This week's theme was provided by Blessed Rain . . . click here for her Multiply page and here for her Yahoo 360 page . . .
Thanksgiving, one of America's favorite holidays is right around the corner . . . let's explore the cultural exchange of FOOD AND THE HOLIDAYS. Since we are an international collection of friends, rather than focus on Thanksgiving, discuss your favorite holiday.
Share your recipes as an added bonus . . .
1. What is your favorite holiday . . . and why, if you care to elaborate, especially those holidays not widely known . . .
Been Puerto Rican, we love to celebrate EVERYTHING!!! But my favorite while growing up was Xmas and Thanks Giving. I still like to celebrate Thanks Giving with my family. It's one of the rare days that we spent ALL day together without fighting. lol Well, we have a good dynamic... It's just that we have a way of loving each other that is a little strange... Anyway, the traditional Thanks Giving dinner in PR is turkey stuffed in different ways, rice with green pigeon peas (gandules), potato salad and for dessert anything sweet. 
At home usually we prepare Puerto Rican desserts like a coconut pudding we call "Tembleque" or "Majarete" which is made with coarse rice flour, coconut milk and decorated with a lemon leaf (add a light flavor to the majarete). My maternal grandmother used to cook the family dinner on those 2 holidays. She pass away almost 15 years, but mom, sis Letty and I still try to preserve her way of cooking.
Now that I'm here in Egypt and I'm Muslim I'm learning to celebrate the Muslim holidays and recently we had Ramadan and with that comes a holiday of 3 days. People make a lot of foods and specially roasted lamb. I like a lot the lamb, prepared in anyway. So now hubby is learning to love Thanks Giving and here in Egypt I make roasted turkey stuffed with sweet potatoes and veggies, rice with chick peas (I haven't seen pigeon peas) and this year I think I'll make tembleque or majarete. Last year I made PR rice pudding.
Your four favorite foods or drinks associated with this holiday . . . appetizer, main course, side dish, dessert . . . your choice . . .
2. Turkey Stuffed Puerto Rican way - stuffed with "mofongo", that's mashed green plantains, tons of garlic and toasted pork skin bits. Or stuffed with cassava, onions and garlic.
3. Tembleque - made of coconut milk, sugar, cornstarch, and sprinkled with cinnamon.
4. Rice with green pigeon peas (gandules).
5. Coquito - it's a drink made with condense milk, coconut milk, cinnamon and rum. Very similar to the eggnog.
If you are sharing recipes . . . why not join Deb's Recipe Friday Tour . . . on Multiply and here is the link to her 360 page, although I'm not sure if she is still posting the Recipe Friday Tour there . . . and if you are sharing chicken or herb-related recipes, participate on Seanymph's Multiply page for Chicken Tuesday or Herb Thursday . . . a great way to make new friends!
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