If you watched our Skillet Apple Crisp Behind the Scenes video, you probably heard me foreshadow what was to come. I straight up said, “Our next episode is going to be difficult and I’m already dreading it…” Yes, words to haunt me. I mean, I figured it would be hard because I was going to make 5 different dishes in 1 video and explain all the steps clearly within 15 minutes.
I love that our viewers tell us that they feel like they really understand how to follow my recipes because they can see each step and know exactly what everything is supposed to look like during the cooking process. And you know that we always enjoy adding bonus scenes to help create a “story.”
But I didn’t want this episode to be 30 minutes long… so I had to really plan out what I was going to do and when. My only logical solution was to shoot in two days. We never had to do that for any of our episodes before, including all of Season 1, but this one was a beast of a video to tackle.
If we didn’t shoot the close up chopping and prepping scenes before our real shoot date, then we would probably struggle with losing sunlight, and Joe would be too tired, trying to chase me all around the kitchen with his camera.
So I had to strategically shoot a few scenes out of order, and keep things organized in my hectic brain. Unfortunately, I’m only human, and all that stress made me a little snappy with Joe so we even had some minor tiffs here and there. But you can come along with us behind the scenes and watch us shoot our Thanksgiving Dinner for Two episode in our video below:
We did some things a little differently this time. We spent more time showing you what goes into our food styling and photo shoots. I think it’s what took up the bulk of our time. By the time we finished with the photographs, our food was icy cold and we still had to eat it on camera.
And we had a bit of a role reversal. Joe decided to be in front of the camera and have his own cooking show…
And I decided to take over the lens and become the photographer! But I think we should both just stick to our own jobs.
If you didn’t get to watch our actual episode for Thanksgiving Dinner for Two yet, you can watch that HERE. Grab, save, and print the recipes and hold on to them, even when it’s not Thanksgiving. Everything is easy to make, so give the roasted Cornish Game Hens or the simple sides a try on a casual weekend.
And since you already heard at the end of the video what I was thankful for, now it’s your turn!
Let me know what you’re thankful for this year. I really want to know! Sometimes it helps just to say it out loud, or in this case, write it and share it with others. Regardless of hardships we might be facing, or nothing too “exciting” going on right now, isn’t there still so much to be thankful for?
We’re really honest with you and let you know that working with your spouse isn’t always the easiest. Making these videos and not being discouraged can be difficult. But at the end of the day, we’re so lucky to be doing this, because we have the opportunity to produce creative work together, despite the hardships. So let’s all encourage and remind each other to be thankful regardless of circumstances. It’s a group effort! Happy Thanksgiving my friends!
