Once again, the American tradition of Thanksgiving was brought to the masses. By masses I mean about 20 people total, since I celebrated the holiday twice (which is more than I would in the USA). The first round was here in Lugo. Since my American best friend has left me for coastal Santander, I was planning on skipping the day of, and just celebrating with her on the weekend in Santander. My darling Spanish roommate, however, had other plans and insisted we prepare dinner here. There ended up being 13 of us! We used two tables for the first time ever. Fani and I made everything, and most guests brought a bottle of wine...which ended up being a lot. The menu was typical except once again, chickens instead of turkey. And Fani even made lactose- and gluten-free pumpkin pie! Not bad, for a Spaniard. ;) In attendance were mostly Spaniards, as well as a Brazilian and a pair of Englishmen. Once again we did our tradition of holding hands and saying what we´re thankful for.
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In Santander I only worked as Lauren's sous chef. This time was a bit more international with guests from Poland, Germany, and Africa (I realize it's a continent, not a country, but they didn't specify). Lauren prepared very expensive turkey breast, so hopefully our unAmerican friends savored it! And for dessert...basically everyone brought something. There was brazo gitano (Spanish), a Polish dessert similar to apple pie, quesada (Cantabrian), and Lauren's sweet potato pie. As Lauren and I have said before, some day we´ll plan a huge feast and charge a small entrance fee. But for now, friends who are lucky enough to receive an invite get to come taste an American tradition
de balde.
