I don’t know what I’m more surprised at, that it’s already Thanksgiving or that retail stores are staying open on thanksgiving. Does that mean there’s no longer Black Friday? Hmmm….
Anyway, this year’s Thanksgiving is going to be little different for us. We will have a combination of allergy friendly foods and regular Thanksgiving foods. Since my niece is now dairy free and gluten-free, I want to make sure that there’s plenty of options for her (and me) to eat, so she can enjoy Thanksgiving.
So today I wanted to share with you my gluten-free thanksgiving collection from my foodie Board. I think you’ll like a lot of these. Most of them are gluten-free and if they aren’t labeled gluten-free you can always substitute a gluten free flour for them. Lots of fun drink ideas, creative recipes, and of course allergy friendly food.
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You can also check out Heather and Kristina posts for some great vegetarian and plant-based Thanksgiving recipes.
And just take in case you’re like me and seem to always forget the length time of roasting your turkey or how to properly prepare it, here’s a guideline that my local kitchen shop sent me..
If you don’t have time, space or the inclination to brine your bird, you can still get great results. Here are instructions for turkeys that are NOT being brined:
Dark meat takes longer than white meat to cook, so your goal is to make the cooking time as similar as possible so the white meat doesn’t dry out while the dark meat is cooking fully. You have two options.
1. Roast the bird breast-side down for ⅔ of its cooking time, then flip it for the remaining ⅓. The juices will flow down to the breast, keeping it moist.
2. Take the bird out of the refrigerator 1 hour before roasting and let sit at room temperature. 20 minutes before you roast it, put some ice in a ziplock bag and place it on the breasts to chill them. Roast for the times shown below.
Don’t have time to prep a turkey? Jennie-O has an Oven Ready Turkey that is as easy as 1,2,3 to make! Literally, 3 steps!
Last thing, I promise. Be sure to check out the bake sale going on this Thursday over at The Chic Life. All of the money raised will be going to the Philippines relief. I’ll be auctioning off Healthy Bites! YAY!
(Auction opens 11/21/13 in the evening)
And stay tuned for later this week. A strange but good recipe.
Okay, information overload!
Cheers,
LC
p.s.
Thank you for continued support after posting my “journey” yesterday. I know a few said they had a hard time commenting due to the Udis Discussion Platform embedded. Sorry about that. Hope the commenting system is all fixed today. 😉
Checking out your collection NOW 😉 I know you’ve got to have something DELISH in there!!
I so wish we could do friendsgiving! I have to make allergy friendly stuff for me to take so I can eat.
me too friend! it would be so fun! i miss you, love you, and really.. catch up soon??! call me any afternoon!!!
Great round up and great tips for turkey making!
I am baking a big meal for friends soon and was wondering about the whole turkey thing! Guess I can’t just buy a rotisserie and call it a day? jk.
Wait.
Carrot. Ginger. Peanut Butter.
Shut up.
*wink*
Srsly though my mouth is watering… you come up with the best combos.
That smashed rutabaga looks delicious. I am hosting a family dinner and my sister’s boyfriend is allergic to all nuts and poultry! I have to double check everything with her first because even things like chicken stock are a no-no and I would forget!
oh i think nuts are hard! but it can be done!! yes, it can! woo!
I’m very excited for that recipe. And I’m very hungry after reading this post! I really love Thanksgiving and all the great options for delicious, healthy food out there!
Pumpkin hot chocolate? Sign me up!
Tis the season. Shopping season, that is. Crazy, right? I went mildly insane and bought everything for wrapping gifts (that’s my favorite part and I usually go all out with themed wrapping…) and yet I don’t even have a single gift to wrap! Haha. I do homemade gifts anyways, so I could care less that the stores are staying open…unless that Vitamix goes on sale, in which case I’m plowing EVERYBODY down! 😉
Anyways! I set the menu this year for Thanksgiving, and it’s almost completely gluten-free (unbeknownst to my family) except for, like 2 things. Go me! And I don’t even have to eat gluten-free anymore! I just love how much better I feel, so I’m not going to blow it for one big meal and feel miserable for days afterwards.
Ummm, can I come over for Thanksgiving?? 🙂
I was just realizing that OMG next week is Thanksgiving. I haven’t planned a thing so thank you for this!
I was looking for yummy fall recipes and this ginger/carrot bead definitely qualifies! It is on my list!!
What a great post for all!!! So many have food allergies & issues so a bit of everything for us! I wish I could crash your party but alas I am too far.. maybe I will have to have you sell that new recipe you are making OR make it into bites! 🙂
Thx for always sharing your knowledge!
WHAT- comment luv works for me today!!!!!
I didn’t comment b/c I was cornfused LOL. But I loved your post and learning more about your journey. It’s interesting how people arrive at being GF. I know my sister’s journey as well as my mother in-law’s. And all are so very different. Can’t wait for the strange but good recipe!
Thanks for the recipes and the links to Heather’s and Kristina’s posts (somehow I missed Kristina’s for my own roundup!). While I don’t worry to much about gluten, ot’s nice to be able to prepare delicious recipes for those who do.
After years of having to pass on stuffing, I finally get to have some, thanks to winning the GF stuffing from you a few weeks ago! I cannot wait! 🙂
So much great info here. Thanks, Lindsay!
I’ve only roasted a whole turkey once . . . but it looks like I’m doing it again after all these years. So thanks for the roasting chart!
me too! the chart saved me!
can i come?? 😉
you know it!
I can vouch for Heather’s turkey day eats!!! I’ve had 3 of the 5 and they were outstanding.
Cannot WAIT for that bread! My carrots are mobilized and ready for duty.
let’s crash heather’s for thanksgiving!!!
She’ll be in ATL… which means you should come HERE!
yay, it worked! 🙂 your slideshow looks delicious – has me looking forward to Thanksgiving for sure! thanks for the shout out! XXO
yay thank you for helping! xxoo
Oh my, these recipes look wonderful! I’m looking forward to looking through these and trying some out. I have my eye on that crock pot butternut squash applesauce and the roasted brussels sprouts. Yum! My mother-in-law is on a gluten free diet, so we always try to make a number of sides that she can have.
I’m intrigued by that carrot ginger PB bread. Can’t wait for the recipe!
oh i know! the applesauce looks freaking awesome! gotta try it!
I told my mom about it this morning and she wants me to make it for Thanksgiving. Can’t wait! 🙂
So lucky your niece has you so she can still enjoy food! I’ll have to check out those plant-based links for Christmas ideas!
I tried to post yesterday but don’t think it worked.
I wanted to say thank you for sharing. You sure have been through a lot. I’ve read about it, but to see it all in one place in chronological order it really sounds hard.
I am SO happy you feel heeled, and take the time when you need it.
thank you abby! your words means so much. <3
we will have some allergy friendly food options and regular foods at our Thanksgiving too. As we have so many people wanting different things 😉 But we enjoy making it all, so we are excited to get in the kitchen!
oh i wish we all lived closer. what a fun friendsgiving we would have!!!
I am really looking forward to your bread recipe! it looks os so delicious!
I wish we lived closer so you can feed me after the 1/2 marathon on Thanksgiving! Sounds like you’re going to have an amazing feast! Love you!
Great tips & recipes!!
That bread recipe has me SO intrigued! I have always heard that carrots are awesome dipped in PB…pretty sure that bread is fab!
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