"The" Funky Mummy in our kitchen!

What a treat hanging out with Funky Mummy extraordinaire this evening! Way past our babies' bedtimes, but labors of love don't sleep! :) Not just yet anyway!
Here's what Ciiru Waweru-Waithaka of Funkidz Funky Mummy posted:

"Good evening super people!! Congratulations again to the 10 Lucky ladies who won the Free meals every day for 5 days courtesy of Chase Bank/ Chase Woman, Funkidz Funky Mummy, and Mama Z's. I am currently sat in Mama Z's kitchen and watching start her preperations for the different selected meals!! What a treat!!:-)..A whole week of Nyummy healthy food!!

Thank you Rehmat Roma Sumra for your donation of your winning to a needy cause!! We have decided to donate your food equivalent of Kshs. 3,250.00 to www.angelcentre.org, www.facebook.com/Angelcentre . It is a centre for abandoned children and Funkidz/Funky Mummy will match the amount too!!:-).. We will match the Kshs. 3,250.00 per day for the 5 days!!... Kindly join us in donation if you would like, any amount and we will put it all together and make the donation on Saturday. Kindly MPESA us on 0721240634. We shall make a donation of food stuffs, feel free to donate other items if you would like to these needy babies. Kindly let us know we can collect or you can drop items off at our offices located at museum hill centre."

Please log onto www.angelcentre.org to contribute, or send Mpesa to the above number for a group contribution.

Pssssst! Don't forget to place your orders for this week! :)

Mama Z's all week! :)

I hope all the lovely ladies had a wonderful Mother's Day! And if you're not a mummy, I hope you used this as an excuse to pamper yourself anyway! :) Guys... not forgetting about you; and hoping you paid special attention to your mum, sister, girlfriend, wife, best friend...!

Since Chase Bank and Funkidz have been extremely supportive to Mama Z's this week; we are open for lunch delivery from tomorrow (Tuesday May 15th to Friday May 18th, and Monday May 21st! (Normal lunch resumes Tuesday and Thursday schedule next week)

Check out our lunch specials, with a special "Every day is Mother's day" discount! The first two people to call/text/FB/email/Tweet their orders for lunch tomorrow get FREE DELIVERY! Yay! Talk about a "Tasty Tuesday!"

Tamu Tuesday!

Lamb biriyani (450.00)
Cajun style tilapia with rosemary pilaf or herb potatoes (600.00)
Vegetable biryani (450.00)
*Served with your choice of coleslaw or cucumber-tomato riata

Wicked Wednesday!

Oven baked meatballs with penne pasta (450.00)
Fish curry served with steamed long grain rice (600.00)
Vegetable curry with steamed long grain rice (450.00)
*Served with your choice of roasted Italian vegetables or sautéed cauliflower and broccoli

Tasty Thursday

Chicken Biriyani (450.00)
Chicken curry with Caribbean rice and peas (600.00)
Vegetable curry with Caribbean rice and peas (450.00)
*Served with your choice of red and white cabbage salad with spicy mayonnaise or Sautéed sukuma-wiki and spinach

Fab Foodie Friday

Slow cooked beef stew with “the” loaded mashed potatoes or steamed long grain rice (450.00)
Pan-seared tilapia with vegetable stir fried rice and Mama Z’s signature sauce (600.00)
Swahili coconut beans with steamed long grain rice (450.00)
*Served with your choice of sautéed sukuma wiki or salsa Verde


aMazing Monday!

Stir-fried ginger chicken with spaghetti (450.00)
Pan-seared red snapper with rosemary pilaf and Mama Z’s signature sauce (600.00)
Vegetable stir fry with spaghetti (450.00)
*Served with your choice of Sautéed sukuma-wiki and spinach or tomato-cucumber salad with sweet oranges

Check out our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/MamaZsfood
on Twitter @mamazawadis

"Seize the moment! Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart?" :)

Not just a Woman... a Funky Woman! May the Month of aMazing Women!

As a woman, we know you have many roles; daughter, friend, sister, aunt, grandmother, wife & friend. These roles call for sacrifice & time, which is why Chase Bank and Funkidz Funky Mummy want to spoil you!!!

