Filling the Freezer
Dec. 14th | Posted by Nicky
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My friend L from across the lake had a small heart attack this week. She thought she MIGHT be leaving before Christmas to go pick up her girls in Ethiopia.
This was not planned – or rather, I should say – the timeline has been 4 weeks instead of the 2-6 months that we were expecting! As it turns out, she will be going after Christmas, after all.
But she is in a hurry to get a bunch of things done – and top of the priority list was to cook a bunch of Ethiopian food. She is adopting older girls (older than ours) and wants to have some comfort food ready for them in what will be surely a time of upheaval and change for them.
So this past week we spent one better part of a day making doro wat (chicken stew), key wat (beef stew), yataklete kilkil, (cauliflower veg stuff), and some red lentil stew.
Just to give you an idea for those of you who haven’t cooked Ethiopian, the food is basically is founded on two principles:
Onions. Lots of onions. And butter infused with berbere/spices.
For some of our great homemade Ethiopian recipes, just click here. They are my sister and I’s and all of them work awesomely!
Speaking of the devil – guess who’s coming to our house next week to paint murals in the kids’ room?!? yipee!!
Thanks so much for sharing the recipies!!
Looks yummy!! I wish there was more of an Ethio influence sown here in the deep south.
Thanks for the recipes.
These are great, thanks for the recipes!
This is SUCH a good idea!! for multiple reasons. comfort/familiarity for little ones and ease of stress for parents. When I had my last babe I made meals for a month for the freezer. It was so great to be able to have that bonding time without having to think about what your going to make for dinner. I would think its would be a good idea to freeze some mama/dada comfort foods too….that way you can introduce your sweet little ones to western foods that provide you with that same cozy feeling.
happy babymoon to your pal/her hubby and their new daughter!
(baby moon: the period of time after the arrival of a new addition to the family where everyone gets to know each other and begins the bonding process. That first sacred month/ moon cycle)