Thanksgiving Eats & Oompa Loompas

Hey guys!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

I’m joining in on the fun with Jenn and the crew and sharing all of the deliciousness over the last TWO days!

Yep! I was lucky enough this year to have not one, but TWO Thanksgivings!

Yesterday was lunch with my grandmother, cousin, and sister, Tori…

Turkey, my grandmother’s FAMOUS cornbread dressing, candied sweet potatoes, corn, and green beans, deviled eggs (all un-pictured), and a salad I threw together that ended up being pretty amazing thanks to a key ingredient I picked up at Sam’s Club…

Even BETTER than it sounds!

Along with some sliced red onion, pecans, and a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette, it was the star of the show…sorry Mr. Turkey! 😉

YUM!

And for dessert: a slice of pumpkin bread and a fudgey brownie!

Tonight was one VERY filling dinner at my parent’s house…

Yeah, mom out-did herself a bit (like always)!

Crudités, candied sweet potatoes, BLT mashed potatoes, deviled eggs (made healthier by moi…shh, they don’t know!), gravy, ham AND turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce (homemade and the franken-variety for my dad), pumpkin pie, waldorf salad, my Caramelized Onion, Cranberry & Kale Saute, and finally, a chess pie.

So much goodness!

So much so that I could only manage ONE BITE of my mom’s
slice of pie by the end of the night!

Guess I’ll just have to request one for my birthday this year to make up for it! On the other HAND, maybe I should stop and think about the amount of pumpkin I’ve been eating lately…

My hand on the left and Tori’s hand on the right…I have problems!

What’s the BEST thing you ate during Thanksgiving?

Anyone else turning into an oompa loompa? 😉

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Fall Flair & Peanut Butter Heaven

Hey guys!

Happy What I Ate Wednesday!

Be sure to hop on over to Peas & Crayons and show some love to our hostess, Jenn. Then check out all the other delicious link ups this week!

As we gear up for Thanksgiving this week, I couldn’t help but notice that Sunday’s meals had a bit of fall flair to them…

Breakfast:
Plain non-fat Greek yogurt topped with a warmed morning glory breakfast cookie, cinnamon, and fresh cooked cranberries.

Lunch:
Toast topped with tuscan herb hummus, steamed kale and a DOUBLE YOLK egg with carrots and bell pepper on the side.

Ok, so maybe not very fall-ish, but c’mon, you gotta celebrate a double yolk in style! 😉

Dinner:
Caramelized Onion, Cranberry & Kale saute with turkey-fied tofu

I seriously canNOT get enough of this dish…I just finished up the last of the leftovers today and have decided I’m DEFINITELY making it for Thanksgiving dinner!

Snackage:
World Peas (mmm, taste like they’ve been coated in ketchup), a Quest peanut butter cup, black grapes x 3, and a little bowl of Heaven!

I just added 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder and a few drops of stevia to my cottage cheese, stirred it up, then I topped it with Zandra’s Spunky Monkey Pumpkin Pie and drizzled on a little coconut peanut butter

OMG, SOOOOO GOOD!

And if you haven’t made Zandra’s pie, you are surely missing out! It’s perfectly sweet with just the addition of banana. I made mine into muffins and got ten out of the batch…three days later, I only have four left! 😉

But wait, that peanut butter cup deserve a little more attention too!

Like I mentioned in my review a few weeks ago, as soon as I tried Quest’s peanut butter cups, I was smitten, but even though I thought the flavor was spot on, the consistency was a bit dry, but NOT anymore…

Quest took it upon themselves to reformulate the cup to produce a smoother, creamier center than the old version. They sent me a box of the new formula and since I still had some of the old ones left, I decided to do a photo/taste comparison…you can already SEE the difference in the texture…but seriously, the new version knocks the old one out of the park!

We’re talking stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth creamy peanut buttery goodness here people!

And guess what! They’re available for sale now!! Just click -> HERE!

And they’re even better when you have something good to wash them down with…

Drinkage:
Sugar cookie tea, gingerbread coffee, water, ACV shot

Ok, so maybe not the apple cider vinegar, but seriously, I’m tired of trying to find something to mix it with since I gave up my Fitmixer…and I’m not giving it up (I swear a shot a day has done WONDERS for my complexion…I haven’t had a single breakout in WEEKS!)

I do like adding it to a cup of Earl Grey, but there’s no way I’m compromising the sweet deliciousness of my sugar cookie tea or gingerbread coffee (which by the way, literally tastes like there are crumbled cookies in your mug!)

What’s the best fall-inspired thing you’ve eaten lately?

Have you ever tried an ACV shot?
It’s really not so bad if you have a good chaser! 😉

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T Minus Two Feathers

Tick tock…tick tock!

Only two more days till Turkey Day!

Have you decided what you’re making yet?

How about a few ideas?

In an effort to figure out what I’M making this year, I went back and searched through some of my old recipes (and finally got some of them transferred over to my Recipage!) and figured maybe there are a few of you out there who are still don’t have a plan.

I may specialize in #pancakeporn, but I do know a thing or two when it comes to healthy sides…

 Caramelized Onion, Cranberry & Kale Saute

Balsamic Green Beans with Mushrooms & Onions

Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Raw Cranberry Date Relish

Sweet Broccoli Salad

A couple of traditional desserts…

Whole Wheat Cinnamon Banana Bread

Everything but the Sugar Oatmeal Cookies

And maybe a few “non-traditional” ones! 😉

Carrot Cake “Cookies”

Mint Chocolate Chip Dessert Hummus

All my US readers, what are you making for Thanksgiving this year?

Everyone else, how’s your week going? 😉

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