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Val, would your daughter in law have a cow (so to speak) if you brought a vegan turkey roast to Thanksgiving?
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And here are several commercially available vegan roasts.
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! 11C/51F with an expected high of 13C/55F and 0% chance of precipitation.
Need to get the last of the laundry folded. And, of course, feed the cats and clean up yesterday's cat bowls. Not sure if anything else is on the agenda, but I do know J needs to get to the bank so we might get out for that. If we do, there are a couple of grocer items we can buy.
Come to think of it, I need to get the ham and turkey out of the freezer so they can be thawing up for Thursday too. The chunks aren't all that large so they should be ready to warm and slice by then.
Wow. Just got them out and boy are my fingers cold, after rearranging to make space in the refrigerator and put the chunks in.
Lucky You, Thanksgiving day is forecast to be in the lower 20s and I am seeing overnights in the teens, Toss in the wind chill and
The cold from the freezer in the basement and the freezer section are why I wear brown Jersey Gloves when I am working there. I expect to be bringing the bag of Green Beans from CostCo up and that should leave plenty of room in the basement unit for leftovers
Pumpkin Pies should be baked today and the Extra Stuffing that gets baked in a baking Dish also ready for the Refrigerator and then the last things to be done, Stuff and Cook the Turkey, Make the 6 extra large eggs into Deviled Eggs, and of course the Mashed Potatoes. The Asparagus and Sprouts are already baked and in the refrigerator waiting to be warmed up Thursday.
There's a thought, Don't mash all the Potatoes, save some for Potato Salad and maybe a Hard Boiled Egg to go in it too. There will be plenty of Potatoes since my Brother bought a 5 pound bag for Thanksgiving use.Now they just have to thaw up. Since I went lazy on the meat, and the pumpkin cheesecake is already in the freezer too, I shouldn't have too much work to make the sides. The dressing (from cornbread crumbs) will be my "starring" event I guess. I have pre-boiled eggs to make the deviled eggs (J is staying for Thanksgiving) and enough potatoes to make a small/medium potato salad. Might get more potatoes if we're out today.
I'm planning (maybe) mashed cauliflower, in lieu of mashed potatoes, and, since we may have up to 4 guests, a broccoli, rice(d cauliflower) cheese casserole, and some green beans or green peas. If someone wants cranberry sauce they better bring some because I wasn't planning to make any this year...though I may look for that at the store too. And, as there may be guests, there are some Sister Schubert Parker House rolls in the freezer too. Gravy will be from a mix, or from stock. I'll decide that on the day.
Breakfast for me this morning was a plain omelet (duck eggs!), with peppered bacon, and toast. Hot tea for my beverage.
And here are my meats for Thanksgiving dinner.
Two chunks of "carving ham" and two chunks of roasted turkey breast, from Aldi.
My Brother always uses the Turkey Drippings from the roasting pan to make the gravy. The Mashed Potatoes get Milk and Butter as a part of the process. I had forgotten he will be making Whipped Cream From a Pint of Whipping Cream to go with the Pies, He is also muttering about peeling apples or pears and turning them into a pie filling too. He goes all out for Holidays. I was called a Heretic
by him for suggesting skipping stuffing the Turkey and baking it all in a pan instead.
Turkey and Ham, Will You be heating them in the oven ? Maybe a Glaze on the Ham ?
I would hope not for Valeries sake.parityanimal wrote: »Val, would your daughter in law have a cow (so to speak) if you brought a vegan turkey roast to Thanksgiving?
Interesting, I wonder how they taste. I have seen Turkey Loaf that tasted Ghastly so...parityanimal wrote: »And here are several commercially available vegan roasts.
It would appear that Valerie can have a real nice meal for the Holiday.parityanimal wrote: »And a few more easy, vegan, holiday recipes.
Bacon ! Who can resist. Wrap it around foods or on sandwiches, Yummy. When I was working I would cook a entire pound, Sit it on paper towels and then have Bread, Butter and Bacon Sandwiches for my lunches, Heated up in the Microwave with the Buttered Slice of bread unheated except by the heat from the MW'd Bacon.parityanimal wrote: »Bacon wrapped bacon. Sounds yummy!
