Dinner in Kenya

Jim's preacher tummy is disappearing and my slacks are getting longer, because there is less to hold them up (smile). We walk everywhere, to school, to church, to the local stores called dukas. Also, we are eating a very healthy diet, mainly beans, grains, and vegetables.

We get our vegetables from the local veggie ladies who sell their wares at a church-sponsored market. We start at a different end of the market each shopping trip and buy a little from each lady, because they each need the income badly and they do have a strong sense of fairness. A papaya from this lady, a bag of beans from another, a bag of English muffins from a lady near the door.

Once we take our produce home, we get out a large metal bowl and soak every last fruit and vegetable in water and a small amount of bleach. Otherwise we risk a nasty case of dysentery.
We've been careful and we haven't been ill once.

We've come to enjoy many foods. One favorite is Sukuma wiki, a dish of sukuma (similar to collards), spinach, tomato, and onion. It is well nigh a miracle drug. I feel better just writing about it. We also have enjoyed an Egyptian rice and lentil dish, Kusherie. We still have our odd piece of meat. No worries, we're feeling fine.