Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm celebrating by teaching my students all about Thanksgiving and probably by whipping up some special foods myself.  I'm attending a big Thanksgiving gathering on Friday night-- really looking forward to it, so I'll let you know how it goes.

Today I shopped at the cheapest market in the city!  Look at all of the produce I got!:

Oranges, apples, tomatoes, bananas, cauliflower, three zucchinis, some shallots, celery, two grapefruits, a slice of pumpkin, a big spaghetti squash, and three "kaki-pommes" (persimmon, a tropical fruit that looks like an orange tomato but is deliciously sweet)... all of this for only 10 euros!!

I went to a chocolate exposition over the weekend.. lots and lots of chocolate. In all shapes and sizes. A chocolate fountain.  A fair amount of free samples.  I've never liked chocolate, but I'm slowing acquiring the taste..

As for my own cooking, I've recently made: Emincé de Volaille sauce Roquefort, which is chicken in a creamy Roquefort sauce (Roquefort being a sheep milk bleu cheese with a unique flavor), with sauteed potatoes; spaetzle with knepfla de porc foie (German! not French); homemade applesauce; and different variations of sauteed vegetables, pasta, rice, homemade spaghetti sauce.  I have a feeling I'm going to experiment with some new delicious food tomorrow...