A microwavable Thanksgiving

http://paleomg.com/paleo-thanksgiving-stuffing/ is wonderful and is one of those kind of things that gets better with reheating. It's also hearty enough to be a meal on its own and is well-loved by paleo/GF types and non alike.

Please make this for dessert: http://www.yammiesnoshery.com/2013/10/pumpkin-mug-pie-with-toffee-and-caramel.html 3/4 cup pumpkin puree 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 egg yolk 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon A pinch of ginger A pinch of cloves A pinch of salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Combine all the ingredients in a large mug. If your mug is too small, try two mugs or a microwavable bowl. Turn the microwave power down to 50% power. Cook for 6-8 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out pretty clean. You could also try doing it at full power for less time. If you do that, I would start with maybe 2 minutes and then try every 30 seconds till it's done. Cool in the refrigerator (or freezer) and top with whipped cream, toffee bits, and caramel.

This fruit and nut relish is really good cold. 12-oz fresh cranberries 1 3/4 cups sugar 1 Granny Smith or other apple peeled, cored, and chopped 1 orange, zest grated and juiced 1 lemon, zest grated and juiced 3/4 cup raisins 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans Cook cranberries, sugar, and 1 cup of water over low heat until skins pop. Add the apple, zests, and juices, and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and add raisins and nuts. Let cool, and serve chilled.

Oh, and if you're within range of Trader Joe's, I just bought two boxes of their turkey gravy tonight and while the box doesn't say gluten-free or have the symbol on it, the ingredients only say potato and tapioca starches and the "CONTAINS" line only says MILK.

Yeah, I'd do turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry something (there are a million recipes - I like, no, I love, http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cranberry-apple-crisp, especially over ice cream). All of those would reheat great in the microwave.

My extended family and I often do gf meals and dairy free meals for family members and other guests. We just prep everything ahead and put some to the side before continuing on. So, for example, I put some cooked/mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts, yams, mashed carrots/turnips, cranberry sauce and gravy in bowls. Depending on who is there, I may or may not use butter/margarine or milk/cream. I just cover everything with foil and it stays hot enough. If you have trustworthy people doing the meal prep, you could simply coach them through prepping gluten free sides. I never stuff my turkey, due to food safety concerns, so that's gf too. I personally make stuffing for all my guests, using gluten-free bread, but that's a bigger adjustment for most people, so you might prefer to prep just that. I would recommend talking to people and asking if they can make any accommodations. But, of course, you have to have trustworthy people prepping things. We have extreme reactions, so not everyone is trustworthy. I also have a folding, rolling cooler that I load up with food. I take this to most events and microwave like crazy, which means we can go to potlucks and meals where people aren't really likely to follow food allergy protocol. It also gives me a cool place to store anything we do set aside from the main table and a place to keep things safe from cross contamination. It just occurred to me that perhaps some of those thermal bags that keep things cool might also keep them hot. You might be able to try something like that. So I'd see what you can get people to prep for you and then just fill in. I buy a pie. You can always cook a turkey breast too.

So... stuffing, cranberry sauce, turkey in a little broth, sweet potato casserole, and pecan pie all did beautifully. Pumpkin pie got a little weepy. My son and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving -- thank y'all!