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Thanksgiving is about tradition. It’s a time to give thanks, a time for family, friends, and food.<\/p>\n

We all have our recipes and traditions that can be very different. This can make celebrating the holiday with family and friends challenging and stressful if you live with food allergies or special diets.
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\nYou probably have had to change your food traditions because of food allergies and special diets. We sure have and definitely understand the challenges and frustrations you face.<\/p>\n

Read more for helpful tips for a safe and healthy Thanksgiving. Dazzle your guests with a little turkey trivia, and let’s definitely talk leftovers.<\/p>\n

Turkey Mornay Casserole, or will it be Veggie Mornay Casserole? We’ll show you both.<\/p>\n

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Tips for a Safe and Healthy Thanksgiving<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Consider hosting the celebration.<\/li>\n
If you’re not hosting the gathering, bring a safe meal for your child or maybe it’s you with allergies and a special diet. You may arrive to feel the meal is not safe enough.<\/li>\n
Prepare your plate or your child’s plate first. Buffet tables present cross contact issues. Serving spoons may be used for more than one dish, possibly transferring an allergen from one food item to another.<\/li>\n
Anything made by others at their home is at risk of cross contact.<\/li>\n
Educate friends and family about the allergy or special diet, cross contact and consequences if you or your child has a reaction to the allergen. But don’t count on others to completely understand. They don’t live in your world.<\/li>\n
Cranberry sauce is a must on any table, but most store-bought varieties contain more than 30% sugar. Make your sauce from scratch and opt for organic cranberries if you can. Conventional berries are heavily treated with pesticides.<\/li>\n
Homemade gravy<\/a> is quick and delicious. Store-bought gravy often contains trans fats and too much sodium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dazzle Your Guests with Turkey Trivia<\/strong><\/p>\n
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On Thanksgiving day, Americans consume 736 million pounds of turkey, the weight of the Empire State Building. That’s heavy!<\/li>\n
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird, not the eagle.<\/li>\n
Going shopping on Black Friday? Not if you’re a plumber. Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for them, according to Roto-Rooter, the nation’s largest plumbing service. Kitchen drains, garbage disposals and, yes, toilets, require more attention the day after Thanksgiving than any other day of the year.<\/li>\n
TV dinners have Thanksgiving to thank. In 1953, someone at Swanson’s over ordered frozen turkeys…260 TONS, to be exact. Salesman Gerry Thomas came up with a brilliant plan: why not slice up the meat and repackage with some sides? Thus, the first TV dinner was born! They were priced at 98 cents, and within one year over ten million were sold.<\/li>\n
Ironically, the name “Black Friday” was supposed to keep people from NOT shopping on the day after Thanksgiving. In 1966, the Philadelphia Police Department started referring to the day of shopping deals as Black Friday in hopes that it would deter people from adding to the traffic and commotion before the Army-Navy football game that same weekend. I wonder what the Philadelphia Police Department think of the traffic now? LOL!<\/li>\n
According to the National Turkey Federation, only 88% of Americans chow down on turkey. This begs the question, what interesting dishes are the other 12% cooking up? If you’re in the 12%, let us know in the comments. Our favorite main dish is cauliflower steaks prepared a different way each year. And we love the traditional sides made allergy friendly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Much Ado About Leftovers<\/strong><\/p>\n
Did you know that approximately a third of the meat on every turkey goes right into the garbage? \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n
Make the most of leftovers by transforming them into satisfying sandwiches, pasta, soups, salads, pizza, fried rice, pot pies, tacos, enchiladas and so much more. So much more includes the “Moist Maker”.<\/p>\n
The Moist Maker?<\/strong><\/p>\n
We still love to watch the sitcom, Friends<\/em>. Monica’s secret to Ross’s favorite Thanksgiving leftover sandwich is an extra slice of gravy-soaked bread in the middle. In season 5 of Friends<\/em>, the episode is appropriately titled, “The One with Ross’s Sandwich.” In this episode, Ross is enraged when someone at work steals his Thanksgiving leftover sandwich.<\/p>\n
How would you feel is someone took your sandwich made with toasted bread, turkey, a slice of gravy-soaked bread, stuffing, and cranberry sauce?<\/p>\n
The Catchall Casserole<\/strong><\/p>\n
We created the following casserole using Thanksgiving leftovers. We made a Turkey Mornay Casserole and a Veggie Mornay Casserole.<\/p>\n
Customize this recipe to suit your tastes and with whatever leftover meat and veggies you’ve got in your fridge. Check out the recipe for substitutions.<\/p>\n
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From Your Allergy Chefs, may you and your family have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n
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