Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American readers (and those non-American readers who like an excuse to fix a delicious, gluttonous turkey feast). Tomorrow is the big day: turkeys will be roasted, potatoes mashed, cranberries simmered, and gravy whisked. Then Friday comes and you’re faced with a stockpile of leftovers, particularly if you are anything like me and order a turkey that…
Earlier this week I was lucky enough to do a guest post on a fellow American expat in London’s blog, the lovely Angloyankophile. She was looking for some inspiration for Thanksgiving side dishes and I thought this Updated Green Bean Casserole was just right. Check out the recipe below and be sure to check out her blog as well. She…
Rewind one year. It’s a few days after Thanksgiving. The turkey/stuffing/mashed potato/green been casserole/pumpkin pie feast of a few days ago is but a dream. Leftovers have been gobbled up (no turkey pun intended.) A lone bag of fresh cranberries lingers in the fridge. As usual the supermarket was offering “buy one, get one free”. I only required one bag for Spiced Cranberry…
Here is the second installment in my Thanksgiving series (two posts on the same topic can be considered a series, right?). The first installment was for my favorite Thanksgiving carb, Herbed Oyster Stuffing. Now we have its partner in crime, cranberry sauce. It’s a tangy, fresh accompaniment to hearty Thanksgiving fare. I know some of you are bound by tradition to…
This will be my third Thanksgiving in London and I have to say it’s the holiday that makes me miss home the most. Christmas, Halloween, Easter – they’re all celebrated here. We don’t necessarily celebrate them the same as we would in the States: Christmas Eve we now go to our local pub for dinner rather than gather around my…