K … Kenya

  Kenya

A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh  …  no sleeping lions for us as we were wide awake and ready for our Kenya day.

Kenya’s cuisine is as varied as its multi-racial nature of various native ethnic groups (Maasai, Kikuyu, Gikyu) as well as Asian, Arab and European influences.  Staples are domesticated animal meats of the Maasai, corn, beans and vegetables of the Kikuyu and fish stews and rice of the Lake Victoria District.

Marie prepared a pumpkin soup called Supa ya Malenge

Supa ya Malenge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Githeri

Kathy made Githeri – a Kikuyu dish of beans and maize.

 

 

 

 

 

Nadine’s Mtuzi wa Samaki  was a dish of Fish in Coconut Curry.

Mtuzi wa Samaki

 

 

 

 

Chris prepared a Potato Mash

Potato mash

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy used a Nyama Choma recipe substituting chicken for goat. and served it with Kachambari. a tomato and onion salad.

Nyama Choma with Kachambari

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joan made a Kenyan beef stew with Wali.

Beef Stew with Wali

 

 

 

 

 

Laura made African Pepper Sauce as an accompaniment and for a sweet treat she prepared Koeksisters, sticky plaited doughnuts.

Koeksisters

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris supplied Pastries for dessert.

Pastries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credits:

Marie’s Supa ya Malenge  was from allkenyanrecipes.com

Kathy’s Githeri was from jikonimagic.com

Nadine’s Mtuzi-Wa-Samaki was from whats4eats.com

Wendy’s Nyama Choma was adapted from – www.whats4eats.com (using chicken instead of goat) and her Kachumbari was from www.africanbites.com

Laura’s Koeksisters were from africanbites.com and African Pepper Sauce was also from africanbites.com

See our Recipes page for more recipes.

J … Jamaica

Jamaica

 

Jamaican food reflects the history of settlement, combining influences from Spanish settlers, African slaves, Asian and East Indian labourers, British colonialism and Rastafarian vegetarianism with indigenous influences, to produce a diverse cuisine.

Our Jamaica day was held at Joan’s.  We only had a small group for this event but there was a good mix of tasty food covering a range of styles.

Nadine’s Jamaican Run Down was a tasty fish stew with coconut milk, onion, garlic and various seasonings.  

 

 

 

 

Laura prepared Jamaican Jerk Chicken Wings. Jerk is a Jamaican style of cooking where meat is dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a hot spice mixture producing a very tasty product.

 

 

 

 

Chris made Jamaican Beef Patties filled with a savoury mince.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pauline made a Jamaican-style Potato Salad  

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy prepared Sweet Potato Pone, a very moist cake made with yellow sweet potato.This dish is also well known in the southern states of USA, dating back to the 19th Century.

Sweet Potato Pone

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banana Bread

Joan made “We Be Jammin’ Jamaican Banana Bread” that used a tasty combination of banana, rum and citrus, topped with nuts.

 

 

 

 

Credits:

Nadine’s Jamaican Run Down was from Immaculate Bites

Laura Laura’s Jamaican Jerk Chicken Wings were from reciperecap.com.

Chris’s Jamaican Beef Patties were from foodnetwork.com 

Pauline’s Jamaican-style Potato Salad is on youtube, from Mesha’s Corner.

Wendy’s Sweet Potato Pone  was from real-jamaica-vacations.com

Joan’s Jamaican Banana Bread was from allrecipes.com  

 

See our Recipes page for more recipes.

A for Aussie

Australia

 

 

For our first International day Jeanne chose the theme of Australian.  Despite the temptation there was not one kangaroo or emu recipe.

Mini Beef & Guinness Pies

Julie produced mini meat pies, a variation on the Aussie classic, based on a Beef and Guinness Pie recipe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joan made Lamb and Haloumi cheese sausage rolls which would have pleased Sam Kekovich, the face of Australia Day Lamb advertisements.

Lamb Haloumi Sausage Rolls

 

 

 

 

Pauline made Chicken and Weetbix sliders with home-made mini bread rolls (Weetbix was developed in Sydney in the 1920s)

Chicken Slider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kathy prepared Chicken, Mango and Macadamia Salad, capturing the Aussie sporting colours of green and gold.

Chicken Mango & Macadamia Salad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris barbequed Lamb loin chops, one of the favourites of Sam, the “Lambassador”.

Barbequed Lamb Chops

 

 

 

 

 

Laura produced Meat pies with mushy peas from her own recipe, a variation on a pie floater.

Pie with Mushy Peas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeanne made a Lamington sponge, the classic Aussie cake.

Lamington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy made a Pavlova with Mango and Passionfruit, surrounded by chocolate rum balls served in chocolate cases.  The argument about whether Pavlova was first made in Australia or in New Zealand will never be settled, but no-one can argue that it is not an iconic Australian dessert.

Pavlova

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credits:

 

See our Recipes page for more recipes.