My husband, 3 children and I live in Nairobi, Kenya where we pastor a church. It's been a challenge to cook here, not having all the conveniences and products from the States, but I have learned so much. Mostly I've learned how to cook from scratch rather than depending on the ready made items. It's been time consuming but I've also realized how much I enjoy it cooking for my family. We love a variety of foods. Right now I've been making chicken noodle soup, lasagna, tomato soup, quiche, African curry, almond chicken casserole, plus other favorite family dishes. I also enjoy baking. I like having homemade cookies ready for the kids when they get home from school. Smoothies are also an after-school favorite. Of course Thanksgiving and Christmas are at the top of our family traditions. We're all in the kitchen doing something...it's a family affair! It was definitely a challenge at first to cook anything. The first month in Kenya we didn't have anything with meat because I wasn't sure it was safe and I didn't know one cut of meat from the other...intimidating to say the least. Yes, now I've learned and we do eat meat! Where do I begin! I made macaroni and cheese the second week we were in Kenya and I can't even describe to you how bad it was. The cheese didn't smell like any kind of cheese that I had smelled before. I also made cinnamon rolls that didn't rise correctly...they tasted okay but looked really funny! There's more but I'll stop there.