I finally thought of two great ideas for the family gift exchange. So of course my dad called this morning to say ha-ha, he’d forgotten that they stopped exchanging gifts two or three years ago. Now they gather up the money that would have been spent on gifts and make a donation to something in my aunt’s name. Which is a really lovely idea. However. I think we can all see where my memory issues come from.
Later this week I’ll be making a spinach pie and green beans with a cider reduction sauce. I’ve never made either before, so I hope they’re delicious. I’m supposed to make a dessert, too, but I’m not sure what I’m making yet. We’re having Thanksgiving with my sister-in-law and her family, and three of the six of them are gluten-free. I was going to make a flourless chocolate cake, but it calls for almond flour, and almond flour is 10 gajiggity dollars a bag. (10 gajiggity = roughly $11 = seriously, almond flour? It’s not like I’m buying ground unicorn* horn. I’m just going to take a box of puddin’.)
- Monday: Spaghetti
- Tuesday: Baked chicken
- Wednesday: Undecided
- Thursday: Thanksgiving!!!
- Friday: Something made with turkey.
*While we’re talking about unicorns, why do they get all the attention these days? The pegasus might not have a horn, but it can fly.
Can you find Gluten-free flour at your local store? Bob’s Red Mill makes a good one, it’s only 3 or 4 dollars a bag, it works well in cake recipes. I’ve made gluten-free vegan cake with it and it was really yummy (and I’m hard to please in the cake department).
It wouldn’t be home-made, but Betty Crocker makes a pretty good gluten free cake mix.
Let me know how you like the green beans…I’m looking for some veggie side dishes for my Christmas cooking.
Recommendation for Friday: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000000223804
Mike requested it repeatedly after the first time I made it. In fact, it’s the only leftover-turkey recipe necessary in our house :).