December is the time of year when we're reminded of the greatest Gift of all times:
Christ the Prince of Peace. For the past two years, in lieu of gift-exchange our group collectively makes a Christmas monetary donation to World Vision.
This time around, I invited my dear friend Anna Sosa to be our special guest as she has traveled extensively to Africa for World Vision .
She gave us valuable insight to the dire needs of clean water in that part of the world.
The money we collected would be given to a water & sanitation project in Ethiopia.
In honor of Africa, we went out of our comfort zone and tried African recipes we found on-line (what would life be without Google?)...and had a tremendous time preparing & enjoying the meal! I have to say the ladies really knocked it out of the park in terms of their culinary stab at African cuisine.
Here's the menu:
Appetizer: Chakalaka from South Africa.
Salad: African Fruit Salad.
Entree: South African Curry Meatloaf over Brown Rice.
Side dish: West African Cabbage Salad.
Dessert: South African Pudding.
Beverage: South African Shiraz and Chardonay; coffee.
As we closed our small group's calendar year we thanked God for the gift of friendship, answered prayers and yes, clean water. Merry Christmas to all!
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| Festive Tablescape. |
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| Chakalaka ready to be served. |
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| Chakalaka served with bread sticks. |
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| African Fruit Salad: beautiful and tasty! |
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| South African Curry Meatloaf over Brown Rice, served with West African Cabbage Salad. |
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| Wine pairing: South African Shiraz & Chardonay. |
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| South African Pudding. |
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| Miniature utensil Christmas ornament - a perfect gift for foodies like us. |
