Thanksgiving

Needless to say, it was not a typical thanksgiving weekend for Kristin and I.  For starters, there was not the usual fanfare surrounding the holiday (they obviously don’t celebrate it here), no Detroit Lions on TV, no frosty nip in the air, and unfortunately, no 4 day weekend.

But not wanting to completely let go of tradition (we are still Americans after all), we celebrated in our own special way, including a big dinner and pie.  Several differences of note: We made roasted lamb instead of turkey because it seemed more appropriate to our location (there are approximately 100 million sheep in Australia), and does anyone actually like turkey anyway, except in leftover sandwiches? Next, being the indecisive individuals that we are, we couldn’t decide between chocolate pecan pie and pumpkin pie, so we deiced to make both… in one pie.  We think we have stumbled upon a lucrative new marketing gimmick that we plan to exploit when we return to the US.  We call it two-face pie.

We capped off the weekend in typical Sydney fashion: spending the day at the beach followed by a cold pint.  It was a good weekend.

Two-face Pie: Chocolate Pecan and Pumpkin

Swimming at Manly Beach

Thanksgiving Beer at the Bavarian Bier Cafe