New Zealand Family Celebrates THANKSGIVING For the First Time! (Never tried turkey or pumpkin pie) 

Y’all captured Thanksgiving perfectly - from the hours spent in the kitchen preparing, to the food, to the expressions of gratitude and thanks, all around the table with family and loved ones. Spot on! Happy Thanksgiving from Dallas!

This family seems to love America more than half the people that live here. You guys are awesome!

Has anyone else fallen in love with this adorable family? The Happiest Thanksgiving, from California!

All from scratch. Impressive. Y'all do it better than most Americans. We are thankful for you as well. Great channel.

The only thing missing is the crazy aunt, the weird uncle, niece/nephew/cousins and the feeble grandparents. The whole sharing of the spirit which you just enjoyed (thanking God for your bounty) and sharing it with extended family. On that note, thank you all sharing with your you tube family!

"Oh, my god! We need to tell the world!" is, in fact, an appropriate response to pumpkin pie. Well done.

Speaking as an American who cooks from scratch, I am very impressed with your research, and your cooking! I am also glad that you gave thanks to God, and I'm glad to hear that his protection has been on you.

The turkey the next day when it becomes a sandwich is next level. I can literally imagine my grandpa's house. Happy turkey day.

What shocked me was you made a pumpkin pie from an real pumpkin. My mom has been making Thanksgiving dinner for decades and she doesn’t use a real pumpkin. She just gets the pie filling. You made sausage stuffing? You guys are awesome. 😊👍🏼 🇳🇿🇺🇸

The fact you guys made an entire American Holiday feast from scratch with out ever having it before was amazing! Looked absolutely perfect!

As a 55 year old ex-Army paratrooper I have to tell you NZ Family, you brought tears to my eyes. You did it right!!

I was born in America but I'm a child immigrants & did not grow up eating a lot of American foods. So when I tried pumpkin pie I had the SAME reaction! I did not think I was gonna love it as much as I did. It truly is the star of Thanksgiving for me too!

Most people use canned pumpkin so I am impressed you used a fresh pumpkin. This was thrillingly delightful. I teared up.

Another thing about Thanksgiving--It's very much a "family" holiday, but it's also uniquely expansive. Most people wouldn't, say, invite an acquaintance from work to spend Christmas Eve with them, but at Thanksgiving it's not at all uncommon to invite people to join you if you find out that they don't have plans of their own. I've had college professors invite students who aren't going home, and I've tagged along to the houses of my friends' families' friends because that's where they were meeting that year. You just ask, "what can I bring," show up, get to work, and enjoy. It's a marvelous holiday!

This is wonderful! Captured the spirit of our holiday! As an American I was at one point living abroad in Moscow, and I invited a large group of my friends and neighbors to a thanksgiving dinner. Somehow managed to find a Turkey in Russia, made some mashed potatoes with gravy, some salad, pie etc. essentially I had the whole neighborhood in my small apartment and everyone got to enjoy their first Thanksgiving. With so much hatred in the world, that thanksgiving was the most special of them all for me.

3:19 No, shout out to YOU guys!! I started this video assuming you have had turkey before! I also figured you would be making pumpkin pie from canned pumpkin. I’m guessing you don’t have canned pumpkin in NZ, so you have to make it from scratch, (and hunt down all of the other food and ingredients)!! We can purchase everything for Thanksgiving already prepped here in The States, although there are people who like to cook from scratch. At least we can buy whatever we need at any grocery store!!! I appreciate the hard work and time you put in to this video, and all of your videos, as a matter of fact!! I thought this would be more like a video where you would be just trying the food, not doing the whole thing!! I can’t wait to see how you enjoy the food!!! ✌🏼💚🦃

I wasn't raised in a loving home. You are all so blessed to have each other. The warmth and love you show us brings a tear to my eyes .

"People need to know. New Zealanders need to know." GREAT LINE, Nadine!

As an American, I am touched and proud of your amazing family for embracing Thanksgiving. Y'all did an incredible job making the meal. God bless!!!

The great thing about Thanksgiving food is you can eat each item separately or combine items. Here in the States, we tend to cook a larger than needed turkey. This is because we love left-overs! Next day turkey sandwiches, turkey casseroles, turkey soup, BBQ turkey, the same as the day before, whatever - everything is fair game and very tasty.

Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the U.S.A. Happy Thanksgiving! You guys nailed it! You are honorary Americans❣️

Wow, you did it all from scratch, too. Kudos to the girls for all their hard work! So glad you enjoyed the food. My favorite is sausage stuffing and mince pie. I will be alone tomorrow, since I lost my brother to Covid back at the beginning of the year, and my husband passed away ten years ago. But I'm not sad about the holiday. I've so many good memories. And I really felt part of your celebration today. Thank you! I've been enjoying your videos very much. It is so lovely to have you as family. God bless you.

Fun fact: When stuffing is not stuffed into a bird it's called dressing.

Sam, this is my 3rd time watching this reaction. I spent 3 yrs as a chef, so I fancy myself a foodie. I'm terminally and don't know how many of these I have left, I'm already unable to stand in the kitchen for very long. Having said that, your family's Thanksgiving and their generosity letting us see in, let's me know I can watch videos of Nadine or Atlant9a whip up something to try. Atlanta amazes me with her level of skill and her willingness to pitch in. I love that you are encouraging her to appreciate homemaking. You are blessed with a beautiful, capable wife. She is Heaven sent, bur the blessings of your smart, beautiful children was created by you and Nadine and the time and effort you guys spend, pouring out your wisdom and values to them. Hey, it's August, but it's Thanksgiving for me. BTW I understand wanting to visit Cali and Texas. Just know every state has wonderful attractions, but are much more affordable. I'm in Ohio, the rollercoaster capitol of the world, we have state and federal parks professional sports teams (BENGALS), beaches and great restaurants, the Air Force museum, which is enormous AND free! Ohio would love to have you. Big fan of your channel, John

Loved it!!! In Texas we mostly make the stuffing from cornbread with sage. We use the giblets to make the gravy. Different areas of the US make it differently depending on what they prefer but it's all delicious and a very special day in the US. Thank you for becoming a part of that special day!

You set a lovely Thanksgiving table. As someone who has cooked a 17lbs Turkey with all the trimmings, I am truly impressed with the meal. Many families start preparing the night before, and serve the meal around 2 or 3. There are no rules to how you eat everything, and you will be eating Turkey for a few days. Boiling down the carcass will make a great soup stock. Tryptophan from the Turkey will make you sleepy, and Pecan Pie is a Must make, it's one of my specialties. Thank you for sharing this with us. Great Job. BTW Take left over stuffing, Turkey, Cranberry sauce and Gravy, and make a leftovers Sandwich.

This was so sweet! It really puts things into perspective as an American who can sometimes take thanksgiving for granted or get caught up in the stress of it all. It truly is an amazing holiday

Wow. Nicely done! So glad to see how much you all enjoyed the pumpkin pie. It is a staple in our house. And yes, there are no rules when mixing food on a Thanksgiving plate. Just give me a mixture of turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes all covered in gravy and I am happy.

👏👏👏 Round of applause to Mom and daughter for making the whole meal from scratch! You have bragging rights over many Americans (many order in catered food or use convenience foods) - and it looked amazing! 👏👏👏

So impressed with how y’all pulled through. You could literally pass as an American today that’s how authentic it looked. From the turkey to the stuffing, pumpkin pie, all of it. Shoutout to the ladies for their labor of love in the kitchen. Seriously, I thought I was watching an American family prepare this for a minute. Glad y’all enjoyed everything. Happy Thanksgiving!

Your sweet daughter is eating Thanksgiving the correct way, not much talking just a lot of eating!! Love your family!❤️ 🦃

This was so fun to watch! Our family makes Vietnamese food for thanksgiving. I married into a traditional American family and we combine everything in a potluck thanksgiving. It’s all about making it your own and being grateful for the family ❤️❤️❤️

One of my favorite Thanksgiving foods isn't actually served on Thanksgiving... It's hot turkey sandwiches made with the leftovers! I'm sure there are fancier variations, but we just warm up some of the leftover turkey, put it between two slices of white bread and pour reheated gravy over the whole thing. Obviously with all the gravy, you can't pick it up like a normal sandwich, so you have to cut it up and use a fork. It's so good!

