New Day Kitchen

The kitchen at New Day is up and running!!!! So many people helped us out by donating things, but I have to give a shout out to a few specific ones!!

1) FBC Bangs hooked us up when it comes to food!! They collected coffee cans filled with rice, flour, macaroni, sugar, cornmeal, and salt! We have commercial sized canned foods of green beans, peaches, and corn as well! Thank you!!

2) FBC Alvarado and the "Hale sisters" (BethAnn, Karen, Robbie, and Kendra and their families) pretty much bought our whole Target wish list for us. It is amazing to go in and have brand new kitchen things. Ok, ok, I'm a little jealous of the fancy tupperware in the kitchen :) The "Hale sisters" gave up their Christmas presents to each other in 2009 to buy supplies from our Target wish list :)

3) The amazing trio of Larry, Herb, and Steve from Nebraska built us our beautiful kitchen cabinets :) We love them!

And to so many others who gave money and donated kitchen items, New Day thanks you!! :)

Kalenga planning the menu...with LOTS of help from Elizabeth!

Our awesome kitchen cabinets :)

This is our washing area in the kitchen...2 huge sinks and drain boards, along with a white board where we can write the weekly menu. Amanda Gowen was one of our first donors to New Day--she sent $100 and the same day Blu and I went to Home Depot and bought these 2 deep sinks for the orphanage! Thanks Amanda! :)

We purchased a really nice gas stove and oven here in Zambia, which is working great now since we don't have electricity...although I do find myself staying awake at night wondering if Kalenga remembered to turn off the gas.... ;)

These are the very full cabinets over our electric stove and cooktop (in great condition purchased for VERY cheap from First Baptist Bangs and craigslist!!)

This is the breezeway that looks out into the dining hall and where people come by and get their food, cafeteria style


Kalenga is our head cook and has been busy planning a menu and keeping things running smoothly. He REALLY wants to learn how to cook some American food, so this week I gave him a lesson in making cornbread and banana muffins. I think he got teaspoons and tablespoons mixed up on the baking powder in his muffins, so the Zambians were a little bit unsure of them, but he will get it! Future volunteer teams--come with your favorite recipe to teach Kalenga to make! :)