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What I think we're eating for Thanksgiving, assuming I get this all to work (measurement and temperature conversions, gluten-free conversions, absence of some ingredients, ingredients with other names -- all makes this very complicated):

- candied sweet potatoes
- ham steak cooked in brown sugar and mustard
- chicken breast (haven't decided on preparation yet)
- green apples mixed with cinnamon, sugar, slivered almonds and white wine
- carrots
- fried zucchini
- guacamole (Because we can. Why are avocados so cheap here?)
- stuffing (gluten-free bread, shallots, tarragon, pine nuts, italian sausage, more butter than you can possibly imagine)
- a pecan tart
- meringue nests filled with strawberries, raspberries and pomegranate seeds

ETA: Because of a number of kitchen disasters and things not being as previously anticipated -- menu has changed a lot. Trying not to beat myself up over things that I couldn't anticipate just wouldn't work. I think it'll still be okay.

Things I am sad not to be able to find:

- corn (I am not eating it from a can).
- canned (or any other sort of) pumpkin.

Things that are particularly WTF for me:

- I could only find pecans in shell, which I've never even seen before, so I have to go beat those with a can of custard til they open.
- Wow, most mustard here contains wheat flour. This is very annoying and challenging.
- The busking band that plays swing music by the mall. Really, Cardiff? Really? Thank you.

Things that prove I am my mother's child:

- "Oh, I'll just make my own whipped cream." It's not like it's hard, but did I really need that task? No.