sweets

Sweet things are less common here in Kenya. If you know me (Danielle), you know I have a sweet tooth. So, it shouldn't be too surprising that only after being in our house for a few days, I was making a cake. E and I had bought a pineapple at the market so Pineapple Upside-down Cake seemed like a good option. I began making it when our house-helper, Jackline, asked me what I was preparing. I invited her to help me which meant she read the recipe and watched me. I also offered her a piece when it was finished so she good try our creation. I usually don't measure precisely when I'm baking except for things like baking powder/soda. Also, some things are a little different here, like brown sugar, so I will probably measure more than "normal" for a bit until I get used to things here. While I was measuring the baking powder, Jackline told me that Africans think that's a waste of time, the measuring. Well, actually, I do too but I want my cake to turn out, so for now, I"ll measure.

The pineapple upside-down cake turned out wonderfully and we were able to share it with our teammates Tim and Liz on Friday night during out scheduled electricity outage. We couldn't see it real well, but it tasted wonderfully!

I also got some zucchini at the market so zucchini bread is sounding pretty good!