Nothing says Thanksgiving like sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top

So, our (first) Thanksgiving on Thursday was super. The meal was hosted by Bob and Laura (and their son 4-yr-old Jack) in Denkendorf. We had met Bob's parents, Glenda and Vic, at an event in downtown Stuttgart for a local English magazine....off-track story: the event was at a British pub that hosts team quiz events, and our team, "Hell's Angels", won. We got a big bottle of sparkling champagne, complete with a lit sparkler stuck in the cork. We rock......Aaaaaaaaand, we're back. Anyway, Bob and Laura's place is really nice. They rent a big, old German house that's just beautiful. Also attending the dinner were Simone, a German friend of Laura's from book club, and Manfred & Andrea, a German couple whose son, Danny (also in attendance), goes to Kindergarten with Jack.

The food was great. I brought some Linzer Plätzchen (pic) that I made using my fancy new cookie cutters that Andy bought me at Tchibo, quite possibly the coolest store ever. See how pretty? Jack and Danny certainly liked them. :)


The rest was made by Laura and Glenda. We had Butterball turkey, homemade cranberry sauce, fruit salad, yeast rolls, sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, green bean casserole, stuffing, mincemeat pie, pumpkin pie, and ice cream. It was like being in a little American bubble, because Laura was able to get all the traditional goodies by shopping at the Base. She even had Juicy Juice for the young boys.

We had so much fun there, that we stayed for 6 hours, just chatting it up and having a grand time. Manfred and Andrea offered to have us all over to their place next time, for some real Swabian food (Swabia is the region in which Stuttgart resides). We're definitely looking forward to it.

Stay tuned for Andy's picture-filled update of our (second) Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday!