The day of reckoning - Happy (gluten free) Thanksgiving!

Well T-Day is here. I made all the sweet potato and pumpkin pies yesterday, the only challenge coming from the gluten free pie crust mix. I used The Gluten-Free Pantry’s Perfect Pie Crust Mix, which makes two pie crusts. Unfortunately,...

Thanksgiving pie recipes for a healthy sweet potato pie and traditional, not so healthy pumpkin pie

Here’s another Thanksgiving holiday recipe from Jonny Bowden’s Healthiest Meals on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What Meals to Eat and Why. Since my daughter is allergic to tree nuts and my mother-in-law is on a gluten-free diet, I’ll...

Tips for smoking, smoking, grilling and frying Thanksgiving turkeys

This year I’m making Dr. Bowden’s Citrus-Stuffed Herbed Turkey, but we’ll be smoking it. We smoked our turkey last year using Alton Brown's Honey Brined Smoked Turkey recipe. It was the best turkey I’ve ever made according to my husband,...

More Thanksgiving sides - pomegranate cranberry sauce and roasted Brussels sprouts

Dave Grotto’s book 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life features this recipe by Chef Kyle Shadix, a Culinary Institute of America graduate who has an M.S. in nutrition. Pomegranate-Cranberry Sauce Recent studies link pomegranate juice to lower LDL ("bad")...

Thanksgiving side dishes with a little help from BlogHer and my crockpot

Well, I thought my Thanksgiving menu was set. Then I opened up the latest enewsletter from BlogHer and I saw this post from my friend, Kalyn of Kalyn’s Kitchen, Make-Ahead or Crockpot Recipes Can Help with Timing for Thanksgiving Dinner....