Pass, I have started going off Battered AKA breaded foods in an effort to get my carbs under control. I dread what my A1C test will show. Too Many Cheat Days with Rice or French Friesparityanimal wrote: »Cajun fried alligator! Yum!
https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/recipe-bacon-wrapped-bacon/
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning! Tues 11-20-18 partly cloudy, breezy, leaves everywhere, but coming out of the trees at a pretty good clip!
Ed...no I never thought about calling Tom E. 'Tom Einstein' but, YES that would work well!! And also in the Yes column, My DIL would have not a cow, but an entire herd if I were to bring a vegan roast, or ANYTHING except my assigned item (salad again). Several years ago I brought, along with my assigned salad, a platter of veggies arranged to be a turkey. It was an appetizer..she wasn't exactly happy. I've offered to bring veggies and was told she didn't want 'a whole bunch of dishes to clutter up her table'. (Well, EXCUSE me!)
The best holiday meals is when Ted and I skip out, and fix a meal of 'our' foods. Humus, and veg. dippers, and maybe some mock meat ish type thing, and Teds delicious Tabbouleh, and some sort of pie, or other dessert. (and of course pita bread...
I really need to make a bank run, and stop by Bed Bath & Beyond...they have a couple things from their catalogue that I want, and can't find at their web site....
You need to re-educate Your DIL to the real world, Clutter her table, That is what Holiday meals are supposed to be lots and lots of different foods.
It sounds as if You will eating Your Holiday meal before going to hers.
How do You know the store will have them if the web site does not show them ?
Interesting I buy my Vitamins at CostCo.Oh, (Goofy )..yesterday a bottle of vitamins I ordered from Amazon, did not come with my mail gal, but it came in a truck with Amazon and the Smile on it. Ted has been getting this for quite some time...not out in my neighborhood..until yesterday. So, Ted then texted that I could hold my finger on the order number, and there might be a photo of where they left the package....sure enough, there was a pix of the package on my porch...Ted also said something else I could do..he said if the truck was close, they would show on a map where the delivery person is and how many stops away they are from you!!! I cannot wait to try that out!!!
Ah Ha, That explains it, I have seen Amazon drivers using a cell phone to photograph their deliveries. I had just guessed it was a proof of delivery to Amazon. BTW I could hold my finger on the Non Touch Screen Monitor all I want, nothing will pop up. I wonder if Putting the Cursor on it works, Who knows I might even remember to test and see.
If I said my Brother always makes to many different and large quantities at that for Holiday Meals.Ok, sounds like you all have your holiday menu's all set...I'll have mine when I get home from the 'Omni dinner'. Today I"m going to stop at Kroger and get the salad greens, and one of their prepared Pumpkin Pies...I intend to have my pumpkin pie for breakfast!! It will no doubt not be Vegan...can't win them all! But you can try!, right??
I may right now go roast a pan of veggies...I read something I want to try...instead of putting oil on the veggies before roasting, give them a light coating of Aquafaba....this was news to me, and I really want to try it.
I had to look up Aquafaba and now I know what it is
Tsk, tsk a non vegan Pumpkin Pie, I am amazed, I will admit it isn't Thanksgiving with one OTOH.
You must be working from memory with the Fried Alligator.Later...
Oh, fried alligator IS yum!!!
And my 'tooth touchup' at the dentist seems to have done the trick...not quite sure, but I think probably.
Interesting outside my window...somebody came into the cul de sac, with a big black pickup, pulling one of these big enclosed (Utility trailer?) And very carefully backed it into the Korean driveway...and then shortly pulled out of that driveway into the one on the other side. Looks like maybe Capri has opted to hire a yard company ....which while admirable, is about 3 weeks too early, cuz she's the one with the humungous oak tree which doesn't drop its leaves until mid December. As I recall she did this last year too.... and those leaves that fall after today, will end up in my yard, and both my neighbors yards. Capri is obviously not an outdoors type person at all..........(I don't think I"ve ever seen here outside come to think about it...oh...yes. ONCE i saw her pushing a lawn mower. I about fainted.LOL
I have seen those type of trailers used here with a big flexible hose running into it, My best guess is that the leaves get pulverized before going into the trailer to save space.
