My friend from Tanzania told me of how they prepare their okra there, well at least one of the ways they do so. She said they stew the okra whilst it’s whole and enjoy it with one’s preferred starch. I decided to try it out with my little twist on […]
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 […]
Soya mince, also commonly referred to as “machunks” by a lot of Zimbabweans are part of our cuisine. They sadly have been somewhat “stigmatized”; I think largely due to how they are prepared- being bland and all. It’s important to understand how soy mince is in general. It is actually very […]
I love biltong!! It’s one of my all time favourite snacks, well after dried fruit, nuts and seeds of course 🙂 !! I decided to try and make some on my own using game meat. I was quite pleased with the results (for a first timer!!) I’m confident the more […]
In my quest to create Zimbabwean desserts I decided to play around with what is known as the African super fruit, our humble baobab fruit/ umkhomo/mawuyu. This fruit is a power pack of nutrition. According to research, it has more vitamin C than you would find in an orange (three […]
I remember eating samp (Manhuchu) in my childhood days. Before preparing it today I actually hadn’t eaten it in over 2 decades!! So as you probably can imagine, cooking and eating them took me down memory lane in a special way 🙂 Now samp can be classified in the whole […]
I took this game meat challenge head on. I call it a challenge because before this, I’d never eaten game meat, let alone cook it. So I basically treated it as I would a good steak. This kudu was lovely and tender so I decided to marinate it in just […]
Now these kebabs you will definitely enjoy. The kick that comes from the black pepper, the sweetness that comes from the peach, the mildness that comes from the sweet onion and of course the tenderness that comes from the chicken breast all compliment each other well. When using wooden kebab […]
I was with my dearly beloved grandmother over the weekend. We had a lengthy but definitely interesting talk on Zimbabwean foods. I gleaned quite a lot of information from her. In the conversation we also talked about oxtail and this is one of her signature dishes. We all enjoyed eating […]
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 […]
My family and I more than enjoyed for pizza. It was finger-licking good and everyone wanted a second helping 🙂 It was also enjoyable to make as my two daughters aged 6yrs and 5 yrs also helped in preparing it. This is probably my favourite of the pizzas I’ve made…. […]