My First Thanksgiving

Well, clearly not my first Thanksgiving ever. This was my first gluten and dairy free Thanksgiving.

I ate food!

I enjoyed it!

I had turkey breast, homemade cranberry sauce (with oranges, cinnamon, and ginger added - thickened with cornstarch), and a delicious sweet potato casserole.  I also had sauteed asparagus (salt, olive oil, lemon juice).

Delicious! Did I miss the rolls? Yes. Did I miss the pumpkin pie? Yes. But I had lots of food to eat and was full and happy at the end.

My dessert was a homemade coconut macaroon - it was my first attempt at these, but tasty nonetheless. And because I could, I had a dollop of cool whip on the side.  Totally over the top, but the cool whip was always my favorite part of the pumpkin pie anyway :)

Here's the recipe for the sweet potatoes.  I got it from a magazine - maybe Everyday Food? Don't remember.

3 large yams/sweet potatoes
Cut them up and boil them.  Drain them.  Add a can or a little less of full fat coconut milk, the zest of a lime, and the lime juice from that lime. Use a hand mixer or a food processor to get it nice and creamy. (This is why you're eyeballing the coconut milk - it's like your milk and butter if you're doing mashed potatoes) Put it in a casserole dish, sprinkle coconut flakes on top and top with mini marshmallows.  Cook 30 minutes or so at 375.  Delicious!

Food and Health

Because you were wondering...

It's been a few weeks of being gluten and dairy free. I notice a significant improvement in my health. I'd say my stomach issues are gone now (rejoice!). I also am noticing a decrease in fatigue. Yay!

Which is good, b/c I'm getting busier!

So..it's all a self-diagnosis. My doctor may be unhappy. It may be a result of the placebo effect.

But I  don't care. I feel so much better.

Picture!

In honor of our upcoming 10th wedding anniversary, I give you...

us! looking good! (haha)

Telling Jokes

I know I don't tell a lot of kid stories here, but this one is too long for facebook, and I want to preserve it for posterity :)


Kid #1: Why did the strawberry cross the road? Because his mother was in a jam!

we all chuckle mildly.

Kid #2: Why did the blueberry cross the road? Because he wanted to get squished and have juice go everywhere in the street!

um. ok.

Kid #1: Why did the teddy bear not eat dinner? Because he was stuffed!

we all chuckle mildly again

Kid #2: Why did the teddy bear not eat lunch? Because he was fat and ate too much food and he was already full.

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Haha. I kid you not, this was the exact conversation in the car tonight.