During Thanksgiving, Chris and I discussed having a special holiday dinner since we were both going to be traveling for Christmas (Chris will be in California and I will be in Paris/Prague). We wanted to go somewhere nice but not *too* fancy – a place where we could celebrate the holidays and enjoy good food. [...]
Even though it’s no longer November, I wanted to finish up my Thanksgiving write-up. For drinks at our NY Thanksgiving, I decided to serve up something that was festive for November – Pama Pomegranate Liqueur and prosecco: Pama Liqueur is made from California pomegranates and is mixed with vodka and tequila. The company sent me [...]
Our Thanksgiving party was a semi-potluck (my mom initially invited people saying we would have a pizza party, but seriously, can you see my mother ordering pizza and serving it to her guests?! PULEASE). Here’s our entire set-up: The two chickens my mom roasted: Originally, my mom was going to prepare a big turkey but [...]
This year, we didn’t have turkey in North Carolina (my mom made two chickens instead). We hosted two parties (one that lasted until 5AM!) and had an amazing array of Chinese dishes, including lion’s heads (that’s a literal translation from Chinese to English – they’re Chinese meatballs served with cabbage and noodles), sticky rice, stuffed [...]
