Enjoying a quiet little dinner at home for an early Native American Heritage Day dinner.
– Chicken Wild Rice Casserole
– Breaded Chicken
– Broccoli Pea Cheese Bake (South African recipe)
– Pampoen
– Dill Mashed Potatoes
– Famous Dave’s Cornbread Muffins
Dessert is a Caramel Apple Crumble w/ Vanilla Ice Cream
It’s hard to explain why I’ve decided to celebrate this way and not with a ‘traditional’ Thanksgiving meal. Maybe it’s the feeling of separation I have from a culture I never got the chance to experience, maybe it’s the accepted history of genocide that Thanksgiving represents. Give me a 3-sister’s blend of vegetables any day. Maybe in the future I will learn to make fry bread, but for now I’m trying to make a difference in the lives of my family.