We have been asked this question so many times, and as promised, I'll answer it here. Fortunately, because we both work very full time jobs, we have a sweet gal who comes to help us prepare food three mornings/week. Sarah bleaches all our fruits and vegetables [to kill germs, not to whiten the food! -- editor], keeps us stocked with homemade English muffins, tortillas, and other yummies. (She also spoils Jon with chocolate chip cookies. But since we are about out of chocolate chips—can't find them here—he'll be out of luck soon.) Jollof rice is our staple. It is made with stewed tomatoes, peppers, carrots, beans or peas, spices, a hint of lemon and rice, of course. Kinda like a cross between fried rice and Mexican rice. … read more

There are many open markets with little stalls selling almost anything you can imagine. There are also small shops that sell imported items like cereal, ketchup and canned goods. Dorothy has trained our house helpers to can tomatoes and fruit sauces and she freezes meats, corn and other vegetables. We buy eggs in one place, meat in another and so on so shopping takes all morning. --Bill Ardill