This year, I decided that I wanted to keep with my endo diet and cook an all organic Thanksgiving meal. I have never cooked such a large meal for Thanksgiving before. I was so nervous that the food wouldn't turn out that good, but I was so shocked! It tasted great! I prepped all the food the night before because I felt a terrible endo flare coming on. By the end of cooking the meal on Thanksgiving, I was bed ridden. But it was worth it.
Starting from the top left, I made organic red potato salad, next to that I made gluten free southern- style dressing, below that is organic green bean and ruby red grapefruit salad, next to that is organic brined turkey breast (I couldn't see myself cooking a whole turkey, let alone eating it all), under that is gluten free macaroni with organic cheese, and at the bottom right is organic brussels sprouts and left over organic green beans from the green bean salad.
Some things that surprised me when I brought home the organic food was that organic sour cream is the same consistency of mayonnaise, the organic cheese stuck to itself when I tried to make the cheese sauce to pour over the noodles. My organic journey has been so much fun because I've been able to create different recipes in the kitchen. It's not easy always eating organic because it can get to be very expensive, but I am managing with Trader Joe's. It's a grocery store with all organic and all natural foods. You have to really read the label because some items do contain wheat and soy. Some of the food there is wayy cheaper than regular grocery stores.
Another way that i keep costs down is by going to the farmer's market and trying to catch sales at coop stores. I had so much fun making this meal, I hope you had fun for Thanksgiving as well. I will update you with my Christmas and New years plans.
