Cheese!

I know the start of Namibia Journey 2011 started out with some craaazy foods, but now that I’m shopping and cooking for myself on a volunteer’s budget, things have subsided. A week’s meals generally consist of oatmeal with brown sugar, peanut butter sandwiches, rice krispies with sugar, pasta, trail mix, scrambled eggs, and occasionally cookies or brownies (if we’re getting fancy!).

Unfortunately, I’m missing some favorites from my diet. Namely cheese. I really, really miss cheese. Parmesan on my pasta, baked brie on crackers, smoked gouda, eating Publix grated parm from the tub, queso, fresh mozzarella, taking a bite out of a hunk of cheddar. I miss it all. The other night, I was eating a big bowl of pasta with a tomato and herb sauce and got really homesick for cheese.

Time for a change.

In walks Odd Food Combination #1. After a long run on the B1 today, I just started throwing foods together for dinner. I ended up with macaroni pasta, tomatoes, Italian herbs, scrambled eggs, and freshly diced onions. All together in a bowl. Guess what? Eggs satisfy almost as much as cheese in a bowl of pasta! Hallelujah.

FYI: there is cheese in Namibia. Way more than in Tanzania. I can usually buy cheap cheddar in any large town like Oshikango. And if I’m willing to splurge, I can find some fancier cheeses in Windhoek. But let’s face it; cheese will be a delicacy this year.

If you can figure out how to ship me cheese, please do. I will be anxiously awaiting my reunion with it come December.