Foreign Turkey
Who said it can’t be done? Even in the Land of Poets and Thinkers, without Mama’s home-cooked stuffing and your fellow turkey lovers (Americans) sharing in the holiday celebration — a glorious Thanksgiving is not a far-fetched ideal, it’s an expatriate’s moral obligation, that, if crafted the right way, could potentially blow your socks off.
The first thing you’ll need in order to embark on an overseas Thanksgiving undertaking is a fearless, determined attitude. Without it, you’ll likely fall face-first into a pumpkin pie of pity.
Ingredients
1 dollop of courage
2 cups of turkey fanaticism
3 teaspoons of sassiness
¾ tablespoon of egotism
1 frozen foreign bird (to be cooked in, e.g., a German oven)
4 pounds of potatoes
3 pounds of baby carrots
2 packages of frozen green beans
3 cans of corn
a cranberry sauce substitute — e.g., 1 glass of Preiselbeersauce
1 jar of applesauce
2 pounds of large mushrooms
1 package of spinach
1 stick of pepperoni
½ cup of sharp cheddar cheese
1–2 packages of brown gravy mix
stuffing from scratch recipe
2 bottles of red wine
1 bottle of white wine
dinner guests
