So I have been absent from the blog world for quite awhile, I blame the real world for that one. But upon request I am about to present to you the most Traditional Thanksgiving in the most UNtraditional Thanksgiving location- SPAIN. For some of you who are not aware, Spain and the rest of the world does NOT celebrate Thanksgiving. As a matter of fact only the United States and Canada celebrate this wonderful bizarre mystical holiday- but after the display we put on for our friends here in Europe- It may very well be on its way to becoming a new INTERNATIONALLY celebrated Un-official OFFICIAL holiday! That’s right. They liked it so much, they want seconds. Thanksgiving 2012 is already in the preliminary planning process!
For everyone not North-American this was their first Thanksgiving EVER.
Homemade Turkey gravy
THE FINAL PRODUCT
Activities:
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| I love you Mr. Turkey- you're going to be soooo Yummy! |
A now for no further a due- the lineup:
Nationalities represented:
American- Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Michigan & Massachusetts
Cuban
Franco-Portuguese
Spanish (well he's not quite here yet but will be!)
Spanish (well he's not quite here yet but will be!)
French
Taiwanese (not to be confused with Chinese)
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| Look at all that foooooood! |
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| Delicious- Pure Delicious-nous! |
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| I think the baby liked the food too!!! |
Which meant only one thing- We needed to put on a good show and present them with a “REAL” Thanksgiving. Little did we know, we were about to create the most Traditional Untraditional Thanksgiving of all time.
Food Prepared and Devoured:
Turkey
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| 10 kilos baby- that's a 22 lb bird right there! |
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| Look at that meat... So moist and juicy!!! |
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| Mmm that looks sooo good! |
Homemade Turkey stuffing
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| Yup I stuffed that inside Mr. Turkey |
Corn on the cob
Cranberry Sauce - whole and jellied
Deviled eggs
Homemade Rolls
Cuban Tortilla - (a tasty touch to our thanksgiving meal!)
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| This was just the beginning! |
Greenbeans with Mushrooms
Broccoli Pasta Salad
An American style Salad
Mashed Potatoes
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| Our friends had never seen so much food in one place- for one group of people! |
A small touch of Europe:
WINE- lots of wine
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| My only excuse is that people just kept bringing more and more wine........ |
Desserts:
Pumpkin cheesecake pie- all the rage Thanksgiving 2011
Zucchini Bread
Pumpkin Bread
Banana Muffins
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| I couldn't wait to finish that Turkey and get my paws on these! |
Sugar cookies that looked like Turkeys
No bake cookies
Macadamia nut cookies
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| Vegetarian Friendly Turkeys!!! |
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| That was one delicious plate of food! |
A long walk around a cute little park in northern Madrid, where we played ping pong, Frisbee, soccer with a basketball and wondered around aimlessly
The Detroit Lions vs. Greenbay Packers American football game - Detroit lost as usual
Charades
And a whole lot of laughs!
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| We get to host again Next Year!!! haha |
Overall, this is by far the most traditional Thanksgiving I have ever been a part of. We stuffed ourselves full, let it settle with some physical activity, stuffed ourselves some more and had the time of our lives. The only thing missing was our families - and for that - we created a little family of our own - right here in Madrid!
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| Special Thanks to Guillaume! This wouldn't have happened without him! |
Until next time-
Raely Marie
wow what a great job, the food all looked great i am going to try the green beans with mushrooms (two of my favorite things)way to go girl love ya dad
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