Giving Thanks in Singapore

Thanksgiving at the Teeters has happened across the globe, and this year, I was thankful to take part in a Teeters thanksgiving right here in Singapore. Thanksgiving in the states is not just another hallmark holiday. Well alright, it is a hallmark holiday but it feels like the most genuine and is shared by all Americans despite religion and background. Sure enough (and in the American spirit...), Thanksgiving is also exportable to other countries!  Thus, our enormous table of colleagues and friends from all over the globe enjoyed that which is makes this holiday such a favorite.... good food! Just like all holidays, there is a standard menu, with some adaptations for preferences and availability. Fortunately for us, Singapore is one of those countries which has embraced all commercial holidays (not sure yet about kwanza but I'll let you know) so the supermarkets even carried canned cranberry sauce... which we did use b/c they did not in fact have actual cranberries! The two obese turkeys were pre-ordered and accompanied by hand-mashed potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes with pecans, fresh corn, green beans, and three types of stuffing, which were creative, fresh and by far, the best I've had to date!  Top your turkey with home-made applesauce and whiskey gravy (yes, that's the reason for the bottle pictured below not my drinking habits) and you're in business. And what am I most thankful on Thanksgiving? That Pies and tarts are a staple of this fine holiday. There isn't a pie I wouldn't give thanks for, top with whipped cream and then destroy. Our dessert spread included David's pumpkin pies, Monica's apple crumble, Junji's Japanese strawberry n red bean rice cakes (after all, we are still in Asia), and my chocolate, banana tart and pecan pie (notice the painstakingly arranged pecans please!)... Thanks for thanksgiving in Singapore!