I just have to say, because I have had to watch this more than once because it's so cute - I personally have never see anybody (and I'm a baker) actually bake the pumpkin - clean it out and make a pumpkin pie. Here in the U.S. apparently we are quite spoiled - all we do is buy a can of Libby's Pumpkin Pie. Pure pumpkin already all cleaned and blended with only a few spices to add. But it's important to add, that from Halloween thru New Year's Day - anything pumpkin is always on the menu. From ice cream, cookies, brownies - you name it - we love our pumpkin here in the states. ♥ You guys would love pumpkin brownies. :) And pumpkin ice cream is amazing.

Y’all, Martha Stewart recipes are an undertaking because they are authentic and traditional, but never the easiest way! We Americans over here with our boxed stuffing and store-bought pie are so impressed with your dedication hahaha Your pie looked so good! Your turkey looked perfect! I could practically smell your stuffing! Your table was beautiful!

This is embarrassing but I was literally in tears watching you prepare all of our dishes and enjoy them so much. I'm glad you're going to do it every year and invite friends

So cute! From a Texan -- baked mac and cheese & deviled eggs would have definitely been on the table. Thank y'all for trying some of our cuisine to celebrate one of our holidays. GOD BLESS!

Texan here. First, I absolutely LOVE that you made a full Thanksgiving meal. I'm incredibly touched that you went through the effort to understand one of our biggest holiday's, it's not an easy meal to make and can be incredibly daunting your first time. I commend you greatly and you looked like you had been doing it forever. Great Job! I am also HIGHLY impressed with your daughter. I can't simply say she "helped", because she did as much work as mom. I have a 12 year old daughter, and she's just learned how to make grilled cheese. She is still too scared to even touch a knife, much less doing half of the cooking and prep for me. I feel like I want to show her this, and then say "now why can't you do that?" *laughs*. Second, you kept asking how we are "supposed" to eat things, like the stuffing with the turkey, turkey with the cranberry sauce, bread roll with the mashed potatoes.....and I was like what? People do that??? I have always eaten each side by itself, and have never given thought to how other people eat it. I mean, everyone eats it their own way, there is no right or wrong way to eat your turkey and side dishes. Having said that, learning how others have told you they eat it, I actually plan on trying some of these methods this upcoming Thanksgiving. Your family might have just taught this 40 year old American a new way to enjoy my Thanksgiving meal! As a side note, here in the south, no turkey day meal is complete without Sweet Potato Casserole, Green Bean Casserole, and Pecan Pie. We tend to have both Pumpkin and Pecan Pie, with a dollop of whipped cream on top!

Never seen a pumpkin pie made like that. The definition of "From Scratch." You're amazing!

As an American that's used to hearing Americans complain about America, it's so fascinating to see your guys' fascination with and appreciation of America. I'm definitely thankful I live here. Now I want to learn more about New Zealand traditions. I've wanted to visit there since the first LOTR movie came out lol. Also, you guys nailed it. That looked better than any Thanksgiving dinner I've ever done.

Hey, you don't have to be American to take a day each year to give thanks for all that you have, your family and health and if you're like me, turkey and dressing and cranberry sauce always makes a great meal any time of year. Let's not forget the deviled eggs next year,lol

That was a perfectly executed Americanized Thanksgiving dinner. Later on this evening we usually have a cold turkey sandwich with mayo, salt and pepper. Pumpkin pie is a must at Thanksgiving. You guys rock.

I'm shocked Turkeys are so scarce in NZ! I just assumed they were prevalent worldwide haha! Fun fact, Benjamin Franklin actually wanted the Turkey to be the national bird of America rather than the Bald Eagle! I'm so glad you all enjoyed the meal and I hope you share the recipes with your friends! Happy Thanksgiving from Pennsylvania!

Honestly props to y’all for doing everything from scratch! Here in the US they make a lot of products to take shortcuts for making your thanksgiving meal. Such as pumpkin stuff, some people buy pre-made turkeys etc. so you truly went all out in true American style. Love the vid, really enjoyed it

I am blessed that my husband went to culinary school and LOVES doing the cooking so he takes care of everything on the holidays!

YA, Pumpkin pie is the star of Thanksgiving, your daughter looks so proud of it too as she helped make it .

