This is one of my favourite ways to prepare rice. The flavours are just simply amazing and give a great boost to the rice in terms of taste. It’s absolutely a perfect variety to the usual plain boiled white rice, especially if it’s not the aromatic rice varieties.. As is […]
As I’ve said before, potatoes are among one of my all time favourite starches. There’s just so much you can do with them and prepare them in a different way. These here hasselback potatoes are quite easy to make. All you need to do is scrub your potatoes, cut them […]
Flavours bursting in the mouth, check! Taste buds tickled, check! Total enjoyment of meal, check! My family and I absolutely enjoyed this dish. Everyone went for seconds with my kids even wanting a third helping! There’s no complication really when it comes to preparing lasagne. It’s all in the layering […]
As I’ve said before (and I’ll keep on saying it!) potatoes are versatile. There are just so many things you can do with them. Here’s one variation of potato wedges. They are quick and simple, especially the preparation part. Resources/Equipment You Will Need Roasting tray Large Bowl Measuring jug Chopping […]
Although not originally from Zimbabwe, pancakes have since become a part of our cuisine. From as long as I can remember families have had pancakes at their breakfast tables. While there is the “traditional” way of preparing them, I decided to play around with it and include one of our […]
These here potatoes are one of our common breakfast Zimbabwean dishes. Most of us have had this as a child and have in turn gone on to prepare it for our own families and it goes on like that! It’s such a simple meal where you can attend to other […]
I love brown rice. It’s healthy, easy to make and very versatile. You can do pretty much anything with it…. just let your creative juices flow! What I’ve done here to make this fried brown rice is just a variation of how you can make it. You’re free to play […]
Looking for something different to do with your pasta? Then you have to try this. It’s fairly easy to do and very rewarding in terms of taste 🙂 My family and I thoroughly enjoyed this. If you’re not a fan of bacon you can use chicken breast instead. You can […]
So after having rediscovered samp (manhuchu) after over 2 decades of neglecting it, I must say I’ve fallen in love with this high fibre whole grain starch. I decided to play around with it a little and make something similar to fried rice. I must say, it was a hit […]
I personally enjoyed eating this potato salad! Combining the ordinary potatoes with sweet potatoes (mbambaira) had an interesting mix to it. The bacon just tied everything together resulting in a wonderful dish! It’s pretty simple and straight forward. If you want to carry this salad to work, you can do […]
This recipe uses salmon but you can also use chicken breast as an alternative. If you prefer red onion, you can also use it in place of the green onion in the salsa. Editor: And by the way, if your love Mexican recipes and never head of Chilaquiles rojos, check […]
This, again, is one other thing I learnt from my mum. Back then, microwaves where not as common to most people as they are today. So to warm your munya (the previous night’s pap) you usually had to put a little bit of water in a pot add your munya and […]