chicken day

Thanksgiving Menu

Sage Butter Roast Chicken with Maple Gravy Mashed Potatoes Mushroom Stuffing Hannah's Famous Brown Bread Apple Crisp with Whipped Cream

Yesterday Hannah, Ben and I put our heads together to create a little touch of Americana in the North Atlantic. Our Thanksgiving dinner was replete with fresh fruit place settings, a Martha Stewart-like touch I stole off the Internet, roast chicken in place of the traditional turkey meal, and lots of leftovers. The highlight, though, was being able to create the feeling of celebration and camaraderie by inviting three of Ben's cousins over for the evening. The meal went over well, and we sat drinking coffee and visiting for several hours. We exchanged stories about Thanksgiving traditions for explanations of Faroese celebrations. Although we did our darnedest to replicate the best things about the holiday in our own little home, several times Hannah and I caught the other's eye and sighed: There was nothing on our table that could compare to Aunt Dianne's pecan rolls that we knew would be featured in Wyoming a few hours later. It will be some time before Ben and I in our own environment will seem "normal" for the holidays. -a