The time is now to take my future/well being into my own hands. I didn't find any oranges at the market but I wouldn't let that stop me. i had to meet my maker, a cake baked over fire.
so i pulled out my "village cookbook", pumped myself up for disaster, found several fire blackened pots, and stoked the fire...




exhale.
It wasn't a total disaster. The bread was actually quite delicious (maybe that's circumstantial...).
Cooking over fire is challenging because there is no temperature control and I haven't quite master a nice even fire (it usually roller coasters from roaring brush fire to coals and back again). Although even with my fire stoking faults the middle was edible (the bottom and sides were black. ekk.). But most importantly I impressed the Malawian family living in my house. Fanny, the Mom asked me what I was doing and when words didn't suffice I just picked up the top pot of the "oven" to expose the bread and she let out an "ahhhhh ooooowwww" which I think translates into "wow! this American girl can cook even though she's pressing 30, single, and childless." Success.
What are your favorite bread/cake recipes?
More baking adventures to come.
Much love to you all always.
1 comment:
Your Malawi-ese is very good if you got all of that out of "ahhhhh ooooowwww" . Loved the blog! May cake be coming your ways, today and always
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