Chapter 255: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a family holiday for Americans, and it's the most important holiday for many people. In some sense, this is the American version of the Chinese New Year, and when Thanksgiving arrives, many Americans return to their homes and families from all over the United States.
At this time, plane tickets are hard to buy, there are quite a lot of cars on the road, and people are everywhere preparing to go home. The Thanksgiving dinner is a very important meal of the year for Americans, and turkey and pumpkin pie are both must-haves on the table. Turkey is the traditional main dish of Thanksgiving, usually the turkey belly is stuffed with various spices and mixed food, and then the whole chicken is roasted, the chicken skin is roasted to a dark brown, and the man uses a knife to cut it into thin slices and distribute it to everyone.
Roast turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry moss jam, sweet potato, maize are the main traditional foods. And playing games such as cranberry races, corn games, pumpkin races, etc., this is also a more traditional and popular way to play.
The baby is now happy because she is dressed in a traditional Indian dress that Melissa had prepared.
Many people's impression of the clothing of the Indians is the unique headdress, the eagle feather crown. And now that's it, the baby mixed up with an eagle feather crest. The Indians used the feather as a symbol of bravery, a sign of honor, and often inserted it on their hats to show off. Owning a bird feather symbolizes bravery, beauty, and wealth.
The baby is now wearing two coats of oil paint on his little face, and the little girl is extremely happy. Because it's a brand new outfit, the baby is naturally happy now. Such a new experience, the baby naturally likes it very much, and the baby is now more and more stinky and beautiful, now she just feels very cute, happily pouting with a small mouth, pen and scissor hands in the photo.
Zhang Dawei also mixed in with the Indians' dress, wearing loose white clothes and trousers, a straw hat, and straw sandals on his feet. Melissa, of course, wore an embroidered blouse and a wide long skirt with vertical stripes, and a hat with colorful flowers.
You don't need to care which race of Indians you belong to, and you don't need to care if the Indian dress is suitable for customs. In fact, you don't need to care so much about these details, there are more Indian factors.
Zhang Dawei also felt that the family really needed a hostess, if it weren't for Melissa's presence and his baby, he would basically spend Thanksgiving in such a mess. Even if he noticed it slightly, it was because he saw other people playing crazy on Thanksgiving, in fact, Zhang Dawei may not care much about it, at most he is affected by the surrounding atmosphere.
But now because of Melissa, I naturally feel enough Thanksgiving atmosphere at home.
Although babies don't know what Thanksgiving is yet, for children, holidays are happy moments. For children, the holiday season should be about playing games and enjoying food, and it will be a wonderful time to look forward to.
Zhang Dawei is actually quite happy, although sometimes it seems that he needs to be busy and has a lot of things to prepare for the festival. However, such busyness is quite happy, and such a busy process is actually part of the festival.
The baby was very happy, and together with Xiaobai and Pooh, they crowded into the kitchen, looking at Melissa with blank eyes. In fact, it can also be said that this is looking at the turkey in Melissa's hand.
"Mommy, I like big chicken thighs!" the baby looked at the turkey happily, "Mommy, this chicken leg is the biggest!"
Melissa looked at the baby and smiled happily, "Really, how about giving you one for this chicken thigh and one for Xiaobai?"
The baby slapped happily, and the little girl really saw the turkey for the first time. For this snack seller, of course, the delicious food is very popular. And this big turkey, it looks very tasty.
How big can the turkey be, some large turkeys have 20 pounds is not a problem, and if they are smaller, the weight of 5 pounds is relatively shabby. If it doesn't weigh more than ten pounds, then how can it be called a turkey, the turkey should be very heavy and fat.
Melissa's choice of turkey weighs in his early ten pounds, not too big but definitely not small. If the average American family is going to see a roast turkey at Thanksgiving dinner, it's a little stressful, because the turkey is so big that the average family may not be able to completely solve this big turkey, because there are other delicacies at Thanksgiving dinner.
Zhang Dawei looked at the baby with a smile, he and Melissa were preparing to pit the baby.
Honestly, it's a tradition that there should be a turkey on Thanksgiving. Although in recent years, some people have been very pitiful about amnesty for turkeys, mercy to turkeys, etc., it seems that they are full of love. But these people's feelings seem to be too much, and they all overflow, and this turkey is not a rare protected animal, this is an ordinary poultry.
