Thanksgiving
For our first Thanksgiving in Singapore, we decided to host 11 of our American friends for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner outside by the Koi pond. It is a lot of work cooking for that many people especially when you have a very very small oven that is very very temperamental. But thankfully I had a lot of help and everything turned out beautifully.
Our turkey, "Tom" was 10.5 lbs. I called him my Charlie Brown Christmas Tree turkey as he was one of 3 remaining turkeys in the grocery store on Monday morning. The previous Friday there were over 30 to choose from!
Thankfully my friend Sharon also picked up a 10lb turkey so she was able to make one at home before the dinner so we had enough turkey for everyone. Carolee was still in town and she was an amazing help in prepping all the food. I felt a little guilty that she spent her last day in Singapore stuck in my kitchen cooking but she insisted there was no place else she would rather be.
At 3pm two more friends Sharon and Maura showed up to help with the cooking and setting the table.
Our Thanksgiving table next to the Koi pond. Such a great location. Sharon made beautiful name tags for everyone.
An amazing meal, its not easy to carry all your food outside and still serve everything hot but with everyone helping out it turned out great. Far exceeding all of my expectations.
Great conversations at the table, we all went around sharing what we were thankful for.
Maura (from Ireland) made Kingsley Christmas pudding. She remembered that he mentioned it one time and wanted him to have a special memory from his childhood.
Our turkey, "Tom" was 10.5 lbs. I called him my Charlie Brown Christmas Tree turkey as he was one of 3 remaining turkeys in the grocery store on Monday morning. The previous Friday there were over 30 to choose from!
Thankfully my friend Sharon also picked up a 10lb turkey so she was able to make one at home before the dinner so we had enough turkey for everyone. Carolee was still in town and she was an amazing help in prepping all the food. I felt a little guilty that she spent her last day in Singapore stuck in my kitchen cooking but she insisted there was no place else she would rather be. 
10lb "Tom" pretty much filled my entire oven.
At 3pm two more friends Sharon and Maura showed up to help with the cooking and setting the table.
Our Thanksgiving table next to the Koi pond. Such a great location. Sharon made beautiful name tags for everyone.
An amazing meal, its not easy to carry all your food outside and still serve everything hot but with everyone helping out it turned out great. Far exceeding all of my expectations.
Almost everyone went back for seconds, and some of us even thirds!
Great conversations at the table, we all went around sharing what we were thankful for.
Maura (from Ireland) made Kingsley Christmas pudding. She remembered that he mentioned it one time and wanted him to have a special memory from his childhood.
Its sad to be without family during these holidays but I feel incredibly blessed to have spent it with some very special friends.
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Wow! What a successful evening that looks like. Beautiful setting, and the food all looks wonderful. I'm glad you had some fellow Americans to enjoy your day with.
Looks like it was a great success - well done Kingsley and Lynn!