I have seen a neighbor on the next block using a back Mounted Leaf Vacuum with a bag suspended by her side. They are not that hard to just rake IMO.
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Howdy all y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! 5C/41F with an expected high of 14F/57F and 0% chance of precipitation.
I need to clean up yesterday's cat bowls. Cats and I have been fed, and there is no laundry to put away. I decided to make whole berry cranberry sauce and will try making it sweetened with Stevia if I can. I picked up a bag of cranberries while we were at Publix yesterday.
I guess I can make the cranberry sauce today, and perhaps a garlic and herb cream cheese spread for an appetizer, to be served with crackers. I could, if there's room in the fridge, go ahead and make some mashed cauliflower, though that really won't take long to whip up in the kitchen tomorrow, nor will the green vegetable, whichever one I choose. I may omit the green vegetable anyway since there would be broccoli in the casserole I plan to make, and it is a green vegetable.
I guess I will warm the meats tomorrow, baking the dressing (have to make it first!) and the casserole (have to make that first too) at the same time, and browning the rolls at the last minute.
And I guess I should take the cheesecake out of the freezer to thaw in the refrigerator today too. Let me go do that now!
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Just in case you ever wanted to know THE TRUTH about Pop Tarts...
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And for Val, here are two more, quite similar, recipes for vegan "meat" crumbles. One sounds more flavorful from the start, and the other is deliberately made rather bland, with the idea that just about all seasoning can be added when used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvT9eNgnXCs
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How to make a pumpkin roll for Thanksgiving!
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Well, I have made a garlic and herb cream cheese cracker spread/dip for appetizer, and also have the option of little Florentine quiches if I decide I want a second appetizer. And made reduced carb cranberry sauce from whole berries.
Tomorrow will be the making of the dressing and the casserole, baking of the same, warming of the meats, browning of the rolls, making gravy, and perhaps mashed cauliflower. Then if I really feel it necessary for another vegetable I can steam the French cut, stringless green beans.
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Baking a veggie lasagna tonight for dinner (picked up at Aldi today) and some garlic cheese toast (picked up at Aldi today) will go with it. There may be leftovers...still haven't decided for sure whether Thanksgiving dinner will be early afternoon or a bit later in the early evening. Depends on how I feel tomorrow, though I usually do the early afternoon thing.
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parityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! 5C/41F with an expected high of 14F/57F and 0% chance of precipitation.
I need to clean up yesterday's cat bowls. Cats and I have been fed, and there is no laundry to put away. I decided to make whole berry cranberry sauce and will try making it sweetened with Stevia if I can. I picked up a bag of cranberries while we were at Publix yesterday.
I guess I can make the cranberry sauce today, and perhaps a garlic and herb cream cheese spread for an appetizer, to be served with crackers. I could, if there's room in the fridge, go ahead and make some mashed cauliflower, though that really won't take long to whip up in the kitchen tomorrow, nor will the green vegetable, whichever one I choose. I may omit the green vegetable anyway since there would be broccoli in the casserole I plan to make, and it is a green vegetable.
I guess I will warm the meats tomorrow, baking the dressing (have to make it first!) and the casserole (have to make that first too) at the same time, and browning the rolls at the last minute.
And I guess I should take the cheesecake out of the freezer to thaw in the refrigerator today too. Let me go do that now!
The Truth about pop tarts is that they are sweet tasting and poor nutrition IMO.parityanimal wrote: »Just in case you ever wanted to know THE TRUTH about Pop Tarts...
Sounds interesting to me.parityanimal wrote: »5 foods you may not have known originated in America.
Before I watch this I wonder if the Thai Tea is in the crust or what looks like Pumpkin Pie or Sweet Potato Pie filling.parityanimal wrote: »I may have to try this for Christmas...Thai Tea Pie.
Maybe, maybe not.parityanimal wrote: »Why You MUST Try Native American Cuisine
Interesting looking but I think I shall stick to the real thing, if I were making the foods that use a meat crumble, I don't make them so...parityanimal wrote: »And for Val, here are two more, quite similar, recipes for vegan "meat" crumbles. One sounds more flavorful from the start, and the other is deliberately made rather bland, with the idea that just about all seasoning can be added when used.
