Re: yesterday

[Guest guest]

I did well yesterday, also. I cooked, and cooked foods that I don't eat, but

it is a Holiday, and wanted all friends to be able to share in it. I ate the

turkey, sweet potatoes, broccoli, and large salad. I did not eat mashed

potatoes, lasagna, or any of the stuff not SBD friendly. I made a pumpkin pie

for

guests and a crustless one for myself and another person on SBD. Also had

jello and whipped cream for those on WW or other diets.

All in all, I was satisfied. Holidays are doable. I have a friend that was

moaning and groaning yesterday about being on a diet and can't have this or

have that, but everyone tuned her out, and she stopped. I was just thankful I

had food on the table and was surrounded by so many of my good friends, where I

do not have family here in FLorida.It truly, was a wonderful day.

Hope everyone else did well. ann you did real well, and I know you

enjoyed yourself.

Di

[Guest guest]

That's great ann! Sounds like you did well.

We went to my sister's house. We brought our own SBD compliant foods as well.

The only things I ate that I shouldn't have were 1 roll and 2 Hershey Kisses.

So overall I thought that was pretty good!

Take care,

Chris

ann maryann127@...> wrote:

We went to my sister's for Thanksgiving yesterday. She made so much

food, you'd have thought she was feeding the army. And it was just

her, her daughter, me, my hubby and my kids. She had Italian wedding

soup, salad, ravioli, sausage, meatballs, homemade spaghetti sauce,

turkey, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn,

stuffing, cranberry sauce and cheesecake.

Of course, I couldn't eat a lot of that. So, I brought my own " Twice

Baked Faux Mashed Potatoes " (made with cauliflower), brown rice

stuffing and lowfat, sugar free pumpkin cheesecake. I just ate turkey

and my food. Later on, I had a little soup and a couple meatballs. So,

I did well.

My daughter slept overnight and is sleeping overnight again so she can

hang out with her cousin.

ann

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[Guest guest]

You did well, Chris! It's a good feeling to know that we made it

through the day!

ann

>

> That's great ann! Sounds like you did well.

>

> We went to my sister's house. We brought our own SBD compliant

foods as well. The only things I ate that I shouldn't have were 1

roll and 2 Hershey Kisses. So overall I thought that was pretty

good!

>

> Take care,

> Chris

[Guest guest]

That is great, Di! I want to have a turkey dinner here now and invite

my son, my MIL and my best friend and her grown son. I don't even

know if I would cook any non-SBD friendly foods. I figure they ate

that at Thanksgiving, so I can make what I want for this dinner. I

just have to find a day when my son and my friend can come at the

same time, as they work weird schedules.

ann

>

> I did well yesterday, also. I cooked, and cooked foods that I

don't eat, but

> it is a Holiday, and wanted all friends to be able to share in it.

I ate the

> turkey, sweet potatoes, broccoli, and large salad. I did not eat

mashed

> potatoes, lasagna, or any of the stuff not SBD friendly. I made a

pumpkin pie for

> guests and a crustless one for myself and another person on SBD.

Also had

> jello and whipped cream for those on WW or other diets.

>

> All in all, I was satisfied. Holidays are doable. I have a friend

that was

> moaning and groaning yesterday about being on a diet and can't have

this or

> have that, but everyone tuned her out, and she stopped. I was just

thankful I

> had food on the table and was surrounded by so many of my good

friends, where I

> do not have family here in FLorida.It truly, was a wonderful day.

>

> Hope everyone else did well. ann you did real well, and I know

you

> enjoyed yourself.

> Di

[Guest guest]

Thanksgiving down.....now for me only three birthdays, Christmas, and New Years

to get through!

I always take my son out to eat for his birthday. My sweet little boy says he

wants to go somewhere and get seafood because he figures I'll be able to find

more that I can have! Isn't he the sweetest?

ann maryann127@...> wrote:

You did well, Chris! It's a good feeling to know that we made it

through the day!

ann

>

> That's great ann! Sounds like you did well.

>

> We went to my sister's house. We brought our own SBD compliant

foods as well. The only things I ate that I shouldn't have were 1

roll and 2 Hershey Kisses. So overall I thought that was pretty

good!

>

> Take care,

> Chris

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[Guest guest]

Aww, that really is sweet of him

ann

>

> Thanksgiving down.....now for me only three birthdays, Christmas,

and New Years to get through!

>

> I always take my son out to eat for his birthday. My sweet little

boy says he wants to go somewhere and get seafood because he figures

I'll be able to find more that I can have! Isn't he the sweetest?

