A Thankful Thanksgiving

I am thrilled to say that I survived Thanksgiving with no bread or potatoes! I was really getting worried about  how I was going to handle this holiday. Maybe, I thought, I picked the wrong time of year to start a low-carb diet! Geez. What was I thinking??

Since I don't eat turkey or meat (no sorry, no crazy PETA person here, I just can't digest the meat...believe me if I could, I'd inhale it), I decided on Worthington Wham--(vegtarian ham). (As I should mention, technically I'm a "pescatarian"--I eat vegetarian plus fish). I wanted it to feel somewhat like Thanksgiving and those traditional foods so I found a breadless "dressing" recipe (I will have to post it later) and it actually turned out well. It has sage and that's what Thanksgiving smells like to me anyhow. I wish I had taken a picture of it.

I also had the Mashed Cauliflower with cream cheese. OMG. This is my new favorite food. I think I will be able to happily give up potatoes for this. And that is really saying something because my Irish chickadee butt LOVED potatoes. 

Of course I had green beans and salad. I was really quite happy with it. I enjoyed not having alot of leftovers too. When I was growing up we used to have "turkey surprise" everyday for a week after the holidays...you know, some new concoction made up with the leftover turkey each day.  I did have leftover dressing which I am enjoying a "slice" of with eggs in the morning for breakfast. :)

I stayed away from the sweets and all the high-carb foods my mother-in-law had and I'm feeling quite proud of myself. Now...Bring on Christmas!! I think I can handle it now!