Where Am I?
I'm in Prague; where are you? I'm glad you wrote, Jami. I was beginning to think I'd scuttled the site! Nothing happened for such a long time after I asked a serious question. So you've made me feel much, much better! Thanks!
Thanksgiving greetings to everybody! This is not a holiday familiar to Czechs, but, never mind, they just finished a long-weekend-National Holiday commemorating the protest gathering that kicked off the downfall of the Communist regime here. However, little by little I'm introducing friends, one family at a time, to Thanksgiving turkey and all the trimmings. There are now four or five restaurants in Prague that serve The Works, and I use the size of my all-purpose microwave oven as an excuse to take people out for turkey dinner. This year, my guests will be the family of Adam Skoumal (incredibly talented concert pianist/composer masquerading as my piano teacher) and his family--parents (Anna and Mirek), sister (Tereza), and his fiance (Miluška).
We'll go to Red, Hot, and Blues Restaurant, owned by an American lady from Houston; dinner cooked by the amazing Ukrainian lady who cooks much better American than I do. Her usual menu features a lot of Southern dishes, and, of course, Thanksgiving dinner will even offer SWEET POTATOES! First year I was here---couldn't find any anywhere--and I was starved for sweet potatoes. Second year, a fancy food store, Fruite de France, stocked fresh sweet potatoes. They were worth MORE than their weight in gold, and I was stunned to see the busboy carrying out plates that were licked clean---for all but the tiny dab of mashed SWEET POTATOES! It was really hard to keep from reaching out and snatching some of those plates. Now, after 15 years, sweet potatoes, especially terrific yams, are in all the supermarkets and Czechs clean their plates at the restaurant---drat! Being a true Southerner, Laurie (owner) plans the traditional pies for dessert: pumpkin, mince, pecan, and apple. I think the apple is for the less adventurous Czech diners.
So that's what's happening here on the Czech Front. Stay tuned. Film at 11.
Y'all have a great Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year now, y'hear?
Love,
Betty
posted by Anonymous at
3:06:00 PM
1 Comments:
Betty
Thanks for the update. I was forced to eat sweet pototoes at age 6 or 7 and choked on them. I spent the rest of my life insisting I did not like them until a year or so ago when I found some mashed sweet potatoes at Whole Foods that were out of this world delicious.
Moral: Never force your kids to eat any food. They will learn quite well on their own what they like.
Glad you are educating the fine folks in Prague about the wonders of American Thanksgiving.
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