On NPR this morning Steve Inskeep interviewed the Bordelons in St. Bernard Parish, New Orleans. Simon has kept in touch with them throughout the year and they are irrepressible. They have two FEMA trailers in their front yard, a house full of sheet rock, and a checkerboard neighborhood. But, this doesn’t stop them from cooking up a feast today and giving thanks. They haven’t lost hope and that is inspiring.
The turkey is in the oven and the Macy’s Day parade just began! My husband’s family is joining us today and this is one of the strangely beautiful and tasty recipes on the table:
Great Grandma McNamara’s Date Nut Tapioca Pudding
Description:
They say it’s a salad, but it tastes an awful lot like a desert to me!
Ingredients:
4 C Water
1 1/2 C Brown Sugar
2 Tbsp. White Sugar
3/4 C Tapioca
1 Tsp. Vanilla
1 C Chopped Nuts (Optional, but then it is a Date Nut Salad!)
1 1/2-2 C Dates
Directions:
1) Boil water, Brown Sugar, and White Sugar
2) Add Tapioca in above, cook till thick.
3) Add Vanilla, Nuts, Dates
4) Chill, top with Whipped Cream and dot with Maraschino cherries.
5) “Serve in a beautiful crystal bowl,” Mae E. McNamara
Number Of Servings: A bunch.
Preparation Time: 2 hrs w/ help from toddler
Happy Thanksgiving!
0 Responses to “Giving Thanks”