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 […]
This was fairly “fun” doing. I was a bit nervous, not sure this was going to pan out but I’m glad that it all worked out at the end. It’s a pretty quick and easy recipe and you can most certainly make your own pizza at home. The twist to […]
Most of us Zimbabweans enjoy eating pizza. Although it’s definitely not in our Zimbabwean cuisine, we’ve embraced it and don’t mind having some. Now this here quick and easy method to make pizza dough I got from a lovely lady from an online women’s food group. I thought I’d give […]
Mupotohayi also known as Chimodho which is basically a form of cornmeal bread is common here in Zimbabwe. Not so sure if it’s still very common now, but back in the 80’s and 90’s it was popular. It went down well plain or buttered or with some margarine, jam or […]
This is a very simple salad dressing and it’s not as high in fat and cholesterol like many other salad dressings. It gives a lovely flavour to your salad, you’ll go for seconds! You can store this dressing in a bottle in your refrigerator for not more than 5 days. […]
If you love burgers but are concerned about the health aspect of it, then this is for you. This patty is made from fat free mince (lean mince), contains oats, which are a great source of fiber, garlic, ginger and egg which all have great health benefits. I decided to […]
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 […]
Pancakes are something we used to have for breakfast every now and then growing up, together with other breakfast dainties such as crumpets and mafatty (fat cooks)! . It’s a shame that back then I so didn’t like them that much! Kids just have taste buds of their own, lol! […]
Porridge reHupfu (mealie-meal porridge) is something that just about every Zimbabwean has had as a child growing up and even as an adult for some, perhaps occasionally! It has been passed down from generation to generation and is most certainly a part of Zimbabwean dishes. It is more like making […]
Another one of my moments where I was feeling inspired to “create” something in my kitchen. I just took a look at the ingredients I had in the kitchen and wanted to make a marinade for some spare ribs I had bought over a week ago. It was hit or […]
If you are in Zimbabwe, waffles are commonly found at Creamy Inn and a couple of other places. The good thing about waffles is that you can have them in the morning with fruit and a drizzle of honey or as a dessert with ice cream and chocolate sticks as […]
This is mostly an Asian accompaniment which is normally used for dishes such as sweet and sour chicken, sweet and sour pork and a few more. It can also be used as dip were you can have it with finger foods such as Samosas, chicken nuggets or even spring rolls. […]