I would use hamburger crumble two ways, One in sloppy joe mix and the other where I add ketchup, relish and depending on mood shredded cheese so I can scoop out a big spoonful to heat as the filling in a sandwich using regular bread.
I am curious, Did You make a No cook Cranberry sauce or the cooked type ? Orange Zest or juice with pulp or ?parityanimal wrote: »Well, I have made a garlic and herb cream cheese cracker spread/dip for appetizer, and also have the option of little Florentine quiches if I decide I want a second appetizer. And made reduced carb cranberry sauce from whole berries.
Tomorrow will be the making of the dressing and the casserole, baking of the same, warming of the meats, browning of the rolls, making gravy, and perhaps mashed cauliflower. Then if I really feel it necessary for another vegetable I can steam the French cut, stringless green beans.
Browning of the rolls, I suppose we could find some sort of brown and serve rolls at the local convenience store or this morning from the Grocery store before they close early.
Frozen veggie Lasagna or something being heated from a hot food bar ?parityanimal wrote: »Baking a veggie lasagna tonight for dinner (picked up at Aldi today) and some garlic cheese toast (picked up at Aldi today) will go with it. There may be leftovers...still haven't decided for sure whether Thanksgiving dinner will be early afternoon or a bit later in the early evening. Depends on how I feel tomorrow, though I usually do the early afternoon thing.
I would not have thought that Garlic Cheese Toast would be hard to make from scratch. The ones I have tried from the local Pizza places have all been something I would not reorder so...parityanimal wrote: »How to make a pumpkin roll for Thanksgiving!
Turn it on its side and push it down a hill.
I like that one.
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Later Post!
Saw things I didn't see this morning, and Ed updated us on his dinner, and threw in some vegan 'meats' for me.
Wowzza!
You all take better care of my health than my family does.
No, I won't challenge my DIL..I'll just grumble a bit/ a lot. Someday it will dawn on her...probably a few years after I'm dead. And her attitude is why I do not invite them to my house to eat. Although I may try another time or two, as the kids are now older and 'almost' eat like people. Inviting them, the kids, & Ted to dinner was like opening night at a new restaurant. Meat for Jack, hold the carbs for Jenn, kids were little tots and didn't like anything...Ted was vegetarian....(and I wasn't at the time.) I hated it. 6 people and 5 different menu's....
5 different menus, Yikes. Being a bit of a curmudgeon I would just serve what I liked and they could eat it or go hungry. I would accommodate someone that had Celiacs or a real need for health reasons.
We had a Christmas Family dinner back before most every family member left NJ. Mom made a delicious Ham and all kinds of fixings. One Person that was on a fat free diet brought water pack tuna, and Matzohs which evidently have no fat and refused to touch anything on the table, That seemed sad to me. One slice of Ham would not make her arteries instantly clog up, nor would Mashed potatoes that had been mashed with butter and cream. Her loss, our more leftovers for us.
I could not get by with no eggs or dairy, Meat probably although if I smell bacon cooking, instant cravings.Yes, Roger, I will eat at home before Ted and I leave for DS and DIL's home. Ted said on the phone today that he was bringing a pumpkin pie. So, if I'm quick I may get a slice of that, if not I'll eat one of his delicious apple pies with that Whipped Dessert Topping that he found. Made from Almond Milk...bound to be good! Yes, Roger, sometimes I lapse back to my vegetarian days for special occasions. I will NOT compromise on meat. No flesh. I will sometimes bend the rules on egg, try not to consume dairy. But as is the case of the pumpkin pie..well.....
I'm still way better than 80/20% Like I said, Vegetarian some days, special days.
I am guessing that Cool Whip does not do it for you as a topping ? In my bad old days years ago I could pull a container out of the freeze and eat it like a frozen desert
Like You said Pumpkin Pie and it is Thanksgiving. The recipe my brother followed used Brown Sugar, spices and salt, whipped by hand eggs and a can of Bordens.
