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Bread and Butter Pudding with chocolate bits

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 […]

 

How to make basic gravy

There are so many ways to make gravy. Here’s one of the simplest ways I like to prepare mine. It’s more or less in the same manner as preparing white sauce, only that this time we’ll be using chicken or beef stock. Whichever you’ll be having available. I’ll share the […]

 

Addictive Masawu & Peanut Energy Bars

So my family has a thing for energy bars! I decided to do my own homemade version using masawu (a.k.a red date), chocolate, dried peaches and peanuts. They were just delicious, addictive actually! The best thing is that I knew exactly what I had put in them. Go ahead and […]

 

Mazondo served with sadza reGorosi

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 […]

 
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Chewy, crunchy Oatmeal Coconut cookies

Today’s the first day of our third school term here in Zimbabwe. What to put in the kids’ lunchbox can be a headache! These hi-fibre oatmeal cookies are quite easy to make and don’t need a lot of time in preparation. You can even do them early morning and pack […]

 

Beef Stew with Mbambaira (Sweet Potato)

There are so many different ways in which you can prepare beef stew. We are currently in mbambaira (sweet potato) season. In stead of the usual, of boiling them and eating with a cuppa, how about adding them to your beef stew? Creating a hearty, tasty stew! I like to […]

 

Simple Mushroom and Pepper Fried Rice

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 […]

 

Dainty Chocolate cups #2min video

I first made these when it was in brand partnership with a local chocolate company. They’re much easier to prepare than they look. A lot of you asked for a step by step pictorial of the recipe so they could try it out. So I decided to do a video […]

 

Mupunga unedovi (Peanut Butter Rice)

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 […]

 

Delicious, Easy Creamy Chicken Pasta

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 […]