http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving Just another bbPress community en-US Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:11:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/search.php http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-36171 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:30:35 +0000 lil_earthmomma 36171@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>The stuffing will be so yummy!!! I made mine with apples, fennel, onion, garlic, pecans and sausage!!! It was delicious! </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-36122 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:55:13 +0000 JamieBelle 36122@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Thanks everyone for the replies and ideas.</p> <p>I make a killer pecan pie every year. My fellow thanksgivians will have it no other way, and I&#39;m certainly not going to force them into my eating philosophy right now. </p> <p>I am thinking about doing an acorn squash so I can have that instead of mashed potatoes, and I&#39;m thinking of doing a sausage, nut, dried fruit &quot;stuffing&quot; instead of Stove Top. lol. We&#39;ll see. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-36091 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:01:03 +0000 lbd 36091@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Holidays have a way of bringing out the best and worst in families. I have 4 siblings - the two sisters and I get along great, the 2 brothers have created all sorts of imagined faults and insults over the years and don&#39;t communicate with the rest of us. Their loss. Unfortunately both of my parents have passed on. You know the old saying - you can&#39;t help the family you are born into. I am old enough now to just accept the fact and move on. Some years I think it would be a relief to be &quot;uninvited.&quot; ;) This Thanksgiving will be spent with my husband&#39;s family who are quirky to say the least, but still manage to pull it together for holidays. I am definitely the odd woman out though when it comes to the menu. I am hoping there will be at least some unadulterated protein to gnaw on. My mother-in-law loves everything with sweets or grains added. Sigh. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-36086 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:42:33 +0000 frogfarm 36086@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>@dragonmama: High Turkey Days are at her house, so she&#39;s the only one who has anything to say about it.</p> <p>The sad part is I wasn&#39;t going for the food, but to enjoy the company of my sister and her family. Right now I think she&#39;d interpret that as an insult! But this kerfuffle was all last year, and I can only imagine how she&#39;d react to my current zero carbing. It&#39;s not a pretty thought :S</p> <p>I&#39;m only hoping this wasn&#39;t the real reason she&#39;s been avoiding me all year, because that screwed up a lot of opportunities for me. I don&#39;t expect (or want!) an apology, I just need to feel better before I can deal with her again. Although that will definitely change if she blames me for my mom not showing up this year.</p> <p>Sorry for all the family drama! Call it a cautionary tale about how some people are just dying to be offended about something...about ANY thing. Still trying to figure out where I&#39;ll be spending the holiday, but I&#39;m sure it&#39;ll be a good one! </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-36067 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:24:53 +0000 dragonmamma 36067@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Umm...does the rest of the family have anything to say about it? </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-36035 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:55:17 +0000 frygyz 36035@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Oh my gosh, how cruel to dis-invite a family member! Life is just to short to be petty, hopefully you have friends or better yet maybe volunteering somewhere will make you feel even better. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-36016 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:37:37 +0000 Vick 36016@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>As a Canuck that just went though it... I made the choice in advance of no potato or buns and enjoy the bread dressing and dessert. No one noticed and I had no problem living with myself the next day because I did wake up the next morning. My world didn&#39;t come to an end. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35981 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:42:34 +0000 lil_earthmomma 35981@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>HARSH!!! :(</p> <p>Aw frogfarm, do you have some friends without big family celebrations to go to? Start your own tradition!</p> <p>*hugs* </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35978 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:32:05 +0000 Diana Renata 35978@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>That sucks Frogfarm! Disinvited? How crappy. I bet you could put on a helluva lot better Turkey Day anyhow. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35977 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:26:55 +0000 DiabetesCanKissMyButt 35977@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>wow frogfarm- that&#39;s terrible! </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35976 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:34 +0000 Raphael 35976@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Oh man I wish I had a Thanksgiving dinner :( lol just enjoy it!!!! </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35947 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:47 +0000 frogfarm 35947@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Just got word it&#39;ll be even easier for me now. Apparently I&#39;ve been disinvited, because my sister has been pissed at me since last Thanksgiving and NEVER BOTHERED TO TELL ME UNTIL NOW.</p> <p>For the record: I did not insult her food, I enjoyed it, and I said so. But she chose to focus on the negative, and so that&#39;s all she saw (and heard). </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35946 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:05:26 +0000 dragonmamma 35946@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I LOVE Thanksgiving Day food, and it doesn&#39;t worry me at all.