Happy Thanksgiving!

We've spent Thanksgiving with our good Hampstead based American friends. Kids got their faces painted with Indian war paint and then were forced to endure Charlie Brown Thanksgiving specials. Dinner included a rather decent & not overly lean Essex farms sourced heritage turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, chanterelle/pancetta/apple/rustic bread stuffing, green beans, roasted brussle sprouts, & salad. And then for dessert we had 2 amazing pies - pumpkin and apple with vanilla ice cream.

Shopping for a turkey makes you realize how many Americans live in NW London. Tons of supermarkets had "Thankgiving Turkey" - note that they do not celebrate anything like that here. But they do eat turkey and goose for Christmas. Too bad everybody had to rush home as Friday is just another school and work day. At least we made some effort to recreate a bit of American tradition at home.

Things we like to eat in London: Strazzberry and Kiwi Berry

We came across these two very interesting berries today: strazzberry, which is apparently a cross between a strawberry and a raspberry & the kiwi berry. Both are quite interesting .The strazzberry has a very spongy texture with a hint of raspberry. It's also quite juicy. The kiwi berry tastes a lot like a goosberry, but with a thinner skin and a less tart flavour.