Friday, November 23, 2012

Expat Thanksgiving

Last Thanksgiving was a blur.  Tegan wasn't even a month old, we were exhausted and living minute-to-minute and ate take-out Thanksgiving dinner when she was asleep.  Two years ago we had a swanky hotel dinner while in Singapore.  This year?  We went traditional... with lots of Nepal-living adjustments and substitutions.  Turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce hosted at our house with a small group of friends.



Our turkey, from the American club commissary, came Wednesday afternoon.  Frozen.  Operation thaw-turkey-quick commenced.  Despite load-shedding and worries that we'd run out of water the turkey was oven-ready Thursday just a tad late.  Before long we had a full house, a steady rotation of dishes in and out of the oven and a whole lot of laughing.  Did I mention none of our group had ever cooked a turkey, 1 is vegetarian, 2 had never even celebrated Thanksgiving before and our oven's temperature dial simply says "Off - 1 - 2 - 3"?  Yup.  Put that group around a turkey and try to figure out what to do with it.  However, Jeremiah with a Game of Thrones inspired recipe, took the lead and turned out an awesome bird.



Now to tackle the leftovers!

2 comments:

  1. oh my god, what was the Game of Thrones recipe? Did it involve betrayal and rage?

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  2. Here's the link Matt - http://www.innatthecrossroads.com/2011/04/06/honeyed-chicken/
    No rage and betrayal but plenty of honey.

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