Thansgiving...in Scotland!

Now despite being in Poland, I still consider myself the good American, especially when it comes to any sort of holiday that has something to do with food. So, taking leave of the country that has been hosting me for the past three months, I flew to Scotland to celebrate our national holiday of thanks.

I spent my Thanksgiving in St. Andrews, Scotland, with my good friend from UCLA, Danielle, who is studying at the University of St. Andrews Graduate School. She and a few of her friends from the university wanted to host a Thanksgiving for those of us away from the States, and I was very excited to join in.

I spent the entire day cooking, taking responsibility mostly for the turkeys (yes, turkeys, we could not get one large enough so we bought and cooked two!). Besides that, our menu consisted of butternut squash soup, green bean casserole, stuffing, brussel sprouts, carrots, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and cranberries. For dessert we had two freshly baked pies (courtesy of Danielle): one apple and one pumpkin. Along with this we had a cookie cake and fresh whipping cream which we whipped ourselves.

The meal was very good and I greatly enjoyed being able to spend the day cooking, since I do not have a kitchen where I am living in Poland and I do enjoy cooking. I also enjoyed being able to come together with a large group of people and enjoy the holiday. We sat around the table until we were stuffed, and in good Thanksgiving fashion, continued eating.

I hope everyone had their own special and enjoyable Thanksgiving, and enjoyed their time spent with either friends or family, or both.