Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday and it fills me with such joy and happiness. I love everything about it: spending the day with my family, the smell of the cooking and baking, the warmth and laughter that fill the house and a little bit of organized chaos make the day just perfect.
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| Casual family t-shirts |
This year, Friendsgiving 2014 was a huge success! Shelley, some of her graduate friends and I had Thanksgiving this past Sunday. Armed with recipes from home and online, we split the grocery lists and set out to recreate an American Thanksgiving in Paris. Since ovens and turkeys are hard to come by in Paris we bought two rotisserie chickens which allowed us to free up the oven for the other necessities (ie the dessert). We spent Sunday afternoon in the kitchen cooking, baking and preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. We sat down to eat at around 6 pm and our dinner menu included chicken, fresh cranberry sauce, green beans, mashed potatoes, sweet potato puree and stuffing with craisins, apples, celery, onions and walnuts.
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| Our table, my plate and our feast |
After dinner, we watched "My Best Friend's Wedding" while we waited for dessert, which included chocolate pecan pie and Nana's Pumpkin Pie, which is one of my favorite desserts. My grandma's recipe is near and dear to my heart, and is the best pumpkin pie you will have. Her pie reminds me of home, family, the fall and Thanksgiving. Spending Thanksgiving away from home is always hard, but having the family pumpkin pie recipe, allows me to always have a little bit of home wherever I am.
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| Nana's Pumpkin Pie & Chocolate Pecan Pie |
I am so glad that I got to spend Thanksgiving with these girls. The day was filled with amazing food, fine wine and a great group of people!
On Thanksgiving, I was able to skype with my family. My mom's family travels to NY as Thanksgiving is the one holiday that we all spend together. This year 25 of my family members were able to make it and as always, they were having a blast! Being able to see and talk to everyone made my day! As I was skyping with James, I heard everyone get ready for for the annual football game and it made me feel like I was right back at home. Although I was so sad to miss it, it was great to "join" everyone for a little (thank goodness for skype!)
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, a few of the things I am thankful for:
- My loving family & amazing friends
- My health& freedoms
- My life
- The fall season
- Good food & fine wine
- The ability to explore & see new places
- Skype/Imessage to keep in touch
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