This photo was taken at the home of a friend who makes the traditional "kanoom jeen" noodles. Made from fermented rice, these noodles are made fresh each morning to be eaten the same day. Villagers show up at her house to purchase the fresh...
This photo was taken while I was still in training near Swedru, Ghana and shows my next door neighbor Sarah Gyeswa and her friend pounding casava root to make foo foo for dinner. Foo foo is a gourmet favorite in Ghana but it took me a while to...
This photo taken in the kitchen of a home in a village in Thailand in March, 2011. Thai food is cooked at such a high temperature, it's useful to cook in front of an open window or outside, otherwise a hot house gets even hotter! This photo...
As a small business development Volunteer, I helped develop the local weaving association. Zahra was one of my host sisters and one of the most dedicated weavers. I spent a lot of time with her in her house as she baked bread every morning before...