I’m glad I read somewhere that some shiro powder comes with the berbere already added. I decided to make it before grinding the spice. It doesn’t need anything added to it.
It looks and tastes similar to what we’ve had at Meskerem - actually it’s a bit spicier - really glad I didn’t add anything. Don’t know how the family is going to like it, but I know Adam and I will eat it.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
We had to go up to the agency today to drop off another set of passport size photos and another check (the checks keep getting bigger). Our consultant said that the Dossier is copied and will be sent to Washington on Thursday, and should be certified and back to them the first of the week after Thanksgiving. After that, we’ll be on the list!
Went out to look at flooring for the soon-to-be kids’ bedroom. There’s old yucky carpeting in there - the only original carpeting left in the house. We were shown this easy to install vinal that looks and on the surface feels like hard wood, but is cushy under the feet. We were thinking about putting that down and then putting fluffy rugs around.
Also today went to Penzy’s and picked up spices to make our own berbere (Ethiopian spice, pronounced ber’-ber-ee, basically use like curry), and we found the local Ethiopian grocer and was able to get some shiro powder (basically ground chickpeas), so I can try to make shiro wat, which is my favorite Ethiopian dish so far. While it’s typically a stew eaten with injera, I thought I could make it into a dip with chips to take on Thanksgiving.
We were just told that our Dossier is being copied and sent to
I know this has nothing to do with the adoption, but our kids are going to read this and I want to note it.
Kids, in a few minutes, I’m going to go vote. Your father scheduled U-Verse to be installed today, so he won’t be voting until this evening.
This election is unprecedented. On one side, we have the first African American candidate for President. Yes, he’s bi-racial, but he followed the advice that we will be giving you and chose an identity. On the other side, we have our oldest candidate for president, along with the first female vice-presidential candidate that has a fighting chance. After you read this, you can ask us who we voted for. We’re not putting it here.
Never in my young-ish life have I witnessed so much hate from people calling themselves Christians over this. If we didn’t have so much faith to begin with, I know the thought that if that’s what it means to be a Christian then maybe I should take my faith somewhere else would have crossed my mind. Never in my life have I witnessed so much untruth, fabrication, half truth, and downright lies - on both sides of the ticket. Also, never have either of us been so sure who to vote for. I hope and pray that by the time you are old enough to vote that we will have gotten over our fears for what is “different” and no longer feel the need to make up lies and believe those lies to get around it.
From your father and my standpoint, there have never been so many issues. Our economy is in the crapper, we have a huge dependance on foreign oil, we are in one unpopular war, and another that is not being fought the way it should be because of that unpopular war (our opinion). The last 8 years haven’t been going very well, and both candidates promise change. We need change for the better and we need to rethink how we’ve been doing things - but which one will be able to give us what we need?
Now to the rest of you - I don’t care who the heck you vote for, but go VOTE.