Thanksgiving Revisited!

I started off the day with Mod Podge!

I made this for a total of $3! I'm pretty happy with it! Now I just have to pick the perfect picture for it. =]

While watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, I was busy cutting out virtual snowflakes!

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So much fun and no mess!!

My mom was busy in the kitchen all day....

...with a sweet friend always near by and hoping mom'd drop something that mom managed to trip over 7 or 8 times...

Mmmm stuffing!

I even made a pumpkin pie that turned out amazing! (If I do say so myself!)

Sitting down to eat!

Sooo good!

This is the second year that my mom's gone completely allergen free for Thanksgiving for me! That's right! Everything you see (the pie included!) is dairy free, soy free, nut free, egg free, carrageenan free, and is almost completely fat free!!

Though all the recipients that ate this meal agreed that this version is SOO much better, full of taste, no Thanksgiving hangover and guilt free!

Yum!

Not just that but the table was surrounded by my mom, dad and sister-what could be better than that!?

My mom, sister and I then hit the black friday deals (we were on the road by 5am)! It was amazing how empty the stores were compared to previous years! Well we came away saving hundreds of dollars (I have become a master at coupon clipping and being thrifty!)

We also pulled out all of the holiday "stuff" and started decorating! I'm in charge of the outside of the house (which in the front yard is now almost done and is all lit up!) and part of the inside (which is almost done). The main thing left to do is to get the tree!

I'll post pictures when it's all done-just know that we go all out!!

Have you gotten the "stuff" out yet? Do you decorate for the holidays?

Hope your nice long weekend was wonderful!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yummy Fall Recipes!

In the spirit of Halloween I decided to go all out and try to create some fun, yummy, low-calorie, allergen free treats!

I introduce to you Halloween Popcorn Treats and Apple Jello Dessert!

If you have any questions or want clarification on anything, feel free to ask!

Halloween Popcorn Treats

(My very favorite!!)

3 Cups Pre-popped Popcorn 130cal

8 pieces Campfire Marshmellows 200cal

28 pieces Pretzel Sticks (small) 110cal

30 grams Dairy-free Soy-Free Chocolate Chips 150cal

15 grams Orange colored sprinkles 0cal

Total Cals- 590

32 servings

19 cals per serving

In a double boiling pot, melt marshmallows and chocolate.

Add popcorn and pretzels, stir well. Add sprinkles for decoration.

Apple Jello Dessert

(Not as sweet tasting as it sounds! Yummy!)

3 Cups Sliced apples (sliced small) 180cal

¼ Cup Pureed Apple (Baby Food) 35cal

2 Cups (1 package) Strawberry Jello Mix 320cal

½ Cup Flour 220

¼ Cup Sugar 194

¼ Cup Brown Sugar 194

Total cals- 1,143

8 servings

143 cals per serving

In a 9x9 pan cover base with apple slices.

Make Jello mix and pour jello (before you set it) over the apples.

Combine sugars, flour and pureed apples and spread mixture over apple and jello.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Enjoy!