Mzansi Style Cuisine

The lady that always does my braids, Sarah, she would encourage me to try out the food from her hometownZimbabwe.  I asked her to bring me some Matembas and she did….. Matemba are very small dried fish from Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe.  They are a good and a reasonably priced source of protein.  Zimbabweans serve [...]

  It’s Friday! Yay! So glad the week is finally over.   In my previous post I promised to post the second recipe I prepared at the Cooking Demo inDurban……  I prepared a traditional Zulu dish, Isiphuphulu Sikabhontshisi Namazambane (Bean & Potato Mash) &  Pan Fried Hake Fillet drizzled with Lemon Butter Caper Sauce.  I have simplified [...]

Who says pasta is only for Italians and fish is for Capetonians? I recently visited my family in the Eastern Cape early this month.  When I’m at home I am the designated cook as you can imagine.  As the cook I went through the cupboards to see whats there and whats not.  Ok first let me [...]