• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Hungry Girl Por Vida

Thanksgiving 2012

November 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving 2012 was a totally new experience for Sean and I. We’ve never really spent the holiday separated from friends and fam before. I was a litte sad at first, but then I realized we could pretty much make/do what we wanted ALL DAY LONG. That realization turned things around and we had a pretty amazing 2-person feast with leftovers for days. We didn’t have to worry about anyone elses tastes or preferences, or even worry about having a timely meal.

We began the day with sour-cherry champagne cocktails (sour cherry juice boiled down with a vanilla bean and some sugar, reduced by half to make a syrup, plus champagne) and ended it with too many pieces of pie. 

Instead of breakfast I made a cheese and fruit plate–there’s some port cheddar and some super aged (deeelish) gouda. I set the table with our wedding tablecloth–a gift from Sean’s BFF and best man. BFF/Best Man brought us that cloth all the way from Ecuador, PLUS he brought me some palm sugar that he harvested with his own hands. Major. My mom sent me early-Christmas in the form of golden flatware. I am obsessed.

Since we were celebrating couple-style, I wanted to do something festive in regards to being thankful, so we wrote each other cards–that’s what you see on top of our plates. Sean always writes me the sweetest notes, I always write him goofy-crazy ones.

I nuded up part of our turkey by picking it’s skin…it was just so crispy-good! It couldn’t be helped. Those are pumpkin-herb rolls and they made the best leftovers sandwiches. I love pumpkin  but I hate pumpkin pie…that last photo is the top of a black-bottomed banana cream pie: shortbread crust, ganache, bananas, brown-butter pudding, and so much whipped cream…SO GOOD.

This year was different, but great. I got to lounge around with my best pal AND eat AND drink, it was totally merry.

More from my site

  • Bourbon Walnut Pecan PieBourbon Walnut Pecan Pie
  • Updated Green Bean CasseroleUpdated Green Bean Casserole
  • A Photo A Day: Week 29A Photo A Day: Week 29
  • A Photo A Day: Week 27A Photo A Day: Week 27
  • A Photo A Day: Week 25A Photo A Day: Week 25
  • A Photo A Day: Week 24A Photo A Day: Week 24

Filed Under: life Tagged With: 2012, holiday, instagrams, life, thanksgiving

Previous Post: « Marble Cake
Next Post: Eggnog Streusel Muffins »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Katie

    November 30, 2012 at 6:38 am

    Love this, Cindy. So great that you did everything up just for the two of you. Plus it looks delicious and you could lay claim to all the leftovers- bonus.

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 30, 2012 at 8:08 am

      yes, exactly! thanks Katie!

      Reply
  2. Morgan

    November 30, 2012 at 8:46 am

    Gorgeous spread! My boyfriend and I have celebrated Thanksgiving as a couple for two years now and I have to say it’s a good change up for the holidays. I love getting to stay cozied up all day with him while doing what we love–preparing delicious foods. Love your note idea. Totally stealing that for our anniversary dinner.

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 30, 2012 at 3:31 pm

      yes, exactly! it’s a very easy way to spend the holiday. You should totally steal the card idea!

      Reply
  3. Jackie

    November 30, 2012 at 10:15 am

    Port cheddar?!! Where did you find this amazingness? sounds really good! Love the tablescape 🙂

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 30, 2012 at 3:31 pm

      I found the port cheddar at Whole Foods. Thanks Jackie!

      Reply
  4. Katie @ Blonde Ambition

    November 30, 2012 at 11:31 am

    It all looks absolutely beautiful! Did Sean help? I can’t help but think I would get stuck with all the work if my guy & I did Thanksgiving just the two of us…except he would definitely insist on carving the turkey 🙂

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 30, 2012 at 3:32 pm

      Oh, yes…Sean is a total helper and I am a total boss about it, ha!

      Reply
      • Katie @ Blonde Ambition

        December 3, 2012 at 1:19 pm

        I know how that goes. The few times my boyfriend has cooked me dinner, I’ve hovered over his shoulder giving commands 😛

        Reply
        • cindy

          December 4, 2012 at 5:45 am

          haha, totally 🙂

          Reply
  5. NicoleD

    November 30, 2012 at 11:48 am

    I’m pretty sure we can call this the best 2-person Thanksgiving ever created, right? So much cuteness! I need a BFF that brings me cute table cloths and hand-harvested goodies, whoa. Love it all.

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 30, 2012 at 3:32 pm

      thanks, Nicole! It was pretty dang great!

      Reply
  6. jenny

    November 30, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    lovely! do we get the recipe for the pumpkin herb rolls? they look amazingly delicious!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      December 1, 2012 at 10:56 am

      I used this recipe http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/squash-pull-apart-dinner-rolls-10000001673088/ , subbed butter for shortening and I added about 2 tablespoons chopped, fresh sage, rosemary, and chives.

      Reply
      • jenny

        December 3, 2012 at 7:51 am

        oh yummy! thanks so much!

        Reply
  7. Billy

    December 1, 2012 at 11:59 am

    oh man, way more epic than our thanksgiving, working retail puts a damper on that day, buuut your turkey is so scandalous and god bless that pie. Get it gurrrl!

    Reply
    • cindy

      December 1, 2012 at 1:48 pm

      retail during the holidays is the worst! I worked at a mall starbucks during college…hellish. that turkey was a hussy!

      Reply
  8. Jayne

    December 2, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    Bring Chinese, we do reunion dinner the day before Chinese New year. it’s pretty similar to how family gathers for Thanksgiving. lots of food, laughter, good time. Last year, we didn’t have anywhere to go so we were home, just the 2 of us. I was a little sad but then, like you, realized that it could be a nice time for just the 2 of us. I made my hubs dishes that he loves and we enjoyed a really restful relaxing day in. It was good. 🙂

    Reply
    • cindy

      December 3, 2012 at 5:25 am

      exactly! it’s hard to be away from family, but sometimes just two is fun 🙂

      Reply
  9. Robyn

    December 3, 2012 at 6:27 am

    that pie looks cray amay…will we see it on the blog?

    Reply
    • cindy

      December 3, 2012 at 6:29 am

      it was pretty amaze, but it had some issues. I need to rework it before it becomes bloggable 😉

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • How Many Eggs Per Day Can Someone Eat On Keto Diet?
  • Paleo Diet vs. Keto: What Are the Differences?
  • Keto Vegetarian: Is It Possible to Lose Weight without Meat, Cheese, and Eggs?
  • Cranberry Ricotta Tart
  • Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes

Recent Comments

  • Ariana on Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes
  • Sara @ Cake Over Steak on Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes
  • Fatimah on Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes
  • Kelsey @ Appeasing a Food Geek on Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes
  • Em on Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes

Copyright © 2023 Hungry Girl Por Vida on the Foodie Pro Theme