We're still learning the limits of what we can get shipped here through DPO, or diplomatic post office. Luckily, this beautiful 22" Weber charcoal kettle grill came disassembled so it was small enough! Dustin picked up steaks from a store called Le Gourmet, owned by a Belgian who also owns a ranch somewhere in Uganda. I made my favorite Alison Roman smashed cucumber salad, and we grilled some leftover bread I picked up at a bakery after a meeting yesterday. T-bones aren't my favorite cut of steak, and the charcoal here burns a little differently than we're used to, but it was still a really delicious dinner. We probably worried the most about charcoal. It's not really something you just pick up at the supermarket here. It turns out that in Uganda, charcoal is a cottage industry contributing to deforestation in most of the country...the upshot of which is that people sell bags of charcoal along pretty much any road.
Our goal is to find an outdoor dining set and a good mosquito solution so we can actually eat on that gorgeous patio the grill is on. Curfew is less of a thing when you stay in the neighborhood, so I'd love to have some of our local friends over for dinner (even better if curfew is pushed back past 7!) once we get that set up.
Waiting to read about the adventure to South Africa.
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