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MEGA BLOGGING MARATHON -SEPT 2017 #80TH BLOGGING MARATHON THEME: PROTEIN RICH DISHES DAY:7    During our last few days in Montreal, hubby and son were wondering how come I'm not taking up their offer to dine out. Don't get me wrong as much as I love preparing and trying new dishes both for blogging and otherwise  I at the same time love eating out.     However they both didn't know that I was on a mission to prepare Protein Rich Dishes with ingredients that I knew I would not get in Mombasa and Tofu being one of them. Sometimes I feel that we should shift to Nairobi and then I'd get all the ingredients I want. So hubby dear will say "OK I don't mind, but are you 1) willing to deal with the horrendous traffic, 2) Prepared that I will be leaving home very early and coming back very late, 3) though food may be cheaper in Nairobi are we ready to pay more for everything else?" None of these questions I can answer positively. 'So lets stick to Mombasa and us...

 amazing kids   Last Saturday our Lions Club of Mombasa Bahari hosted yet another successful poetry recital competition for children between the ages of  4 to 7.  Please do take some time and visit the website. Poetry recital not only helps a child to develop confidence, but also improves their diction, voice control, helps them to learn new vocabulary, helps with memorization skills and prepares them for public speaking.Like reading, poems too are the mind's adventure for the children. Reciting and understanding the poems also helps them to pretend and perform actions and expressions accordingly. This year the poems given to the 6 -7 year olds were a bit long, but surprisingly they managed to memorize it within 2 weeks. We tend to underestimate a child's brain. There is always room to learn new things. Recently, friends and cousins sent a video on whatsapp showing  how toddlers are able to tell you the capital cities of many countries. When I saw the clipping,...