Anyway, the meal turned out a lot easier to make than expected (thanks in large part to Shea prepping all the veggies earlier in the day). It just felt so nice to be making Ethiopian food with Ethiopian jazz playing in the background and our sweet baby boy playing in the kitchen. The Shiro Wat was delicious (thanks for the recommendation, Tera!), the Yesimer Wat was okay (I think next time we'll use more berbere, which is the traditional blend of spices used in Ethiopian cooking), and the injera was really good! (sure, it wasn't "true" injera because we don't have access to the grain tef which is the main ingredient in injera, but our imitation wasn't half-bad!). Truman also got his first taste of Ethiopian food. While the Shiro Wat was a bit spicy for him, he seemed to enjoy the Yesimer Wat! Here are some pictures of our spread and our boy trying his first Ethiopian food:
After dinner we gave Truman his gift - we hadn't given him anything at Christmas in NY and went small this year, giving him a puzzle (we're not huge on accumulating lots of material things in our house - except books, of course!). Customarily children are given clothing at Ethiopian Christmas, so we're planning on starting that tradition next year. Here's Truman enjoying his gift, which makes animal noises when you put the puzzle pieces in the correct spots:
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