I was reminded that it was Thanksgiving from an email from one of my American cruising sisters, and I was totally at a loss of what to cook. We obviously didn’t have access to any turkeys, and although I really wanted to bring a leg of lamb from New Zealand, in the end I decided it was pretty inefficient use of freezer space. So, I was thinking of just doing something typically American, like cheeseburgers, when I got a VHF radio call from True Blue V, and they asked if we felt like a potluck because they were thinking of roasting a chicken. I asked Craig if this was just a coincidence or if he knew what U.S. holiday it was, and it turns out it was just a total coincidence.
So, with their roast chicken as the center piece, we ended up having a fantastic Thanksgiving feast. I made dinner rolls, mashed potatoes, green beans w/ almonds, meat balls w/ marinara sauce (since I had thawed ground beef for the cheeseburgers), and Aunt JJ’s corn casserole. Of course, I had to improvise a bit for the corn casserole since we didn’t exactly have “sour cream” or “one box of jiffy corn bread mix” but it turned out great anyway. It was the first thing I made and when Alex came out of his room he said, “it smells like Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house.”
A squall with gale force winds and pouring rain blew through right before our feast was supposed to begging, but it ended just in time for True Blue V to come over. Dinner looked so good all laid out on the table, we all dug in before I even thought to snap any photos.
Gresham Family Exodus 