ok, so this is going back in time a month, but i do feel i need to add these photos as it was such a special thanksgiving here in moscow. i hosted a very international thanksgiving and cooked a 7kg turkey! we had to special order it, and it got delivered to the office! hung out in the stairwell until i could shove it in my backpack and take it home. here is the evidence...
this is my friend luba, who helped me order the turkey. it is very heavy!
all dressed up! (you will notice there is still a bit of the neck...this is definitely the most "primal" turkey i have ever dealt with...it literally JUST came off the farm...)
jess and i after having given that bird a good rub down with olive oil, salt and pepper.
takes up most of the little russian fridge!
our international thanksgiving!! in true spirit of the day. americans, russians, australians, italians, and a lithuanian. such a great evening. everyone had to bring a dish, ideally that represented america. our russian colleague, who's russian boyfriend studies in austin, brought burritos! we also had several traditional russian dishes such as vinaigrette salad (beets, carrots, peas or other dressed in oil and vinegar), herring under a fur coat (herring buried under onions, beets, mayonnaise, carrots i think..all kinds of stuff...it's the russian equivalent of "7 layer dip"), and thai chicken, roasted pork, apple pie. amazing.
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