Showing posts with label Thanksgiving in Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving in Paris. Show all posts

11.23.2011

Cuisine de Cannes Cannes - Turkey Day à Paris!

We're getting ready for Turkey day over here at French Cannes Cannes - the big celebration will take place tomorrow with a group of Frenchies and Americans all mixed together.  Normally, Copain and I have a Thanksgiving party and I force our guests to wear headdresses and make turkey hands with construction paper.  But since we live in the teeniest apartment of the century, the Turkey Day party chez nous is on hold and has been replaced with a beautiful sit-down dinner with friends - chez someone else. 
For me, the importance is that we celebrate and that we uphold the tradition (though I will miss my creation of the Thanksgiving dinner cocktail I had in Cannes - turkey on a stick anyone?).

This year, I am in charge of pecan pie, cornbread and cranberry sauce.  I got to work at about 8pm and just finished my soirée of cooking.  Behold, my masterpieces: