Thanksgiving 2023
What matters is that we are all cooking and enjoying time together at the table. List or no, one thing I never forget is to make my grandmother’s crescent rolls, which have anchored every Thanksgiving I’ve known. They require a light hand and a lot of space, for once they’re shaped, they rise for hours; […]
Happy Thanksgiving Memories
It hardly seems possible that Thanksgiving is already a memory. Wasn’t it just summer? In any case, happy times need to be shared, and so do luscious recipes. I’m using a few photos here submitted by guests (notably, photographer Francis Hammond), because when I’m the cook, I am concerned with one thing – getting food on […]
Thanks and Praise
We’re getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving in a very small way, then in a very big way, then a third time in a medium way. That’s Thanksgiving when you’re an expatriate; you get to do it when, where, how, and as many times as you want! As I plan for the upcoming meals, shared with […]
Thanksgiving Appetizer Dilemma
I panicked. I had twenty guests coming for Thanksgiving dinner (we celebrate as close to the real date as possible – this year, it was last Saturday) and my appetizer mind was blank. I emailed a cooking friend in the U.S. I emailed my older sister. I trolled the internet. Here is what I discovered. […]
Thanksgiving in France
Thanksgiving for our family is celebrated whenever we can. Sometimes that means mid-December, but this year we were almost right on the mark. The stars aligned so that we could celebrate last Saturday, a bit early but still in line with the Thanksgiving moment. I love Thanksgiving, even more than when I lived in the […]
Thanksgiving Jitters
Judging from the notes I’m receiving, the general panic about how to organize Thanksgiving dinner has settled in. I’m here to offer some basic tips which I hope will help make the meal – and the day – one that affords you, the cook, time to enjoy. Who knows, you may even be able to […]
