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Author: Rumbie

Peachy marinade

This marinade was a little bit of experimenting going on, adding a little bit of this and a little bit of that. After checking 2 supermarkets for the “secret” ingredient I wanted to use and failing to find it, I decided to use something else and it turned out great. Quick Instructions Gather your ingredients…

How to make yellow Rice (with currants)

Yellow rice is one of the popular starch dishes in Zimbabwean cuisine. I’ve had to make this one on special request. It’s pretty simple and there’s nothing to it really. Tumeric is the spice that does all the work and you just make your plain rice as usual. I usually prepare this with raisins but…

Frozen fruity jelly-pops

These frozen fruity jelly pops are mostly ideal for kids. They will especially be fun preparing them together with children as I did with my girls. If you don’t like jelly you can do this with fruit juice or any other drink. Please note that you will have to get the jelly or the juice…

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Protein overload Egg salad

This egg salad is totally delicious. I named it protein over-load egg salad because it is definitely high in protein. You’re getting protein from the eggs, cheese and corned meat. So be rest assured that eating this will help in keeping you feeling satiated. Let’s get to it. If you have a home garden, picking…

Rich egg-free chocolate cake

Now this chocolate cake is absolutely delicious. Every bite is full of richness and the chocolatey taste is just amazing! If you’re allergic to eggs or maybe you’ve run out of eggs but want to bake then this cake is your baby 🙂 Let’s get started. Quick Instructions Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius/ 340…

Easy Sunnyside breakfast (with sauteed onion and tomato)

As you may already know after hearing this time and again; Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It also happens to be my favourite too! This here is a pretty quick breakfast which will give you some protein (from the egg), vitamins (from the tomato, yellow pepper and onion) and carbs (from…

Grilled Chicken drumsticks with sweet chilli Peanut Butter sauce

If you’ve been with me for long, you probably know that chicken is one of my favourite meats! I just love the way you can play around with it and different flavours and come up with something spectacular, even if it’s just simple stuff. This is one of those recipes that tantalize your taste buds.…

Sweet chilli Peanut Butter sauce

This is actually a marinade which you can use for your meats. Be it poultry or beef. There’s not much to it in terms of the preparation but the flavour that it adds to the meat  (if you allow it to marinade long enough) is lip-smackingly good 🙂 For the sake of those that cannot…

Quick and easy Margherita pizza

Full steam ahead with home made pizza! Making pizza doesn’t get easier than this Margherita pizza. You also don’t need many ingredients really. Just your pizza dough, tomatoes, salt, pepper, tomato paste or sauce and not forgetting the cheese! When I was making this pizza I only realised after I had rolled out my dough…

Comfort Food: Mushroom and Leek soup

This is a really hearty, velvet-y and delicious soup. It will especially hit the spot on a cold or rainy day. What I also love about this soup is that it takes little effort to prepare but the taste is just amazing in your mouth! If you want it to be smooth you can then…

Derere (Okra) Recipe from Zimbabwe

I last ate  derere (okra) made in this Zimbabwean traditional manner way back when I was weee tall and haven’t had it since (my kiddie-taste buds didn’t quite fancy it) 😀 !  However, I do know of some people who love it made in this way but just couldn’t figure out how to go by…