Saturday 18 April 2015

Perfect Roast Chicken | Happy 35th Birthday Zimbabwe!

On Zimbabwe's Independence day, I had been planning to go all out, making one of my favourite Zim "traditional" meals - Rice with peanut butter, chicken stew and any fried leafy greens. This meal honestly makes my heart skip a beat..yup, thats my relationship with food in general :D

After all that planning, I felt too tired after being at school all day so I did this crispy, juicy roast chicken instead- my love for chicken clearly runs deep haha!


 

I used half a chicken here to make sure I would be able to finish it over the next few days (uni life)..:/
I seasoned it using a mixture of :
1 tablespoon cajun spice
60 ml soy sauce
Salt and pepper.
I mixed this all together and then rubbed it into the chicken.

Monday 13 April 2015

Healthy meal idea | Red Cabbage and Chicken Stir-fry

Hi everyone!

I've always been facinated by the idea of red cabbage as opposed to the normal (boring) yellow one, so everytime I need to buy cabbage, I definitely get the red one :)


So this is a stir fry that I've been having mainly for quick lunches because, to be honest, I don't think any one wants to fuss over cooking complicated meals for lunch so here's how I do it..

shredded red cabbage
chicken breast
spring onions
diced red pepper
diced garlic cloves
stir fry sauce (I used a Garlic and Spice Stir Fry sauce but im sure any other will be great)
sliced button mushroom
salt and freshly ground black pepper
olive oil

Tuesday 7 April 2015

Baked Lemon and Garlic Chicken

Hi everyone,

I've been feeling like experimenting a lot in the kitchen lately so thats what I did with my Easter break. This is a baked chicken recipe thats perfect for cooking in large quantities - parties, dinners etc when you're short of hands to help you to prepare everything.


Ingredients
1 kg chicken drumstick or thighs

Marinade
1 onion
1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder
5 cloves garlic
1 Teaspoon Basil
1Teaspoon cajun spice
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup water
salt (use a small amount as soy sauce can be salty as well)
Juice of 1 lemon

Friday 3 April 2015

Meatless Meal- Simple mushroom meal!



I'm a veteran lover of meat, but since the beginning of the year, I've forced myself to have some meatless days. To my surprise, I quite enjoy them because they are so stress free... I don't think anyone can ever go disastrously wrong with veges right...?