Thanksgiving
We had our own little celebration of Thanksgiving here today although it was quite limited compared to back home where everyone is off for the day. Here it was a normal week day and there was plenty happening. The Scientist worked all day and I went for an ultrasound of my shoulder. This evening Game Fanatic and I joined a friend with his mum at a the game shop. Thanksgiving dinner was squished in the middle of the day.
The Scientist cooked a turkey roast from the grocery store and I made mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potatoes. Â Most important this year was the pumpkin. We’d come across a kiosk in the local shopping centre that sells chocolates and sweets from overseas and they also happened to be selling cans of Libby’s pumpkin puree. For $9 each. I don’t know how much it costs back home but I imagine it can’t be more than $3 or so at most. I procrastinated about it and thought I would see if it was still available today when I was nearby for my ultrasound. As it turned out, the Scientist bought some yesterday and was going to surprise me by making a pumpkin pie. But I spoiled it all by changing several plans for the day. Ah well…I ended up making the pumpkin but only made the filling and baked it like custard instead. We didn’t have any until tonight but it was really nice and tasty. This was the first time in nineteen years I’ve have pumpkin “pie” in Australia….although I did have it a couple of times while visiting family back home.
In all it was a lovely day and we had a nice but simple meal.
