Thanksgiving in Montpellier
Tuesday, December 06, 2016
I've said it time after time: Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. So when I realized that I wouldn't be celebrating my favorite holiday with my loved ones at home I knew that I had to do something so that I wouldn't mope at home in la France. Naturally that meant bringing Thanksgiving to France. If you read my pre-game Thanksgiving post , you know that I was really excited to try and cook some of my favorite dishes for the first time ever for about a dozen people. Here's what I learned from my first time cooking Thanksgiving at my place.
- Make a head count more than once
- Really think: How many dishes do you need to make?
- Think about your oven and how much food you can jam in at once
- Get creative because France doesn't have everything you need to make basic things like green bean casserole. Use potatoes chips as a substitute for caramelized onions.
- Breathe and relax and realize that not everything is going to be perfect like Pinterest
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| The table before dinner was served |
Overall it was a great Thanksgiving filled with laughs, friends, and a touch of home. Sure, maybe there wasn't turkey (I'm a vegetarian after all), the cranberries were cherries, and the green bean casserole had potatoes chips but you know what? It was a great time, and there's nothing better than that, no matter how many disasters happened in the kitchen throughout the night.
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