This is more like child’s play than a recipe, haha! It’s for yet another one of those “lazy, too tired to cook days and couldn’t be bothered with a lot of fuss in the kitchen.” I know these days do come time and again and yet the family or you […]
Author: Rumbie
Rice salad with Lime dressing (vegan)
This may sound awkward to some, but you can most certainly turn your rice into a salad. Just toss in a few more ingredients and a delicious dressing and there you have it. For this you will need rice that is cooked already and you can learn how to cook […]
How to make plain white Rice
Rice was, and perhaps to a certain degree, for some, is considered as a “special” meal for Zimbabweans. Back in the day it used to be a treat at weddings, Christmas time or when special visitors arrive then rice and chicken stew would be served. However, nowadays, things have changed […]
Just plain roast Potatoes
Roast potatoes work great, especially for that day when you are feeling too tired or lazy to be on your feet cooking. You just chuck them into the oven, put your feet up and check on them from time to time. These will go well with grilled chicken (going with […]
How to make Lime salad dressing
This is a very simple salad dressing and it’s not as high in fat and cholesterol like many other salad dressings. It gives a lovely flavour to your salad, you’ll go for seconds! You can store this dressing in a bottle in your refrigerator for not more than 5 days. […]
Butterscotch biscuits
If you have been with me for a bit, by now you’ll know that I love me my biscuits/cookies and all those baked goodies to have with my cuppa! These here butterscotch biscuits are just as good. Every bite is absolutely delish and the great thing is that they don’t […]
Dried Matemba (Kapenta) stew
Kapenta, in our vernacular matemba, are one of Zimbabwe’s traditional meals. There are many ways of preparing them from just having them fried, coated and this here version stewed. A lot of Zimbabwean families eat this, be it once in a long while, every week or once in a month […]
Traditional Covo vegetables (with tomatoes and onion)
This is one of our traditional ways of preparing leafy green vegetables here in Zimbabwe. It’s a quick and easy way to kill two birds with one stone for those days where one does not feel like cooking a separate pot of soup or where there’s a large crowd of […]
Traditional Zimbabwean Sadza reZviyo (Millet)
This is one of our traditional starches here in Zimbabwe. It’s actually really nutritious. There are so many health benefits of eating zviyo be it porridge, sadza or anything. Some of these benefits amongst others include helping with weight loss, lowering blood cholesterol levels, regulating blood sugar levels especially for […]
Carrot and Apple salad
Now this salad is simple and straight forward, if you could, you would even prepare it with your eyes closed! It’s also great as an anytime of the day snack and perfect to include in the meal plan of those watching their weight. You can also make this a lunch […]
Traditional Zimbabwean Madora (mopane worms) in peanut butter
Madora/ Amacimbi (mopane worms) are part of our cuisine here in Zimbabwe. However, it’s not everyone who eats them as some have a fear-factor associated with them. As for those who do eat them, they enjoy them to the last bite! This is another way of preparing them in addition […]
Effortless Oatmeal Cookies
Now as I said when I was making the vanilla cookies, I love love love biscuits!! Especially at night when I want to have my late night cuppa! These cookies/ biscuits were just delicious, my family and I thoroughly enjoyed them and they were gone in 10 minutes after they […]