If you know me at all, you know that Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday and that I hate not being home for it. This Thanksgiving, however, was quite fantastic. The gringos and Brits all banded together to cook a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner for all of the teachers at our school. The Honduran teachers were all a bit skeptical at first, and were really preoccupied about whether we would have enough food or not. It took some planning to get everything, as food choice in La Unión is lacking, to say the least. Our food came from 3 different cities, but it was well worth the effort.
We ended up making a 16 pound turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, stuffing, vegetables, bread and pumpkin pie. The dinner actually turned out fantastic, and the Honduran teachers actually asked for seconds and leftovers to take home. Despite their skepticism everything was quite delicious. We even had enough food left over to invite the gringos down the road up for some turkey. It was nice to have an evening of American food. Nothing screams gringo culture like copious amounts of delicious turkey!
