Happy Thankgiving!!

Although my family is addicted to flour, I found myself still publishing a blog about eating gluten-free on turkey day. With all the pies and dinner rolls, too much white flour can give us that post-turkey slump we experience around 8pm on Thanksgiving day. What my family does incorporate are sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are an excellent food to binge eat on--they contain beta caratone which decreases the risk of many cancers and are also an excellent source of fiber and essential vitamins and minerals. Along with mashed yams, we celebrated game day with sweet potato french fries, baked crisp with a dusting of salt and a hint of paprika. One of my favorite ways to incorporate sweet potato into even the most pickiest of dinner plates is by making sweet potato dinner rolls. The recipe calls for flour, but one can always substitute sorghum or barley flour to make these rolls gluten-free. The thing I love about this recipe is that the rolls have a buttery taste, but contain absolutely NO butter. Since I was cooking for a super picky eater (my sister) I left out the (visible) garlic and rather dusted the rolls with powder.

As for a gluten-free day of thanks, check out this website. I found the recipe for gravy and pie crust very informative and cannot wait to actually try it!