Our Lady's heart is sometimes disgusting, but if you really have love, then you can do charity and care for the disadvantaged. Running to say amnesty for turkeys, denunciation of normal hunting activities, etc...... Zhang Dawei really looks speechless, because this is a normal thing, this is a legal thing. And there are people, apparently who do not think so, who look more noble and look like they have every chance of becoming a saint......
Roasting turkey was pardoned, and it seemed like a pretty fucked-up event to Zhang Dawei.
But for Zhang Dawei, it's better to focus on the baby now, this little girl thinks that the turkey is very fat and has a lot of meat, and the taste must be very delicious. So the little girl is already salivating and can't wait.
However, Zhang Dawei knew that turkey meat was actually not very tasty, not unpalatable, but not delicious. The super big chicken thighs that the baby is looking forward to are certainly not as delicious as she imagined.
Pit the baby is actually a more interesting thing, Zhang Dawei and Melissa both know that the baby needs more experience. Sometimes it is unacceptable to suffer a small loss. Sometimes a small loss can actually make the little girl have a long memory, at least let her know that the turkey is not as delicious as it seems!
Zhang Dawei naturally doesn't know how to cook roast chicken, but Melissa is no stranger to these. Even if I am not very good at making roast chicken, I have learned some of it after 20 years of hearing and seeing. Watching her mother cook a roast turkey on Thanksgiving and help out with pumpkin pie, Melissa actually knows a little, but not very well.
This is the first time in Melissa's life that she is in charge of the Thanksgiving meal, although there is a little nervousness, but Melissa believes that she can do it, and she can do it better and better.
Of course, Melissa did not forget to learn from her, and before Thanksgiving, she had called home several times to learn from her mother. She also got a precious recipe and secrets, and learned some tips for making a Thanksgiving meal from her mother, and learned how to make a better and more efficient Thanksgiving meal.
It was indeed the first time Melissa had left her home for Thanksgiving, but Melissa didn't look depressed or melancholy. She is very excited and happy now, because at first glance she has left her parents, but there are two more important people in her life, and now she has a brand new family......
It's cruel to say, but that's the reality: when children grow up, they naturally leave their parents and start their families. But this is the reality, and it is also a very happy thing.
"My sweetheart, look at your face, you've got all the flour on it!" Melissa felt funny, baby's fleshy little face was all flour, "I wanted you to help me make the pumpkin pie, but you almost wiped out all my flour." ”
Clapping his little hands, the baby wiped his little face seriously, "Mommy, is there still flour now?"
The little girl who lacked heart and eyes thought that she could wipe off all the flour by wiping it with her hands. But the result is obviously not like this, because this rubbing, in fact, the baby's little face has more flour...... But the baby was apparently unaware, and she was now proud, for the flour on her face must have been wiped all over.
Zhang Dawei and Melissa both laughed, completely amused by the innocent and cute little girl.
Sometimes I am happy, and that's because the baby is obedient and sensible, which is naturally what makes Zhang Dawei and Melissa happy. Sometimes the baby is really caring, this little girl is still very good at coaxing, and it is difficult to be unhappy.
Of course, sometimes, it may be the baby's innocence and cuteness. Maybe it's the baby's cute little behavior, or maybe it's some little jokes made by the baby, etc.
These are the reasons why Zhang Dawei and Melissa are happy, and this is also the reason why there is a lot of laughter in their lives.
Cooking a Thanksgiving meal together is a happy thing in itself. Although they are usually a family together, in such a family reunion festival, there are naturally more different feelings in my heart.
It's okay to be in a hurry, and maybe it's okay not to have the most authentic and delicious meal. Because the family is together, that is the most important place for such a festival, and the family together is the real festival, which is the key.
The baby obviously just thinks that this is a festival, and the little girl doesn't realize more of the festive atmosphere at all. This is also because I live in a ranch, so the atmosphere here is naturally much worse and not lively enough.
But it's also certain that babies are quite happy, and of course the holidays are happy, but for babies, games are actually quite happy. For this little one, every day is a joy to play and grow.
"Mommy, I want to eat big chicken legs!" Roast turkey brought out the oven, and the baby immediately announced loudly, "I eat a big chicken leg, Xiaobai eats a big chicken leg, I eat it all!"
Zhang Dawei and Melissa were smiling very happily, the baby was salivating, and Xiaobai was actually the same, looking impatient.
Well, the turkey leg is yours!