Recipes Malawi-style: Thin mints

Sika | July 30, 2009

The one caveat is that you have to get the peppermint extract during the 3 months a year when it seems to be at all the USaves, Tutlas, Argos, and People’s.
Then print out  or copy the recipe here at 101 cookbooks.
This is a wonderful website with amazing dishes I can’t wait to try when I [...]

The benefits of not thinking in Chichewa

Sika | July 30, 2009

On the way here this morning, we drove by the Chatha Coffin workshop and joinery, probably for the millionth time.
It just occurred to me that the name of that place, when translated, is Finished Coffin workshop and joinery.

I have the “Make Noel take apart electronics when he doesn’t have to” skills

Sika | July 29, 2009

I’m not sure how this will translate in real life, but it’s really rather impressive, especially considering all I do to not activate these skills.
My external hard drive stopped functioning. This is not the tragedy it may have appeared to be as I was nearly done with The Wire. Also the cease of functioning was [...]

I’ve just had a brainwave

Sika | July 15, 2009

Foreigners are often put off by the way many Malawians act when they are grieving the death of a loved one. It seems overly florid and put on: Many volunteers have the experience of a family in mourning being totally quiet until a witness is present, who then watches them bursting into tears and wailing [...]

I’m trying

Sika | July 15, 2009

I have lots of things to post about. And I’ve been taking lots of pictures to go with the lots of things I have to talk about. The problem being, those pictures somehow object to being put online. That’s the only thing I can figure considering power and/or internet outages have been frequent, along with [...]

I did it!

Sika | July 2, 2009

First, I must explain what took me so long (yes, before I explain what the “it” is.) You see, I never had one until Honi moved in. I’ve said before that rather than stress about power outs at dinner time, I kept food I could eat cold. But, a combination of Escom’s escalating stupidity in [...]