Did you know that you can make bread with just 4 ingredients and yeast is not one of them? Well yes you can, I just did! If you’re looking for a hassle free way of making bread then this is it! You can use any ice-cream flavour you want. For […]
Tag: baking
Vegetable and Lamb Casserole
So as I was preparing this dish, I had no full idea of what on earth I was doing or how it was going to come out!! I however knew how I wanted it to taste- delicious of course :D. My girls and I enjoyed it for days! Well actually, […]
Yummy Chocolate Souffle (ready in 20min)
Chocolate is one of my favourite sweet treats! Of course you have to practice moderation when you’re dealing with such things. It can be a once in a while “treat” if you like. This chocolate souffle has a lovely fluff on top and when you tuck in, it almost just […]
Creamy Bacon and Broccoli Pasta Bake
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 […]
Good Old Plain Tea Cake
This cake is very simple to make and will be a good starting point for those learning how to bake at home. The trick is in the technique. Once you have that sorted, it will be a breeze here on out. This is the type of cake that mothers used […]
Luscious Mawuyu, Umkhomo, Baobab Fruit Cake
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 […]
What Went Wrong With My Cake (Podcast 02)
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/115516788″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] In this episode I am addressing five common issues that arise when baking particulary if you are new to baking. These issues include some that have been sent to me as questions by different ZimboKitchen users and are as follows; Problem 1: Your […]
Vegetarian mushroom pizza (with olives)
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…. […]
Rich egg-free chocolate cupcakes with a minty Chocolate Mousse topping
If you love chocolate then this is going to blow you away! Death by chocolate 🙂 I love love love chocolate and this combo here was absolutely divine. The cupcakes were light and fluff and the chocolate mousse had an amazing velvety texture that just “melted” in your mouth. Mint […]
How to make steak mince pies
These pies are simple to make. What makes them delicious is how you make your filling. If the filling is not tasting nice, be guaranteed that the pie won’t taste nice! These make for a great lunch box idea, a light lunch or even supper. As stated in the ingredients, […]
Dried fruit, nuts and seed muffins
I loved the results of the buttermilk strawberry cake and so I decided to do another recipe with my all time favourite snacks- dried fruit, nuts and seeds. The “nuts” I used here were almonds and my dried fruit cocktail included dried banana, guavas and raisins. Finally, there were some […]
Flourless Banana mini pancakes
This has to be the easiest “pancake” recipe ever! A friend of mine shared this with me and at first I was a bit skeptical to try it out, because I mean, it has no sugar, no flour, no milk, just two ingredients- banana and eggs! The taste was great, […]