Njoki Cafe!

Finally did another doodle of Njoki (replacement spy lady), this time in a Kikuyu inspired fit!

NEW CHARACTER!

So, since I’m broke and constantly fighting homelessness I sold my spy lady as an adoptable. Was a hard choice but it paved the way to get the creative juices flowing a new lady thats a bit more style.

Rockin more 70s/80s vibes than the originals Bond-esque classic spy tropes. Her names Njoki c:

Kenyan woman does the unthinkable to her Nigerian boyfriend

Kenyan woman does the unthinkable to her Nigerian boyfriend

A Kenyan woman has caused drama in Qatar after she chopped off her Nigerian boyfriend’s manhood over infidelity.
According to reports, Njoki, who had been dating the man since 2020, found suspicious messages on the man’s phone.
Convinced that the man was cheating, she confronted him seeking an explanation from her boyfriend.
The middle-aged woman who was not impressed by the reply retreated to…

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Alan Meniga: Pašticada u dva čina i tri tajne

Alan Meniga: Pašticada u dva čina i tri tajne

Često me pitaju (vraga me pitaju, nitko me još nije pitao al mi se baš činilo fora za početak teksta) recept za pašticadu. To poznato jelo kojim se Hrvati ponose kao autohtono. To poznato jelo koje je toliko hrvatski autohtono koliko i pizza. I dok talijanska, francuska, njemačka, španjolska, portugalska i engleska kuhinja imaju precizan naziv za tehniku sporog kuhanja u marinadi, mi nemamo čak…

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Alan Meniga: Pašticada u dva čina i tri tajne

Alan Meniga: Pašticada u dva čina i tri tajne

Često me pitaju (vraga me pitaju, nitko me još nije pitao al mi se baš činilo fora za početak teksta) recept za pašticadu. To poznato jelo kojim se Hrvati ponose kao autohtono. To poznato jelo koje je toliko hrvatski autohtono koliko i pizza. I dok talijanska, francuska, njemačka, španjolska, portugalska i engleska kuhinja imaju precizan naziv za tehniku sporog kuhanja u marinadi, mi nemamo čak…

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Mogoče pa danes čas za domače #njoki z #losos ⁉️❤️ #summer #saturday #lunch #chef #bloggerlife #maninkitchen #homemade #pasta #picoftheday #foodpic (at Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Jeste li znali da su njoki nevjerovatno lagani za napraviti? Sve što vam treba je malo planiranja unaprijed, tako da kada pravite pire krompir napravite više nego što vam treba, a onda poslije od toga napravite njoke. Naravno, trebaće vam malo vježbanja da ih usavršite i da budu baš onakvi kakvi se vama sviđaju, ali svejedno će biti bolji nego iz trgovine. Evo recept.

Sastojci (za dvije osobe):

1. 2 šoljice unaprijed pripremljenog pire krompira

2. 1 šoljica brašna

3. 3\4 velike kašike soli

4. 1 izmućeno jaje

Postupak:

1. Na radnu površini istresite pola šolje brašna, a zatim na njega istresite pire krompir. 2. Napravite malu dolinu u pireu i u nju uspite jaje. Dodajte sol. 3. Preostalu polovicu šolje brašna istresite povrh svega toga. 4. Sada rukama sve izmiješajte dobro i izmijesite kao da pravite kruh. 5. Kada je sve izmiješano i tijesto izgleda kao lopta spremna za pečenje,  podijelite ga na manje komade koje ćete onda izvaljati da izgledaju kao duga, tanka zmija. 6. Isjeckajte ‘’zmiju’’ na malene komade i dobili ste svoje njoke. 7. Ubacite ih u šerpu sa vrelom vodom u koju ste prethodno ubacili malo soli i ulja, a gotovi su kad isplivaju na površinu.

