Originally, our plan was to celebrate a late Thanksgiving over the weekend (with LBJ cooking). But as the date approached, I was longing for a proper meal on the day. I was inspired by a trip to Superquinn, where I spotted a sign: "Order your Thanksigiving turkey here." I then found out that a fair number of people who spent time in the U.S. (including Americans in Ireland like me) like to celebrate the holiday. Not surprising - who doesn't like a holiday centered around eating?!
With the turkey ordered, we decided to invite LBJs cousin and family for a more festive meal (especially since they live in the neighborhood and have 2 kids near in age to ours).
Of course, the biggest challenge is that Thanksgiving is just like any other Thursday here. I had a lecture at noon, and LBJ wasn't about to use a vacation day to cook dinner for me. So I got the meal started and LBJ took over upon arriving home from work (as she often does).
She did have a couple of challenges, though, as Superquinn did not have any turkey bags (despite advertising for them). But the butcher told me how to use foil instead, which worked fine. Also, we could not find fresh cranberries or pumpkin in Superquinn or Lidl. The pumpkin didn't really matter - LBJ is not a fan of pumpkin pie, so we had apple tart and plum tart instead.
It was a resounding success for all involved, as the pictures below hopefully illustrate.
With the turkey ordered, we decided to invite LBJs cousin and family for a more festive meal (especially since they live in the neighborhood and have 2 kids near in age to ours).
Of course, the biggest challenge is that Thanksgiving is just like any other Thursday here. I had a lecture at noon, and LBJ wasn't about to use a vacation day to cook dinner for me. So I got the meal started and LBJ took over upon arriving home from work (as she often does).
She did have a couple of challenges, though, as Superquinn did not have any turkey bags (despite advertising for them). But the butcher told me how to use foil instead, which worked fine. Also, we could not find fresh cranberries or pumpkin in Superquinn or Lidl. The pumpkin didn't really matter - LBJ is not a fan of pumpkin pie, so we had apple tart and plum tart instead.
It was a resounding success for all involved, as the pictures below hopefully illustrate.
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| Thanksgiving in Dublin |
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| Note FABJ's school uniform |
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