</p> <p>Go ahead and bring your pecan pie, but ALSO bring something primal, like berries and cream or whatever. Eat a tiny piece of the pie, with a full-size portion of your primal dessert.</p> <p>You could also bring some sort of mashed cauliflower dish to eat with your tons of turkey. Nobody is going to complain about you bringing extra side dishes, right?</p> <p>No need to insult anybody or make an issue out of it.. Take tiny portions of everything else, shuffle them around your plate with huge quantities of the good stuff, and nobody will notice what the heck you&#39;re eating unless you bring attention to yourself. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35937 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:41:00 +0000 frogfarm 35937@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I&#39;ll enjoy my carnivorous Thanksgiving just fine, thanks! As for the resulting family drama, I&#39;ll just have to smile and let everyone else snort, paw the ground and beat the bushes until they run out of steam... </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35935 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:48:54 +0000 Ecala 35935@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Why not have a day of indulgence? I say, go for it :) Life&#39;s too short not to enjoy your Thanksgiving. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35931 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:01:46 +0000 PrimalK 35931@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Don&#39;t give in to it! Thanksgiving sounds like what Christmas would be like in the UK. You will feel crappy! I reckon the other advice you&#39;ve already been given is the right way to go! Good luck! </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35925 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:18:25 +0000 lil_earthmomma 35925@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>As far as root veggies go, your lowest carb options are turnips and celeriac. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35902 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:27:37 +0000 glorth2 35902@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>So are yams (not candied) primal or not? I like to grill them, split them and then put a pad of butter and cinnamon within. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35900 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:20:02 +0000 frygyz 35900@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I make a shrimp coleslaw that I eat lots and lots of along with lots of turkey with skin. This makes for a very tastey Thanksgiving dinner. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35893 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:34:47 +0000 Diana Renata 35893@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Here&#39;s basically my plan:</p> <p>- Fight the men for a drumstick. Eat lots and lots of turkey &amp; turkey skin.</p> <p>- Eat a modest helping of sweet potatoes, minus white goo.</p> <p>- Load up on anything meat and vegetable so that there&#39;s no room on the plate for non-Primal foods.</p> <p>- I&#39;m making a Primal minced meat pie (for my dad and I, with REAL meat.)</p> <p>Hopefully my plan will work. :P </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35887 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:51:30 +0000 lil_earthmomma 35887@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Totally don&#39;t do it!!!! Become famous for another kind of pie with coconut flour crust (I have a recipe if you&#39;d like!) Or almond flour crust.</p> <p>Chocolate would be yummy... you could melt dark chocolate with some coconut cream or heavy cream depending if you do dairy. Whipped cream or whipped coconut cream on top. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...</p> <p>Or banana cream pie, or pumpkin pie, or apple pie...</p> <p>OR pecan pie with maple syrup or honey at the very least!</p> <p>As for the main event, just avoid the stuffing. Eat a ton of turkey and gravy!!! mmmmmmmmmm...</p> <p>I had a completely carnivore canandian thanksgiving weekend, (I had to go to 3) and really thanked myself for it. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35884 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:50:09 +0000 glorth2 35884@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p><a href="http://www.potatoroll.com/pages/products.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.potatoroll.com/pages/products.asp</a><br /> Potato bread, sausage stuffing. Make it so. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35880 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:23:51 +0000 Acmebike 35880@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>A feast of turkey skin and dark meat, ham, prime rib, a fresh salad with olive oil and vinegar with a cold seltzer water to wash it down. Then heavy cream and berries, a handful of raw assorted nuts, and a French press of decaf. Pretty decadent, satisfying and easily Primal! And a 20 hour fast leading into it all.</p> <p>Steer clear of the junk! I echo the &quot;don&#39;t do it!&quot; </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35879 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:18:32 +0000 DiabetesCanKissMyButt 35879@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Don&#39;t do it! </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35877 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:13:30 +0000 SerialSinner 35877@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Jamie when it comes to carbs portion size seems to be critical. You might be able to pull off eating only a little of the bad things while feasting on turkey and more primal snacks.</p> <p>If you&#39;ve been Primal for a while and decide to binge on the corn syrup pecan pie for example, odds are you&#39;ll feel crap for a while after. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/its-almost-november-and-im-nervous-about-thanksgiving#post-35875 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:48:49 +0000 JamieBelle 35875@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I&#39;ve decided to go with a &quot;screw it&quot; attitude for Thanksgiving dinner. Trying to be primal on that day will be too much of a pain, and I&#39;m always the one with the famous, corn-syrup laden pecan pie. </p> <p>I&#39;m worried I&#39;ll eat that meal and be sick as hell for at least 24 hours following it. </p>