Memoirs of a Kenyan Mom Abroad
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      A Kenyan Kitchen Abroad

      Chapati – A soft-layered and delicious Kenyan delicacy

      March 2, 2021

      A Kenyan Kitchen Abroad

      Sukuma wiki with beef – tasty and authentic…

      February 9, 2021

      Tilapia Fish Stew

      Tilapia Fish Stew Recipe (among stories of a…

      January 28, 2021

      Kenyan Chai Masala

      Kenyan Chai Masala; a celebration of community and…

      November 24, 2020

      Baked Ripe Plantain (Irresistable Kenyan Matoke)

      Baked Ripe Plantain (Irresistible Kenyan Matoke)

      February 25, 2020

      Baking Recreations

      Banana Chocolate Stripped Cake

      September 2, 2017

      How to cook tasty Kenyan matumbo/tripe

      How to cook tasty Kenyan Matumbo (tripe)

      March 30, 2020

      Kenyan Chai Masala

      Kenyan Chai Masala; a celebration of community and…

      November 24, 2020

      Kenyan Recipes

      Mahamri – A Kenyan snack infused with coconut…

      July 14, 2017

      Natural cold/flu elixir

      Winter, mom cold and a Kenyan natural elixir

      November 27, 2017

      Tilapia Fish Stew

      Tilapia Fish Stew Recipe (among stories of a…

      January 28, 2021

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    • Mother of Boys

      My fast and furious labour: a precipitous childbirth…

      December 1, 2020

      Mother of Boys

      Pyt med det! – A Danish way of…

      November 18, 2019

      Mother of Boys

      Parenting in Denmark: The day I let a…

      June 6, 2017

      Mother of Boys

      8 life lessons I am learning from my…

      March 25, 2017

      Mother of Boys

      Mindful Motherhood in Raising Boys

      March 6, 2017

  • Thoughts and Reflections
    • Life’s Musings

      Shea butter: West Africa’s best kept beauty secret…

      May 6, 2020

      Life’s Musings

      Life on Coronavirus Lockdown in Denmark: How I…

      March 23, 2020

      Life’s Musings

      How to be yourself and thrive abroad: Lessons…

      March 4, 2020

      Life’s Musings

      What Stand-Up Paddleboarding Taught Me About Overcoming Self-Doubt

      March 28, 2019

      Life’s Musings

      Resilience: My mother’s life and its impact on…

      January 24, 2019

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Memoirs of a Kenyan Mom Abroad
  • Home
  • About me
  • Kenyan Kitchen Abroad
    • All Baked Ripe Plantain (Irresistable Kenyan Matoke) Baking Recreations How to cook tasty Kenyan matumbo/tripe Kenyan Chai Masala Kenyan Recipes Natural cold/flu elixir Tilapia Fish Stew
      A Kenyan Kitchen Abroad

      Chapati – A soft-layered and delicious Kenyan delicacy

      March 2, 2021

      A Kenyan Kitchen Abroad

      Sukuma wiki with beef – tasty and authentic…

      February 9, 2021

      Tilapia Fish Stew

      Tilapia Fish Stew Recipe (among stories of a…

      January 28, 2021

      Kenyan Chai Masala

      Kenyan Chai Masala; a celebration of community and…

      November 24, 2020

      Baked Ripe Plantain (Irresistable Kenyan Matoke)

      Baked Ripe Plantain (Irresistible Kenyan Matoke)

      February 25, 2020

      Baking Recreations

      Banana Chocolate Stripped Cake

      September 2, 2017

      How to cook tasty Kenyan matumbo/tripe

      How to cook tasty Kenyan Matumbo (tripe)

