A Tribute to Fall

Living without an oven or refrigerator has required quite a bit of creativity! Meals are simple, wholesome, and delicious. However, many of you may know that I (Kate) have a sweet tooth, which is a bit more difficult to satisfy. I've been searching for dessert recipes that use very limited ingredients (no butter, chocolate or flour) and that can be cooked over the stove. Needless to say, it was difficult. But fortunately, I have found a delicious, simple dessert that fits all those requirements!

                             Fried Apples with cinnamon sugar!!!!!! (Fried with coconut oil)

Oh my goodness. SO delicious and extremely simple! I made one serving of this, and after Landon and I devoured it, immediately made another batch. :) The ingredients? apples, coconut oil, cinnamon, and brown sugar. This will be my apple pie substitute and my tribute to fall. :)

Rainy season is here in full force! It showers off and on almost every day, with occasional heavy downpours (which sound awesome on our tin roof). We love the cloud cover and the break from the heat! The temperature ranges from upper 80’s to lower 90’s, and all the Ghanaians are wearing sweatshirts and long pants! I’m a little nervous to see how hot it gets when rainy season is over….But for now, we will embrace the cooler weather.

In other news, Teddy and Ellie were able to meet with Touch of Life, the organization that will be facilitating the rescue, and we have received some direction of what to do next! We met with the social welfare department in Akatsi today, and are very excited to get things moving. The Eight Oaks home is looking great, and is only lacking a new coat of paint and some other small projects! We will begin furnishing the home soon, and will be sure to put pictures up. Landon and I are planning on starting a small garden very soon-we already have several fruit trees by the house including; plantain, mango, lime, and papaya-we can't wait until the fruits are ready to pick!

We are so glad to be here in Ghana, but we miss our friends and family very much! We hope you are all doing very well and enjoying the beginnings of Fall! Here are a few more pictures of Akatsi for you:

                                           

There are a surplus of goats and chickens here-
they roam the streets as they please! 

A typical street-view of Akatsi

With much love, 

Kate (for both of us)