Thanksgiving

This past Thanksgiving, as some of you may already know, Kris and I traveled to Huron to be with his family. Having spent last year around my family, it was my first experience of the Gross traditions.
On Thanksgiving, the entire family gets together to eat turkey, potatoes, stuffing, etc. After stuffing their bellies full from the meal, they bring out pounds of candy and pre-made structures for making gingerbread houses! It's such a unique idea, because most people create them closer to Christmas. I had a blast watching the kids dig into the scrumptious candies and lick their fingers covered in icing!

Here are a couple portraits from the day

Thanksgiving night, after we all had time to let our stomachs settle, we had the 10th Annual Gross Thanksgiving Soup Cook-Off. Taste testing started with a large bowl filled to the brim , but didn't last long before we demanded half-cup sizes! (None of us wanted to try stuffing nearly 16 cups of soup into our stomachs - just for a cook-off!!!) Each family member kept track of their favorite soups, and, after tasting all 8 recipes, we tallied up the scores to determine the winner. You'll never guess who the winner came out to be! (No sillies, not me. I suck at cooking.) My husband!
Maria

Here is Chef Kris preparing his pasta e fagiole before the contest