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Everyone has their Thanksgiving traditions; especially when it comes to food. My husband, for example has to have his mashed potatoes. On occasions when we’ve been invited over to the neighbors’ house for a gourmet Thanksgiving extravaganza, Chris will accept the invitation and volunteer to bring the mashed potatoes. He, of course, is expecting that I’ll cook them, but in a pinch I’m sure he’d do it. He wants them that badly.

My family had certain foods we always ate on Thanksgiving too but it was mostly out of necessity. We were usually feeding more than 20 people which meant a 23-25 pound turkey was taking up most of our single oven. My mom kept it simple. We didn’t have room for anything else in the oven! I can remember my mother balancing cut acorn squash with a pat of butter inside on each side of the turkey and squeezing in some sweet potatoes. That was about all that would fit! The mashed potatoes, of course and were being cooked on the stove top. There were so many children eating, I don’t think she wanted to risk having too many things. Simple fruit salads, some peas and breads rounded out the meal. My dad liked simple food. He was a big influence on what was served.

So when I left home I went the opposite direction. I’ve never made the same thing twice for Thanksgiving. I’ve always had turkey but it’s never been prepared the same way twice. I’ve always had mashed potatoes, but I always doctor them up with something. I like to add roasted leeks, or parmesan cheese and black pepper. The list goes on and on.

Now that I live a low carb life, my holiday is even more unique (although I may have a few cheats on Thanksgiving).

Do you ever think about breaking tradition and making something different?

If so, I’d love to hear about it!

Enjoy your holiday!

Cheers,