An Early Thanksgiving

Last night Alejandro and I were invited for dinner at the home of my new-found cousin Gail and her husband Wes.  (I have written previously about how we made contact through my blog.  If you haven't read about that encounter, look for the post entitled "Just Incredible!" under the entries for March, 2014.)  They live less than ten minutes away from me in the neighboring city of Berea.

Gail decided that a traditional Thanksgiving dinner would be a unique experience for Alejandro... a wonderful idea, and so sweet of her!

 

 



 The meal was delicious.  Turkey is not uncommon in Mexico.  (In fact the turkey was first domesticated in pre-Hispanic Mexico.)  However, most of the side dishes were new to Alejandro.  The dressing was a very nice variation which included cranberries.  There was a corn casserole, and the sweet potatoes were the best I have ever had.  It's a family recipe in which the sweet potatoes are topped with brown sugar and nuts instead of the usual marshmallows.  For dessert, of course there was pumpkin pie, as well as apple-cranberry pie.  Alejandro thoroughly enjoyed everything.  (And so did I!)

Best of all was the warm hospitality offered by Gail and Wes. They are wonderful people, and I feel so fortunate to have made contact with my cousin.  It was a delightful and memorable evening for us both.

 

¡Muchas gracias, Gail y Wes!