Pork of the Week: Asian Marinated Pork Loin

As my daughter would say, this marinade is “easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.”  So simple but delivers a very rich flavor.  I whipped this up for Jesse and Jeff for a man’s platter one night this week.  And by “man’s platter,” I mean, a plate of just meat.  Between the two of them they shared a pretty hefty size … Continue reading →

BBQ Chicken Pineapple Quesadillas

Inspired by my favorite Pioneer Woman! Ingredients: 1/2 chicken, shredded 1 cup BBQ sauce 1 cup chopped pineapple handful of green onions, sliced handful of cilantro 2 cups shredded cheese salt and pepper to taste flour tortillas I had some frozen chicken breasts saved in the freezer from our last trip to Kampala. But you … Continue reading →

Papaya Smoothie

While I am not particularly crazy about paw paw (papaya), this is one of my favorite smoothies!  So, since our paw paw tree gave us these four lovely ladies this week, it was time to get the blender out today! Ingredients: 2 cups semi-frozen papaya* 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 Tablespoon sugar … Continue reading →

Italian Vegetable Pasta

Some friends dropped by last night and I needed a quick meal that would feed quite a few mouths. As long as you have all the ingredients (many of which are staple items you probably have on hand), this is really easy to throw together in a hurry but tastes like it was thoughtfully planned … Continue reading →

Mango Pineapple Cocktail

Now things are getting exciting over here… Ingredients: 2 cups mango puree, semi-frozen 4 cups of pineapple juice 4 oz. rum 2 Tablespoons simple syrup (sugar dissolved in just a small bit of hot water) Blend together, pour, put the kids to bed and enjoy the evening 😉 Serves 4 -6. // //

Creamy Coconut Mango Bars

During my search for ‘all things mango’ to fix my dilemma, I came across this recipe.  It had to be adapted a bit to cater to what we have available here in Uganda.  Just had to take a little taste test bite and it’s very yummy! Ingredients: Coconut Crust 1 cup flour 1/2 cup shredded … Continue reading →

Mango Butter

Enough with the nasty Zesta – it’s Mango Butter time! Jesse’s family has a tradition to make applesauce and apple butter together each fall.  Since apples are in short supply here, we tried out this recipe with mangoes last year and it was phenomenal!  Mango season is of course the best time to do this … Continue reading →

Mango Smoothie

A simple, refreshing treat for a hot day – and a great way to use up some of those mangoes! Ingredients: 1 bag (440g) of vanilla yogurt* 1- 1/2 cups of mango puree 1 Tablespoon sugar or honey a pinch of cardamom Blend together, pour and enjoy!  Makes about 4 servings. *Since yogurt is not … Continue reading →