A Thanksgiving Success!!

Whew, the holiday that had been looming, the one that surrounds the most comforting food of the year. It was sure to be a battle of good vs. allergies. Well, the allergies won and the food was amazing! Of course it took some forethought, baking the wheat free/dairy free bread the day before. We used a new recipe from Gluten-Free Girl which called for club soda. It made it a bit less dense, but it still seemed as though we may have guzzle water along side it. But after it's requisite toasting in the oven, adding sausage, onions, celery and healthy dose of sage, it soaked up the chicken stock beautifully. It stayed looking beautiful too, the breading holding it's cubed shape so you knew what you were eating. Yummy. I completely forgot to take pictures of the meal itself, forgive me. I'll do better next time.

Making the cranberry sauce was a first for me. I wasn't quite sure if I was doing it right. I did hold off on all the sugar it asked for, liking the sweet tartness of cranberries myself. It sure looked beautiful in the glass bowls under the glow of the candle light.

The pumpkin pie was the main event though. There was a lot of fussing over the crust and which wheat free mix was best. They were all pretty good, but Bob's Red Mill makes the flakiest, MaryJane's held together the best. I guess it depends on your preference. The filling was easy for my better half, as he's been making pumpkin custard without milk for weeks now. It's so creamy, you'd never know there was no milk or cream in it. We've been using a lot of hemp milk lately since coconut milk doesn't sit well with said custard maker.

So I'll cut this one short today since there are no pictures to entice the appetite. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and were able to share it with the ones you love and if you couldn't be with them, you kept them close to your heart.