A Gluten Free Thanksgiving!

We had the most awesome meal today.  It was all gluten free and allergen free for me, but seriously tasty. 

Thanksgiving has always been a food holiday for me.  My mom loved to cook.  She would make this monster turkey and have all the trimmings. There were only four of us in the family, but family and friends always came by.  People loved her cooking at the holidays.  Can you tell I miss that?

I decided this year was the year to try to make my own holiday memories.  I decided to do a romantic meal for Thanksgiving for me and Paul.  All glutenfree, all really tasty.

The menu for tonight was supposed to be this:

Appetiser

Frisee Salad with Warn Bacon Vinaigrette (never got to it sadly, but it is wonderful)

Wine - Pinot Grigio

Main

Roast Duck

Port Wine Demi-glace

Herb roasted potatoes


Apple-Cranberry stuffing (done with cauliflower and sausage)

Homemade bread (glutenfree)

Roasted veggies (didn’t do)

Wine - Zinfendel

Dessert

Apple tart with homemade caramel sauce (glutenfree crust)

Wine - Muscadet

I can’t believe how good it was. I was really happy with it.  It’s been a long time since I’ve had a “normal” meal.  It was fantastic.  Especially the bread and the tart.  They were as good as the gluten counterparts. The tart, even better.  I need to play with the crust a bit more to get a rollable crust (i patted the crust into shape), but man… YUMMY!!!  The homemade caramel was made with dairyfree milk, so it made a nice creamy sauce.  That was as good as anything I could get out of a jar.