tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post1935912290318333673..comments2024-01-26T09:29:04.765-08:00Comments on My American Meltingpot: Food for Thought--Ethnic ThanksgivingProfessor Tharpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-41656919499420218472008-12-03T12:47:00.000-08:002008-12-03T12:47:00.000-08:00We had dinner at my Dad's brother's house. My aun...We had dinner at my Dad's brother's house. My aunt is Jamaican, my dad and his family are Louisiana Creole, and my Mom's solid Midwestern Irish-American.<BR/><BR/>The most notable dishes at the table were the "white-folks" potato salad and the "black folks" potato salad. Same recipe: potatoes, celery, boiled eggs, mustard and mayo, give or take, but the latter is mashed and former is not. My mom learned the recipe from my dad's family and decided to stop mashing it, and raised my sister and me on the chunky version.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668292588036712940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-63612342739154618382008-12-02T17:54:00.000-08:002008-12-02T17:54:00.000-08:00Oh tortilla de patatas--yum! I want to eat at your...Oh tortilla de patatas--yum! I want to eat at your house next year!<BR/><BR/>We have traditional fare--turkey, cranberry and sausage stuffing, yams, along with injera (Ethiopian bread), misr alicha (Ethiopian veg stew) and lots of berbere to add to everything. <BR/><BR/>We are a multiethnic family, so we mix it up at the holidays. For Christmas, we also add some Chinese and Italian dishes. By the end of the year, we are all represented and we've all eaten our favorite foods~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-61602909345701507672008-12-01T11:15:00.000-08:002008-12-01T11:15:00.000-08:00Happy belated Thanksgiving. Ours varies from year ...Happy belated Thanksgiving. Ours varies from year to year depending on who we are with, etc. But for the most part just a lot of experimnets each year with traditional favorites.glamah16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16724763173861801914noreply@blogger.com