| Thanksgiving and mashed potatoes |
[Nov. 28th, 2006|12:47 am] |
I haven't always been home for Thanksgiving (most but not quite all) but I have never been so far from home on Thanksgiving. It was an interesting day, actually a really good day but at the same time it made me homesick for home. I talked to my family on the phone (a few times) and McEntire talked to his family and friends; everyone was either fixing, eating, or celebrating Thanksgiving in some way. I never realized how much I like helping to cook Thanksgiving dinner. Living for an entire year without an oven, a microwave, and certain kitchen appliances that I'm used to is taking some getting used to. I was able to conquer the challenge of making popcorn on a gas stove in a frying pan (actually not that hard), made my style of french toast (ah la cashew style...to me better then using eggs!), and still in the process of trying to make mashed potatoes (trying to find the gravy to go on it), but I was unable to make a pumpkin pie this year (however thanks to McEntire's mom, we did have Pecan Pie, which was eaten a few days before Thanksgiving. Pecan Pie just can't stay in a fridge too long!).
So all in all, as for participating in the creation of the day, I was unable to contribute there, but I was able to relax and just enjoy the day! Of course since Thanksgiving is a US holiday Hong Kong was still at full throttle. The Schools were a blaze with activity. Qualied was no different, but thanks to the activities being related to exams, McEntire and I were able to get some time off.
Starting the day off late morning with a phone call my mom and brother, we then headed off to the Marriott in Admiralty for the lunch buffet (which included both Asian food and turkey, potatoes, pumpkin pie, and to die for cheesecake!!! (among other things). After eating more food than I should (but then that's just Thanksgiving, isn't it? :) ) McEntire and I walked around Pacific Place (finding a book store that was really cool) and some interesting clothing stores. Deciding to skip Aikido that night since I had eaten so much, headed back to the apartment to watch some videos and talk to the family once more, thus drawing a close to a relaxing and thankful (even though somewhat homesick) day.
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Well it has been a long process but last night I finally got the last of the ingredients to make homemade mashed potatoes and that's exactly what I'm currently working on (the 2nd and last batch of potatoes are boiling as I type). It has been a long struggle but I'm happy that there are a few things I can do here that remind me of home. While I was pealing the potatoes I put in Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer...for a second I really felt like I was at home. It was nice :) |
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