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 […]
As I’ve already said before and I’ll keep saying it… I love me some muboora 😀 (pumpkin leaves). This is definitely my favourite traditional vegetable. I enjoy it with tomatoes and onions, in peanut butter sauce and this here creamed version. The trick in preparing muboora is in ensuring that […]
As I’ve said before (and I’ll keep on saying it!) potatoes are versatile. There are just so many things you can do with them. Here’s one variation of potato wedges. They are quick and simple, especially the preparation part. Resources/Equipment You Will Need Roasting tray Large Bowl Measuring jug Chopping […]
I personally love sugar beans. This is probably because my mum used to prepare them in a delicious way and also because I was never a boarder! A lot of us Zimbabweans have memories of sugar beans from boarding school or University. None of them, for the most part, are […]
Salads are one of the easiest things to prepare. The key, however, is to have fresh ingredients. Remove that and you’ll be highly compromising the outcome. This here salad is one of my favourite. Pretty simple and tasty! It’s so easy to do you can quickly whip it up on […]
Soya mince doesn’t have to be dull and boring. It’s important to understand that soya needs a lot of help when it comes to flavour. On it’s own it’s very blunt so it needs a boost. If you play around with it and enhance the flavour, you’ll enjoy it. This […]
These here potatoes are one of our common breakfast Zimbabwean dishes. Most of us have had this as a child and have in turn gone on to prepare it for our own families and it goes on like that! It’s such a simple meal where you can attend to other […]
I love brown rice. It’s healthy, easy to make and very versatile. You can do pretty much anything with it…. just let your creative juices flow! What I’ve done here to make this fried brown rice is just a variation of how you can make it. You’re free to play […]
Soya mince, also commonly referred to as “machunks” by a lot of Zimbabweans are part of our cuisine. They sadly have been somewhat “stigmatized”; I think largely due to how they are prepared- being bland and all. It’s important to understand how soy mince is in general. It is actually very […]
Nyevhe (Spider flower leaves), also known as Ulude in one of our official languages here in Zimbabwe is a dried leafy green vegetable, communally known as mufushwa. It was/is usually dried in a season where there are available in high yield so that when they are no longer in season, […]
Now this is definitely one of our all time favorite traditional Zimbabwean snack. Generally this snack used to be done with people sitting around the fire, enjoying each other’s company. The two ingredients would be roasted mugango (a specialized heavy base roasting pan suitable for this as well as plain salted […]
How to cook muriwo unedovi is one of our traditional recipes here in Zimbabwe. The taste of the finished product is just absolutely delicious. My kids, include my 1 year old daughter wiped their plates clean and were ready for a second helping each! I served this with Sadza and […]