Thanksgiving... recipe's for the takin...

Here is my line up for Thanksgiving Dinner... a few can't do with out recipes and a few that are just naturally gluten free just the way they are! There is no holding back in our kitchen~!

Turkey: Tim LaBant from The Schoolhouse at Cannondale, is all about the salt brine... and he will even prep your turkey (local and organic) for pickup on Tuesday the day before. If you want to take it one step (or one less step further) the team at The Schoolhouse will prep your entire Thanksgiving Day dinner for you! mention you are gluten free, as you might want to skip on the stuffing... BUUUUUT all the sides other than that- including the soup- are naturally gluten free. He doesn't add fillers, or take any short cuts- so it is bound to keep you eating more and saving less room for dessert!
Stuffing: http://udisglutenfree.com/recipes/Dinner/29
Mashed Potatoes... you are right out of your mind if you have to thicken your potatoes with flour.. .other than that... your safe! Add a little chicken stock for extra flavor!
Creamed Red and White Pearl Onions: http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the_wednesday_chef/2005/11/barbara_lynchs_.html
you will not regret the labor you put into this!
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup: http://anyoneforseconds.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/roasted-butternut-squash-soup-gluten-free/ the name says it all: Anyone for seconds?
Brussels Sprouts:  keep it simple and natural... http://nymag.com/restaurants/articles/recipes/pansearedbrusselssprouts.htm or add some bacon and a simple toss of olive oil to the pan for a different flare
Cranberry Sauce: I go old school here.. there is NOTHING better than Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce out of the can... sorry can't beat it in my mind, its just never going to be passed!
Pumpkin Pie with a Gingersnap Crust: http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,186,153172-248201,00.html... ok make sure your gingersnaps are GLOW cookies and you are all set here~!

I'm Glowing!!!!!!!

I can honestly say that I have not had a better Gluten Free cookie- EVER. Ok maybe it comes close to a cookie made by this tiny little bakery in Seattle- buuuuut I don't live in Seattle, so case closed! If I stuck this cookie onto plates at Easter Dinner, no one would have known it was gluten free ever! For all you "gluten fulls" out their- I'd put you to the challenge. I am so impressed with this brand- Glow, Gluten Free- that I can't wait to get another box. Priced at about 5.99 for a box of 7 large cookies, not that flaky stuff we are used to. These cookies have substance to them!!! I definitely approve of their tag line "try all of our scrumptious flavors.... you might just glow from head to toe!" I am sure you can tell- but I am already glowing!  I do have to note, the ingredients might be the trick- garbanzo & fava bean flour, as well as palm oil- who woulda thunk? This also brings me to the point that these cookies are not like other gluten free cookies loaded with fat and sugar- they actually have a nutritional value- I mean??? Healthy???
Grab a box, or four (Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate Chip,Gingersnap and Snickerdoodle)... Put your feet up with a large glass of mike and DIVE IN... don't jump! Trust me...