English Thanksgiving

Last night I went to a great belated Thanksgiving party in Anna's flat. Everyone was asked to either give £3 or bring a dish, so I decided to put my non-existent cooking skillz to the test and make baked apples. Happily, they turned out to be really delicious! I didn't know how many people would be there so I only made 8, and it turned out there were about 25 of us, so we ended up slicing them up and putting them in ice cream. They were a real hit. The rest of the dinner was great too: there was cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, salad, green beans, corn, and of course turkey -- plus a lot of other stuff that I'm sure I'm leaving out.

Moments before the 15 other people arrived with a turkey in tow.

And with so many of us crammed into the tiny flat kitchen it felt very family-like. Out of everyone I think only 8 or so of us were American, so it was fun to bring that tradition to the English peeps. They all kept saying, "This feels just like Christmas dinner!" It was really nice.

Yummers!