Thanksgiving with Americans doing ministry

For those of you who wondered if I was able to celebrate Thanksgiving... The answer is YES, actually twice!
First, the American Living Hope Volunteers hosted a traditional Thanksgiving Day for our Life Skills Educators. The day consisted of the traditional Thanksgiving Pilgrim & Indian play, making of Pilgrim & Indian hats, Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving movie, and LOTS of food. The American made things like turkey & gravy, Southern biscuits, stuffing & pumpkin pie (the staples of a traditional Thanksgiving meal). I made 80 biscuits out of Bisquick mix a US Team brought over! The LSEs brought traditional South African dishes that their family would normally make for a special occasion. We had a buffet!
It was so fun to share the traditions & history of this uniquely American Holiday... And the LSEs always love an excuse to eat well!

Then, on Saturday, my American friends that are doing ministry here in SA (or have married South Africans) all got together for a feast. There were about 20 adults + loud children. It was funny being around so many American accents again.

Needless to say, my frig & tummy are quite full. I'm sure yours are too!

Here are some recipes that I really enjoyed from my Saturday Thanksgiving. Wanted to share them with you ... Maybe for next year as I'm sure you're all bombarded with left-overs!

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SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
1 c sugar
1 can sweet potatoes (or 3-4 fresh potatoes (mashed))
2 eggs-beaten
1 stick butter-melted
1/2 cup canned evaporated milk (pet)
1 tsp vanilla

Mix above together & pour into baking dish.

Topping:
1 c brown sugar
1/3 c flour
1 c chopped pecans
1/3 c melted butter

Mix together & pour over potato mixture.

Bake 350*F (baked it on 180*C here in SA) for 35 minutes (or until bubbly and brown on top).

- Courtney L's recipe (originally from TN)

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PUMPKIN CRISP

Ingredients:
1 15-ounce can pumpkin (I had to use fresh pumpkin here in SA)
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 package butter flavor yellow cake mix -- (I couldn't find this in SA and used vanilla cake mix)
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter, melted
whipped cream (optional)

Stir together the first five ingredients. Pour into a lightly greased 13 x 9" baking dish. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over pumpkin mixture. Sprinkle evenly with the pecans. Drizzle butter evenly over pecans. Bake at 350° for 50-55 min. or until golden brown. Remove from oven, and let stand 10 min. before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg if desired. (it's also good served warm with ice cream)

- Kate C's recipe (originally from Chicago)

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