cooking in kijabe

A couple people have asked how the fish turned out and I realized that I forgot to report on it. You know that cooking is a great pleasure of mine, so I've been working with the minimal kitchen and supplies available to me and trying to eat well. Our house here was not stocked with any kind of spices except salt and pepper. At our big grocery trip I only picked up curry, chicken masala, and pilau masala spice mixes.
The fish was common carp and after spending quite a bit of time filleting it (rather poorly) the night before, I coated it with the chicken masala and fried it hard on the skin side and then a bit on the seasoned flesh side. And it did in fact taste good; though way too many bones. I forget what they call the extra line of smaller bones in the fillet, but they make it a little tedious to eat carp.
Tonight, I made chicken coconut curry with potatoes, onions and collards (wishing I had a tomato to throw in) and masoor dal (lentils) with the pilau seasoning and rice, again worried about the lack of spices and ingredients at my disposal. Low and behold, another decent meal.
Tomorrow will be mac and cheese casserole and the neighbor family of four is coming over. I'll have to borrow some flour for this from the neighbors first.
Later in the week I'll soak some beans, buy some chapatis (tortillas) and hope to find some chili powder and attempt "mexican"
Tomorrow will also be shopping day at the market, for fruits and veggies and fresh samosas (every tues and sat). I'll have to take some pictures of bananas and pineapples in their native environment and add them later.
Now you are probably getting hungry for dinner. bon appetit.
zach