Well, the meal is over, the kitchen's clean and my belly is bursting. Thanksgiving was a success! Here's our meal in review!
We began the meal with a bowl of blended carrot spice soup. A simple soup full of fall flavours was a great way to start the meal.
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Carrot Spice Soup |
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Then came the main course: lamb stew & turkey pie with a gluten free pie crust provided the meat portion of the meal. Before going gluten free, I would make this pie with a puff pastry crust. I did find a recipe, but it looks like it needs some practice. Instead, I bought a GF pie crust mix and made the crust myself. I'll write a review of the mix later this week.
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Turkey pie, with a gluten free pie crust |
The pie is traditionally a way to use up leftover meat, but this time I made it with white meat only since I didn't cook a whole turkey. The recipe calls for leeks, and I was able to use a few leeks from my garden and the rest from the weekly local produce delivery I receive. It's served with gravy made from the drippings during cooking and thickened with GF flour
The meat was accompanied by a variety of sides: Cranberry and Applesauce
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Homemade cranberry sauce |
Gluten Free Cornbread Muffins (made from Bob's Red Mill Cornbread Mix)
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Cornbread Muffins |
Deep Fried Stuffed Olives with Goat Cheese Filling and a GF Breadcrumb Crust. My photo-taking ability doesn't do these babies justice. My sister modified a recipe to make them suitable for my son, and they were delicious. Good enough to just eat on their own with a glass of wine...
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Deep Fried Olives |
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We also had mashed potatoes, quinoa pilaf, cauliflower and a green salad on the side. I was too distracted by the olives to remember to take pictures of them.
For dessert, we had apple crumble, pumpkin pie and pumpkin cupcakes with a gluten-free, dairy-free and soy-free whipped topping. I'm going to write a review for this product as well in the days to come, but let's just say that EVERYONE loved it!
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Whipped Topping. YUM!!!! |
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Cupcakes with Pumpkin Icing |
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My mom made these. She added some pumpkin puree to her icing recipe and the kids loved them.
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My son, who took not one, but two cupcakes for himself |
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Everyone was so full, that we spent quite a bit of time just relaxing after the dishes had been cleared.
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The men. Working hard. |
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The weather was summer-like, so we took the kids outside and enjoyed a warm, sunny afternoon in the backyard. Who could ask for a better way to spend a Thanksgiving Sunday?
Just a reminder, the menu plan will be posted tomorrow instead of today due to the holiday here in Canada.
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