orphans' thanksgiving?

[catling42]

Today, I choose joy. Thank you everyone who commented on my last post. Between here and facebook, I've gotten a bunch of ideas and so much love and support. I'll get back to individual comments in a bit. I am so blessed to have you guys. So. Blessed.


Who is on their own this Thanksgiving? I was thinking, I'm not going to be able to eat anything my family makes, and if I were just avoiding gluten, I could easily go to Anthony's family's dinner, but adding dairy and eggs is just kind of a crazy pain in the butt to have anyone deal with.

BUT. On my walk home today, I invented several recipes that would make a tasty Thanksgiving dinner. So maybe I'll do my own? ...If there are people to join me.

So far I'm thinking of:

Black Forest (pine) honey glazed carrots
green beans and pine nuts sauteed in fancy olive oil
roasted butternut squash with maple salt/pepper/something
coconut milk red mashed potatoes
cranberry pomegranate turkey/cornish game hens

And something delicious for dessert. Something involving pumpkin. And something involving apples. (I haven't gotten quite that far yet.)