      March 30, 2020

      Kenyan Chai Masala

      Kenyan Chai Masala; a celebration of community and…

      November 24, 2020

      Kenyan Recipes

      Mahamri – A Kenyan snack infused with coconut…

      July 14, 2017

      Natural cold/flu elixir

      Winter, mom cold and a Kenyan natural elixir

      November 27, 2017

      Tilapia Fish Stew

      Tilapia Fish Stew Recipe (among stories of a…

      January 28, 2021

  • Motherhood
    • Mother of Boys

      My fast and furious labour: a precipitous childbirth…

      December 1, 2020

      Mother of Boys

      Pyt med det! – A Danish way of…

      November 18, 2019

      Mother of Boys

      Parenting in Denmark: The day I let a…

      June 6, 2017

      Mother of Boys

      8 life lessons I am learning from my…

      March 25, 2017

      Mother of Boys

      Mindful Motherhood in Raising Boys

      March 6, 2017

  • Thoughts and Reflections
    • Life’s Musings

      Shea butter: West Africa’s best kept beauty secret…

      May 6, 2020

      Life’s Musings

      Life on Coronavirus Lockdown in Denmark: How I…

      March 23, 2020

      Life’s Musings

      How to be yourself and thrive abroad: Lessons…

      March 4, 2020

      Life’s Musings

      What Stand-Up Paddleboarding Taught Me About Overcoming Self-Doubt

      March 28, 2019

      Life’s Musings

      Resilience: My mother’s life and its impact on…

      January 24, 2019

Kenyan Post Election Violence
Life's Musings

Fatalism over Kenya’s General Elections will be our undoing for the next four years

by Judy Wanjiku Jørgensen July 16, 2017
July 16, 2017

“Fatalism is a pervasive attitude among the majority of Kenyans, and Africans. You accept injustices and avoidable risks with a fatalistic calm.” This statement jolted me out of my train of…

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Coconut flavoured Kenyan Mahamri
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Mahamri – A Kenyan snack infused with coconut & cardamom.

by Judy Wanjiku Jørgensen July 14, 2017
July 14, 2017

Mahamri, and it’s less flavour intense twin Mandazi is a breakfast street food. Mahamri accompanies other meals like lentils and grilled meats. This snack which is originally from the Kenyan coastal…

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denmark toddler
Mother of Boys

Parenting in Denmark: The day I let a stranger discipline my child.

by Judy Wanjiku Jørgensen June 6, 2017
June 6, 2017

  The bus driver, a stranger, exasperated, red-faced, hit the brakes. He marched over to where my family sat, he lowered his voice and reprimanded my child.   His calm…

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Kenyan living Danishly
Life's Musings

Kenyan in Denmark: A humbling and enlightening journey in a Danish life.

by Judy Wanjiku Jørgensen April 18, 2017
April 18, 2017

As a Kenyan, transitioning to a Danish life has not only been exciting, but challenging. I took a big risk by moving abroad, leaving my comfort zone, and embracing a…

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Toddlers are imaginative
Mother of Boys

8 life lessons I am learning from my toddler son

by Judy Wanjiku Jørgensen March 25, 2017
March 25, 2017

Life lessons from parenting a toddler usually involve  a whirlwind of emotions. If you are a parent to a toddler, then you know that these littles ones can go from…

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Mindful motherhood
Mother of Boys

Mindful Motherhood in Raising Boys

by Judy Wanjiku Jørgensen March 6, 2017
March 6, 2017

Mindful motherhood wasn’t on my mind this morning, as I was frantically trying to put away piles of folded laundry while organising my day and the week ahead. In my…

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Mother of Boys

Pregnancy Hyperemesis Gravidarum

by Judy Wanjiku Jørgensen December 9, 2016
December 9, 2016

As a mother of two boys, none of my pregnancies has been easy  – mentally and physically. I struggle with a pregnancy condition known as Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), which means…

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Life's Musings

Garissa Terror attack

by Wanjiku Wanderi - Jorgensen April 10, 2015
April 10, 2015

Lest we forget Remembering the 147 students who died in the Garissa Terror attack My heart and mind are with my motherland – Kenya. I am a very angry woman…

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Mother of Boys

Waiting to Exhale: My childbirth Experience in Kenya

by Wanjiku Wanderi - Jorgensen February 25, 2015
February 25, 2015

My pregnancy had been complicated physically, mentally and emotionally. Having undergone nearly eight months of the gruesome hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) meant that I could not take any more extensions with…

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Death at a distance: The etiquette of mourning in Denmark
Life's Musings

Coping with death at a distance and the etiquette of mourning in Denmark

by Wanjiku Wanderi - Jorgensen November 21, 2014
November 21, 2014

Death at a distance and that dreaded phone call My stomach knots with anxiety when I receive a phone call from home, Kenya. Don’t get me wrong, I get many…

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Mother of Boys

Breastfeeding: my painstaking attempt to keep up

by Wanjiku Wanderi - Jorgensen August 17, 2014
August 17, 2014

The womanly art of breastfeeding I always thought that breastfeeding was child’s play, a natural act of motherhood which would come on cue as soon as my child was born.…

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Life's Musings

Oh, the folly of prejudice!

by Wanjiku Wanderi - Jorgensen May 28, 2014
May 28, 2014

  I am out taking an evening stroll with my husband and our son. We pass by a group of preteen girls at the local playground. They suddenly start singing. I…

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