It's that time of year again - the end of November. The time when everyone's thoughts turn to delicious food (at least, those in the US). Being on a base with mostly Americans, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to eat... Thus commences a Thanksgiving story in pictures.
There is no turkey to be had around Doro, so we acquired 8 chickens. These are two of them, patiently waiting their turn. For the faint of heart, I did not include any pictures of the chickens being killed. This blog post is acceptable for children.
Just to the right of the next picture is where the deed was being done. Abebech has in her hand the next chicken in line...
And then the seasoning commences...
Four chickens, variously seasoned, were roasted over the specially made barbecue pit, and Abebech made four into doro watt.
And there was dessert in abundance! Stephen's brownies and my pecan pie had just begun baking in the charcoal oven here. The pecan pie contained no karo syrup - only brown & white sugar, and was supremely delicious.
Sarah made mashed potatoes. Lots of mashed potatoes.
I made dinner rolls, with my go-to french bread recipe from More-With-Less.
Karissa and Sheila made fresh squeezed limeade, and Joanna made four pumpkin pies. Four.
She got a little help from Sarah, Ginna, Stephen, me, and maybe some others for the whipped cream.
Grace set the table while Liam waited for the FOOD.
And there was food, and it was delicious. Not mentioned so far are the green bean casserole (center of the plate) that Julie made, including frying up the onions for the crispy topping, and the stuffing (top of the plate) that was my first attempt at non-box stuffing. The doro watt is on the left side, over the injera. At the bottom right of the plate is Sheila's sweet potato/butternut squash with pecan & brown sugar topping.
We ate very happily.
And then there was dessert... Delicious, delicious pie. Stephen's brownies were said to be delicious too, but I didn't actually eat any since I was already full, and get them more frequently than pecan or pumpkin pie.
...and remember, we cook over charcoal in Doro. We do it well.
