Thanksgiving Food Temptations?
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Thanksgiving Food Temptations?
| Thu, 11-17-2005 - 2:21pm |
Are you tempted by most Thanksgiving foods? I'm looking at the menu my SIL has planned (it's potluck) and nothing looks worth the calories. Well, I'll be making dessert but probably pie and I'm not a big pie person.


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I enjoy turkey, gravy, mashed taters and rolls. Everything else I can take or leave. My MIL's sister (aunt-in-law?) is cooking this year and I have no idea what she'll be making. She's a fabulous cook though although she does a lot of southern food and I'm not typically a huge fan of southern-style food.
Since we're not cooking this year, DH and I are going to do something active on turkey day morning. Go do a hike or a walk or something. Get out and enjoy the fresh air.
I like the basics the most on Thanksgiving. I enjoy it more if I cook it knowing it is lower in fat and calories. Give me the white meat turkey, my low fat mashed potatoes, defatted gravy, no butter in it stuffing, baked mashed potoatoes. I make my own cranberry orange relish. I will probably make some baked sweet potatoes too. Then, I always make a medley of cauliflower and carrots, sometimes in a reduced fat cheese sauce
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If you're going with whole wheat, definitely use the pastry flour... but with white flour it's not as obvious a difference, so use what you have if you don't feel like buying something special.
I have a pie crust recipe that's made with sour cream (goes on a cranberry/blueberry pie) that is awesome. Sweet potato pecan pie sounds delish - let me know how it is if you try it!
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