Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving filled with turkeys and mashed potatos and pie! For my Franksgivings, we hosted a dinner and invited some neighborhs and some friends for a little cultrual sharing (remember that they don't celebrate Thanksgiving here, it's just in the U.S.).

We set the table up all nice and pretty, complete with place cards and fancy napkins that Elisa and I learned how to fold online. My host mom ordered a Turkey, looked up how to make stuffing, and even made a real cranberry sauce. It was all delicious! It was funny to see people trying everything in little portions, when in America everyone is scoopings mounds of food onto their plates :D.

Dessert was a whole nother story, we had a chocolate tart, cheesecake, banana ice cream, cake (all home made) and of course, the pumpkin pie. So I came home a little early to make the pumpkin pie (I know, going to school on thanksgiving was a little weird). I used the canned mix my parents sent me, but I still haven't quite got the hang of converting American measurements to metric (its like, different for every ingredient, gosh dang it) but it turned out alright, except part of the crust sorta fell over. Okay, it wasn't the prettiest pie I've ever seen. Anyway, pumpkin pie is definetly not a French thing, most people were trying it for the first time. I don't think many of them actually liked it (I can't complain, I don't think I'll ever like some of those French cheeses) but I sure enjoyed my slice :)  


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Look at those gorgeous napkins!



Turkey presentation

Yep, definitely not the prettiest thing. I going to accept the fact that I'm not the most gifted cook.

So there you go, a real American Thanksgiving which a french touch! I had a great time and I'm glad my host family was willing and eager to celebrate it. I missed all my relatives a little, but I did enjy skyping home as they began their own dinner over in the U.S.
Hope all is well, and I hope to post again soon!
Lauren