My Thanksgiving began with a trip back to Tescos at noon because I got an email from my Ma about how to properly cook a turkey and I was missing some important things - the savoury fillings you put in the turkey cavity to let the flavor steam into the meat (apples, onions, and sage). Apparently though, not only does pumpkin and cornbread not exist in the UK, neither does sage. So I substituted tarragon. I was SO mad... but it still worked ::breaths in::
When I got back it was time to start the casseroles. I taught Steve how to make green bean casserole (which turned out to one of the favorite dishes, lol). Then Nicole started the corn casserole and peach cobbler. And then... the turkey! It was a task for both of us - we figured if we can cook a good turkey then we've made it because it's, like, the ultimate test of cooking skills, lol.
... I know the suspense is killing you all, isn't it? You want to know how me and Nicole's turkey turned out. Well, here's a response:
It's dancing in joy because it knows it's in good hands!! Right before the English turkey was stuffed with English apples and onions and Israeli tarragon and covered in Irish butter. :P
As you can tell by my giddiness - the turkey was fantastic! It was a hit and me and Nicole are on cloud nine and can't wait to tell our mothers, lol.
Here's the whole dinner party:
Going counter-clockwise started with me (the fat girl up front right) is Me, Adam, Simon (a sudden appearance! but it's all good :) lol), Steve, Aaron, Sally, Maddy, Nicole, Lena, Martyna, Neil (who ended up forgetting the cranberry sauce!), Bryan, Nigel and Matt. Dan and Tom couldn't make it :( But it was still an excellent Thanksgiving.
OH! Before I forget, we also did something that every American knows how to do and learned in elementary school... HAND TURKEYS! Here is Leroy and the hand turkeys (notice the smallest hand? that's Leroy's, lol):
And then after all the washing up was done (which, with about 8 people helping out went really,
really fast), me, Sally, Steve, Maddy, Adam and Neil played a few games of Uno while Aaron played guitar for us, lol.
All in all, it was the BEST Thanksgiving ever! And my first
English Thanksgiving, and the first Thanksgiving for all of the English that came! It was the best, EVER. God, I'm just so incredible happy right now :) :)