I'm grateful that you opened your home and hearts to all of us here in Tubyland. Thank you! As for T-day dinner - my favorite dinner to make. Start the pies on Wednesday, make salads, rolls and dressing early in Thursday morning, stuff that bird, get it in the oven and sit back until it's time to eat. YEAH!! And the cook doesn't have to do the dishes. As for the size of the bird? Do you like turkey sandwiches and turkey noodle soup? Yes? Then the bigger the better.

I loved everythin' 'bout this video. It's so wholesome. Y'all nailed it. That's what Thanksgiving is all 'bout. Try pecan pie as well. Now y'all can make turkey sandwiches with the leftovers! (:

that is so cool! I think all country should be thankful for what God has given us!

One of the most perfect things about this vid is that it landed nearly a full day before Thanksgiving in the U.S. Thankyou for reminding us crazy Americans what Thanksgiving is all about.

Honestly my favorite thing to do with the rolls and the leftovers is to take the roll. put some cold turkey on it, some stuffing and gravy then throw a slice of cranberry on top and have a Thanksgiving sandwich. Making a pumpkin pie from scratch is no small task either. A lot of Americans will just buy pre-made ones. Amazing! Preparing the meal, being with friends and family, watching American football and pigging out are the best parts of Thanksgiving. The leftovers are nice too! Sweet potato casserole, some collards and corn souffle next year for sure! I also like to steal a slice of pumpkin pie and pecan pie with a nice helping of whipped cream.

These are such nice people. Every time I watch one of these videos they give me an uplifting, good feeling. Thank you for being you New Zealand family!

As an American thank you 🥰 I never really thought we have a “culture” I always thought our traditions were so boring compared to the rest of the world, your videos make me appreciate it more. ❤️

Amazing how you did everything from scratch and came out so well for your first time. Your family is adorable. Next year don’t forget to invite the whole extended family and friends! That’s the spirit of Thanksgiving 🧡🦃 P.S I LOVE pumpkin pie too 😂 I will never get enough of it.

It's a lot of work for one meal but the family time spent together making and eating the dinner is a memory that lasts forever..... Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! 🇺🇲🦃🇳🇿❤️

Your family is so amazing and loving! Daughter is a miniature Mom, and Son is a miniature of Dad! I'm pleased to see you made a traditional Thanksgiving that is authentic. Usually here, families come together at one house with everybody bringing a favorite dish to add to the table. You may get a lot out of your extensive American family...but I doubt you realize how much you touch our hearts as well! Happy Thanksgiving, and may God Bless you all, and keep you in the palm of His hand!

Another great thing about this, is that y'all made it yourselves and now can do it whenever you want

Your daughter is quite the enthusiast cook. Maybe someday she’ll have her own cooking channel

What a lovely table and dinner. There aren’t rules when it comes to Thanksgiving food, as we all do things a bit differently region to region. Hell if you wanna make a pot roast who cares?! It’s about the time spent with family and friends and taking a moment of gratitude to appreciate our many blessings. You really nailed your feast and the gratitude aspect of the holiday. 🧡🦃

These folks nailed it - Everything was done from scratch, and a turkey is so easy to dry out, or at least that's been my experience, but you guys killed it. Most importantly, you guys captured the spirit of Thanksgiving, and what it means, great job!

I grew up of course with Thanksgiving, but when I got married to my husband his family cooked some of the things a little differently and I liked it better and I made sure each year that they taught me how to do everything so that eventually we started having it at my house for quite a while and then now that they've passed away every year, the four of us, Me, my husband and my twin sons work together and make Thanksgiving the way that their grandma used to make it and taught me and I think of her every year and hope I make her proud. And I guess that's part of what some of the traditions means to Americans is because it means that we are celebrating the people before us and what they taught us and what they mean to us. So Thanksgiving gets a little emotional for me just because I think of my mother-in-law so much. And I think of my granny a lot of times in other recipes that I do that I learn from her.

Different parts of the US have variations on everything often including the turkey. For fun, you might try southern cornbread dressing instead of the stuffing. You don't cook it in the turkey so you can make extra! You are a lovely family! You are blessed. Thanks for sharing with grace and love. That is the spirit of Thanksgiving.

I can't even tell you how proud of you all, as a cook of many many Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners (I say Christmas because we repeat everything then, just with ham and a lot of times also turkey). You did awesome and we can tell by how the food looked before you ate that it was done perfectly as we do. Also, the bleeping out while cutting the turkey is also a normal tradition. lolol To our NZ family, welcome to America!

