Thanksgiving 2012

Dining date: 11/22/12

As expected, Thanksgiving is a food-filled holiday in this household. Technically though, none of the food is consumed in our own household; we do lunch at my aunt’s (mother’s side) and dinner at my grandmother’s side (father’s). Each year the food served remains largely the same with a few new entrants – just the way it should be, I suppose. The food is probably what I would call Chinese-American, a mixture of two different cultures coming together for one (or two!) big feast.

country potatoes

yams with marshmallows

green beans with sliced almonds

chicken pot pie

linguine pasta salad

chow mein

chinese sticky rice

stir-fried shanghai noodles

turkey

egg rolls

fried shrimp wontons

shrimp toasts

beef tri-tip

BBQ pork ribs

lumberjack cake and mango pudding

ice cream cake (neapolitan & cookies and cream)

coffee crunch cake

My grandmother handles the majority of dinner duties, though my aunt prepared the turkey and turducken.

roasted new york strip

lobster tails

turducken

turkey

stuffing

vegetables

mashed potatoes

gravy

chinese sticky rice

yams

dream cake

Another Thanksgiving is in the books. As always the food is good but the company is the most memorable part. Living in Los Angeles, there are limited times to spend with the extended family so each one of these holidays is special.