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Vegetable Pastry Cups

These vegetable pastry cups are quite easy to prepare even though they appear to have a flair of elegance and sophistication to them! Treat yourself, friends and loved ones with these as a lunch box ideas, light lunch/supper or even as an appetizer. Resources/Equipment You Will Need Muffin tray Frying pan […]

 

20 Minute Chicken & Vegetable Stir-fry

Chicken breast is one of my favorite go-to quick meals ingredient. When you’re hard-pressed of time or just simply exhausted you can always whip up something good, quick and nutritious with chicken breast. Here’s one of those good, quick and nutritious dishes you can try out. You can serve with […]

 

Simple Roast Vegetables

I especially love preparing vegetables in this manner. Not only for health reasons but also because of the taste! There are certain vegetables whose natural sweetness comes through when you bake/roast them. Butternut, carrots and peppers are a few such vegetables which are a part of this roast. I prepared […]

 

Nyimo (Black Eyed Peas) Patties

I have never been a fan of nyimo since I was wee high!! But after deciding to give them a bit of a kick, I’ll proudly say I’m a nyimo-lover!! IF they are made in this way or any other way, as long as they’re not plain! My husband on […]

 

Low carb Grilled Tandoori Chicken salad

In the spirit of promoting healthier eating habits, I prepared this low carb grilled chicken salad. This is not to totally omit the carbs (as I put forward that you do need them to have a balanced diet) but to just reduce the quantity you partake daily, weekly, monthly. You […]

 
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Mama-Mia Ox Tongue Salad with Croutons

The ox tongue is one of those offals that many might dread preparing for one reason or another. If it’s the know-how that’s causing you to be apprehensive towards it, here’s a simple-to-do recipe that will be a winner all the time. The trick here is to let it simmer […]

 

Lettuce, Bacon and Mushroom Salad

I enjoy salads. They add colour to your plate which is good for the visual appeal. They also provide our bodies with the much needed nutrients, vitamins and minerals. This salad is quite easy to make. You may substitute the bacon for tender steak strips which are cooked of course. […]

 

Roasted Seasoned Derere, Idelele (Okra)

This was another experiment in the kitchen and I’m glad to say it turned out fantastic. It was tasty my daughters wanted more and more! At least this is one of the two ways where they’ll eat okra. They couldn’t quite stomach our traditional version of preparing derere! The other […]

 

Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

I really enjoyed this salad. It had a refreshing touch to it coming from the tomatoes and the mozzarella with onions and basil complemented the whole dish so well. You can serve this with your preferred starch, save for Sadza of course! It will also work well as a side […]

 

Fried Mushroom and Tomato with Spring onions

Mushrooms are so easy to prepare. You can add them to your main dishes or have them as a side dish, accompanying your main meal. This here is a side dish. You can have it with just about anything, even sadza! It also doesn’t take much time to prepare so […]

 

Green Salad with a twist

I enjoy making salads. They are simply the nutritious, enjoying nature at it’s best. They also do not require a lot of labour to prepare! So there should be no excuse. My girls love their veggies and that means salads too so that makes me a happy mummy! Okay, to […]

 

Warm Lettuce and Baby Marrow Salad

Salads are one of the easiest things to do. It’s just a matter of bringing the ingredients together, dicing, chopping and combining gently. You may or may not add salad dressing/cream, it really depends on what tickles your fancy. This here salad was one of my experiments. I just looked […]