{"id":572,"date":"2012-01-09T06:10:05","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T14:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=572"},"modified":"2012-01-09T06:10:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T14:10:05","slug":"dinner-at-1400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2012\/01\/09\/dinner-at-1400\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinner at 14:00"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-573\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-573\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/01\/DSC_4645.jpg\" alt=\"Our attempt at a family photo\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/01\/DSC_4645.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/01\/DSC_4645-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our attempt at a family photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week we decided to experiment with our schedule and see if there was a way to more efficiently use our time.\u00a0 So we made the switch to eating dinner at 2 pm (or more appropriately 14:00).\u00a0 We love it!\u00a0 The most difficult thing about it is the fact that we are in class until 1 so planning in advance is essential.\u00a0\u00a0 However the freedom it creates for the rest of the day is well worth it.\u00a0 Being on the same schedule as the people around us also really helps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun food Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I finally feel like I am getting a grasp on cooking in Senegal.\u00a0 I now have an idea of what I can make for my family with what we can find here in a cost effective manner.\u00a0 Here are some fun facts about my cooking life here.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; There is no such thing as a pre made meal (frozen, boxed or canned).<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; The best deals are always found at market, but make sure you greet everyone you have ever bought something from.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0 When buying meat (a rare treat) they will usually throw in an extra chunk of fat as a gift (aren\u2019t we lucky).<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0 I have found my maximum capacity for bugs is 20 per scoop\u2026more then that I throw it out rather than begin the hunt (perhaps with time this will change).<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0 It is cheaper to buy and ship cheese from the states then to buy it here\u2026yes it is that expensive.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0 Coffee the Senegalese way involves only 3 grains of coffee\u2026 at least one can of coffee lasts a long time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What we eat<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0 Breakfast: oatmeal, bread, or eggs<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0 Dinner usually involves a staple of rice, beans, lentils, potatoes, or noodles with veggies<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 Our evening snack usually involves a baguette sandwich of some sort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-574\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-574\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/01\/DSC_4636.jpg\" alt=\"Well we tried\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/01\/DSC_4636.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/01\/DSC_4636-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Well we tried<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we decided to experiment with our schedule and see if there was a way to more efficiently use our time.\u00a0 So we made the switch to eating dinner at 2 pm (or more appropriately 14:00).\u00a0 We love it!\u00a0 The most difficult thing about it is the fact that we are in class until [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":830,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2545],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-updates-and-news","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/830"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}