Thanksgiving Down Under

So Thanksgiving has come and gone, but I'm just now getting around to writing about it. I had Thanksgiving twice this year. I made a full turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, gravy, and rolls for dinner on Thanksgiving evening for the family I live with and an English friend. I wanted them to experience a tradition that we have back home, that is unique to America (and Canada). The family enjoyed the food and they were stuffed by the end of the dinner and enjoyed all the food. The one question I got at the end of dinner was "Now is it time for pumpkin pie?!?" I didn't know that pumpkin pie was unique to America, and not something they have here in Australia, everyone I have met/talked to about Thanksgiving has mentioned pumpkin pie. I however did not make pumpkin pie that evening.

Sunday evening I went over to a friend's house and made Thanksgiving again for her and her friends, we had turkey breasts and thighs, mashed potatoes, candied yams, salad, and pumpkin pie. Thankfully there was enough filling left after we made the pie (from scratch!) that I was able to bring home some filling and make pie for the family I live with. Everyone LOVED the pie and enjoyed experiencing an American tradition. I'm happy that I was able to share some of my traditions with a few people and am looking forward to experiencing several of the Australian traditions in the months to comes, like a summer Christmas, Australia Day, and ANZAC Day.

Bye for now <3