I Can Mash Potatoe ~ I Can Do The Twist

The Thanksgiving dinner was a success, we had a really wonderful time with the family! Everyone greeted the new tradition and agreed that it should be a yearly event. The american dishes is a nice change from our traditional Christmas food, that gets served everywhere around this time. Part from turkey, which we have every Christmas eve in my family. Just a little different than you would make it for Thanksgiving..

Seems like deviled eggs is the new favourite around here, since my love made it for the Christmas dinner last year. To moms horror! Hahah That was till she tried them.. Now it seems she can't get enough.

I left the table with a feeling that can only be described with two words, Christmas eve! I ate way too much of the yummi food.. By the time the dessert rolled in, it felt like my tummy was about to explode!! And yes, I think I'm still full from yesterday.

Sadly we didn't get to try the Marilyn stuffing, mom picked up some recipe online for stuffing.. The hope is for next year;)

Mashing potatoes and getting ready to get the family americanized

Deviled eggs, among the goodies on the table!

Yummi peacan pie and banana pudding....

Snowy Thanksgiving Sunday

The snow is falling heavy outside, the wind wips it around the corners, making the world white again.. We had really cold weather over the last couple of weeks, so at least it should stay this time. It makes everything brighter and protects a bit against the cold. Part from that, I really love a white Christmas:) Hopefully it will be layers of white crystals everywhere by then!

We'll be heading over to my parents in a couple of hours. My husband is working on the deviled eggs as we speak. Apparently mom has allready made the pecan pie and the stuffing, and the turkey is ready for the oven. So not sure what's left to make, part from the mashed potatoes which I'm supposed to be doing.. We should be all set and ready for a serious dig in and food frenzy;)

Thanksgiving Disaster..

Apparently not allways that easy to get the turkey in the oven, as we can see in this video....:) Hahha

Happy Thanksgiving Ya'll!!

Wish everyone an awsome and very happy Thanksgiving! Last year we celebrated Thanksgiving with friends and their family. This year we'll be spending our thanksgiving at my parents house with my sister and her boyfriend coming over. We thought it would be nice to get our own family together and get some of those american traditions in along with the norwegian ones. It will be their very first thanksgiving and my second. With my husband guiding us through the traditions and must haves, I'm sure we're well taken care of! Since we don't get the day off here, we'll be celebrating on Sunday instead. It will be early up and over to my parents Sunday afternoon, to start preparing dinner. Hopefully mom can pop the turkey in the oven, so we have that done.. Hmmmm maybe we can try some of that Marylin Monroe Stuffing... Can't get more american then?

Marilyn in the kitchen.. Working on that stuffing?

Plucked, stuffed and ready...

Have Yourself A Merry Little Marilyn Monroe Thanksgiving...

With Thanksgiving coming up soon, I stumbled over this unique recipe on The Marilyn Monroe Collection Blog! What isn't better than stuffing your turkey with the very same stuffing as Marilyn Monroe used? If it was good enough for the lovely glam kitten, I'm sure it's plenty good enough for us other minions;)

“I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy”...

~Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn in the famous scene of "The Seven Year Itch"

Marilyn Monroe’s stuffing recipe

O, yes...

Tame birds sing of freedom, while free birds fly....

(Photos found via Google)

Thanksgiving Saturday:)

I'll be celebrating my first Thanksgiving today, it will also be the first together with my love. It's probably one of the last american holidays that hasn't made it over here yet.. Hmmm something tells me it's probably just matter of time before the turkey comes knocking on our door;) People love celebrations and and very much need it I think.. Thanksgiving is celebrated the last Thursday of November and it's a perfect time to squize in a celebration in this part of the world, as the the dark is pretty much consuming us this time of the year. I think the sun goes down around 03:00-03:30 at the moment... Incredible. I don't think I'll ever get used to it, it's the same when summer come and we have those long, bright everlasting days.. Beautiful and magical! But today I'll raise the glass and do a toast for the old tradition that started out long time ago, when some of the first settelers came over to America. The indians helped them out and showed them how to catch eel and grow corn to survive the harsh winters. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated to thank God for helping the pilgrims for surviving the first brutal winter and lasted for no more than three days! Think I'll go for the one day..

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!;)