NOT GONNA LIE, I CRIED A LITTLE AS YOU ALL SAID WHAT YOU WERE THANKFUL FOR. I KNEW YOU GUYS WERE BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN GOD!

The Thanks you all gave before feasting on that wonderful dinner is the real reason for thanksgiving. The blessings the pilgrims had to the native Indians was amazing. We also thank them for helping the early founders of our country.

OH wow! Here it is near Thanksgiving a year later and this popped up on my page.That is exactly how we do it in America.Spending the day as family,making dinner together then sitting and giving thanks for it.That food and the table setting is just like what you see here.Great job.Absolutely beautiful.

What an amazing feast! Here are some dishes/sides we have every year that wasn’t part of your meal. - Deviled eggs (a must) - sweet potatoes - homemade macaroni and cheese - green bean casserole - pumpkin roll (way better than pumpkin pie in my opinion)

I love your family. I loved this video. You table presentation was spot on. I am 67 and having a new family so far away is something I never imagined. . The joy I feel is difficult to express.

I can’t believe you made that pie from Scratch!! Even using a whole pumpkin! Kudos to you. Here in the states it’s rare to find someone that makes them from scratch anymore. I’ve only done it once myself. Usually I get canned pumpkin or just buy frozen or baked already from the bakery.

Teamwork among the family is awesome

Many people here in the US have "Friendsgiving" when they can't spend it with their families. Glad to hear you all loved our tradition. Also, some families also do turkey for Christmas.

Just started the episode, and immediately, I want to say how incredibly touching it is that you are celebrating one of our holidays, which truthfully could, and should, be celebrated by any person across the globe, because despite the Thanksgiving stories about Pilgrims and Indians, it's really just a day of being grateful for all the good in your life, and you can celebrate that as a family, with friends, or even by yourself, and you can eat whatever foods you prefer because it's about being thankful, not a turkey.

Y’all smashed it. Homemade, family time, beautiful. Green bean casserole, Tar Heel pie , candied yams, and American football is all that’s missing!!! Beautiful family.

Thanksgiving is just as much about being with and thankful for your family and friends then it is about the meal. Your kids are awesome for being willing to try foods from another country and they are a direct result and mirror image of the parents who raised them, Well done guys. Alaska Paul

You ladies did a fantastic job. I'm humbled by your kindness and warm embrace of our culture.

I actually feel honored that your family appreciates America so much. I'm sure NZ is a great place to live, it sure appears so but we need more Americans like you here if you ever decide to become citizens...

I’m so glad I found this channel. My Daddy was in World War II, and for the rest of his life he declared New Zealand the most beautiful place he’s ever seen. It’s on my bucket list of things to do when I retire. If the people are as nice as you guys, I may stay there forever. Keep on being the family you are. Each and every one of your episodes makes me smile.

The best part of roast turkey are the leftovers! The bigger the bird, the more leftovers to enjoy on sandwiches, soup, pot pies and creamed over toast.

Wow that is a proper Thanksgiving dinner! So wonderful to teach your kids the love and effort that goes into preparing a feast, to better appreciate others. Such a selfless lesson. I always love how you solicit and value their input. Not all parents treat their kids as interesting, insightful people in their own right.

I am SO impressed how well you cooked all those dishes that your have never even seen in person. More than half of my family couldn’t do what you did. I’m glad you like it. ❤️

As I’m watching this, I’m tearing up on how sweet and adorable this is. I have never seen such a family so enthusiastic about Thanksgiving that lives outside our country like y’all are. Thanksgiving may be very hectic over here, but it is a wonderful time to give thanks to God for His many blessings and be around family and friends, and stop worrying. If y’all ever come to the States (or if I can get to New Zealand), I will have to give y’all a bunch of recipes along with lots of hugs! I will have to do a full on Thanksgiving for y’all, it’s an experience. Sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, squash casserole, peas and carrots, and many more sides. Y’all will definitely have to try pecan pie! I’m from the South and pecan pie is such a treat here and we get all in it. Y’all are such a sweet family and I’m thankful that I’m able to watch, laugh, and learn amazing things about all y’all. Y’all’s reactions were priceless! Favorite dish is difficult, it would be between sweet potato casserole or squash casserole. Happy Thanksgiving! Much love to y’all! Plus, Denzel, pumpkin pie can be eaten early, if you do that here in the South, we will be pleased. 😂

It is our custom before we eat our Thanksgiving meal to hold hands and to have one of the family members voice the prayer of thanksgiving and gratitude for our many blessings we have received and for the wonderful meal that we are about to eat. As the words of the Doxology declares, "Praise God from whom all blessings flow." God bless this dear family and all the very special people of New Zealand.

