Our turkey defrosted early so we had Thanksgiving dinner today. We (the ladies) cooked from 12 to 7 and ended up with a fabulous meal. We had turkey, green beans, caramelized carrots, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing and pumpkin pie. With the exception of the mashed potatoes, everything was made from scratch. I was responsible for the mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. We made it from a pumpkin from the garden. I think I'll be doing it from scratch from now on. It came out great! I was worried about using the charcoal oven, but it worked out just fine. The turkey was awesome! It came in from Kenya when the team flew in. Turkey is not common in Kenya so it cost $100! The people from Sudan didn't even know what a turkey is. It was hilarious to hear them gobble once we described what is was.
We had 19 for dinner and then fed about 7 or 8 other people. It was really neat to have a Thanksgiving meal in the middle of Sudan. It was really a joyful celebration. Although I'll miss being with my family, it was a wonderful day and it was a Thanksgiving I'll never forget. I thank God for all of you and for your support.
Here are a few pictures from our day.
Happy Thanksgiving Stacie!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I love the "well the bird is thawed we need to eat it so today is Thanksgiving"! You can definitely tell you are not in the US!
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Nichole
Wow Stace!
ReplyDeleteI'm so impressed! When you come back, you'll have to cook for us. No more being in charge of drinks and rolls for you! Happy Thanksgiving!
Julie
Stacie - I am so proud of you! You are going to have to teach me how to cook when you come back! Today is Thanksgiving here and we are thankful for your friendship and all of the stories you are sharing with us. I feel closer to you hearing about your days in Sudan. Miss you!
ReplyDeleteTraci
It sounds like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! ummm...is that an oven???
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