When Homework Gets too Much

[Trainer Monkey]

No I think its excessive,not imposable. We worked on it again today. Most kenyan food is not basic food products,I did the research myself before I whined about it, the kids never even seen an oyster let alone ate one. There's also different styles of cooking that are described in African,which is different dialect then he's used to. Again,he has the assignment,and if he has the assignment he's going to do as good of a job as he can with it. But that makes it more then "They like corn and peas alot" the end

[killersheep]

No I think its excessive,not imposable. We worked on it again today. Most kenyan food is not basic food products,I did the research myself before I whined about it, the kids never even seen an oyster let alone ate one. There's also different styles of cooking that are described in African,which is different dialect then he's used to. Again,he has the assignment,and if he has the assignment he's going to do as good of a job as he can with it. But that makes it more then "They like corn and peas alot" the end

As a side note, I'm going to make some Irio tomorrow. And for the record kenyan food IS basic food products. Corn, potatoes, maize and beans. People that live in landlocked regions eat cows and goats and drink milk. People near the water eat fish stews and rice. Nothing crazy here.

Crazy would be indigenous fruits to southeast asia like Lychee, Soursop and Rambutan.

[Trainer Monkey]

No I think its excessive,not imposable. We worked on it again today. Most kenyan food is not basic food products,I did the research myself before I whined about it, the kids never even seen an oyster let alone ate one. There's also different styles of cooking that are described in African,which is different dialect then he's used to. Again,he has the assignment,and if he has the assignment he's going to do as good of a job as he can with it. But that makes it more then "They like corn and peas alot" the end

As a side note, I'm going to make some Irio tomorrow.

Really?,I hate freaking peas. You doing the basic mash or are you doing the mignon overlay as well.

[Trainer Monkey]

SUMAKI NA NAZI
N'DIZI
These are not basic foodstuffs

[superheavyrhun]

SUMAKI NA NAZI
N'DIZI
These are not basic foodstuffs

Ami right in thinking, with the aid of google of course, that the first is fish in coconut sauce, and the second is essentially a type of banana. The first certainly sounds nice, i don't think i'd push it away, but the n'dizi sounds more like the staple food of this pair.

To digress a little, when I was in lowland nepal 500-1500m it was a very tropical country, and most of the people were subsistence farmers who'd work most of the year to feed the families, and some would exclusively grow bananas, or oranges, and the diversity in their diet would come from bartering these for what farmers in the area would grow. It wouldn't surprise me then if these N'dizi were only grown by some farmers, and bartered in a similar way, so that a whole community would get some fruit, whilst most of them farmed the more usual crops.

I'm not sure about your boy TM, but I think it's got us lot thinking about the food of Kenya for sure.

[Memphis]

So would I be right in saying that Kenyans DONT eat pot noodle?

Whats wrong with them?

[killersheep]

SUMAKI NA NAZI
N'DIZI
These are not basic foodstuffs

SUMAKI NA NAZI - Fresh fish in coconut cream


N'DIZI - Bananas Steamed in Banana Leaves

Basic stuff. I don't understand why, with your high IQ, you would make this so much more complicated than it is.

[CGM]

Hey TM, it's good that your kid is a little genius and all, but there are one or two issues besides ensuring that your kid gets enough mental stimulation and challenge.

IMO one area where schools tend to fail is in the area of developing good work habits, organizational skills, multitasking etc, skills that are pretty important in a professional career. It's not at all easy to teach that stuff. I also pretty much breezed through school without lots of effort. I took tough courses and did well. But I never did develop really good work habits, organizational skills, etc, because I could get by without them. Project management skills? Who me?

A kid who maybe has average smarts who really has to work hard at things maybe has an advantage in this regards. Just a thought.

Being smart at school, getting lots of mental stimulation, does not necessarily equate with good life or career skills.

[Trainer Monkey]

SUMAKI NA NAZI
N'DIZI
These are not basic foodstuffs

SUMAKI NA NAZI - Fresh fish in coconut cream


N'DIZI - Bananas Steamed in Banana Leaves

Basic stuff. I don't understand why, with your high IQ, you would make this so much more complicated than it is.

Find me a bannana leave in WV,just one,I triple dog dare you

[killersheep]

SUMAKI NA NAZI
N'DIZI
These are not basic foodstuffs

SUMAKI NA NAZI - Fresh fish in coconut cream


N'DIZI - Bananas Steamed in Banana Leaves

Basic stuff. I don't understand why, with your high IQ, you would make this so much more complicated than it is.

Find me a bannana leave in WV,just one,I triple dog dare you

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[killersheep]

No I think its excessive,not imposable. We worked on it again today. Most kenyan food is not basic food products,I did the research myself before I whined about it, the kids never even seen an oyster let alone ate one. There's also different styles of cooking that are described in African,which is different dialect then he's used to. Again,he has the assignment,and if he has the assignment he's going to do as good of a job as he can with it. But that makes it more then "They like corn and peas alot" the end

As a side note, I'm going to make some Irio tomorrow.

Really?,I hate freaking peas. You doing the basic mash or are you doing the mignon overlay as well.

How can you not like peas Yeah I'm just doing the basic mash for now, I think I might roll them in bread crumbs and bake them after the mash. Curious to see the final texture, I figure it will probably be a lot thicker than regular mashed potatoes. Probably add some Yve's sausage crumbles too.

[Trainer Monkey]

As a side note, I'm going to make some Irio tomorrow.

Really?,I hate freaking peas. You doing the basic mash or are you doing the mignon overlay as well.

How can you not like peas Yeah I'm just doing the basic mash for now, I think I might roll them in bread crumbs and bake them after the mash. Curious to see the final texture, I figure it will probably be a lot thicker than regular mashed potatoes. Probably add some Yve's sausage crumbles too.

Ive allwas hated peas,I dont like their consistency. Ill eat spring peas all days,but peas,no thanks