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How to Have Thanksgiving in France

11/24/2011

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Start Early.

Gathering ingredients for even the simplest of recipes will undoubtedly take multiple visits to multiple stores, so it’s best to start stock-piling and searching for ingredients at least a month in advance.
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Organize yourself.  Just keep the butter, sugar and flour on the counter.  You know you’re gonna need it sooner or later.
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Make sure you have plenty of chocolate. (Let's face it, this is really just a life lesson, isn't it?)
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Stir.
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Make your own pumpkin pie spice.  Just do it.  You know those French people don’t even eat pumpkin pie.
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Make something with yeast.  Improvise with all your tiny French bowls and your big soup pot.  That American-sized bread ain’t gonna fit in that baby bowl.
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Watch it grow.
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Twice.
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Bake it, bake it, bake it.  (That's three times!)
Pack it up and find yourself a nice group of friendly Americans (and maybe a few Germans, Brits and French people).  Preferably ones who know how to cook.
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Squeeze everything onto a big table.
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Fill up your plate.
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Eat.  And eat and eat and eat.
And remember: It’s not really Thanksgiving until you've fallen into a food coma.
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What I made: Brownies, Pumpkin Blondies and Dinner rolls.
Group shot and food coma pics by B. Wagner and A. Griffiths, respectively.
5 Comments
Angela
11/24/2011 12:33:06 am

I couldn't imagine trying to do Thanksgiving in France. I am sure it is quite the experience. I cannot believe that there would ever be a culture with no pumpkin pie :)

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R. Riley
11/24/2011 02:11:25 am

Looks wonderful! Your pictures of "food" are amazing.

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Heather Thompson
11/24/2011 02:53:04 pm

Pumpkin Blondies!
Must.
Have.

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Teresa
11/24/2011 06:37:13 pm

You excelled! The rest of us spent the day in Halong Bay caving and kayaking. We all agreed that we'll never forget it but would like to have been with you the rest of our tribe celebrating Thanksgiving.

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Katie link
11/25/2011 01:29:03 am

Angela - Yeah, to be fair, ALL of my classes at least knew what pumpkin pie was. And actually, THanksgiving with my friends here was really nice and everyone was pretty excited for it.

Riley - Thank you!

Heather - Oh, this is gonna happen at home. And PS. they were maybe even more delicious the second day, too! Perfect party food!

Mom - Sounds cool! At least we were all doing something different this year.

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