Happy Gena! A day early. . .

So Gena is January 7^th, but due to my lack of knowing dates when I am not in school, I thought today was the 7^th, until Luc told me otherwise. (Gena is when Ethiopia celebrates Christmas.) So Luc and I thought we should celebrate and cook Ethiopian, well I would cook. Preparations started on Monday with prepping the injera. (To be honest, I only started on Monday to make sure I had all of the ingredients and to possibly do a test batch.) By checking though, I learned the yeast, water, millet flour, and fenugreek powder had to ferment for three days. So today I added my boiling water, mixed it up, and let it set for 30 minutes before pouring the “pancake-like” mixture in the pan. So injera is something I will definitely have to continue to practice.  This attempt was not good, to put it mildly. But I did try. Since our favorite Ethiopian vegetable dish so far has been Gommen, and I have never cooked with collard greens, I thought I would keep it easy with injera and “Alicha Minchet Abishe” (mild beef stew). The “Alicha Minchet Abishe” was good, but could have been spicier. Hopefully I can learn to make injera before "Lando" comes home!  

Speaking of "Lando" coming home. . .

Girl: 41

Boy: 25

Sibling: 20