Thanksgiving!

This Thanksgiving my American friend Aisha and I cooked a full Thanksgiving dinner for 7 hungry Spaniards (my language exchange partner Jonatán and his friends & roommates.)  Jonatán and his buddies had never celebrated Thanksgiving before and most of the dishes were completely new to them.  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I was so happy to be able to celebrate it with lovely people and all the traditional food I love so dearly.  Jonatán and his roommates spent hours decorating the dining room...everything was thoughtfully and beautifully decorated.

The food turned out great and everybody had a wonderful time eating, chatting, and listening to Christmas music.  I've been enjoying leftovers ever since! 

We cooked from 2:30 until 10:30 (we had a limited number of pots and pans and not much oven space)

 

"Nathan," the construction paper turkey centerpiece.

They even made a fruit cornucopia and a "tree" with fall leaves!

They printed out pictures of turkeys and taped them on top of their picture frames.

Each guest had a place card with their name, picture, and the menu in both Spanish and English.

Enjoying the fruits of our labor!

The turkey centerpiece enjoying some mashed potatoes.

 THE FOOOOOOD:

Salad and Green beans with shallots

My dad's mashed potatoes

Stuffing, sweet potatoes, and turkey

Aunt Gina's jam cookies!