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AAA Kitchen Recipes: Butternut with Peanut Butter (Nhopi)
Butternut with Peanut Butter (Nhopi)
Featured Cook: Nyasha from Zimbabwe
Ingredients:
1 butternut
A spoonful of margarine
3 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
Method:
Peel of the skin...
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