An American themed  fancy dress party gave our hostess a superb range of dishes to choose from.  She chose a classic American thanksgiving dinner. The food was delicious.  It was served buffet style and included turkey, redcurrant jelly and an assortment of veggies. Dessert was pecan pie served with a spoilt-for-choice assortment of home-made ice creams.  I donâ??t know whether these were traditional USA fare, but they were gorgeous.

Food menu:Oven roasted and honey glazed Turkey basted in its own juicesStuffing made with home made-breadcrumbs to a traditional recipeFat, juicy butter glazed carrots garnished with parsleyButternut squash, roasted and garnished with herbsCreamy Garlic mash Buttered Corn on the cobRedcurrant jelly

Pecan pieHome made ice-cream â?? lemon sorbet, mango and ginger, rum and raisin, five berries and chocolate fudge.

Cheese platter

We finished off the meal with plenty of American coffee and tea. 

Games:Quizzes on Americaâ??s famous people and landmarks included the San-Francisco Bridge, Lincoln memorial and Will Smith!  We split into two teams to play charades based on American Oscar winning films.  We covered everything from â??A street car named Desireâ?? to â??Slum dog millionaireâ?? so this gave every age-group a chance to guess the answer.  This was a great way to lead into dinner â?? the team who finished first was first in line for the food!!  Thereâ??s nothing like a room full of hungry people to get the teamwork buzzing.  Of course I have to say that I was on the winning team!!

To round off the evening we had a competition for the best fancy dress outfit and the most original fancy dress outfit.  The best outfit award went to a rather young George Washington! and the most original fancy dress outfit went to a Grand Heritage Mississippi Gambler  Family parties are slowly creeping back in fashion and Iâ??m not surprised.  Family and friends enjoyed themselves immensely.  Fancy dress, and games, good food and drink are winning combinations.  We all had fun and canâ??t wait for next yearâ??s do!

 

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