Lauren for baking pumpkin pie, corn bread, and a type of apple strudel. Yum! This made the meal a legitimate Thanksgiving. And she majorly helped with the clean-up, knowing how I detest doing dishes.
Diego for seasoning one set of chicken thighs. A few minutes before putting the chickens in, I asked Diego, "So...what do we put on it?" He found a recipe and whipped up some dressing. And then at 9:20 when the gas tank went out before we had boiled the potatoes, he made 2 trips to the gas station to get more gas. Diego saves the day!
Alex for "teasing" the chicken. I always confuse the words vacilar (to tease) with vaciar (to empty). As you can imagine, I asked him to taunt the chicken. Once I corrected myself, he made fun of me for being "preppy" and then he realized the chicken came empty. Lucky break. I put the mushy stuffing in the bird myself --so much for being preppy!
The rest of our friends who came with desserts, wine, and good spirits. We ate by 10:30, and since dinner here is usually a smaller meal, everyone was thoroughly stuffed. Not to mention desserts (my new favorite is the Brazilian brigadeiros) Success! I was proud of myself for preparing the mashed potatoes, stuffing, and corn myself. Ok, frozen corn is not that difficult. But I'm starting to cook for people. Lauren and I are getting pretty good at hosting Thanksgiving...maybe next year we'll charge to get in. ;)
