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Butterscotch biscuits

If you have been with me for a bit, by now you’ll know that I love me my biscuits/cookies and all those baked goodies to have with my cuppa! These here butterscotch biscuits are just as good. Every bite is absolutely delish and the great thing is that they don’t […]

 
Oatmeal cookies

Effortless Oatmeal Cookies

Now as I said when I was making the vanilla cookies, I love love love biscuits!! Especially at night when I want to have my late night cuppa! These cookies/ biscuits were just delicious, my family and I thoroughly enjoyed them and they were gone in 10 minutes after they […]

 
Peanut Butter Cake

Tasty Peanut butter cake

Prior to this, I had never made a peanut butter cake before. I had heard of something like a peanut butter cake but had not come around to hear how you make it. So this really is my own way of doing it which I’m now sharing with you. It […]

 
Mini Pumpkin (Manhanga) Scones

Mini Pumpkin (Manhanga) Scones

Right now in Zimbabwe it is the season for manhanga pumpkins, so I thought why not maximize on their availability and make some scones in addition to the traditional nhopi. This is a simple recipe and needs cooked pumpkin which is mashed. You can simply boil them as I did […]

 
Meringue

Easy to make Meringue cookies

These are pretty easy to do and taste good too! They’re kinda like marshmallows yet not as soft as marshmallows but not hard either as they just melt in your mouth, yum! The preparation itself doesn’t take time at all. It’s the baking process which may take a little time […]

 
NOT-SO-GREASY-MAFATTY-(FAT-COOK)

Not so greasy mafatty (Fat Cook)

Just about every Zimbabwean has had what I call mafatty, which are usually called mafat cook, lol! My mum used to hate that name and she’d rebuke us sharply whenever she heard us say “mafat cook”. She preferred you call them fritters 😀 So in our household growing up, that […]

 

Easy to make Coffee Loaf

This simple cake loaf will especially hit the spot for the coffee lovers. Or if you’re not really a fan of coffee and are worried about caffeine, well don’t worry, use decaf 🙂 .  You can have this with a cuppa, warm milk or as a dessert with some custard or […]

 
muffins

Scrumptious Peach Yoghurt Muffins

I love yoghurt and I love dried fruit, so having both of these ingredients in a muffin was absolutely yummy in my tummy 🙂 The great thing about this recipe is that in a matter of minutes you would have finished preparing the batter and 20 minutes latter you can […]

 
Spaghetti Bolognaise

Spaghetti Bolognaise

Spaghetti Bolognaise is a somewhat well known dish here in Zimbabwe. It is one of the pasta dishes that Zimbabweans enjoy together with other pasta dishes such as Macaroni and Cheese, Lasagne and noodles just to name a few. There’s nothing complicated really to this dish, it’s just your spaghetti, […]

 

Rock buns (made in 20 minutes)

I hadn’t made these in a very long time, in fact I think I last made them when I was in form 1 or 2 during my food and nutrition classes, LOL. My mom also used to make these for us every now and then. It’s a quick fix for  […]

 
Vanilla cookies

Easy to make Vanilla cookies

I love biscuits! Especially with a cuppa as a late night snack… yep…LATE NIGHT snack!!! And no, I don’t really worry about calories or weight gain… can’t seem to gain any! Nothing beats fresh, out of the oven, home-made biscuits or as they like to call them in the States- […]