I really appreciate this. As an American, it's a huge extended family tradition for us, and my hubby and I didn't get to gather with the family this year because I was sick, so it was really nice to sort of be a part of your first Thanksgiving. ❤️ The homemade stuffing and pie made me happy, and I love the decoration, and you had the classic dishes and thankfulness cards. I love the sleepy bit too. 😉 Idk if you saw or heard the story behind the holiday (the first Thanksgiving), but I recommend checking it out. Other dishes I'd recommend for next year would be candied sweet potatoes (with marshmallows, pecans, or both), green bean casserole, corn bread pudding, and either pecan or apple pie.

This is what it is all about!! The food combinations vary from region to region, but the Thanksgiving holiday is about getting together with loved ones and enjoying the fellowship of family cooking a feast for family to share in the bounty of the closing year! Yall seem to have captured that quite nicely!

In the South, lots of families don’t have “stuffing”, they have “dressing” which is basically the same type of thing, cooked outside the bird like a casserole. Y’all did such a good job creating your first Thanksgiving. I’m certainly thankful for your sweet family this year.

I've watched a few of your videos and y'all are awesome, I'm from Tennessee and y'all nailed Thanksgiving dinner! I was glad to hear you thank God for all you have because we would not have anything without Him. Keep making great videos!

What's up New Zealand family!! So ready for the deliciousness here in denver Colorado!!! ❤❤❤

I'm so glad you guys enjoyed this and you did an AMAZING job! I'm even more happy you want to repeat it! Ideas for next time include: Deviled eggs, Pecan Pie, Green Bean Casserole, Creamed Onions (tiny pearl onions in a flour based sauce). I hope you always have a LOT to be thankful for!!!

PRO Tip: My family never finishes our turkey so we freeze our left over meat to make sandwiches and we use the bones with the scraps of meat on it to make soups. Our Thanksgiving turkey will serve us for at least 3 meals. Your cooking looks amazing for yalls first time. There are so many sides that are and arent traditional . You guys should research top thanksgiving sides and you could quite possibly make a list of 50+ sides and desserts.

Your family would make very good Americans. It’s good to see the love you have for America and things American.

As a chef, and an American, your complete and utter deep dive into a proud American tradition is such a wonderful breath of fresh air. Too many of my fellow countrymen and women have lost touch with what this holiday was, is, and can be. To have such a genuine and heartfelt dinner, and more importantly memory building affair, is the true and glorious reason for giving thanks. For family, friends, for hard work, done with love and care, for the earnest satisfaction of a job well done. The food, for all of it's beauty and taste, is almost secondary to the beauty of family interaction and the sense of warmth you can all go to sleep with. Well done, and our thanks to you, for being the people you are, for the memories you have forged not only with yourselves, but with all of us!

