{"id":1466,"date":"2014-01-17T20:05:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T20:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2015-01-15T19:32:59","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T19:32:59","slug":"pre-party-cookery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1466","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Party Cookery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meld wanted to make some lemon drizzle cakes for tomorrow, and Eunice came to learn how to make them. Robert and Faith helped too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1467\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00031-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0003\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00031-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00031-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00031.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Robert checking consistency<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1468\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00051-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0005\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00051-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00051-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00051.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Faith had a rest<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00072.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1469\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00072-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0007\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00072-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00072-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00072.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Teddy, who lives with Eunice, dropped by for a while.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_0009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1470\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_0009-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0009\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_0009-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_0009-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_0009.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the cakes in the oven, and maharagwe na wali (bean stew and rice) cooked, I prepared mchicha (one of many Kenyan greens, similar to leaf spinach).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1471\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00112-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0011\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00112-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00112-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_00112.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A boda boda turned up with food from Samuel for the party, then returned with more food plus Samuel himself. Jacob spread the contents to stop them sweating overnight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_0012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1472\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_0012-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0012\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_0012-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_0012-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/DSC_0012.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meld wanted to make some lemon drizzle cakes for tomorrow, and Eunice came to learn how to make them. Robert and Faith helped too. Robert checking consistency Faith had a rest Teddy, who lives with Eunice, dropped by for a while. 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