"Thank You" written in all the languages represented at my international church
I saw these Thai pumpkins piled high at the vegetable market
And we made pumpkin gingerbread cheesecakes out of them. They are bright yellow!
I showed the girls how to make buttermilk biscuits
And they caught me sprinkling sugar on apple cranberry galettes
Awesome interns Stephanie, Jayne and Heather helped the girls decorate for our party. Those are Thai silk swags filled with bougainvillea flowers from the garden.
The feast (of course there was rice!)
Cornbread bacon dressing, Sarah's grandma's traditional bread stuffing (with chestnuts), homemade macaroni and cheese, and pumpkin macaroni and cheese. Steph and Jayne made these adorable signs for all the food in English and Thai!
Mashed potatoes- we ran out of bowls so plated them up Thai style on a giant patter. I totally had Close Encounters flashbacks as we made our giant mashed potato mountain! And buttermilk biscuits
We made a gallon of gravy! I taught the girls how to make a roux with flour and bacon drippings- they loved it! Then we whisked in turkey roasting liquid, chardonnay, and butter. And some pureed roasted vegetables (thanks Martha Stewart)=yum! It was smooth and delicious- I gave them all "A's." And then there's cranberry sauce with fresh ginger, orange juice and cloves. 
Our beautifully moist turkeys. My favorite moment was early in the morning when the girls first walked into the kitchen. I wanted to show them the turkeys roasting in the oven (they've never seen one before) and one girl leans in and waves- and in broken English says, "Hello Turkey! How are you?" The other girl screams "I hot!" giggle giggle. And that is what I am thankful for this Thanksgiving ;)
Banana coconut bread pudding with dulce de leche caramel, roasted bananas in caramel cream sauce, and lemongrass whipped cream. All homemade of course. ;)
The girls loved "making it snow" on the apple cranberry galettes. 
Our pumpkin cheesecake with gingerbread cookie crust and sour cream topping. And a gingerbread cookie to top it off.
Homemade vanilla peppermint candies shaped like roses and hearts.
My neighbor Pii Bua joined us and stayed to help with the dishes. We are both tired and sweaty but very happy ;) That silver thing in the corner is our giant mixing bowl full of mashed potatoes.
After the party was over, the visiting team from California and I stayed up until 3 am eating corn on the cob, skyping and goofing off. Our taxi driver and his wife joined us for a while. It was a perfect end to a lovely day. Happy Thanksgiving!
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