My schedule this year is a little different and therefore it worked out better to celebrate Thanksgiving on Friday instead of Thursday. When my bilingual coordinator and her niece found out they did not want me to be alone on my favorite holiday. They planned a large Spanish family dinner with both of their families!! How kind was that?? I am surrounded by wonderful people here!
I started to prepare on Thursday and began by making a gluten-free pumpkin pie. I also made homemade cranberry sauce from dried cranberries, and the dough for the apple pie crust. As you can also see I started to gather the supplies for the actual day as well. My father was kind enough to send some essential supplies. One of these was StoveTop stuffing. For years I have made homemade stuffing but nothing compares to StoveTop!!
My bilingual coordinator also drove me to the store so that I would not have to walk all the way home with all of my groceries. The husband of my boss at the private academy I teach at hooked me up with a large turkey! The price was great and this year there was no head or gizzards. He told me he killed it himself... I almost believe him due to the leftover feathers I had to remove.
A couple of bottles of wine to cook and drink was necessary and a cup of my pumpkin spice Trader Joe's coffee!
My Spanish Thanksgiving filled with a lot of typical Spanish food! I even helped make dessert!! I will have to cook it for all my friends and family when I return home.
My apple pie was not its best this year but still delicious.
Chispita is helping me check the turkey! My roomate, her boyfriend, their dog and cat, and Santi all joined in for a Thanksgiving celebration!
El pavo!!!
They wanted to contribute a dish as well. They made fried eggplant with molasses.
Here is the final spread minus the apple pie cooking in the oven.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Your pie looks wonderful and I'm so glad you were surrounded by great people on Thanksgiving!
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