I am in charge of the meal again, but would like to make it as healthy as possible (while still satisfying). I assume I'm not alone in this, right? OK, so where do we start?
Turkey. Easy enough. Now what?
Turkey. Easy enough. Now what?
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Thanksgiving Dinner help
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I agree with Iain.
You can chop red potatoes and sweet potatoes, toss them in a bit of olive oil, sea salt, pepper, and rosemary, and roast them up.
Green beans are easy, too. Sautee some onions until really soft and golden and cook the green beans with that.
A salad is easy enough. Or roasted brussesl sprouts.
Many, many choices...
You can chop red potatoes and sweet potatoes, toss them in a bit of olive oil, sea salt, pepper, and rosemary, and roast them up.
Green beans are easy, too. Sautee some onions until really soft and golden and cook the green beans with that.
A salad is easy enough. Or roasted brussesl sprouts.
Many, many choices...
Yeah, yeah...but I'm trying to think of clever ways to do this covertly...as in not letting the family know what I am up to until they are done. 
Whatever. I really decided to make this change because I like the challenge as a cook of creating a really great, yet healthy, meal.
So far, I'm looking at a bird (roasted), mashed potatoes (probably w/ garlic), a tomato-red pepper soup, a salad of some sort, roasted asparagus, cranberry sauce w/ vanilla bean and cardamom, and something with sweet potatoes.
So far, I'm looking at a bird (roasted), mashed potatoes (probably w/ garlic), a tomato-red pepper soup, a salad of some sort, roasted asparagus, cranberry sauce w/ vanilla bean and cardamom, and something with sweet potatoes.
Sweet mashed Potatoes
Boiled Sweet Potatoes
Splenda
Cinnamon
Sugar Twin
SF Maple Syrup
Skim Milk or Almond Milk
Mash the sweet potatoes and add in the ingredients above to reach the consistency and taste you want.
Boiled Sweet Potatoes
Splenda
Cinnamon
Sugar Twin
SF Maple Syrup
Skim Milk or Almond Milk
Mash the sweet potatoes and add in the ingredients above to reach the consistency and taste you want.
I have to go to two Thanksgiving dinners (one at noon and one at 6:00). If either of them are healthy, I will disown the family. 
Hey Pylon, love the Marshall Faulk avatar!
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I have to go to two Thanksgiving dinners (one at noon and one at 6:00). If either of them are healthy, I will disown the family.
Hey Pylon, love the Marshall Faulk avatar!
You sir, can join my exclusive club of the dual-dinner thanksgivings.
It's an amazing and rare feat, and gives me goosebumps jsut thinking of it. My moms side of the family is having it here in the house, a small one.
My dads side (divorced btw) is having a big one (20-30) people either at a church's cafeteria that we rent or my uncle's house.
Thing is I have to split my time between those from around 3:30-10:00.
Don't forget to soak the bird in brine for 6-8 hours prior to cooking!
YEah A Cheat day is The Best one!
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Thanksgiving and Christmas. Both of them cheat days, for sure. Besides I don't even cheat that much anymore. I say I'm going to cheat, but I'll probably only eat the white turkey meat...
Fried turkey...OMG
My ultimate holiday weakness is prailines. That butter-y, sugar-y goodness is hard to beat.
And crushed and sprinkled on top of gooey candied sweet potatoes...
Pylon, what about bread pudding made with whole wheat bread, egg whites, skim milk, stevia, cinnamon, and fruit for dessert? That would be quite yummy.
My ultimate holiday weakness is prailines. That butter-y, sugar-y goodness is hard to beat.
And crushed and sprinkled on top of gooey candied sweet potatoes...
Pylon, what about bread pudding made with whole wheat bread, egg whites, skim milk, stevia, cinnamon, and fruit for dessert? That would be quite yummy.
I agree. The problem is, I eat small meals the rest of the year, so I can't really eat all the much Thanksgiving chow at one meal.
I get full too quickly.
Purge and reload
Hell, we're doing a fried turkey this year.
Deep fried turkey?
Oh my god. That looks heavenly!
I've had fried turkey before. It is AWESOME. Our team cook at a 24 hour bike race made it for us once the night before the race. Soooo good.
Pumpkin Pie with Haupia topping!
