This week has been very emotional for me. Being away from home at Thanksgiving was very hard. I felt the urge to cook celery and onions and make cornbread casserole. At home, Wednesday was spent cooking and preparing as much as possible so the big day was fairly stress free. The closer it came to Wednesday, the more desire I had to cook. Made a decision to cook a meal for my KG English Teachers and my Bus Crew. Much easier than normal, but cooked Spicy BBQ chicken (hard to find turkey here), broccoli casserole, homemade mac and cheese, sweet cornbread, peanut butter cookies, and pound cake. Wanted to say thank you to all my bus mates for making the long ride into the desert fun and to KG teachers for taking me under their wings and all for being my family away from home.
The KG teachers are mostly American, but there are two Irish teachers (Sarah and Audrey) and one Canadian teacher (Whitney). The above mentioned food is not "normal" to them, but wanted to give them a good experience. THEY LOVED CORNBREAD (Went back for multiple pieces) and all the food!!! All the Southerners were in heaven!!!! Made my heart smile :)
Didn't want to leave the Arabic teachers out, but there are so many "rules" of what they will/won't eat and cannot cook with pans that have ever had pork in them. Well, let's just say, I've fried some bacon and ham in my pots, so...decided to NOT give them a Southern experience. Even if I bought brand new pans and followed all the rules, it is highly possible they wouldn't eat it because they weren't sure I followed the rules. They are committed to their beliefs and know the "rules" and follow them...commitment. So, I decided to give them Arabic sweets and cake (chocolate and sweets are like cornbread to them :) ) Went to the best bakery in Town Center and bought lots of different types. Funny thing is the owner insisted that I taste each sweet before buying it. By the 10th sweet, I said "La (No), need to eat dinner." He smiled and kept giving me sweets to taste. 5 lbs. later, I left with a box of sweets and slices of cake (very rich cake)...and yes, he sent home a box of treats "just for me". THEY LOVED THE CHOCOLATE and SWEETS!!!
Thursday evening, went to Thanksgiving meal with my bus mates...food was fabulous! We laughed and enjoyed the host's almost 3 year old child...blond hair and cute personality. She entertained us all. Went home and Skyped my family....Girls cooked all the food by themselves...so proud of them! I watched them while they ate. At least I didn't add any additional calories by just watching them eat! :) Now, only a few more days left before I leave on the plane for home. Can't wait to put my feet on American soil if only for a few weeks. Until we meet again!!!!!
The KG teachers are mostly American, but there are two Irish teachers (Sarah and Audrey) and one Canadian teacher (Whitney). The above mentioned food is not "normal" to them, but wanted to give them a good experience. THEY LOVED CORNBREAD (Went back for multiple pieces) and all the food!!! All the Southerners were in heaven!!!! Made my heart smile :)
Didn't want to leave the Arabic teachers out, but there are so many "rules" of what they will/won't eat and cannot cook with pans that have ever had pork in them. Well, let's just say, I've fried some bacon and ham in my pots, so...decided to NOT give them a Southern experience. Even if I bought brand new pans and followed all the rules, it is highly possible they wouldn't eat it because they weren't sure I followed the rules. They are committed to their beliefs and know the "rules" and follow them...commitment. So, I decided to give them Arabic sweets and cake (chocolate and sweets are like cornbread to them :) ) Went to the best bakery in Town Center and bought lots of different types. Funny thing is the owner insisted that I taste each sweet before buying it. By the 10th sweet, I said "La (No), need to eat dinner." He smiled and kept giving me sweets to taste. 5 lbs. later, I left with a box of sweets and slices of cake (very rich cake)...and yes, he sent home a box of treats "just for me". THEY LOVED THE CHOCOLATE and SWEETS!!! Thursday evening, went to Thanksgiving meal with my bus mates...food was fabulous! We laughed and enjoyed the host's almost 3 year old child...blond hair and cute personality. She entertained us all. Went home and Skyped my family....Girls cooked all the food by themselves...so proud of them! I watched them while they ate. At least I didn't add any additional calories by just watching them eat! :) Now, only a few more days left before I leave on the plane for home. Can't wait to put my feet on American soil if only for a few weeks. Until we meet again!!!!!
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