Author: Rumbie

Vegetable Pastry Cups

These vegetable pastry cups are quite easy to prepare even though they appear to have a flair of elegance and sophistication to them! Treat yourself, friends and loved ones with these as a lunch box ideas, light lunch/supper or even as an appetizer. Resources/Equipment You Will Need Muffin tray Frying pan […]

 

20 Minute Chicken & Vegetable Stir-fry

Chicken breast is one of my favorite go-to quick meals ingredient. When you’re hard-pressed of time or just simply exhausted you can always whip up something good, quick and nutritious with chicken breast. Here’s one of those good, quick and nutritious dishes you can try out. You can serve with […]

 

Pan-Grilled Ham ‘n Tomato Sandwich

Just about everyone enjoys a good sandwich. This here sandwich will be great as a lunchbox idea for school or the office. It will also work for breakfast or a light lunch even. As usual sandwiches don’t take time to prepare so this will be done in 5 min. Resources/Equipment […]

 

Thyme and Garlic Roasted Baby Potatoes

Baby potatoes are fabulous!! They are especially perfect for that day when you don’t feel like standing much in the kitchen and want a quick and tasty meal. Baby potatoes also called new potatoes can be of any potato variety such as White potatoes or Red potatoes. Preparation of these […]

 

Pan-Grilled Tuna and Cucumber Sandwich

A simple and tasty sandwich that takes 5 min to prepare. I used a griddle pan to achieve the grill marks on the bread. If you don’t have a griddle pan you may still use your normal pan and have a lovely pan-toasted sandwich. Perfect as a light lunch, for […]

 

Simple Roast Vegetables

I especially love preparing vegetables in this manner. Not only for health reasons but also because of the taste! There are certain vegetables whose natural sweetness comes through when you bake/roast them. Butternut, carrots and peppers are a few such vegetables which are a part of this roast. I prepared […]

 

Sweet Chilli Lemon Amacimbi (Mopane worms)

Amacimbi, a.k.a madora, a.k.a mopane worms are one of our traditional delicacies here in Zimbabwe. There are several ways to prepare them and here’s a modernized twist I’ve given to them. I especially loved how the lemon heightens the flavour in the dish.You can enjoy them as a snack on […]

 

Nyimo (Black Eyed Peas) Patties

I have never been a fan of nyimo since I was wee high!! But after deciding to give them a bit of a kick, I’ll proudly say I’m a nyimo-lover!! IF they are made in this way or any other way, as long as they’re not plain! My husband on […]

 
Zimbokitchen chicken and mushroom stir-fry

Chicken and Mushroom Stir-Fry

If you’re looking for something lean and nutritious to prepare then this here dish is your baby! Serve with brown rice or peanut butter rice and a salad or maybe some roasted butternut. It’s pretty quick and easy. You can classify this as a 20 min meal. Also see these […]

 

Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken

This dish was absolutely delicious. In fact, delicious doesn’t cut it, they were divine!! Everyone enjoyed every bite and second helpings were in order! It’s pretty simple to make, simpler than it looks! You can serve this as a light meal with some vegetables or a salad and a sauce. […]

 

Mixed Berries Yoghurt and Choc Muffins

I loved how these came together. I was initially set out to make orange yoghurt and choc muffins (for some reason I thought I was going to find orange yoghurt but much to my disappointment I couldn’t find it when I was in the supermarket, so had to come up […]

 

Low carb Grilled Tandoori Chicken salad

In the spirit of promoting healthier eating habits, I prepared this low carb grilled chicken salad. This is not to totally omit the carbs (as I put forward that you do need them to have a balanced diet) but to just reduce the quantity you partake daily, weekly, monthly. You […]