I've had Thanksgiving on my mind lately. We are heading to Gulf Shores to spend the holidays with my folks and John's brother Jack and his wife Pam. Jack and Pam are on the program too and my folks are avoiding salt and trying to eat healthier. I want to cook as close to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner as we can.
Today I made some dressing. It tasted delicious - but I think I can do better. Today I made polenta and baked it like cornbread, added some En-R-G egg substitute, veggie broth, onions and seasonings. I added some faux chicken strips (you could easily leave those out). However, I'm thinking that I can find some plain cornmeal, add some unbleached flour and baking soda, etc, to make a more traditional cornbread and improve the recipe. I'll let you know how it comes out and post a recipe when I make up my mind.
Anyway, we had the "chicken" and dressing, mashed potatoes, and whole kernel corn along with some cranberry sauce (sorry, it was the canned stuff but I am going to do better for the holiday). I added up all the fat grams and for what we ate, even with the faux chicken, it looks like less than 4 grams of fat for the whole meal! That's only 36 calories of fat total. What do you think Mark? Does that sound better?
Kim was talking about making some bread. We've been buying some of the artisan breads that Kroger sells. They are very good- and legal - but pretty pricey. I may look for some bread recipes too.
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