ìSrinivas looks like a tv commercial.î This was said by one of the two women who saved my butt yesterday, Elizabeth or Lynn. I think. I didnít actually see who said it but we were the main three in the kitchen, and it was a womanís voiceÖ
I told Mom Iíd be cooking and she laughed. ìThey donít know what theyíre getting themselves into,î I said. She laughed again. There were not too many catastrophe's. I turned on the wrong burner to heat tea and cooked some of the rising dough. Prepped Way Too Many turnips. In some strange communicative event, Sarbjeet told Elizabeth (some weeks ago) about the dinner we were having at ìmyî house, but then thought it wasnít happening (?) and accepted someone elseís invitation! (Sorry, Su family.)
He came through in the end. It was originally his idea! Hmmph!. The help on Wednesday night was durn near miraculous, indeed it did make me ìthe happiest girl in the world.î :-) For awhile, anyway. Of course Elizabethís contributions were amazing: green beans n bacon, sweet potatoes, grandmaís apple salad, cranberries, gravy, biscuits, rolls (I kneaded for the first time ever!) Ödid I forget somethingÖ.green beans with mushrooms. The turkey, turnips, and mashed potatoes I prepared (with loads of prep help!) were palatable. Katherine's pecan pie was tops.
Everyone helped in one way or another. Even Koushik! I think almost everyone got to chop or cut something. David had us iron the tablecloth ("it's a holiday!") and Boggle was a big hit. Kirsten, Ata, and Umai (sp?) are the game mavens! :-)
I was a bit too busy to catch up with everyone I hadnít seen in awhile ñ Swati, Nora, Katherine, even Lynn to some extent. The conversation at the table was cool (I should have taken notes! It must have been the eggnog.) I do recall an interesting conversation about being Hindu/claiming the heritage...otherwise the comparative religion/national holiday talk didn't really catch on. Thanksgiving was originally a harvest festival, and many countries have some variant on these.
After Spirited Away, the gang left with obligatory leftovers. Hardly any of the four (4!) pies remain! I played a couple games of rummikubÖand then saw another movie, Waking Life, with the younger (!) crowd.
All those who couldnít make it were missed. We did watch for Raz and Nigham on the telecast of the Macy's Day Parade. No sightings. And called Hunju about 1000 times. Hope she's feeling better.
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