Thanksgiving 2009

"How are we going to cook this?" My friend Mike asked me as he raised up the 4 kg bag of frozen turkey breasts and legs.

We were heading to the beach to celebrate Thanksgiving with some friends, and the place where we were staying had an outdoor kitchen.

I shrugged. "We'll figure it out. It can't be that hard."

I'd seen a makeshift oven, made out of a pot atop bricks in a larger pot, sitting over a bonfire. It could work.

But there wasn't a huge pot. Just a couple small ones.

"How about we boil the legs and then fry the breast ... you know, like chicken? With some spices, it should be fine."

But there weren't any spices. Just salt and some garlic. So we chopped up some cloves and massaged in some salt.

That's what Peace Corps is about, right? Being resourceful?

Believe it or not, it turned out OK. We cut up some fruit and made some mashed potatoes. We even managed to make some gravy. Dinner was served just as the sun was setting over the water.

All in all, a very successful Thanksgiving.