It occurs to me that I have not posted to my blog since before Halloween. Halloween did not seem as big a deal this year as it was last year. There was no mob about, just a few families here and there. We brought home way to much candy, but we always do, and there were no other green lanterns out.
Now that Halloween is over, my food focus has switched to thanksgiving and Christmas. I work every thanksgiving, so I don't usually stress having to have a big meal, but I do try and have a small "thanksgiving" meal with my family on a day other than thanksgiving. This meal usually consists of ham, green bean casserole and sweet potato casserole, not exactly the healthiest of meals. With my new year of weight-loss, however, I'm sure I can make it healthier, at least the green bean and sweet potato casseroles. I will post the recipes to the recipe page. For the green been casserole it is simply a matter of changing ingredients, but for the sweet potato casserole, I have actually found a baked sweet potato recipe that puts the casserole inside the potato skin. I have already tried this recipe and I can say confidently that it is the best substitute for someone that is watching their weight, but still wants to join in the eating fun of the holidays.
Maybe it is because I have only ever eaten sweet potatoes in the traditional sugary, buttery, marshmallowy casserole that is standard fare for thanksgiving and Christmas, but I never knew sweet potatoes helped in digestion. A sweet potato, even though called a potato, is more like a squash. It has the vitamin and mineral content that you can find in a fall and winter squash, like pumpkin and acorn squash, without the super starch content of a regular white potato. After eating the twice baked sweet potatoes I did not have the usual lump in the gut feeling I get after eating the sweet potato casserole with all of its greasy sugary goodness. So look at my recipe page and try the potatoes in place of the casserole for a healthier thanksgiving and Christmas. If you feel a need to have the marshmallows then put a few on top, but try to resist because they are healthier without. Sweet potatoes really do have a wonderful flavor all their own, but too many people miss out on it because they load them down with junk every year.
