Since I could not be home for thanksgiving this year I decided to make a thanksgiving dinner for some of my Norwegian friends who have been especially hospitable to me while I've been here. We still had classes on Thursday so I had the dinner on Saturday. All the baking and cooking took quite a lot of time and energy...not to mention finding all the ingredients needed. Luckily my friend Daniel was kind enough to drive to the stores and back home so I didn't have to carry all those groceries up the hill! I was stoked to find fresh cranberries at the store Meny (the more expensive store). I thought that I'd have to use lingonberries with the meal, but I was able to make a cranberry sauce from scratch. My friend Tina made the turkey and Hanna baked some delicious potato rolls. Tina was so sweet to host the dinner at her house, arrange getting extra chairs and tables in addition to baking the turkey all day. The rest of the meal I made was all from scratch. I bought bread a week before, cubed it, and dried it out for the stuffing. So in addition to Tina's turkey and Hannah's rolls I made garlic mashed potatoes, herb stuffing, gravy, candied yams, green bean casserole, and buttered carrots with fresh parsley. There is no pumpkin here, and only one store sold pecans so I made Ina Gartens pecan bar recipe for dessert. I hadn't realized before the meal that most Norwegians haven't tried stuffing, green bean casserole or cranberry sauce. It was fun getting to share our American tradition with everyone. It all turned out great. The only thing I would change if I could would have been to have had more time to chat with everyone who came and less time in the kitchen. I for sure respect people, like my mom, who often are the ones in charge of the dinner. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, and I look forward to celebrating it with friends and family in America next year....pumpkin pie and all.
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AuthorMy name is Bonney, and I am a student at Pacific Lutheran University. This year I will be studying abroad in Bø i Telemark, Norway. Archives
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