It is so hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only two days away! I am admittedly very behind this year! Mostly because I have just left this. Ahhhhhh…. Focus Pam!
We are having two family Thanksgiving gatherings this year. One is at the Hubby’s Grannie’s house and the other is at our house with my side of the family. I plan to do a lot of cooking for both events. I lean toward side dishes and desserts for major holidays. The turkey and ham are not normally my focus during large family gatherings. I am all about some awesome side dishes and desserts. As a Celiac I have to come armed with GF dishes that taste so good no one will know the difference.
A couple quick tips:
- Be prepared and bring enough food to fill you up if there is nothing else available on the table that is safe
- Ask questions – people will want to make sure there is food available that you can eat, but know that well meaning relatives can still make you sick on accident. Ask questions like what sauce did you use? What brand of dressing is this?
- Relax but have a protein bar in your purse. Sometimes well laid plans go to crap and there just isn’t anything you can eat if you aren’t in a position to bring a dish. You can pre-eat or carry a GF protein bar.
Here are some of the dishes I plan to make this week:
Easy Hot Spinach Salsa Queso Dip – Prepared in a small crock pot served with GF tortilla chips
Sweet Potato Casserole – Use GF flour
Cheesy Ranch Potato Bake – Use GF ranch
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you survive with full Gluten Free tummies!
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