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[mementis]

chemm80 made the mistake of asking me yesterday what I was doing for Thanksgiving, which of course meant that I had to send her back blurry cameraphone pictures of my cranberry sauce while it was cooking (not the most photogenic substance in the universe, so I put my then-second bottle of beer in the shot because color, duh, and aren't you glad I don't

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[oschun]

Glad you had a good time. Communal feasting and children and dogs all sound lovely.

[mementis]

It was lovelier than it had any right to be. Also, I got to take home a piece of the Giant Salmon Wrapped in Phyllo Dough, which everyone was too full to finish, and which is now warming in the oven. Smelling it is almost as good as eating it at this point, I swear :)

Do your parts of the world have any food-related holidays or celebrations?

[oschun]

Salmon in phyllo sounds scrummy. I love all phyllo related dishes. Spanakopita is one of my favoritest dishes!

Christmas is a really big deal in the U.K. Turkey, brussels sprouts and Christmas pudding (which is a boozy, boiled, dried fruit pudding) are all traditional. Also roast chestnuts and mince pies, which are a bit like the Christmas pudding in that they’re made with minced dried fruit. We’ve already ordered our turkey. It’s also traditional to have such a monstrous bird that you have to eat turkey-related dishes into the new year to finish it!

I do love Christmas in England. There’s something kinda medieval about it, very much rooted in a pagan, agrarian society. I hope we get snow this year. It’s so different to Christmas in S.A. which is mid-summer and so hot! As a kid I can remember spending the whole day in the swimming pool with my cousins.

[mementis]

P.S. I think it goes without saying, at this point, but YOU HAVE A STANDING INVITATION if you ever find yourself in this part of the world. :)

[oschun]

I would love to come out and see you! I’d have to do a triangular trip from New York State down to New Mexico and then up to Seattle to visit my three online BFFs in one trip. That includes you chemm80

I’m doing a few big trips next year. A week in Barcelona with a couple of girlfriends in February, India for two weeks at Easter with three other friends, and then the plan is to go to South America with my parents in August. I’m going to be so broke!

The standing invitation goes both ways, babe. Anytime you’re over here ♥