Learning How to Cook

Before arriving, both Shauen and I were fairly confident in our cooking abilities. Now, we are happy if we make something and it turns out! You can find most things here (I found a little bag of parmesan cheese yesterday!), but while things are the same, they are at the same time different. We buy our milk in a litre bag and it almost tastes like the milk I am used to. Egg yolks are white, making it slightly difficult to tell if you have beat your eggs enough when making scrambled eggs. Both Shauen and I, at separate times, bought a bag of what we thought were beans, but in actuality were raw peanuts. The only way the oatmeal I made was edible was by adding so much sugar and cinnamon it was practically dessert! (How can you mess up oatmeal? I still don't know but somehow it happened!) However, we have learned that we are masters at spaghetti and tuna fish sandwiches. I am also learning that it is hard to break the habit of recycling (there is no recycling program here). So I dutifully rinse out the yogurt container and tuna can and put them in the rack to dry before, full of guilt, I throw them away. Until we are accustomed to everything, each meal is a small adventure and we are most grateful for those times we succeed!  -Krista