Almost ten years ago we moved to Niamey and at the time I thought that I knew how to cook from scratch. After all, I had made cakes, cookies and brownies without using mixes. I had been canning with my family since I was a kid and I even made bread with my dad at Christmas. But I really wasn't prepared for cooking in Niger where convenience foods are hard to come by or so outrageously expensive that you can't afford to use them on a regular basis.
It was one of the hardest adjustments that I had to make in my life and I can remember thinking that I was a horrible mother having turned baguette and nutella into a standard meal. So I am writing about what I learned about cooking in Niger in order to help others that follow me and for the sake of my boys who haven't learned as much as I would like about the art of cooking when they are going to need it in the near future. I guess I am also writing for me because it is so hard moving back and forth and not being able to find the recipes that you want where you are.
So hopefully you will enjoy it too...
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