I did it! I actually repeated my mom's Thanksgiving recipes without a hitch. When I gave my first Rotary presentation, you may remember that I suggested I make some homemade American food...and a Thanksgiving party was suggested by the president of the club, Celia Leach. Since that time, I have been coordinating with my mom over recipes and ingredients and after several weeks Thanksgiving was upon me. I first prepared a pumpkin pie and cake for my friends to celebrate Thanksgiving through a dessert party and then Friday November 24th, I woke up early and the real cooking began. I baked two pumpkin pies...one shown to the right, my mom's pork sausage stuffing, corn souffle, and the famous
Cincinnati Ohio Skyline Chili dip. It was a long morning, but I must admit it was a lot of fun. I felt
like Betty Crocker...in fact, my parents now refer to me as Katie Crocker...haha! I spent the afternoon at a fellow Rotarian's house where I filled out recipe cards, in case people actually enjoyed my food well enough to ask for a recipe. (Of course, my recipe was in the American cups and not the metric system and also contained degree
es in fahrenheit.) The party, which was at the president's house, was truly a blast. She provided the turkey, cranberries, garlic bread, hot dogs, and several other food items and we decorated
the table with a few American flags and other various items. Many people came to the party and it
was just like I was home again surrounded by friends. Everyone was laughing, eating a ton, and having a good time...like any true Thanksgiving back in the states. All that was missing was the football
games, haha, but instead I stayed over at a Rotarian's house and we did watch "I am a celebrity get me out of here." Not quite the same as football, but very humorous! I hope you are all well!
I did it! I actually repeated my mom's Thanksgiving recipes without a hitch. When I gave my first Rotary presentation, you may remember that I suggested I make some homemade American food...and a Thanksgiving party was suggested by the president of the club, Celia Leach. Since that time, I have been coordinating with my mom over recipes and ingredients and after several weeks Thanksgiving was upon me. I first prepared a pumpkin pie and cake for my friends to celebrate Thanksgiving through a dessert party and then Friday November 24th, I woke up early and the real cooking began. I baked two pumpkin pies...one shown to the right, my mom's pork sausage stuffing, corn souffle, and the famous 
Cincinnati Ohio Skyline Chili dip. It was a long morning, but I must admit it was a lot of fun. I felt like Betty Crocker...in fact, my parents now refer to me as Katie Crocker...haha! I spent the afternoon at a fellow Rotarian's house where I filled out recipe cards, in case people actually enjoyed my food well enough to ask for a recipe. (Of course, my recipe was in the American cups and not the metric system and also contained degreees in fahrenheit.) The party, which was at the president's house, was truly a blast. She provided the turkey, cranberries, garlic bread, hot dogs, and several other food items and we decorated the table with a few American flags and other various items. Many people came to the party and it 
was just like I was home again surrounded by friends. Everyone was laughing, eating a ton, and having a good time...like any true Thanksgiving back in the states. All that was missing was the football games, haha, but instead I stayed over at a Rotarian's house and we did watch "I am a celebrity get me out of here." Not quite the same as football, but very humorous! I hope you are all well! 
