Thanksgiving with the Indians

Dear Daughter,

Today at Pradeep’s house, we celebrated Onam, which is the Indian Thanksgiving Day for the Harvest. It is celebrated the whole week here, and specifically in Kerala, which is where Pradeep’s wife is from. Several people from their families came over today and there were about seven people cooking today. The house smelled incredible! Because Onam is the celebration of the Harvest, all of the dishes were made with special autumn vegetables and we ate on Banana Leaves! It was one of the best dinners Papa has ever eaten. My favorite was roasted green chiles, mixed with eggplant, onions, and spices. It was phenomenal. Maybe Papa will make it when we celebrate our Thanksgiving in November.

I Love you, Papa

Here is what my "plate" looked like.