For this year, the things I am especially thankful for is being able to find a fellowship at school that I feel like I fit really well in. Another thing I'm extremely thankful for is meeting 4 international students who have changed my life. I've been helping them improve their English, but I have also learned a lot from them too. Also this year I'm living in an apartment as opposed to the dorms, so I have been cooking for myself. I'm thankful that I am finally forced to learn how to cook because I never really liked cooking before. I'm starting to enjoy cooking now too. You know, the first time I actually cooked in my apartment, I set off the fire alarm. T_T To my credit, the alarm was really sensitive...but I can't believe I used Pam on a really hot pot and it just started smoking. So now, I have started to use regular oil. I'm also thankful for having a job so I can spend my own money on things I want without having to ask my parents for money. Most importantly of all, I'm thankful for my readers! Thanks for your support and advice. I really do appreciate it. :D
So this year for Thanksgiving, I went over to S's house just like last year. We had lunch at her house and the food was just delicious. I really missed her and her family because the last time I saw them was last Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, S. was extremely busy with her schoolwork so I was only able to see her for 15 seconds...literally... LOL. I knocked on her day, asked her how she was doing, and then left her alone. However, I talked to her mom instead. It was quite funny. Her mom was like, "I never imagined a day where I would be having a conversation with you like this." Her mom had seen me grow up, so that's why it was so "weird". Anyway, I really enjoyed this Thanksgiving lunch with her family and several other families present at the potluck.
I made pecan tassies for the potluck. They were all polished off. :D Some people couldn't resist going back for seconds and thirds. I actually made these pecan tassies the week prior, with one of the international students (J.) It was quite funny because he had to help me with making the crusts and stuff and I usually bake with my girl friends. XD I brought the pecan tassies to a potluck too the past week and got rave reviews. Whenever people say that something I made tastes good, I'm not really sure how I should react because it's not like I created the recipe. But yea, these tarts are really good. I ate some and had a very hard time keeping myself from eating more. Also, even my brother ate them! (He dislikes nuts.)
These pecan tassies are super time consuming. They take around 3 hours to make (from the very start to the very end). I figured out that the best way to make the crust was to make the dough, then just roll the dough into balls, use one end of my rolling pin to squish the dough into the cupcake pan and press the ball into the edges of the pan. Everything else is super simple.
Pecan Tassies
Recipe from Brown Eyed Baker
I have not posted the recipe on my blog because I did not adapt it in any way. Soo, just refer to the link. :D I hope you do try out this recipe. It is well worth the results.
Glad you had a good thanksgiving and adapting well to dorm life!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have a thanksgiving holiday here but "tassies" in Australia is slang for the people who live in Tasmania (island state in Australia).