[Guest guest]

I made a full SBD Thanksgiving this year. It helps when you are the

only one cooking so they are at your mercy if they want to eat....LOL

The only complaint I got was no mashed Potatoes. I fixed Turkey,

Brown Rice Stuffing, Duchess Sweet Potatoes & Apples, Baked Brussel

sprout casserole, Broccoli, Green Beans and a Large Green Salad. We

had Libby's Pumpkin roll with modifications for dessert. It turned

out wonderfully. I'll post recipes if anyone wants them.

Becky

Proud wife of

Doting SAHM to Kaleb, Evan, & Kenny

>

> We went to my sister's for Thanksgiving yesterday. She made so much

> food, you'd have thought she was feeding the army. And it was just

> her, her daughter, me, my hubby and my kids. She had Italian

wedding

> soup, salad, ravioli, sausage, meatballs, homemade spaghetti sauce,

> turkey, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn,

> stuffing, cranberry sauce and cheesecake.

>

> Of course, I couldn't eat a lot of that. So, I brought my

own " Twice

> Baked Faux Mashed Potatoes " (made with cauliflower), brown rice

> stuffing and lowfat, sugar free pumpkin cheesecake. I just ate

turkey

> and my food. Later on, I had a little soup and a couple meatballs.

So,

> I did well.

>

> My daughter slept overnight and is sleeping overnight again so she

can

> hang out with her cousin.

>

> ann

>

[Guest guest]

Becky,

What is your sweet potato and apple recipe? What is Libby's pumpkin

roll?

ann

> >

> > We went to my sister's for Thanksgiving yesterday. She made so

much

> > food, you'd have thought she was feeding the army. And it was

just

> > her, her daughter, me, my hubby and my kids. She had Italian

> wedding

> > soup, salad, ravioli, sausage, meatballs, homemade spaghetti

sauce,

> > turkey, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn,

> > stuffing, cranberry sauce and cheesecake.

> >

> > Of course, I couldn't eat a lot of that. So, I brought my

> own " Twice

> > Baked Faux Mashed Potatoes " (made with cauliflower), brown rice

> > stuffing and lowfat, sugar free pumpkin cheesecake. I just ate

> turkey

> > and my food. Later on, I had a little soup and a couple

meatballs.

> So,

> > I did well.

> >

> > My daughter slept overnight and is sleeping overnight again so

she

> can

> > hang out with her cousin.

> >

> > ann

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Libby’s SF Pumpkin Roll

Cake Ingredients:

3/4 C Whole Wheat Flour

1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Cloves

1/4 tsp Salt

3 Lg Eggs or Equivalent eggbeaters

1 C Splenda

1 C Pumpkin

Filling Ingredients

1 pkg (8oz) Cream Cheese, softened

¾ C Splenda

6 Tbsp Butter, softened

1 tsp Vanilla

1) Preheat oven to 375. Grease 15â€x 10†jelly-roll pan; Line with wax

paper. Grease and flour paper.

2) Combine flour, baking powder, soda,

Cinnamon, cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs &

Splenda in large bowl until thick. Beat in

pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly

in prepared pan.

3) Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake

springs back when touched. Immediately

loosen and turn out onto prepared towel.

Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and

towel together, starting with narrow end.

Cool on wire rack.

4) Beat all filling ingredients until smooth. Carefully unroll cake

spread with Cheese. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill

Duchess Sweet Potatoes & Apples

Ingredients:

6 lbs

Sweet Potatoes, peeled, cut into 2†pieces

2

Gala Apples, Peeled, Cored, cut into 2†pieces

½ tsp Dried Sage

¾ tsp Salt

¼ tsp Pepper

¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg

1 tsp Cinnamon

4 Tbsp SF Maple Syrup

¼ C Butter, melted

Directions:

1) Add all ingredients into the Crockpot. Cook on low for 10 hours

2) Puree with hand blender and serve

10 servings

[Guest guest]

Yes! The pumpkin roll and the veggie recipes (if they're different from the

regular . . .

such as baked brussel sprout casserole. Also, what are Duchess Sweet Potatoes &

Apples?

That sounds really good. Thanks. Annie D.

> >

> > We went to my sister's for Thanksgiving yesterday. She made so much

> > food, you'd have thought she was feeding the army. And it was just

> > her, her daughter, me, my hubby and my kids. She had Italian

> wedding

> > soup, salad, ravioli, sausage, meatballs, homemade spaghetti sauce,

> > turkey, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn,

> > stuffing, cranberry sauce and cheesecake.

> >

> > Of course, I couldn't eat a lot of that. So, I brought my

> own " Twice

> > Baked Faux Mashed Potatoes " (made with cauliflower), brown rice

> > stuffing and lowfat, sugar free pumpkin cheesecake. I just ate

> turkey

> > and my food. Later on, I had a little soup and a couple meatballs.

> So,

> > I did well.

> >

> > My daughter slept overnight and is sleeping overnight again so she

> can

> > hang out with her cousin.