I have not looked at the CostCo Vitamins recently as they last a long time in the quantities they sell in. My Guess based on Your observations are that they switched Suppliers, not unheard of for them. Example in the past they switched from Hebrew National Hot Dogs in the Hot food section to someone else so they could keep the price for a 1/4 pound hot dog with soda the same and they still taste good so they found a decent supplier. I also like(d) their Chicken bake and I seem to remember seeing them uncooked in the frozen foods section.Costco vitamins. I'm a little miffed at Costco's vitamins...they have a new buyer? maybe? 400 mg Calcium with magnesium and zinc...has become Kirkland Calcium with no Magnesium or zinc, and the Ca at a much higher amount. Not what I wanted...so it now comes from Walmart, Kroger, or Publix... same is true for several other supplements that I take at least sometimes. I noticed the vit. D 3 has really jacked up the mg's. Did you know that sunshine will cause you to produce the D vitamin, (really a hormone we have learned) and the D3 is the synthetic form of Vit D..I did not know that until a few months ago. We are going to chemically kill ourselves there is no doubt in my mind anymore.
I did know that Vitamin D is produced in the body by Sunshine. Not so good for parts of Alaska with the period of no sun and today the way some kids seem to shun going outdoors to play.
That is nothing new, many eateries do not survive with the same foods when they do that, sadly.Ah, Fried Alligator...(all gators should be fried) Jack and I happened on a very small Bar and Grill (aptly named Alligator Grill) on Hilton Head Island at least 16 + years ago. We threw caution to the wind, and each got fried gator....IT was SO good!!! And then they moved to another location, bigger, and the food went downhill. Sad.
Ok, I can hear Scrabble calling me...new game, same sad story.
Tom's curled up on his red afghan, and I'm soon to be tucked into my warm little bed myself.
Later...Don't forget to dig Alice's Restaurant out of you computer memory banks, and WRK Radio...Thanksgiving clip...if for no other reason to hear "with God as my witness I thought turkeys could fly'. My holiday fav's.
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You can find Alice's Restaurant on You tube if Nowhere else.
The WKRP Turkey show is classic. Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR6yA59LcRQ
Have a Good Thanksgiving
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BTW here are suggestions from the old NS forums by m2marsh AKA Michelle for Holiday meals
Turkey (white meat) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 133
Ham (fat trimmed) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 150 -- HIGH sodium
Mashed potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 75
Stuffing 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 90
Gravy 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 25
Sweet potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 100
Green Beans (steamed) 1 cup , Approx. Calories 40
Cranberry sauce 2 Tbsp., Approx. Calories 40
Roll (no butter) 1, Approx. Calories 90
Pumpkin Pie (no whip) 1/8 of an 8" pie, Approx. Calories 190
Wine 4 oz., Approx. Calories 90
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Howdy all y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Happy Thanksgiving! 1C/33F with an expected high of 15C/59F, and 0% chance of precipitation.
I need to feed the cats and clean up yesterday's cat bowls. And I need to sweep some floors, maybe mop a little, and vacuum in the master bath and master bedroom. I haven't actually heard from ANY of the potential guests but rather expect that S will call or text sometime this morning to inquire about the timing for the feast. I wasn't really expecting the others, but one never knows. Other than the floor needing sweeping/mopping the kitchen is basically ready for guests. And, of course, the rest of the food prep for today is waiting. The stuffing crumbs are on the counter along with the turkey stock (in a carton) so I just need to chop the onion and get that going, though I'll probably add additional sage, garlic, and poultry seasoning, with, perhaps, a bit of coarsely ground black pepper.
The most fun part is that J started letting Orion out for supervised prowling, even WITH the other cats out now, starting yesterday, and it may be difficult to leave him in the hall bathroom all day today. He is house trained, but not KITCHEN trained and I shudder to think what a disaster he could be in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. I told J yesterday that Orion really has to stay in the bathroom for that. Even though he's just been brushed, I'm sure he would be contributing more than just long, black, feline hairs to the festivities. I don't need a kitten jumping around the kitchen trying to help me carve meat, stir gravy, etc. It didn't take too long to get Oliver kitchen trained but he was a fast study. Kiara is still not entirely kitchen trained as she still wants to get up on that one counter by the sink and knock off anything that is there. I keep foil on the edge of that one so she, and the foil, will come tumbling back down if she tries and she sees the foil from the floor. It keeps her off, though J and I hate having it there.Hi
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I hope the cancer killing virus succeeds. If I were a passenger and had to chip in to pay for repairs before taking off I would be extremely *KITTEN*ed off! Isn't that what part of the ticket cost is for? Sheesh!I am curious, Did You make a No cook Cranberry sauce or the cooked type ? Orange Zest or juice with pulp or ?
