Our five year anniversary landed on a Saturday this year, so we figured what would be a better way to celebrate than to have our annual end of summer bbq on the same day and gather friends and family together. We couldn't have asked for better weather, just like on the day of our wedding.
The Menu:
Apps
BLT Dip (bacon, leek, tomato) with beer bread
Greek yogurt dip with roasted shallots (made by Tara)
Seven layer taco dip (made by Anna)
Fruit kabobs (made by my Mother in Law)
Caprese tortellini kabobs (made by my Mother in Law)
Deep fried pickles with remoulade sauce
Deep fried chicken chimichangas with avocado crema (Recipe adapted from Haute Apple Pie)
Deep fried stuffing balls with gravy
Main Event
Shredded pork sandwiches with 3 diff types of homemade bbq sauce
Sliders with homemade brioche buns
Mac and cheese
Dessert
Pumpkin bars and zucchini bread (made by my Mom)
Chocolate trifle dessert (fudge brownie, choc pudding, heath topping) Find recipe Here.
Fun with chalk in the driveway
Always a Dresdow
Making the sliders
Homemade bbq sauces
Making the batter for the "frickles"
50 stuffing balls ready to go
(3 boxes traditional sage Stove Top stuffing, 3 eggs as the binder, then rolled in italian breadcrumbs)
(3 boxes traditional sage Stove Top stuffing, 3 eggs as the binder, then rolled in italian breadcrumbs)
Deep frying action
Pumpkin Bars.
Brownie Fudge Trifle
Once all the guests were gone, I did end up putting on my wedding dress as a surprise (may or may not have been a beer-infused decision). Anna & Tara grabbed a suit-coat from Chris' closet and snapped a few pics. The dress fit, but the zipper was broken in the back so couldn't really get it zipped. I still felt great wearing it though!
The gift for five years of marriage is wood. We were having a shed built so jokingly Chris said that would be our gift to each other which was fine with me. The day of our anniversary he surprised me with a gift which was perfect, of course. It was the picture below taken of us on the cruise ship in the Bahamas, printed on a handcrafted wood canvas (by a company called Woodsnap).
Happy anniversary babe, the best is yet to come.
First of all, this blog made me very hungry. The sliders were incredible and the trifle was chocolate heaven on a plate. The last pic had me tearing up again. Darn it! Just captures both your hearts and the love you share. Your the best years are yet to come. Hold on to your dreams and keep cooking together!
ReplyDeleteAw! I love your wedding photos...and seeing a couple so in love! Happy Anniversary!
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