A 6-Pack Thanksgiving

Saturday night was the first Thanksgiving in the Hanson household. We hosted the 6-pack which always proves to be a fabulous time. It was really fun to get to use lots of stuff that we haven't used yet since getting married. I even tried my hand at some fancy napkin folding.

The theme of the night was Thanksgiving with a twist. So basically we tried to make the typical food but with a little something special to it. For us that meant doing a Turduckin....a Chicken in a Duck in a Turkey. I was adamently opposed to this, but with some pleading from Nate and support from Summer the Turduckin was a go. Here was the pre-shot and post shot of the wonderful bird(s).


And the proud chef, taking the first step to a interesting carving process.



We definitely didn't go hungry as each couple brought some fabulous side dishes: from corn souffle, to a yummy goat cheese salad, mashed potatoes, garlic green beans and more..there was food galore.

Poor Ryan had just had eye surgery so he was in pain, and sporting some killer shades all night long..but he was a great sport.

Dessert was incredible...Summer brought these crazy sinful chocolate dipped pecan-shortbread bars...seriously my mouth is watering just thinking about it. I tried out a pumpkin cheesecake, but it paled in comparison to the pecan heaven.

It was fun to do some pre-celebrating with friends to get into the Holiday spirit.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!