Thanksgiving in Tianjin

I was fortunate to be able to spend the holiday with my very good friend, Anthony. We all call him 'Panda.' I lived with him for about seven months in Nanjing before he received an offer to manage a classy foreign restaurant in Tianjin, a large city near Beijing. He has been there and doing well ever since.

His Thanksgiving menu included: turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberries, and a very non-traditional pumpkin pie! Everything was delicious and guests were allowed 3 refills on each item! I could only eat two platefuls, but I also ordered a quesadilla before the feast began.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

All treats, no tricks

I had to ask the cashier two times if what I was looking at was some kind of trick of the eyes, but she assured me that it was real, a real American treat: Ben and Jerry's in China!

I stopped by my favorite foreign goods store to buy ingredients for Muddy Buddies. I left with so much more! They have started stocking my favorite ice cream, an ice cream that I've only been able to enjoy outside of America when in Hong Kong or on my visit to Shannon's cruise ship last spring.

So my Halloween was plenty sweet with ice cream and homemade Muddy Buddies!

Happy Halloween!