Last week was the three day national holiday creatively
named: October Holiday. My school, and most of China, added two days
on to this holiday to round it out to a full 7 days. The catch was that most of the
country was then required to work the following Saturday and Sunday to make up for the time
lost. Not only do we not get Canadian Thanksgiving off, we have to work a 7 day
week starting Saturday.
I have been invited to a Thanksgiving pot-luck, but I am at
a loss as to what to take. It has to be quick and easy because it is a work day
and still be a festive addition to the holiday table.
I found these prepared
chickens at the local grocery store.
Well prepared may be a bit of an exaggeration because they are actually
raw, but the feathers have been removed. The feet are tucked under the body so
it will balance nicely on a platter and the head is tilted back so far it basically
present itself- a sprig of parsley in its beak and voila! The fact that I don’t
have an oven, however, presents a problem.
store to investigate some of the many convenient options in the no-cook
category as well. At first things looked pretty dire: Dried squid- doesn’t
scream Thanksgiving; hunks of mysterious meat-presentation a challenge.
I was surprised to find the perfect answer one aisle farther
along- dried duck pucks. Duck is a traditional Thanksgiving treat! And finally,
for those who don’t care for poultry, dry, flattened pig faces. My idea is to anchor these beauties upright
in mounds of garlic mashed potatoes.Pot luck contribution complete (no oven required).
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