Thanksgiving dawned to the worst thunderstorm we've ever had since we moved here. The rain was coming in sideways and it was actually raining inside our bathroom where the wind was forcing the rain through the slats of the shutters. Thunder is rare here and my two year old was a bit freaked out. We put on our windbreakers(which we've used twice in Barbados)and grabbed the stadium umbrella. My husband took the kids to the car one at a time and then we reversed the process when we reached the restaraunt.
When we arrived at the restaurant, the other couple was waiting. We did the usual plate juggling and translating between the kids and the buffet staff so that the kids won't get adult portions. The turkey was really good. The stuffing was very spicy so somewhat disappointing. There was the traditional steamed squash and white sweet potato pie flavored with pineapple, of course.
The pumpkin pie has no spices and was topped with almonds. It was really surprising that they had pumpkin pie at all. Bajans are personally offended by the idea of making pumpkin (which is always served boiled with the skin on) into a pie. It's a vegetable to them. The Japanese were the same about rice pudding when I lived there. I did miss my sweet potatoes and green bean casserole and my husband missed his traditional stuffing.
The best part was spending it with the only other Americans we know on the island. Their kids are grown and in college so they were like grandparents to the kids. The little one ended up with the cherries from everyone's drinks and if any of the kids showed an interest in more of something, they would either go get it for them or slip them some from their plates. It was almost like being with family. That's my favorite part--the fellowship with people you care about.
All in all it was a really great meal. The kids actually sat there for 2 hours--a miracle to be sure. Yesterday my sweet husband came home with frozen sweet potato fries (the only sweet potatoes he could find). Maybe with marshmallow creme--NAH!
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