This week is one of those where I am not sure what it is I accomplished. Not that I did not do anything. I guess I can blame it on …
I’ve been in Zimbabwe for a month now, and I’m having an amazing time, especially when it comes to the food. All my favorites, like chibage, nzungu, and nyimo, are …
This post was authored by Personal Creations. I shared with them the Zimbabwean(Shona) traditions for new moms that are included in this post. We’ve all heard the expression that we …
If you read my blog before then you know that my favourite vegetables are pumpkin leaves. I love pumpkin leaves with cooking oil or peanut butter. I decided to experiment with …
Last week I had someone ask me what is nyimo. I sometimes forget that other people have never seen them before. The English name is bambara nuts, like peanuts they …
I can not think of any food that invokes bad memories for Zimbabweans in 2008 than samp. At that point the supermarkets were empty and the 2007 harvest had been …
Growing up we had cabbage two ways; in coleslaw salad or boiled to death. It is the later method that will make you hate cabbage for life. In Zimbabwe, cabbage …
In the Shona culture, each part of a slaughtered animal is supposed to be eaten by certain members of the family. Honestly, I do not care much for the rules …