It's hours after I first wrote that I was going to make a smoothie. I got carried away working on my computer and finally decided that I really ought to eat something. One entire mango, two baby bananas and one papino (very small papaya) later, I am having one cupful of pure goodness. Yum!
One thing I love about Kenya is how affordable fruit is out here! I seriously think I could survive on just fruit and vegetables out here. Which wouldn't be a bad thing to do...
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
It's hot tonight
As quickly as the rains had started a few weeks ago, so abruptly they stopped. But there are heavy clouds every day, and the air feels like it should just break out in a big storm soon. Yet there is no rain, which does not only make the farmers desperate, but it makes for sweaty people...
I know. Not something you'd want to read about. So I'll stop there. It's just plain hot.
This morning, after spending some time in the office, I picked up the headmaster (Rop) at the school and headed to town. I just needed to buy a few things at the hardware store, then come back. By the time we got to town, it was almost lunch, and the store closes between 1 and 2. (Lots of businesses here do that.) So I went to Eldo Grill (a good restaurant in town), and worked while I had lunch. Headed back to Eagle Hardware and was there for 2 hours getting only a few tins of paint, nails, ceiling boards, replacement window panes. Stuff that you'd get at Lowe's in half an hour. Went to pick up Rop again, then some other guests who are visiting my neighbors from somewhere else in Kenya. It was after 6 by the time we got home. Yikes.
Obviously, I'm not driving home to Ilula at night, so I'm spending the night in Kipkaren. Oh, part of my early morning tasks (after spending an hour on the mountain with God, appreciating the sunrise) was to move ALL my stuff out of my house into the neighboring hut. While I was in town, Tobias (our contractor fundi dude) gutted the house. He removed all the ceiling boards, and Raymond (the electrician fundi dude) chipped termite-like holes in the walls to install electric outlets. They tell me it'll all be done in a week. It's possible, since not that much is being done.
I was explaining to one Kenyan friend who commented that "you women like everything so nice" that it's our "nesting instinct." It's just part of the way God wired us.
I'm heading to dinner with the Davis family and their friends from Pokot. I cooked dinner for them last night, and much of the chicken was left, so Jen cooked a chicken soup for this evening with the rest. Fun. I picked up ice cream in town yesterday, and I can't wait to have that tonight! I am not sure if the friends from Pokot have ever had ice cream, so it might be quite a cultural experience.
Like yesterday, when some guys helped unload the tiles from my car. I gave them all maji baridi, ice water. They hadn't ever had ice before. A long discussion followed, and they were especially amazed to hear that in Iowa (and other places) the rivers ice in the winter.
Ah, the fun of living in another culture, eh?
Off to hot chicken soup and ice cream dinner... Odd combination, but I'm looking forward, nevertheless.
I know. Not something you'd want to read about. So I'll stop there. It's just plain hot.
This morning, after spending some time in the office, I picked up the headmaster (Rop) at the school and headed to town. I just needed to buy a few things at the hardware store, then come back. By the time we got to town, it was almost lunch, and the store closes between 1 and 2. (Lots of businesses here do that.) So I went to Eldo Grill (a good restaurant in town), and worked while I had lunch. Headed back to Eagle Hardware and was there for 2 hours getting only a few tins of paint, nails, ceiling boards, replacement window panes. Stuff that you'd get at Lowe's in half an hour. Went to pick up Rop again, then some other guests who are visiting my neighbors from somewhere else in Kenya. It was after 6 by the time we got home. Yikes.
Obviously, I'm not driving home to Ilula at night, so I'm spending the night in Kipkaren. Oh, part of my early morning tasks (after spending an hour on the mountain with God, appreciating the sunrise) was to move ALL my stuff out of my house into the neighboring hut. While I was in town, Tobias (our contractor fundi dude) gutted the house. He removed all the ceiling boards, and Raymond (the electrician fundi dude) chipped termite-like holes in the walls to install electric outlets. They tell me it'll all be done in a week. It's possible, since not that much is being done.
I was explaining to one Kenyan friend who commented that "you women like everything so nice" that it's our "nesting instinct." It's just part of the way God wired us.
I'm heading to dinner with the Davis family and their friends from Pokot. I cooked dinner for them last night, and much of the chicken was left, so Jen cooked a chicken soup for this evening with the rest. Fun. I picked up ice cream in town yesterday, and I can't wait to have that tonight! I am not sure if the friends from Pokot have ever had ice cream, so it might be quite a cultural experience.
Like yesterday, when some guys helped unload the tiles from my car. I gave them all maji baridi, ice water. They hadn't ever had ice before. A long discussion followed, and they were especially amazed to hear that in Iowa (and other places) the rivers ice in the winter.
Ah, the fun of living in another culture, eh?
Off to hot chicken soup and ice cream dinner... Odd combination, but I'm looking forward, nevertheless.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Correction
This evening, I happened to see the ad for Taco Bell's new Steak Grilled Taquitos. I think these ads are hilarious. But I feel compelled to point out to all of you who have not yet been to Africa that we don't have Taco Bell on the Dark Continent. Regardless of what the lions say about being able to eat the carne asada steak taquitos anywhere, even on the Serengeti. In Kenya, we make our own version of tacos by using chapati, one of my favorite Kenyan dishes. I'll have to remember to post a photo of our version of Mexican food when I'm back home in Kenya...
Wait for the intro to the site to finish, then click on the link at the bottom left to watch the commercials. Check out the one called TEETH.
Wait for the intro to the site to finish, then click on the link at the bottom left to watch the commercials. Check out the one called TEETH.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
At the end of a whirlwind week
My bag is packed and ready to go. There are far too few hours before I need to get up and head to LAX. Maybe I should ask Jessie to leave a bit earlier, so we can go and pray on the beach before I go and check in for my flight. Shall see if we have the energy to do that!
It's been a whirlwind week with plenty having gotten done at the office, plus meaningful times with friends over breakfast, dinner or post-dinner chats. Tonight, I was even able to be part of the comissioning of a team leaving for Kenya tomorrow.
I was blessed to eat some of the best Thai food as well as some great Mexican food. That's always one of the benefits of being in Southern California: enjoying great cuisine from around the world.
It's been a whirlwind week with plenty having gotten done at the office, plus meaningful times with friends over breakfast, dinner or post-dinner chats. Tonight, I was even able to be part of the comissioning of a team leaving for Kenya tomorrow.
I was blessed to eat some of the best Thai food as well as some great Mexican food. That's always one of the benefits of being in Southern California: enjoying great cuisine from around the world.
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