This tasty treat is easy to make, and perfect any time of day. Ingredients 1/2 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1/4 cup milk 1 cup grated carrots 1 cup grated zucchini Vegetable oil Directions In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl,…

‘Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use violence to get what they want’, advised an old lady from Calcutta famed as Mother Theresa. Perhaps that was the reckoning of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) when they included a clause in the revised harmonized draft constitution stating that…

It was a warm, sunny day-perfect for the outdoors. Pete went out to play soccer with his friends. In Pete’s neighbourhood, it was common to see young boys playing with no protective gear, and parents even thought that this would toughen them up. However, for Pete, that was no ordinary day and a few playful…

*Mary Obilisi had been waiting in the Monday morning down pour for the offices of a human rights NGO to open. *Mark, her husband of 14 years, who had infected her with the HIV virus on the second year of their marriage through marital rape had brutally assaulted her with a knife, destroyed her month’s dosage of ARV…

Children can be grumpy sometimes. As a new mother, this can easily drive you insane and sink you into depression because unlike an adult, your baby is not able to explain to you what is irritating them. This brings to mind Amanda Nyarongi, an adopted mother to baby James. When she took James from a…

In the previous edition of Pregnant, we discussed why some babies refuse to be fed by their mothers, sometimes preferring auntie’s (nanny’s) feeding. We now focus on babies who refuse to eat irrespective of who feeds them. There are foods which we, as adults, loathe to taste, let alone eat, irrespective of where they are…

Many mothers say that despite having many children, each pregnancy is unique. And upon delivery, the babies take on their own personality. So, how come one child will be very neat and responsible while the other is carefree and clumsy? Is there an explanation to this contrast or is behaviour engraved in the genetic code? Apparently, the sequence in which…

Helping him clear it A nose full of mucus is nasty to all, but more so to babies below two years because they must breathe through the nose, which they have no ability to clear. A stuffy nose is caused by the common cold or allergic reactions like asthma and sinusitis that inflame blood vessels,…