Thursday marked one month of life in Kafule for Dahlia and I so
we decided to use this weekend to celebrate.
And what better way is there to celebrate than with cake. I had been able to download the Peace Corps
Tanzania Cookbook while we were in Mbeya and it turned out that we had
everything that we needed to make a carrot cake! So with our ambitions high and
our expectations low we attempted to bake a cake over our charcoal jiko. To make the jiko into more of an oven we put
some charcoals on the lid of the pot so that the cake could cook from the top
and the bottom. Things started out a
little rocky; we had way too many coals underneath so within about 2 minutes the
bottom began to burn. But we quickly
readjusted and with hopes still high we continued to cook the cake. Half an hour later we had one of the most
delicious carrot cakes I have ever eaten! It was incredible! We pretty much
giggled the entire time we were eating because we were so excited! And so our
celebratory weekend is off to a great start!
HI Baby! My friends have been trying to comment on your posts but it has not been going through. Ao I am trying to post here to see what the issue is. Love you Mom
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ReplyDeleteYour posts are wonderful! Thak you for doing them so faithfully and with such flavor. I could almost taste that carrot cake. And congratulations on your first month, the great parties (!!) and the warm connections you are making with your students. What a great life you have found! Your dad told me about your response to the headmaster's(?) comments about "giving up" your life in the States to teach in Tanzania, yet quite the contrary, you know you're not giving up anything...you are exactly where God wants you to be. What a blessing to learn that and to live so fully in the center of His joy. So few of us ever find that.
Please let us know if there's anything you need, books, supplies, whatever. It would be an honor to support you any way we can.
Love,
Sam B
WAY TO GO!!! so proud of you my little baker :)
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