Browning of the rolls, I suppose we could find some sort of brown and serve rolls at the local convenience store or this morning from the Grocery store before they close early.
Frozen veggie Lasagna or something being heated from a hot food bar ?
I would not have thought that Garlic Cheese Toast would be hard to make from scratch. The ones I have tried from the local Pizza places have all been something I would not reorder so...
I made my usual, very simple, cooked cranberry sauce from whole cranberries. I didn't put any orange in this one at all, though I could have used some of the orange juice from the refrigerator. This one is just a 12 ounce package of cranberries, a cup (plus a little more) of granulated Stevia sweetener, and a cup of water. All boiled together for 10 to 12 minutes in the microwave, in a LARGE bowl as it foams up quite a bit while the berries are popping. Then place the sauce in a smaller, serving bowl, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
Sometimes I make a cranberry/citrus relish using an orange or some kumquats. That can be really nice with kumquats but it does take more sweetener then. This year, remember, lazy (or semi-lazy) Thanksgiving. LOL.
I call it "browning" as I think the Sister Schubert Parker House rolls are probably mostly cooked before being frozen. They may not be, as they do require a bit of time in the oven, but don't really get much bigger when cooked. So I may not be just browning the rolls, but actually baking them. They are in the bottom of the refrigerator, thawed, and ready to go.
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I think this is the final installment of Mr. Wolfe's taste testing of frozen Thanksgiving dinner alternatives. He refers to it as the fifth, but I don't imagine he'll do any more and this is the latest one on his YouTube page.
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And once we are finished with all the Thanksgiving leftovers, we are probably broke and need some cheap food. Here's home made Filipino food on a budget!
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And for Valerie, here's the BEST EVER vegan egg salad recipe. At least that's the claim.
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Frozen veggie Lasagna or something being heated from a hot food bar ?
I would not have thought that Garlic Cheese Toast would be hard to make from scratch. The ones I have tried from the local Pizza places have all been something I would not reorder so...
Both were frozen. Aldi does not have a hot food bar. I often make garlic cheese toast myself, if I have a suitable bread on hand, but find some of the frozen ones to be quite decent, and easier to prepare.BTW here are suggestions from the old NS forums by m2marsh AKA Michelle for Holiday meals
Turkey (white meat) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 133
Ham (fat trimmed) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 150 -- HIGH sodium
Mashed potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 75
Stuffing 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 90
Gravy 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 25
Sweet potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 100
Green Beans (steamed) 1 cup , Approx. Calories 40
Cranberry sauce 2 Tbsp., Approx. Calories 40
Roll (no butter) 1, Approx. Calories 90
Pumpkin Pie (no whip) 1/8 of an 8" pie, Approx. Calories 190
Wine 4 oz., Approx. Calories 90
ROFLMAO!
That sounds VERY SENSIBLE but, honestly, not very realistic, at least for me. The dietician at my endocrinology specialist's office says to, within reason, just blow Thanksgiving (and Christmas) off and eat what you want. Then get back on track after the big days.
M2Marsh's dinner suggestions sound delicious, and filling, and I'm sure if someone dished that up for me and I didn't see how much more food was available, I'd be mostly satisfied with it, but would really be hankering for some more stuffing, if nothing else! For me, Thanksgiving is all about the turkey and stuffing!
I suppose from her version I could omit the sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes, and possibly the cranberry sauce, to add in that many calories worth of additional stuffing (maybe some of them could go toward more turkey) to help with my satisfaction index. And, if I skipped the ham too, well that much more turkey and/or stuffing!
Let me break the suggestions above down, for me anyway...
Turkey (white meat) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 133 - NOT ENOUGH TURKEY for me. At least twice that.
Ham (fat trimmed) 3 oz, Approx. Calories 150 -- HIGH sodium - POSSIBLY enough, but probably more.
Mashed potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 75 - 1/4 cup would just tick me off. Skip this entirely.
