You can plant anything and be sure it will grow. This is how I can describe Ghana. Land of gifted nature. In my back yard, I planted varieties of vegetables and fruits and I am enjoying  freshly picked tomatoes, okra, green leaf vegetables, herbs, avocados, mangoes, papayas,chillies and peppers. There are many Ghanaian dishes made using cocoyam leaves. I need to explore more on that. I can take pride in and share one particular dish my maid taught me and it is delicous. It is a mix of these leaves and dry smoked fish made in a sauce of tomatoes, onions, peppers and palm oil. It goes well with boiled cassava, yam and plantain. I tried with boiled potatoes, it tastes as good as you can imagine. The name of the leaves is derived from the root which is called COCOYAM! With this tuber, you can prepare dishes like cocoyam chips, pottage and roasted chunks. We, AFRICANS, love to eat tubers and that's why we are STRONG and HEALTHY! Check out some of these recipes at the recipe section.
 John does a wonderful job, tiredlessly every morning taking care of the garden, watering, removing weeds, cutting overgrowing leaves, clearing all dry leaves which have fallen off. Going for my early walks, I greet him, he lifts his head and responds then he gets back to what he has been doing for many years, gardening. My husband, who love nature, brought different kinds of flower and vegetable seeds from India and gave them to John, assisting and guiding him how to nurture them and he has become a very good gardener. The flower garden around my house gives me so much satisfaction when I go around the house. Evenings we breathe soothing fragrance from blossomed flowers, though I have to admit, I dont prefer to be outdoors in the evenings as mosquitoes love my blood, so I avoid to be too long outside in the evenings! Malaria is a big challenge in most of African countries, I take extra care to protect myself. Growing up, back in my country, Tanzania, I have suffered malaria most of the time. I hate those bitter medicine, malariaquins, capquins and quinine and the whole experience malaria comes with like shivering, vomiting, loss of appetite and body weakness. Many children die every day in Africa due to malaria. Thank God I survived to write my blog (laughs).
Mornings, birds flock at my porch waiting for my husband to throw millet on the ground, amazing how they know only at our house they are welcomed. My husband is so passionate feeding these birds, I make sure there is always enough supply of the grains. When we eat, we should also think of other creatures that are looking for food too!
So, let's be thankful and GIVING! :D