Chase Bank will soon be launching Chase Woman, a banking product that offers holistic services for women by women. Chase Bank has partnered with Funkidz Funky Mummy, to bring 10 lucky women a healthy yummy lunch meal delivered to your home/ office every day for 5 days!!:-). Made by??..you guessed right, a woman, Mama Z's

Here's to banking for women but most of all here's to sharing a moment to tell you how special you are.. Happy Mothers day.. Happy women day.. Everyday!!!!:-)

If we googled you, what would we find out about you that makes you a funky woman? ( does not have to be true, can be as imaginative/ funny as you like :-)). The first 10 women with the most likes on their post on Funkidz page, are the lucky winners!! Voting closes in 24 hours starting now. Open to women in nairobi only, out of town coming soon:-). Deliveries start Monday. Winners will be given a menu with nyummy choices to make..

So-yum... ! Tasty soy based options

As a lover of all things red meat, it was a little shocking to find out that it takes anywhere from 24-72 hours to digest red meat; depending on a variety of factors including one's metabolism, health, current medications, food accompaniments, etc. No wonder athletes' eat carb-heavy meals prior to any major game. The sheer energy that goes into digesting that succulent T-Bone steak must be pretty significant!

Having read up on this while weaning my daughter, I decided to minimize the amount of red meat in her diet, and focused on finding tasty protein alternatives. That is how I stumbled on soy(a) mince. Perhaps the first question that comes to mind for most, is "what is soya?". Soya comes from the seed of the soya plant. Each pod of the soya plant can contain 1 to 4 circular soya beans similar to peas but generally larger in size. Soya beans are one of the best sources of protein in the whole plant-kingdom.

To the touch, soya mince feels and looks almost like a cereal of some sort. When cooked right, with enough seasoning, soy(a) offers all the nutrition that red meat does. It is important to note that the actual soy beans can be very tough on the digestive systems of our little ones, so soy(a) mince is a much gentler (and faster to cook) alternative.

Here's a soy(a) based recipe that is great for the whole family. (try keeping it a secret until AFTER diner and see if anyone, especially the guys in the household actually notice the difference! I assure you, there are some who haven't figured it out quite yet! :) )

Vegetarian Louisiana Dirty Rice
Ingredients

1/4kg of soy(a) mince
2 cups of rice
4 cups of water or vegetable broth
1 cup of shallots (spring onions) finely chopped
1 cup of parsley (you can substitute this with cilantro/dhania)
1 cup of chopped celery
1 cup of red onion
1/2 a cup of green/bell pepper
2 tbsp. of tomato paste
salt and pepper to taste
3 tbsp. of sunflower/olive/canola oil (*heart healthy cooking oils)

Brown the soy(a) mince
Add the shallots, celery, red onion, and green/bell pepper
Add the seasoning and tomato paste, and cover to cook for for 5-7 minutes
Add the parsley/cilantro, water or vegetable broth, and the rice
Add the washed rice and cover
Simmer for about 25 minutes or until the water/broth has dried out
Lower the heat and uncover for about 5 minutes

Dirty rice can be served with "Kachumbari" or Salsa Verde, or your choice of leafy green veggies!


*To turn this into a meat-lover's special, simply substitute the soy(a) for regular ground beef and add 4 chicken livers for added taste! As a heart healthy option, use lean beef for your mince, such as top rump steak.

Tasty Thursday's Lunch Specials! Yum! Yum!

Starches
Vegetable fried rice or steamed rice
Homestyle pilau

Meat/Protein
Pan-seared tilapia (600.00)
Thai-coconut chicken (650.00)

Greens/Salad
Sautéed sukuma-wiki and spinach
Vegetable stir fry

Call +254722728882 or +254787847833 to order.

Inbox us on this FB page or on twiRRA @mamazawadi
Last order in; Thursday at 9.00 am :)


*KES 200.00 for delivery to most of the 'burbs (Ngong Road, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Upper Hill, Museum Hill, Kilimani, etc and the CBD) If you are outside these areas, feel free to call us and we can work something out for you!

Happy Tuesday Folks!