A Gringa No Brasil

This past Thanksgiving was amazingly delicious. I need to spend the next month working off the obesity so I can gain it all back over Christmas. I went to San Marcos de Colon, in the southern part of Honduras, where I met up with 19 other volunteers. Michelle, the host for the event, and two other volunteers in her area made up the menu and did most of the grocery shopping. I picked up a few hard-to-find ingredients in Teguz, but other than that, I can't say that I helped much with the meal prep.

The appetizers: hummus, spinach and artichoke dip, and cranberry baked brie with bagel chips, carrots sticks and peppers for dipping. Main course: champagne basted turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, sweet corn casserole, stuffing, roasted green beans, cranberry sauce, salad with walnuts and craisins, rolls, and gravy. Dessert: pumpkin pies (of course), apple crisp, cheesecake, and apple cheesecake. So much deliciousness!

Props to Tiffany, our head chef, for organizing everything. I have no idea how she pulled it off, but next to being with family, it was the best Turkey Day I could've asked for.