This is a signature dish for many Zimbabweans in and outside of Zimbabwe (where the correct ingredients can be found). If you have been out of the country for a prolonged period of time as I once was you are probably dying of nostalgia at seeing this popular dish. I […]
Muriwo we rape has to be one of my favorite leafy green vegetables from childhood. In fact, when you’re a child you’re quite fussy and picky over what you want to eat and some foods have to get an acquired taste. I remember peas, spinach and oh, these dumplings that […]
Many of us know sugar beans from boarding schools or even Universities such as our UZ (during the hyper-inflation times). The memories associated with sugar beans from what I gather are not such pleasant ones. I never got the chance to be a border although I really wanted to become […]
Most of us in Zimbabwe grew up eating muriwo (veggies) in one form or another. In fact, the generality of households in Zim have backyard gardens with some form of veggies taking sprout at any given time. It is interesting that the concept of backyard gardens albeit with an organic […]
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 […]
When it comes to having vegetables, save for butternuts, I like to have them crunchy and not soggy or too soft. I also want them to look appetizing which they often don’t look like when they are over-done. This is also apart from the fact that you lose all the […]