Vicky | November 20, 2009

As I am sure many of you will be using this weekend to stock up on produce and other Thanksgiving supplies, I just wanted to toss out a few links and tidbits that might help with any last minute planning.
Thanksgiving 2009 Brainstorm – This is a collection of recipes I put together on RecipeZaar for [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Menu Planning, Thanksgiving

Vicky | November 20, 2009

Over the years, I’ve served a variety of cranberry sauces to the Thanksgiving revelers. Gourmet, homemade, zesty, spicy… name it. Invariably, more than one person will ask, “Isn’t there any can shaped stuff?” Gross. Ok, well, there was a time when I enjoyed the can shaped stuff myself. Maybe [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Cranberries, Crock-Pot, Fall, Fiber, Fruit, Low Sugar, Reduced Sugar, Sauce, Sides, Thanksgiving, Under 10 Carbs, Under 15 Carbs

Vicky | November 17, 2009

Well… Thanksgiving fast approaches!  I knew it was coming up quick, but I didn’t realize just how quick.  Do we ever?  I guess if I wait until I have photos, to share some of my favorites, it will be too late for anyone to get any use out of them this year.   So, allow me [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Fall, Sides, Sweet Potatoes, Thanksgiving, Vegetables, Veggies

Vicky | November 11, 2009

Alrighty!  We started this journey with some homemade sweet potato puree.   Then we ventured onward to make this sweet potato souffle recipe.  Here are the photos of the first recipe…
Yes, that topping tastes as decadent as it looks.  Recall that I swapped out the Splenda brown for some Joseph’s maple flavored maltitol syrup.  This [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Dessert, Low Sugar, Sweet Potatoes, Thanksgiving

Vicky | November 9, 2009

For both Thanksgiving 2007 and Thanksgiving 2008, I made the following sweet potato recipe without too much thought.
Ingredients
3 cups sweet potatoes (fresh or canned)
4 eggs
1 cup Splenda granular
1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup Splenda brown sugar blend
1/2 cup flour
Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Blend first 3 ingredients, 1 [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Low Sugar, Sides, Thanksgiving, Veggies