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Garlic and Soy marinade

Onion and Soy marinade

This has got to be one of my best marinades yet!!! It will work well for both your red and white meats. I’m not too sure about fish yet though, I’d need to try it out on the fish and I’ll advise if it works.  I used it here with […]

 
Bean curry

How to make Bean curry

This came as a special request from one of our readers here on the blog. I think when it comes to spicy or hot foods, only put as much “heat” as your palate can handle. So it is with this bean curry. If you’re not into hot stuff you may […]

 
Peachy marinade

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. […]

 
Zimbabwe Gizzards

Ivy’s Chicken gizzards stew

Instructions Trim and wash gizzards thoroughly add salt and boil them for at least 1 hour until they are nice and tender, keep topping up the water and skim any scum formed as they boil. When cooked  add oil in gizzards ,the paprika , black pepper ,chilli powder and fry […]

 

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 […]

 

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 […]

 
Traditional Okra (Derere)

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 […]

 
Traditional Peanut Butter Beef stew

Traditional Peanut Butter Beef stew

Peanut butter is one of the most used spreads in the Zimbabwean cuisine. Most of the traditional dishes can have a peanut butter twist to them, such as this beef stew. Leafy greens, free-range chicken and cabbage are amongst some of the foods which can be cooked and have peanut […]

 
Sadza reZviyo (Millet)

Traditional Zimbabwean Sadza reZviyo (Millet)

This is one of our traditional starches here in Zimbabwe. It’s actually really nutritious. There are so many health benefits of eating zviyo be it porridge, sadza or anything. Some of these benefits amongst others include helping with weight loss, lowering blood cholesterol levels, regulating blood sugar levels especially for […]

 
Muboora uneDovi

Delicious traditional Muboora neDovi (in peanut butter)

As I mentioned in my first post of muboora, this is one of my all time favourite green, leafy, traditional vegetable. It’s just delicious!! This here version’s with peanut butter and mmmmmmmmmmm…. yum!! Follow the link above of my first post of muboora to follow the instructions for the first […]