In France Thanksgiving is not celebrated so there is no commercial reminder of the holiday which is apparently how I keep track of these things.
Alas I have friends and family to remind me I am missing out on a long weekend and good eats so I decided to hold a mini Thanksgiving celebration in my room; a room that includes a kitchen that consists of two stoves (which is really more like a bunson burner) and a microwave. Despite this I presented a Thanksgiving dinner to some of my classmates.
With limitations of an inadequate kitchen and my inability to cook I utilized the two techniques I have learned from living abroad to elevate the subpar into the extraordinary.
The first is translation of words from English into another language (preferably one that is known for what you are presenting):
Boisson: bouteille de vin rouge du bas-côté dix du supermarché
Entrée: baguettes coupées en tranches avec pâté de surplus
Plat principal: le poulet rôti a préparé par le supermarché local
Plats latéraux: maïs (spécialité du chef) et purée de pommes de terre avec la sauce au jus
Dessert: préemballé tart de pomme
The second technique (from Japan) is fancy presentation:
Voila. Bon appetite.
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