Day 54:
Growing up, we always celebrated a traditional Thanksgiving complete with turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, and pumpkin pies- only ours also come with sides of Cambodian food. If you aren’t familiar, Cambodian food is kind of a mix between Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, with a dash of French colonization. This Thanksgiving we hosted roughly fifty people, granted 12 of them were little people ( who either seem to eat like they aren’t fed daily or conversely not at all making planning annoying) and three don’t yet get to indulge in real food (more for the rest of us).
We went all out this Thanksgiving and our main proteins included an animal smorgasboard of 26 lb turkey, 8 lb smoked turkey, a whole pig, and three roast duck. A great day was spent with family and friends, but the real plus of hosting a Thanksgiving with my family is that there is relatively no clean-up involved because mostly everyone pitches in and also happily takes home a Tupperware or two of food.
Positive Thought of the Day: Thankful for family, friends, and abundance of love and food. Thankful that my hardest decision on Thanksgiving is whether or not I should mix Cambodian and American food on one plate!