Hello all! I hope everyone here in the States had a relaxing and food-filled Thanksgiving; as for everyone else—I hope you had a fantastic Thursday! I apologize for the delay on my Turkey Day eats, but I was too busy last night eating, playing Scattergories, chatting, and oh yeah, eating some more. Here’s what I gobbled up throughout Thursday:

Wednesday

Fluffy Spirutein shake, feature more peaches and mangoes.

Thursday

After a rockin’ run in sub 40-degree temperatures, I returned home ready for some food comfort, aka hot oatmeal. Maple syrup makes everything better:)

Then I set about making my cranberry sauce for dinner.

This year marked the first year that I was not preparing some sort of meat analog for the main Turkey Day meal…so I had some Tofurky for lunch instead. I don’t eat many meat substitutes anymore, but I do like some of the faux fare every now and then.

I was in charge of the appetizers for the family meal this year. At one point I had grandiose plans of making multiple kinds of hummus…but in the end I flaked out and bought some Sabra. Would you believe that until yesterday I was (gasp!) a Sabra virgin? This stuff is crazy-good. If you’ve tried it, what’s your favorite flavor?

I also served some tzatziki with veggies. Can you spot the pug?

While everyone was munching away on the appetizers, the main events of the meal started rolling out of the kitchen:

Then we settled into our meal at our gorgeous table (well-done, Ma!):

My plate:

To satisfy my inevitable evening munchies, I busted out the Pumpkin Pie yogurt I had been saving. To be honest, I was not a fan—the best part about this yogurt is the pilgrim hat donned by the Stonyfield cow. Maybe I would like it better if it were in Greek yogurt form?

Somehow, I still made room for a smoothie. I kept it small and simple with a peach-pineapple variety.

Clearly, I had a fabulous Thanksgiving, enjoyed with the ones I love and accompanied by dang tasty eats. I’ll be back later for a re-cap of Friday!

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