Author: Rumbie

Mushroom flavoured Sadza

I know it kinda sounds crazy and maybe unheard of but yep… you can most certainly add a little flavour to your sadza (pap). Oh and it tastes good! You probably won’t be able to eat it with your lacto, but with any other relish you definitely can and will […]

 
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Chicken and apple sandwich

This is a quick, easy and tasty sandwich which you can make for the lunch box or just snack on whilst you’re at home. The good thing about it is that it’s actually feeling. The protein in the chicken helps to keep you feeling satiated a bit longer. Give it […]

 

Traditional Rice rineDovi (Peanut Butter Rice)

Rice rine dovi (with peanut butter) is very nutritious. It’s kinda unfortunate my eldest daughter does not really like it but I make her eat it anyway!  It is after all good for her 😉 I’m hoping she’ll acquire the taste and with time she’ll love it. It’s pretty easy to […]

 

Cheese and Tomato roll

Cheese and tomato is a popular combination for sandwiches. I’ve just put a small twist to this by adding green pepper, shallots and ground black pepper. It tastes absolutely great and I’m sure you’ll love it! Cheese is a great source of calcium which is important for the formation of […]

 

Veggie roll

This veggie roll is one of the healthiest things you can eat and it doesn’t take time to prepare.  It’s great to eat in those times when you’re feeling hungry and want a quick snack that is nutritious. My kids love it and you can experiment/ modify it and put […]

 
Crispy fried collard greens

How to prepare muriwo weRape and having it crisp

This is one of my favorite green leafy vegetables. I believe it’s important not to overcook food more so vegetables because not only would the food become bland but you will also lose the nutritional value you are supposed to get from that food. This is why I prefer cooking […]

 

How to make fresh cream frosting (whipped cream)

Fresh cream frosting also known as whipped cream has in the past few years become the preferred icing on cakes and confectioneries over butter cream icing. Not that there is anything wrong with butter cream icing but fresh cream frosting gives a cake, cupcake or muffin a certain type of […]

 

Banana and lemon muffins

This is yet again another one of my experimental recipes. You can’t go wrong with banana batter when baking. This also happens to be an opportunity to tell that bananas are a great source of potassium which among other things helps to regulate your blood pressure. So this is one […]

 

Tandoori chicken Zimbabwean stlye (made with lacto)

This is one delicious, mouth watering, juicy, finger-licking good chicken. Tandoori chicken is originally an Indian chicken recipe, made with plain yoghurt which in this case we are substituting with lacto. I then decided to try it with a little twist of my own. I was surprised to find it […]

 

Coated garlic flavoured Matemba (Kapenta)

Growing up Matemba was one of my least favored foods. This is apart from the fact that it is one of the most readily available brain foods in our in our Zimbabwean context.  In other words, Kapenta promotes the good health and functioning of your brain.  After experimenting and trying […]

 

Quick and Easy Mince

Mince is one meat that I always have to have in my freezer. There’s so much you can do with it and it’s one of the fastest meats that you can prepare. You need such meats readily available in your fridge for those times when vanyarikani “respectable” visitors arrive announced […]