We went and checked on our 'antap karen' this morning. Yesterday we planted about twenty pumpkin seedlings and yesterday chickens at about eighteen of the pumpkin seedlings. it was sad lelebit (lelebit is a bislama word and is used for emphasis, such as 'it was rather sad') but Alex and I were happy to find the two surviving pumpkins and re-planted them with added protection of lots of little sticks (stuck upright in the ground) all around them to discourage chickens. The bislama word for chicken is faol (sounds like fowl). We planted a few seeds in the soil today, hoping for the best...
Alex and I had our first island baking experience. we made a banana cake. the recipe called for half a bag of flour - we didn't really know what that meant so we added almost two cups, but I think it could have used more. It turned out alright, but was pretty heavy - could have used more flour, we called it 'island pie' and were happy with the results. And we used about ten bananas in one go, which is a fairly substantial accomplishment in and of itself.
Also made a coleslaw out of green mangoes, onions, coconut cream and vinegar and I'm pretty sure it's a do-again.
Tomorrow we celebrate Thanksgiving, so we're going to try our luck at a pumpkin pie - the recipe tells us to make the dough until it's the consistency of soft mud - so we'll see how it goes.
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