This one goes way back in time here in Zimbabwe. It’s one of our indigenous grains, and like the other small grains, is very nutritious. Sorghum, also known as Mapfunde or Mabele can be found in different varieties, which include, red, orange, bronze, tan, white, and black varieties. This here […]
If you’re looking for another way to enjoy sorghum meal (mapfunde), look no further! Sometimes it’s so easy to get hung on using sorghum meal (hupfu hwemapfunde) for just Sadza. There are other ways in which you can enjoy it. These vanilla sorghum muffins are a perfect example. For them […]
This dish takes many of us way back in time to our childhoods. Where mothers or grandmothers would prepare this for breakfast or even late afternoon to be had with tea hobvu, i.e. rich tea with milk, or just regular black tea if there wasn’t any milk, or if it […]
This is one of Zim’s favourites. A lot of us grew up with this deal. Very tasty and comes in many variations too. View Video Here So this is one super simple variation that I usually do in my kitchen. Depending on the number you are making this for, break […]
Options for breakfast can sometimes appear to be limited, added to that I generally do main meal ideas here. For a change, here’s one more recipe you can add to your arsenal for breakfast. You may serve this together with sautéed tomato or baked beans and bread. If so desired, […]
I enjoy making sandwiches, there’s just so many ways you can prepare and enjoy them. This here is one of my favorite ways of doing a sandwich- open-faced and toasted! My family enjoyed it with the Pilchards, tomatoes and cheese. Equipment Board Table knife Grater Baking tray Baking paper Instructions […]
I was in one of the supermarkets the other day and as I was passing the dried beans section, something I hadn’t seen in a while was caught in the corner of my eye! Haricot beans!!!! I remembered them from my childhood when my mum used to make homemade baked […]
Many of us have heard, read or been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Some of the main reasons of why it is so are that breakfast replenishes your supply of glucose as well as provide essential minerals and nutrients your body needs to maintain energy levels […]
These buns are quite tasty. They’re great to have on their own or with a cuppa, on a cold day, snuggled up in a blankie, watching TV or reading!! Easy to visualize that right? Well, these buns are fairly easy to make too. The kneading part may seem intimidating but […]
Madhumbe (yams) are something I last ate in my childhood days! Maybe I could have had some in once or so in my adulthood but the point here is that it had been a while since I had had some. I was shopping in one of the supermarkets the other […]
If you feel like having a baked goodie but dreading the time it takes to make one then this here fruit loaf is for you. It’ll take just 45 min to prepare and bake this. The taste is delicious and does the job whether you have it with a hot cuppa […]
If you’ve never baked a cake before but are eager to do so, this cake is a good place to start. It’s very easy, it really is a piece of cake! Not to mention how tasty it is. Especially with a hot cuppa or for dessert with ice-cream, yum! You […]