"Friendsgiving" is always a great thing too (Thanksgiving with people that you love that are not necessarily relatives). I have a huge extended family, so a lot of the time we will not cook everything ourselves. The hosting house will make the turkey and maybe a few main items, but the rest of the side items and desserts are brought over by others "pot luck" style. That way everyone gets to contribute, maybe show off a signature dish, like deviled eggs, potato salad, or a casserole of some kind. There is plenty to go around, and the cost is not solely on one or two people. This way, you might get options in regards to stuffing or desserts. There would be several jugs of sweet tea, unsweet tea, kool-aid, and the occasional spirit for the adults. Also, a lot of the work would be spread out over the days before, so that on the day, we just had to assemble and bake. Also, just a suggestion, we always marinate or brine the turkey the day before. A lot of families also would have a ham for variety. We do not necessarily have ham on Christmas - it depends on the family. Traditionally, I think you are supposed to have a Christmas goose, but I never have. You can have ham, turkey, chicken, and I even know a family that always has Mexican food. It is up to you. My house usually ended up with several different pies as people would work it out beforehand so there weren't any repeats, like apple, pecan, pumpkin, chocolate cream, lemon meringue (my mom's), and others. We would also end up with some banana pudding, maybe a few cakes, and my aunt always made this awesome homemade caramel sauce to drizzle over pies that was so good it was obscene. There would be a ton of food and so everyone would have some to take home as leftovers. We would also make plates for those who could not attend for whatever reason. A lot of times we delivered the plates to people at work. We would invite over neighbors and elderly people who did not necessarily have any family so they would not be alone on the holiday. It also would not be uncommon to volunteer at a local nursing home or homeless shelter. But at home, there would be football game (American - not soccer) on the TV. People would be out back playing horseshoes, cornhole, or other games. There would be card games after the table was cleared with slices of pie on the side. We have arguments about whether this sports team or that one is better, who makes the better stuffing or pie, best turkey preparation method (deep frying is coming on strong), and whether or not stuffing should be cooked in the turkey or separate (dressing). And, of course, the inevitable, complaints of having eaten too much food how sleepy they are.

This was an absolute joy to watch! I love that you’re interested in our culture enough to take on Thanksgiving dinner! Everything looked perfect 👌. And yes, next time you must have green bean casserole and candied sweet potatoes (my favorite)!

Hello guys, The pie looked great. Canadians also have a similar feast for their thanksgiving which is in October. I have a general tip for all the meat dishes you may prepare. Julia Child (american chef who studied in france 1912-2004, She was one of the first to introduce a very young Martha Stewart on TV), Julia recommends marinating one's meat dishes to impart flavor. you either put a dry salt pepper herb and spice rub , or a wet marinade of wine (or beer etc) spices onions garlic and herbs. you can leave it a few hours or up to 5 days...the longer the further into the meat the flavors penetrate. It's great for beef, Pork, Lamb, and all birds. to cut down on cooking time you can also debone the bird. It cuts the time in half and the stuffing touches the breast meat directly, no drying out. The upsidedown tip is what I always do now with roasting fowl. It all looks yummy When I eat a big feast like this I make varying bites, mixing and matching. you'll have lots of leftover turkey for sandwiches with the rolls (hot turkey with gravy on rolls and with a bit of stuffing is the bomb)...and then the bones make a great stock for turkey soup. Space out your turkey consumption ...One turkey for 4 people will dominate a month for at least HALF the time. You can freeze it as you would cooked chicken. We have turkey every other month. There's also pumpkin bread (like banana bread) and cookies. cooked pumpkin wrapped well freezes perfectly.. There are also pumpkin soup and savory pumpkin dishes.

My grandpa used to say “the best pumpkin pie you’ve ever had wasn’t even that much better than the worst pumpkin pie you’ve ever had” they’re all good and my favorite part of thanksgiving since I was a kid. Great video

EVERYONE needs a day to stop and reflect and give thanks for our bounty, our family, and our good friends. Good for you!

Woah! Thank you for supporting a country that you don’t live in. There is a lot of Americans watching this we all love it! That’s actually better looking than my thanksgiving dinner.

Day two with Turkey sandwiches. one way is open face, bread butter, turkey, Stuffing and gravy poured on top. this is why we make so much extra gravy. 2nd way is bread, thinly sliced onion, stuffing, lettuce and mayo (I prefer Miracle Whip) slathered on both sides, then salt and pepper. In my family, we looked forward to the sandwiches next day almost as much as the dinner itself. On the third day, I take all the leftover turkey, pick the carcass clean, put the meat aside and boil, for at least an hour, the fat, cartilage, bones and other pieces in water just up to the tallest thing in the pot. Mix the meat, leftover veggies, gravy, stuffing, add new cooked veggies, cooked cubed potatoes together, add the stock you just boiled, add in a little more seasoning. mix together, and simmer for a half hour. Freeze it away, and in a month or so, after everyone has forgotten, you can serve for dinner Thanksgiving Stew! you will be a hero for this!. Like making BBQ hotdogs and hamburgers in the dead of winter!

A home with a God-fearing man at its head will never fall. God bless you guys, and here's to a Thanksgiving full of joy and love!

"New Zealanders need to know" 😂😂 I love it! Happy Thanksgiving!