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Her children wanted to experience an "American" Thanksgiving meal over here, but she wasn't sure she could pull it all off. She confidently asked the chef from one of our favorite restaurants (he's from South Africa) if he would be willing to cook for a bunch of people and prepare our Thanksgiving lunch for us.
He needed to be shown recipes and gain understanding of green bean casserole and pecan pie, etc.
He had shoppers searching the city for things he needed, and he pulled off the most amazing meal!
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| I've never had a green been casserole with such a presentation! |
The restaurant is owned by Believers, and they had decorated for Christmas and put a fire in the fire place for our get-together.
We were two American families, three national men, and a family from Nicaragua, but we also invited the restaurant owner and his wife to join us, so Keira, Doug, and I sat at another table with them. We told them the story of Thanksgiving, and they were so excited to get a chance to share our tradition with us.
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| Keira was glad we waited until her school was out so she could join the festivities! |
The chef couldn't find any pecans (they are tough to find here), but he made a beautiful walnut pie, using a pecan pie recipe he found on line.
He even threw in something extra for all of us!
We couldn't thank him enough! It was a lovely Thanksgiving!
This particular chef is now at another restaurant across town,
so we'll see what the future holds for this Thanksgiving.
There's always a story to tell.
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