Paleo Thanksgiving, Canadian Style!

It's Thanksgiving here in Canada, heralded by snow and sub zero temperatures! We've already had our piggy Thanksgiving ahead of time, meeting my sisters and their families last weekend for a free for all with caution thrown to the wind (well, kind of)...

So this Thanksgiving was pretty laid back - some children were in their pjs all day, and after my run, i just stayed in my sweats. I put the turkey in at 10 a.m. - using the extremely most easy method - peel the plastic off the frozen bird, put in a big roaster, pour a cup of water over top (makes a ton of gravy this way!) and dust liberally with poultry seasoning. By 4 p.m. the smell had overtaken most of the house, and it was ready to dismember and eat.

Meanwhile, T slaved away in the kitchen most of the day, while lazy children played wii, watched TV, made beaded "amulet pouches", drew strange two headed monsters and sent me cryptic notes reading "pls hlp! p.s. this is Silas"...

I checked on T a few times but he took no notice of my interfering - and above is the result! A delicious, paleo-friendly Thanksgiving, complete with dessert (picture to follow!)

First, the turkey, which i already described - then, a side dish of cranberry sauce made thusly - he bought a bag of fresh cranberries (hardly ever available!) - and boiled them with a cup of water for about an hour, turning it down to simmer after it reached a boil. No added sugar, no added anything - just cranberries - so delicious! Not as sweet as the canned stuff (which i never eat anyway), and far more flavourful.

Then, he boiled some fresh brussels sprouts and tossed with a little butter in the pot - the only non-Paleo addition.

And last, he made a stuffing that was the most delicious stuffing i've ever tasted - rich and flavourful and filling...

Travis' Paleo Stuffing

2 stalks of celery, chopped

1 apple, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 c. walnuts, chopped

poultry seasoning

Saute them all in a big pan with some olive oil.

Sounds pretty easy! But doesn't taste easy!

5 big portobello mushrooms, chopped

Then, a pot of rooibos tea, and some dessert...

While T waited for his pumpkin "pie" to be ready, the littles had some "chocolate" and halvah balls and some nuts, and then finally he took his dessert out of the oven.

He got the recipe from Crossfit Vancouver's website (thanks, guys!) and it turned out just like pumpkin pie, only without the crust. Very nice and you could taste the pumpkin, sweet and fluffy, but not overly sweet.

here is the recipe!