Ep 142 Holiday Cooking and Baking with Cinde
Let’s start the blog with the show notes for this Episode –
On this episode I speak with Cinde the Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet about holiday cooking and baking, in particular, for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in Canada. We talk about what to look for when buying and preparing ingredients. We discuss seasonal favourites such as cranberries, turkey stuffing, gravy and baking with different forms of pumpkin. Cinde suggests some non-traditional tweaks to the menu to change up some family recipes. We also discuss some helpful tips for planning a family dinner, or being invited to a family dinner. Cinde has provided links to the recipes and blog notes she mentioned during our conversation.
A Gluten Free Turkey Feast with tips for organizing and entertaining plus recipe links to the whole menu
https://www.everydayglutenfreegourmet.ca/a-gluten-free-turkey-feast/
Cornbread Sausage Stuffing Balls
https://www.everydayglutenfreegourmet.ca/fw-recipe-slug/cornbread-sausage-stuffing-balls/
Roasted Root Vegetables
https://www.everydayglutenfreegourmet.ca/fw-recipe-slug/roasted-root-vegetables/
Tips for Making Gluten Free Pastry
How To Make Gluten Free Gravy
Sue’s Websites and Social Media –
Podcast https://acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com
Podcast Blog – https://www.acanadianceliacblog.com
Facebook – @acanadianceliacpodcast
Twitter – CeliacPodcastCA
Email – acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com
Baking Website – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com
Instagram – @suesgfbaking
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVGfpD4eJwwSc_YjkGagza06yYe3ApzL
Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com
Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com
My Thoughts –
This is going to be one more of those memorable years when it comes to family holidays. We all have them. I mentioned my three-turkey holiday dinner that I’ll never forget. Carla, from my other podcast Gluten Free Weigh In, told me her son was born on the Monday of Thanksgiving, so the holiday always has a different family meaning to her. I can remember dinners when out of town family members were able to travel to be with us. I can also remember times when Thanksgiving dinner was not possible because of other family commitments. My husband and I often travelled to Florida in October, and last year, I was on a cruise with family members from Australia and England.
I’m living at our new home on a lake, north of Kingston now, and that brings back memories of many Thanksgiving weekends from my childhood, when this long weekend meant closing the summer cottage, removing the docks from the lake, hauling in all the outdoor furniture and games, and shutting the water system down for the winter.
Thanksgiving was always a time to celebrate the harvest and family, as well as to mark the end of summer and the beginning of fall and winter. This year is so very different. We will all remember the holidays when we could only meet up virtually, and the precautions we had to take to meet with any family. I think what I’ll miss most this year is the contact with older relatives. We are discouraged from visiting and spending time with them for their own safety. Out of an abundance of caution, we must conform to those requests, but it just adds to the uniqueness of this year. My best advice, go with the flow, enjoy a quieter holiday, but try to include all your favourite foods, after all, that’s usually what we remember when it’s all over.
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