White House State Dinner Menu

Timenspace said:
Those flowers are stunning set at the table. If I saw correctly the tomato soup is green? Is it green tomatoes then? Anyways, I would try all except the overly sweet, gluten and dairy stuff...possibly the desserts...although they look beautiful and crafty...perhaps I would look forward to hearing tales and stories from Kenya and the Us, I love storytelling...should there be any good storytellers present...😃what a brilliant idea for a thread though!
And agreeing with SandwichShortOfAPicnic , I would hope as an invitee that my diet restrictions would be met, so surely, this was tailored to the Kenyan guests, and also featuring some Us delicacies...that need to be showcased...
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Some heirloom tomato varieties are still green when ripe, some are yellow, some purple, some variegated. There's a picture on here somewhere of a burrata, heirloom tomato salad with a balsamic drizzle we've made several times.

There is a huge issue in Haiti right now with gangs and war lords taking over. Some are trying to form a new government and Kenya was requested to send military/police aid to quell the violence, including murder, kidnapping for ransom, and pretty much anything else you can imagine. Haiti is an extremely poor nation, not only monetarily but in natural resources as the land and ocean have basically been stripped. All of the issues are long standing and I doubt will ever be fixed because corruption is so much a part of the culture. The Kenyan president was here to discuss aid and how to help Haiti among other things. The U.S. has supplied humanitarian aid but we are not sending troops. There's a reason for that and there's a reason the Kenyan help was requested. The gangs and war lords will more than likely deal better with Kenyans than Americans.
 
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And just to be clear, since what I wrote can be interpreted different ways, it's on the Haitian gang's and war lord's side that don't trust or like Americans; thus, the invite to the Kenyans. Just recently a young missionary couple was murdered, and there have been countless kidnappings of Americans, missionaries, nurses, doctors, aid workers, including their children. The recent murder of the young couple was by far not the first violent act toward American non-military personnel. I shudder to think what would happen if American military were boots on the ground in Haiti.
 
medtran49 said:
The U.S. has supplied humanitarian aid but we are not sending troops. There's a reason for that and there's a reason the Kenyan help was requested.
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Goodness. My heart and prayers go to those in need. Thank you for the context. I had no idea of the political amd humanitarian turmoil of Haiti and Kenyan involvment.
As I was walking with my boyfriend last night along the river, I described to him this thread, and I added Oh I forgot to ask is it organized to deliver edible food rests to the staff or less fortunate or whoever?
I hope the Haiti citizens manage to survive and bring any food on their tables.
Hunger is so sad, and quite ubelievable in our iPhone era...but, obviously still a reality.
Thank you for the tomatoes explanation, too. I don't know why I keep forgetting about ripe green tomatoes. Possibly I am occassionally on a 8 y old level, if I did not eat them, I don't know them...
Being tired and worried does not help either, but let me end on a hopeful and positive note. Hoping for reason and improvement for the suffering people.
 
Timenspace said:
Goodness. My heart and prayers go to those in need. Thank you for the context. I had no idea of the political amd humanitarian turmoil of Haiti and Kenyan involvment.
As I was walking with my boyfriend last night along the river, I described to him this thread, and I added Oh I forgot to ask is it organized to deliver edible food rests to the staff or less fortunate or whoever?
I hope the Haiti citizens manage to survive and bring any food on their tables.
Hunger is so sad, and quite ubelievable in our iPhone era...but, obviously still a reality.
Thank you for the tomatoes explanation, too. I don't know why I keep forgetting about ripe green tomatoes. Possibly I am occassionally on a 8 y old level, if I did not eat them, I don't know them...
Being tired and worried does not help either, but let me end on a hopeful and positive note. Hoping for reason and improvement for the suffering people.
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As I wrote, the US has in the past and currently sends aid. The problem is the gangs and war lords are in charge, so who knows how much the regular people end up with. Even with air drops, the parachutes are seen and who gets there first and/or has the most weapons wins the prize.
 
medtran49 said:
As I wrote, the US has in the past and currently sends aid. The problem is the gangs and war lords are in charge, so who knows how much the regular people end up with. Even with air drops, the parachutes are seen and who gets there first and/or has the most weapons wins the prize.
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Sadly, those problems are real. It is very generous of the Us to help.
My remark was on a much smaller scale, the edible rests of the State dinner...but thank you for reaffirming. And thank you for helping the poor.
 
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