Posted in July 2012

Black Bean & Corn Soup

Black Bean & Corn Soup

I have never really been much of a bean eater.  However, living in Africa there isn’t really a way of getting around eating beans.  Thankfully we came across some black beans, which are like the best kind of beans if one is going to be eating beans, and have found various ways to prepare them.  … Continue reading

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

I kind of threw this together on a whim and it may quite possibly be the best dessert I have ever had!  At least the best dessert in Uganda, by far.  So good in fact, we had the wait for the kids to go to bed before we served this one up.  Double servings all … Continue reading

Pressure Cooker Beef Stew

Pressure Cooker Beef Stew

This whole pressure cooker business is extremely new to me.  We “inherited” a pressure cooker with the house we moved into in Gulu but the seal was missing.  I wasn’t really planning on using it until I heard so many of my friends talking about how much they use their pressure cookers.  After a little … Continue reading