Nothing beats a home cooked meal in a foreign country with exotic ingredients (bought at the super expensive expat store).  There is a pleasure (for me) to have friends sitting around the table instead of at the 'Chinese' in Ampara, Khana Khazana in Kampala, or Mocca in Khosar Market in Islamabad. I am pleased to say that I have managed a Thanksgiving dinner of some sort while away from home.  Fi…