Stuffing 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 90 - HAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, right...try at least half a cup to a whole cup.
Gravy 1/4 cup, Approx. Calories 25- Might be enough, as I only really need that on the stuffing.
Sweet potatoes 1/4 cup , Approx. Calories 100 - I do like these, but usually skip. No one else here eats them.
Green Beans (steamed) 1 cup , Approx. Calories 40 - Eat all I want! But a cup is probably more than I'll eat.
Cranberry sauce 2 Tbsp., Approx. Calories 40 - Sounds about right.
Roll (no butter) 1, Approx. Calories 90 - Either have with butter or skip it. I lately tend to skip the roll(s).
Pumpkin Pie (no whip) 1/8 of an 8" pie, Approx. Calories 190 -Half that, and the same of pecan pie, with whip.
Wine 4 oz., Approx. Calories 90 - I COULD do that. Usually at least 8 oz. if not 12 oz.
So...let's total her suggestions vs. my usual reality, except that even with my reality, some skipped things WILL be eaten if they are available. You know how it is with some things. You don't miss them that much if they aren't there but by golly, if they are there, you can't resist them and will definitely eat them.
Hers, to be fair, does allow at least a couple of bites of most of the major Thanksgiving favorites, though some people would add an appetizer (or two), possibly a green bean casserole instead of steamed green beans, maybe a broccoli rice cheese casserole as well, and possibly a second dessert, as I did, but by halving the size of the dessert slices.
133 + 150 + 75 + 90 + 25 + 100 + 40 + 40 + 90 + 190 + 90 = approximately 1,023 calories with no breakdown of carbs, sodium, fat, etc., which might be nice to have. NOT BAD for a holiday meal, and still leaves room for another couple of small meals/snacks over the course of the day without really breaking the eating plan by too much.
For my USUAL (but not necessarily this year) sort of reality, at a minimum, as I might indulge in more of some things or even add a cookie, we have (not including unknown calories from additional sugar in pecan pie or in the whipped topping, whatever amount of butter I put on the roll, and assuming a meager 3/4 cup of stuffing):
266 of turkey (heck, let's just round that up to 300) + 300 of ham + 270 of stuffing (heck let's just round that one up to 300 too) + 25 of gravy (OK...realistically, let's say 50 with that much stuffing) + 20 of green beans ( I'm not going to eat a whole cup of them at Thanksgiving, but maybe half a cup) + 40 of cranberry sauce + 150 of roll (estimate, with butter) + 250 of pie (estimate with the higher sugar of pecan pie and a small quantity of whipped topping) + 180 of wine + probably 100 of cookie(s) = approximately 1690, with, again, realistically probably closer to 2000 since I may eat more stuffing and possibly a second roll, with butter, and maybe another cookie or two.
So...mine is somewhere between about half again her count, to nearly (or possibly more than) twice her count, but it is just once a year. If one is on a loss plan, my meal would have to be the ONLY meal of the day and is still too much food, according to plan. Being diabetic I'm not having just one meal on the day, as I have to spread that out some, so yeah, I'm with my dietician on this one. Just blow it off. Eat what I want, within reason, and back on track the next day. This does not mean, of course, to eat the whole pan of stuffing or a whole pie. Maybe the whole turkey. LOL.
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Well, it was all pretty good. I could have found better, more tender turkey and ham but they were all right. Lilo liked the turkey.
Orion is now OUT and living in general population, but he doesn't actually know that as yet...though he has realized he can't get into the hall bathroom any more. He's been having fun investigating in the master bathroom and the master bedroom.
Our final feast:
Appetizer of garlic herb cream cheese spread, with crackers.
The main feast. The broccoli riced cauliflower cheese casserole came out a bit watery and too salty, but I think I can fix that if I make it again.
And more sides. Got the deviled eggs a bit on the salty side too.
Home made cranberry sauce.
The wine was fine.
And dessert! S did arrive in time for dinner and he and I shared a slice of the cheesecake, while J had a whole slice. I sent some food home with S too, so he can get another meal from it. Plenty of cornbread dressing left. Quite a bit of J's special vegetarian light bread dressing too.
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Me and our almost invisible kitten!
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