Tonight we had a fabulous meal! Veggies, peanut butter, sugar, and glaze - how could it not be amazing?
First things first - we picked Zimbabwe on a whim today, 32 minutes before Micah was getting off work. Two texts and it was a done deal.
Our dinner for the evening was Zimbabwean greens, served with rice and sweet potato cookies with a lemon glaze for a sweet ending.
The greens themselves were very easy to make - I've never cooked collard greens so unfortunately for me, I didn't really know what a cooked one tastes like. Either way, I enjoyed it (which is all that really matters, right?). The recipe itself was good - easy to follow and easy to make. I preferred a stronger peanut taste so I added extra peanut butter and a little peanut oil which did the trick.
The cookies were DIVINE. I can't resist sugar. I will do just about anything for a good apple pie, which is probably the reason why I have a hard time keeping off those pounds. I would be able to justify walking miles through the snow for a good winter cookie.
Anyway, these cookies are just about as close to heaven as it gets. Think carrot cake, pumpkin cookies, and donut glaze mixed into one delicious super-desert. Take this cookie recipe and make it a family tradition. Pass it onto your grandchildren, your landlord...hell, the grumpy old man next door. Everyone deserves to try it.
If after all of this praise, you find that you don't actually like the cookies, one of two things happened: 1) You clearly have underdeveloped taste buds, or, 2) Your significant other already ate the entire batch of cookies when you weren't looking and left a fake behind.
Anyway, our introduction to Zimbabwean food was a major success. It tasted great, looked great, AND it was my first solo flight in the kitchen (no Micah around to stop me from demolishing our apartment!).
YAY! :-)
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