Friday, November 25, 2011

Gluten Free Thanksgiving Success!

Eating Thanksgiving entirely gluten free was a success!  I think everything turned out quite nicely and Mom and Dad approved of the gluten free meal!  I should have taken more pictures of everything, but here is a small preview of what we ate.
Making the cranberries...  Super easy.

  • combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar and stir over medium heat until dissolved
  • add a 12 ounce bag of cranberries and bring to a boil
  • reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes until cranberries "pop"
  • I then added orange zest and stirred until dissolved
  • let cool and then put in the refrigerator until serving



What else did we end up eating?
  • sweet potatoes with marshmallows
  • green beans with cherry tomatoes in a red wine vinegar/oil and shallot dressing
  • turkey breast with gluten free gravy - simply used the strained, pan juices from the turkey, butter, and rice flour
  • gluten free pumpkin chocolate chip bread
  • gluten free apple crisp with vanilla ice cream


Overall it was delicious and I have more than my fair share of left overs!  Hope your Thanksgiving was full of great food and thankfulness as well!