Happy Thanksgiving! In the US, Thanksgiving is a public holiday celebrated on the 4th Thursday in November. The day after Thanksgiving is also a public holiday in many states and for good reason - you need to recover from the feast. Thanksgiving is commonly believed to have started by the Pilgrims as a harvest celebration.
Thanksgiving dinner usually the biggest eating day on the calendar. It's not certain that the Pilgrims at turkey at the first Thanksgiving, but now turkey, an animal native to the Americas, is usually the centrepiece of a turkey dinner. Mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, and pumpkin pie are all commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner.
Here's a video on the origins of Thanksgiving:
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Thursday, November 26, 2015
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Trick Or Treat
Happy Halloween! It is amazing how popular Halloween is becoming here in Australia. Each year you notice it more and more, and many stores have caught on by selling costumes, pumpkins and the all important fun size candy. I do think the take up is being driven by children as they see a day where they can dress up in costume and go from house to house to get free candy.
I have many fond memories of Halloween as a child. My brother and I would carve pumpkins and go trick or treating around the neighborhood in an assortment of costumes over the years (many of which were handmade by my Mom). It's always amazing to see how people decorate their houses, and of course taking home a big haul of candy is a child's dream come true.
Here are my favorite Halloween candies that I would hope to get in my bag while trick or treating. Unfortunately most of them aren't available in Australia.
Smarties are little pill sized candies in white and pastel colors. Each color has its own taste, and you get around 15 of them in a roll.
One of my favorite flavor combinations is chocolate and peppermint, so Junior Mints are an absolute dream candy for me. They were even made famous in an episode of Seinfeld.
I love Twix bars with their combination of cookie and caramel covered in milk chocolate. At least they sell them here in Australia so I can buy some whenever I feel the urge.
Hershey's assorted miniatures are a great way to get some different flavors of chocolate in your trick or treat bag. You have the classic milk chocolate, special dark (which I would give to my Mom), Mr. Goodbar with its peanuts and Krackel with crisped rice.
Nerds are little hard tart candies in an assortment of flavors. The best way to eat them is to open the box and then tip them into your mouth.
Hopefully those Aussie kids heading out to trick or treat tonight will get the candies they want. Remember the etiquette of trick or treating is to only knock on doors of houses where the lights are on. And if you are a teenager, you are too old to be trick or treating - it's really an evening for young kids.
Here are my favorite Halloween candies that I would hope to get in my bag while trick or treating. Unfortunately most of them aren't available in Australia.
Smarties are little pill sized candies in white and pastel colors. Each color has its own taste, and you get around 15 of them in a roll.
One of my favorite flavor combinations is chocolate and peppermint, so Junior Mints are an absolute dream candy for me. They were even made famous in an episode of Seinfeld.
I love Twix bars with their combination of cookie and caramel covered in milk chocolate. At least they sell them here in Australia so I can buy some whenever I feel the urge.
Hershey's assorted miniatures are a great way to get some different flavors of chocolate in your trick or treat bag. You have the classic milk chocolate, special dark (which I would give to my Mom), Mr. Goodbar with its peanuts and Krackel with crisped rice.
Nerds are little hard tart candies in an assortment of flavors. The best way to eat them is to open the box and then tip them into your mouth.
Hopefully those Aussie kids heading out to trick or treat tonight will get the candies they want. Remember the etiquette of trick or treating is to only knock on doors of houses where the lights are on. And if you are a teenager, you are too old to be trick or treating - it's really an evening for young kids.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Happy 4th Of July
The 4th of July conjures up images of summer, parades, fireworks, swimming, sunshine and lots of food. When you are living in the opposite hemisphere though, you are lucky to find something authentic to eat. Welcome to the life of the American expat in Australia, where you have to celebrate Independence Day in the middle of winter.
Today is a fitting day to officially launch Eagle vs Roo, and what better way to do it than to have a 4th of July BBQ. We headed out in the freezing cold to cook our meat on a public barbecue at a local park. We considered having an outdoor picnic for about 5 seconds, but quickly headed back to the warmth and heating of the indoors. It was so cold and windy outside that we couldn't even light a sparkler!
Since we don't have access to summer foods at the moment (e.g. watermelon, corn) we went with a classic potato salad side to go along with our burgers, sausages and lamb. For dessert, you can't go wrong with a homemade apple pie.
A plethora of American restaurants have popped up in Melbourne over the past few years. Eagle vs Roo will be checking them out in an attempt to find the best ones in town.
Today is a fitting day to officially launch Eagle vs Roo, and what better way to do it than to have a 4th of July BBQ. We headed out in the freezing cold to cook our meat on a public barbecue at a local park. We considered having an outdoor picnic for about 5 seconds, but quickly headed back to the warmth and heating of the indoors. It was so cold and windy outside that we couldn't even light a sparkler!
Since we don't have access to summer foods at the moment (e.g. watermelon, corn) we went with a classic potato salad side to go along with our burgers, sausages and lamb. For dessert, you can't go wrong with a homemade apple pie.
A plethora of American restaurants have popped up in Melbourne over the past few years. Eagle vs Roo will be checking them out in an attempt to find the best ones in town.
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