On Wednesday, a friend took me to lunch to a restaurant that I had heard was good but had not been to. The sel

I have been in Bermuda for a little over five years now and I swear this summer been the hottest and most humi

In a couple of weeks I will be in Zimbabwe, it's been too long. My mind is already there and the days are not

I make Naan bread using the whole recipe which makes eight loaves. We can not eat it all in one sitting so I f

Last week Tuesday I took Leo to the aquarium. It takes less than ten minutes to get there but by the time we g

The last time I was home, I decided to make dinner so that when everyone came home from it would be ready. I f

If you read my blog before then you know that my favourite vegetables are pumpkin leaves. I love pumpkin leave

Growing up  we had take-out when my mother got paid at the end of the month, that was the only time she could

Zimbabwe like many countries is made up of many races and tribes but we all keep to our selves. I am Shona and

The weather has been changing so much, one day it is warm and the next it is chilly. I do not really like summ

My favorite season of the year is zhizha(rain season). It runs from November to April in Zimbabwe. When the ra

Easter is over at least for use here, Easter Monday is not a holiday. Good Friday is the day that people in Be

Oxtail Stew

In Bermuda and other islands in the Caribbean, rice and peas or peas and rice is the staple just like sadza is

I love food. I love food that is comforting. What is more comforting than stew with piping hot sadza. I can ha

I am so happy that finally I managed to cook derere(okra) by myself. I have always had someone else cook it fo

I love breakfast more than any other meal of the day. I can skip lunch, breakfast never! It makes me feel like

I have made lots of different kinds of bread in my short life but have not found that one recipe that I could

I like trying new food but sometimes I am hesitant about buying things I have never not had before. There is a

I love baking bread, it makes me feel accomplished. Like I have an actual skill. I do many things with my hand

One of my father's nephews who was also his friend used to love fishing. During the weekends he used to go to

Last week I decided to make some zucchini fritters for Leo. I found a recipe on Pinterest that looked good and

Sometimes I wonder why people came to eat the different things that we all eat. I like to imagine that it was

Nyemba or cow-peas in English are quite popular in Zimbabwe. The leaves are eaten as a side dish and the cow-p

A couple of weeks ago I saw a Chocolate Babka on Instagram. I was quite intrigued because I had never seen a b

Plain rice is so boring. We have rice at least once a week largely because it is a safe option in our home, it

My husband does not like pasta or cheese so we do not get to that often at home. It is just not his favourites

For many years my mother was a nurse at the local clinic, about twenty minutes away from home. She only used t

Yesterday after lunch it started to rain and I wished it was winter already and I could make a quick bread and

I have wanted to make a cold soup for some time now. Summer is coming to an end, so before the temperatures ge

My favourite meal of the day is breakfast. I start with some kind of porridge followed by anything from eggs t

Growing up we had cabbage two ways; in coleslaw salad or boiled to death. It is the later method that will mak

Zimbabwe borders with Zambia and the two countries are separated by the Zambesi river. In 1959 the Kariba dam

My favourite meal of the day is breakfast, growing up in Zimbabwe anything goes for breakfast. Supper meals fo

I have been making sweet buns ever since I was in high school. I have used a lot of recipes including this Ami

I have made banana bread before but never like this before with filling of any kind. I saw this bread on Averi