> >

> > ann

> >

>

[Guest guest]

You're a good one! Better than I am. Although, sometimes, when faced with such

an

array, I just get overwhelmed and decide to be good. But you were ARMED with

your own!

That takes real commitment! And dedication to doing it! Making it first! WOW!

If I were to

have gone to that length to be good, then I would have been good.

In my case, since I'm gearing up to START SBD, I decided not to worry too much

this time

around. I cooked myself. My best friend has a strange neurological disease

which creates

calcium deposits on her nerve endiings and can be very painful, and she can't

eat certain

foods, such as sweet potatoes, so I ended up serving yams instead. But the rest

of the

meal was fairly SBD. I served a chocolate bean cake. No one dared taste it.

Just as well.

more for me. Heh. Except this one (my second attempt) had too much Splenda in

it, I

think, I will keep trying 'til I get it right. Oh -- I forgot -- I also made a

sinful cranberry

relish and I won't even tell you what's in that, and served cranberry sauce.

I'd asked

another best friend to bring an apple-based dessert. She told me she really

wanted to

bring a pineapple noodle kugel (Jewish custardy noodle dish). I've had her

noodle kugels,

and they're good. Comfort food. Nice and wholesome tasting. But they're not

THAT

great. And I do not associate them with Thanksgiving. Moreover, I have ZERO

counter

space in my little cottage in L.A. In fact, I cooked ALL WEEK (one dish a day)

to avoid

having a cluttered kitchen and cluttered counters on Thanksgiving itself because

I KNEW I

would have ZERO counterspace. Seriously!! I ended up having to have a staging

area in the

back yard, and it's a good thing that SoCal was really warm this year, because I

don't know

how I would have done it otherwise. And STILL there wasn't enough counterspace.

So, I

told her NOT to bring the kugel because I didn't know where I'd put it. (We

converted the

tops of the washer and dryer into a bar by putting a tablecloth over them. The

top of my

1923 stove was covered with goodies. the two little counters on each side of my

kitchen

sink had dishes on them. And even the top of the refrigerator had things on it.

And so

did the breakfast table in the breakfast nook. (I served 13.) But she brought

the kugel

ANYWAY!!!!!!!! Oooooh!!! I've known her for 25 years, and liked her all

along, and we've

been through ups and downs, but that made me SO SO SO SO mad!!!! I've lived in

huge

luxious houses, and now this cute little cottage, but thought she should have

respected

my wishes on that. I had told her what a great cook she was and that I loved

her kugel,

but just had no room. When she walked in with that PLUS an apple tart

cockaigne, I could

have strangled her. She had never seen this house. She said, " Well, there is

ALWAYS room

and I knew you were stressed so I just brought it anyway. " I had to put it on

the counter

in the toilet/powder room off the kitchen. Very appetizing. It was made with

lots of heavy

cream and sugar and white noodles. Oh, well. I was polite. I felt like

smashing it into her

face. But I'd made so much other stuff (a scruptious savory sweet potato soup

that was

very filling, a big salad, sweet potatoes from your list of sweet potato recipes

here, green

bean casserole, the cranberry relish, and --oh yes, I forgot, another

transgression --

custardy corn bread with big corn kernels in it. So, by the time we got to the

noodle kugel

only two people had any, anyway (It would have been fine if people ATE, I just

didn't know

where I'd PUT It), but it's always sort of an iinsult to a cook if no one eats

their food, so it

sort of served her right.

I used all the family's heirloom crystal and China and silver and fancy formal

table linens,

going back about 150 years, so it was quite a production. Pretty table. Spent

several days

polishing and cleaning and getting everything out. Ten I spent all of yesterday

and half of

the day before washing it all by hand and putting it all away again. And I

think I'm going

to officiall start SBD tomorrow. Today I have to go out and stock up on

veggies. I am

keeping my fingers crossed that I can do this, so be prepared for some frantic

" HELP! "

posts.

(Was I right to be outraged over the kugel? I am still steaming about it.)

--Annie D.

- In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , " ann "

wrote:

>

> We went to my sister's for Thanksgiving yesterday. She made so much

> food, you'd have thought she was feeding the army. And it was just

> her, her daughter, me, my hubby and my kids. She had Italian wedding

> soup, salad, ravioli, sausage, meatballs, homemade spaghetti sauce,

> turkey, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn,

> stuffing, cranberry sauce and cheesecake.

>

> Of course, I couldn't eat a lot of that. So, I brought my own " Twice

> Baked Faux Mashed Potatoes " (made with cauliflower), brown rice

> stuffing and lowfat, sugar free pumpkin cheesecake. I just ate turkey

> and my food. Later on, I had a little soup and a couple meatballs. So,

> I did well.

>

> My daughter slept overnight and is sleeping overnight again so she can

> hang out with her cousin.

>

> ann

>