More International Food and Farewells

In case you thought we gave up on the international cooking, we didn't.  It's only that I'm quite terrible about keeping up with blogging.  The dish above is Pav Bhaji, which is an Indian dish.  I'm a big fan, except that my roommate and I decided upon making it a second time that we had to get rid of the cauliflower and substitute it with potatoes.  I'll eat just about anything, but cooked cauliflower isn't something that tops my list of favorite foods.  We finally made a trip to this huge international grocery store in Cincinnati and were able to get some spices needed for all these international recipes.  Who knew there could be so many differrent types of masalas?  Unfortunately, not thinking, I decided to try a huge spoonful of the garam masala on some rice I'd made.  Can we say spicy???  Makes sense, seeing as one of the ingredients is mace.  Of course you foodies out there probably know all about masalas, but I'm a newbie...so let's just say I was instantly running for a glass of water after taking a bite.

 We decided to have an international food potluck just for an excuse to cook some more.  We had all sorts of African, Indian, and European dishes.  Check out our feast:

 And I never posted pictures of us going to the World Culture Festival at the university here.  Don't you love our authentic Kenyan garb?

And speaking of Kenya, I am traveling there this week.  I haven't decided exactly how I'm going to be blogging...perhaps sometimes on this blog and definitely on the other one: www.grainofriceproject.blogspot.com
Keep us and our friends there in prayer: for safety, health, and purpose.  Farewell until I reach Kenya.  Kwaheri!