How boring life would be….

...without the occasional power-cut to force us to use our imaginations! 

If any of the original readers of this blog are still out there, you may recall mention of a certain friend from the olden days, Miss Brittney, with whom I first ventured to Malawi.  In the months since I last posted, mysterious twists of fate have decided that her life’s journey should also bring her to Mzuzu in this fine year!  This crazy reunion has already brought about many memorable moments, one of which I would like to share with you now.

Last Tuesday was Miss Brit’s birthday, and after a lovely lakeshore weekend 

(where nothing at all surprising or unusual happened... ;), we decided to celebrate her actual birth-day with a quiet night at mine with a couple of friends and some home-made pizzas. 

Tuesday afternoon I rushed home from work, and with the help of my kitchen assistant (hehehe), got to work heating sauce, kneading dough, and chopping toppings.  A couple of hours late the table was laid with an array of exciting yummies, including roasted vegetables, carmelized onion, chicken, mozzarella, feta, basil, and chili sausage (yum!)

While I rolled out the dough for pizza number one, someone cracked open the wine, and …. The power cut.

Oh dear.

Hmm…

Well…  at least we have Salticrax… 

These delights have recently arrived in Mzuzu, and have revolutionised my snack time!  Although I do miss the satisfaction of baking my own crackers on Saturday afternoons.

What began as a simple cheese-and-crackers affair, quickly became much more complex, as the power cut persisted through the evenings celebrations.  Here is the result:

Who needs pizza?  Salticrax to the rescue!

Basil, roasted tomato and mozzarella Salticrax

Chili sausage, roasted veg and mozzarella Salticrax

caramelised onion, roasted chicken, basil, tomato and feta Salticrax

(Pretty sure I should be copyrighting these to sell to Salticrax actually….  Think I could get myself a lifetime supply?  Yum!)