Cooking at the South Pole

It's a tradition at the South Pole that the Saturday after Thanksgiving, different departments in the station take on the task of cooking so the kitchen staff can have a day off. IT and Science cook lunch that usually consists of tomato soup, grilled cheese and some type of vegetable. This year, my fellow Portlander, Kate, and I took on the task of cooking asparagus for 250 people. It was a lot of fun to spend some time in the kitchen again, and the asparagus turned out decently well.