Cooking pasta is pretty much the same, well, more or less. It’s important not to overcook it as it may become mashy and sticks together which will not really be pleasant. You want to have your pasta firm but cooked. Here’s a general way of preparing your plain penne pasta. […]
There are times when you just want to prepare a quick and easy meal without taking anything away from it in terms of flavour and taste. It’s so easy to prepare rice in the same old way, all the time. I have here a very simple recipe that you can […]
Sadza is one of our staple dishes here in Zimbabwe. We’ve had it in pretty much the same way since time immemorial. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that and there’s also absolutely nothing wrong with tweaking or modifying the way we do it either such as I’ve done here. I’ve […]
This is one of my favourite desserts. It brings back a lot of childhood memories from when my mum and gran used to make it for us. Now I’m making it for my own family and creating tasty memories for them! Here’s hoping that it will do the same in your families and for those you […]
Mazondo are a traditional delicacy here in Zimbabwe, enjoyed by both men and women alike. I know most of us don’t want to have the “traditional” recipe of cooking them with just tomatoes and onions messed with. But there’s nothing wrong with tweaking the recipe from time to time and […]
Since my hubby enjoys growing mushroom at home, we have quite a bit of it so I have to come up with different ways of preparing it so that it doesn’t become monotonous. I quite like stepping up to the challenge and my family is always eager to see what […]
Peanut butter rice is one of my favourite dishes to prepare and eat of course!! My family also love it. It has become one of our traditional foods as it has been around for some decades now. The best thing about it is that you can serve it with just […]
This one right here can be a “treat yourself” meal if you’re watching the calories you’re taking in. It’s one of my family’s favourite meals, especially the children!! It’s absolutely delicious and dead easy to make. Nothing complicated about it at all. You may also check out pasta recipes with […]
So I bumped into a new product as I was doing my shopping – chicken wors! We’re all accustomed to Borewors (beef sausage), but this is Chicken wors, as the name implies, chicken sausage. My family and I were pleasantly surprised… it tasted quite good. I decided to make some […]
This is a really filling a super easy meal to prepare. You know you’ll have a winner with the kids when you’re preparing pasta, match it with cheese and you’ll be sure to have plates wiped clean. You can prepare this mid-week when you don’t have much time or even […]
Here’s another super simple and super tasty salad you can have on your menu this holiday. My family absolutely enjoyed it. It’s best served lukewarm than cold. This salad can work great as a starter or even an accompaniment to the main. Give it a go in preps for your […]
Sadza remugaiwa, (straight run) is one of the popular mealie-meals in Zimbabwe. Straight-run mealie-meal is one that has just been milled once and is preferred among those that want to eat healthy as it has more nutrients preserved when compared to the super-refined version. I served it here with some […]