Thanksgiving

After a lot of going back and forth on the subject, I eventually decided that I loved Thanksgiving dinner way, way too much to just make a couple things and eat alone feeling sorry for myself. Being thankful for my new friends and neighbors, I invited Marion, Perrine, and Marie to share the special holiday. I even made cute invitations, because around the holidays some Martha-Stewart wanna-be occasionally takes possession of my body. And it was Sunday afternoon and I was bored.

I had intended to have our dinner on Thanksgiving day, but because of schedules, we decided to eat on Wednesday, our day off, instead. On Wednesday morning/early afternoon, I went to almost every grocery store around Sengawa station and the international food store in search of everything I needed for a traditional Thanksgiving feast. I had to settle for chicken instead of turkey, and got the opportunity to learn how to make stuffing and gravy entirely from scratch!

The menu: Salad, corn, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, chicken with chicken gravy, cranberries, rolls, Japanese oranges (which Marion brought), pumpkin pie, apple pie (thanks Marie), and Coke to wash it all down (from Perrine).

I think we all ate until we were totally stuffed. At least, I know I did. I over-bought on purpose so there were plenty of leftovers for me to send with my friends and keep for myself.

Mmmmmmmm Thanksgiving leftovers. My second favorite meal, after Thanksgiving dinner of course.

The next day I made a "Moistmaker" sandwiches [you know the sandwich in Friends that sends Ross off the edge, making him yell at his boss and sending him into anger management--Turkey (in this case chicken) with a tiny bit of gravy, cranberries, lettuce, mayonnaise, and butter on white bread] for Kanami and I to have for lunch. She had been wanting to try one ever since she saw that episode. I had been making a variety of them for myself for a year or two before it.

I think I'll do it all over again for Christmas.

Current Music : "Tonight, tonight" Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness, from dawn to dusk by Smashing Pumpkins
Current Mood: A little hyper, I think I consumed mostly caffeine today