want is always a good deal! Here are some pictures:

Fishermen at work near the ocean

Another angle

Monday Breakfast Blues

Good morning good people!! We have yet another reason to be grateful to the man upstairs for granting us the opportunity to see the morning of this beautiful day!! We'll its 9.43 am here in Dar es salaam and before I head out to tackle the little traffic left, I was just wondering, its Monday, quite a number of you folks out there are not to amused to be back in the office or your places of work,but I know something that always makes me feel better...food!!!No matter the mood, I'm always a tad bit happier when I get the right thing to eat!! So what's the one thing you are craving for this morning? and where would you go to get it?? I know what I would love to eat right now.... a crispy bacon sandwich..some mayonnaise, lettuce,tomatoes,layered with crispy bacon and avocado!!!!my bread, slightly toasted please! It would look something like this.....

My Kryptonite

Ladies and Gentlemen, like all human beings, I have a weakness. This is one of those weaknesses that will take me down anytime, anywhere, meaning that I am likely to fall into temptation EVERYTIME!!!

I am sure it was love at first bite! Me and that succulent, soft white meat must have fallen in-love back when I was 4 years old! Would I be over exaggerating if I said I can picture my very first bite???? and funny thing is almost 1.5 kilos later, I was still alive??

Over the years, many tried to divert my very first love from me but we have managed to keep our fire burning! From dinners at home, to Pick n Pay Chicken wings packets in University where I got the nickname "miss chicken wings na kapilipili" from my Kenyan neighbours.....actually, reminiscing on those days makes me crave for some chicken wings right now....

So this post is dedicated to you, you beautiful farm birds(preferably dead ofcos)! I have always and will probably always love you...till death do us part!and even after, I hope there is a chicken heaven out there, somewhere and I'm hoping Saint Peter will hook me up with a good word or two to the main man upstairs so I can land in there!!

Here's a quick, simple recipe:

Put oven on grill mode,
I usually use 4-6 chicken wing pieces,
Marinate in black pepper,salt,lemon juice and abit of oil
Remember to use a non-stick oven pan, or line your pan with alittle of oil,
Grill for 10-15 min( keep checking and turning each of the pieces over atleast once)

and there you have it..and my special secret ingredient to even better wings in Nandos Garlic Peri- peri sauce!!!