Jedite ih uz bilo koji sos koji biste jeli uz tjesteninu, a ukoliko želite da budu hrskavi, nakon kuhanja ih malo prepržite na ulju. 

foto: Pinterest

Indie Acoustic Afro :)
I.AM.STAN

Indie Acoustic Afro :)
One of the most beautiful songs I have ever listened to and happy to have seen her perform live…

What Have I Done - Mercy Njoki
Written By Mercy Njoki
Produced By Leonard Chege aka Leone
Album - My Testimony
Mwapi Entertainment
Music With A Positive Influence
CTA - Cleaning The Airwaves

Q. You have an album, tell us about a bit about that project…

A. On August 1st, 2010, I launched my album titled “My Testimony”. It is a collection of songs written over a long period of time, from as early as high school! The title, “My Testimony” captures what the album is about, in that the songs speak of my life and what my journey of growth had been like up to that point. How I viewed things and how I understood or misunderstood various stages in this journey. It’s a reflection of everyday experiences, when sometimes you feel happy, sometimes scared, sometimes blessed and overwhelmed, sometimes you have an “aha!” moment, sometimes you feel lost…just everyday stuff that anyone can identify with.

Natafuta - Mercy Njoki
Written By Mercy Njoki
Produced By Jaaz “That Guy” Odongo
Mixed & Mastered By Jaaz “That Guy” Odongo @ SoundMind Studio
MWAPI Entertainment
Music With A Positive Influence
CTA - Cleaning The Airwaves

Last year, after launching an album and going underground almost 2yrs prior, I felt God tell me it was time to go back to music. I didn’t know how, in what way or set-up… but I was sure I was going back to music.

My relationship with music however, was and has been strained. I often wondered what was wrong with me and I’m sure quite a number of people wondered to. There were so many people (even today) wondering WHY my music was not out there, WHY I seemed so indifferent, WHY I wasn’t pushing… AND I WONDERED THE SAME!

I LOVE MUSIC… I always have… I love it when the keyboard is played, loveeeee the acoustic guitar, love when it all comes together with the bass and electric and the drums kick in! I LOVE IT! I hear a tune and instinctively start to hum, lyrics come at the drop of a hat! I love holding a microphone and “singing”, it sinks deep into the very essence of who I am… I actually LOVEEEEEEEE music and being a musician.

But I haven’t been proactive about it, and even I wondered why. Why was I shying away from this, why am I not eating and breathing music, pursuing it relentlessly, why am I not working hard at this, what is wrong?? Am I not supposed to be doing music? YET I know God has gifted me and I KNOW that there is calling somewhere in this…it has been a VERY frustrating place to be in.

BUT GOD has been growing me. He has brought people my way who have facilitated my getting perspective and learning. I am discovering who I am and what I am about. I am discovering something we often talk about and even speak of (although I wonder if we really understand it). I am discovering PURPOSE… and along with it has come a surge of energy and enthusiasm to do music decidedly and passionately… a determination that I have never had before in my life! I don’t want to be good, I want to be the best, I want to spend sleepless nights in a studio somewhere or on a stage/ platform/ pulpit somewhere or on the road, or in the air, because I’m headed somewhere to sing, to do “music”! I am excited and determined and fired up!!

And now I get it, why I couldn’t just be excited and put all my time and energy into music before. Because music is not who I am. Music in and of itself is not what I live for. I have discovered (and I’m still discovering) that my passion, what tugs at my heart is where there is pain and deception. Particularly, the social situation of things, the pain experienced in childhood that translates into one’s life as an adult, what parents did or are doing and how it’s affecting the kids (the home situation is SO bad these days!), the unmarried couples who get into unthought out commitments ending up in huge heartache and sometimes a child or two. What kind of life, influence will that child have? The people hurting looking for solace in another’s arms or the bottle or some drug… the marriages where there is so much abuse or even something as subtle as simply no love… no care, no attention, no time… it’s all PAIN. The young people today who somehow seem to just be floating through life with no-one sober-minded to talk to, or look-up to. These are the things that are tugging at my heart, all day, everyday!!

I now know that my calling is to spread the message of order, of truth, of healing… of how God intended things to be. So music is not who I am… it is the staff in my hand. It is what I use to spread a message of grace and love, it is what creates platforms for the message of God’s order to be spoken of, of healing, of sobriety, of truth. It is what makes me someone that a young girl somewhere can look up to or a young professional somewhere can listen to. It is the staff in my hand.

… and now that I know what I am about and what my purpose is, as God enables me, I am plugging into my God-given gift/calling in music and trusting God to open doors as He sees fit, to equip me and be my guide, to teach me, anoint me, skill me, divinely connect me and sustain me. I am purposing to work hard, to pursue this relentless and to be the best.

Now that I know what I am about, I’m ready…