Tuesday Tidbits - GFCF Thanksgiving Links

Welcome to Tuesday Tidbits!This edition is devoted solely to a look at what other GF and GFCF bloggers are posting about the Thanksgiving holiday. So please visit these people and try some of their recipes, or some of their special tips to make this the best GFCF Thanksgiving ever.The wonderful Gluten Free Goddess, Karina Allrich, has posted a lot of tips to make for a great GFCF Thanksgiving, including what to use to thicken the gravy, using coconut milk for your pumpkin pie, and many more, plus links to many of her suitable for Thanksgiving recipes.The Gluten Free Mommy (Happy Birthday Natalie!!) is being sneaky - she posted a recipe for Bean and Canadian Bacon Soup!! But hidden in this post are links to a lot of Natalie's favorite Thanksgiving recipes. And anyone who has tried one of Natalie's recipes knows they will be putting something delicious on the table!Shauna and the chef are thankful for a lot of things this year, especially for their precious Little Bean. The Gluten Free Girl has posted what she is thankful for, as well as some of her favorite Thanksgiving recipes.Dear Carrie, the Ginger Lemon Girl, has reposted her Thanksgiving menu guide from last year. Not only does she provide recipes, she also has a shopping list and a timetable for a great Thanksgiving feast!Gluten Free Bay not only has posted her own gluten free menu, but she also has links to some other great menus as well!I also need to give a shout out to the folks at 5 Minutes for Special Needs who also posted links to some of the Thanksgiving menu ideas listed above.For some great GF vegan Thanksgiving ideas, check out Sea's menu planner at the Book of Yum.Rachel at The Crispy Cook also has lots of vegetarian Thanksgiving ideas (and some for the carnivores too!). I'm with you on that canned cranberry sauce Rachel!Even more vegan Thanksgiving options, courtesy of I Am Gluten Free.Twitter friend Bonnie Sayers, editor of the ASD site at BellaOnline, has compiled a lot of GF and GFCF recipes for Thanksgiving, as well as other Thanksgiving ASD resources, which you an find here. She even include some from me! Thanks Bonnie!Another Twitter friend, the Hello Kitty Mama, has also posted a nice set of Thanksgiving recipe links, and included one of mine too. Thanks!!Okay, let's get on to some specific recipes:I will have to admit I am not a big fan of green bean casserole, mainly because of the french fried onions that top it. But I am a big fan of Michelle, the Minivan Driving Soccer Mom, and her recipe for GF french fried onions may make may try that casserole after all! Note: just use your favorite CF milk in place of the milk she uses to coat the onions.Okay, I may get to liking this green bean casserole idea after all. Gluten Free Mommy Natalie has her own version, with a recipe for homemade cream of mushroom soup! Again, use CF milk in place of the milk for GFCF.The one thing I did not put on my GFCF Thanksgiving menu planner yesterday was cranberries. I was planning on making just a boring old cranberry sauce until I saw the Ginger Lemon Girl's repost of her Thanksgiving Cranberry Cobbler. I can't wait to make it!An aside here. Sea at the Book of Yum had put the Adopt a GF blogger event on hiatus, but has brought it back with a special Thanksgiving edition. And yes, the entry deadline was November 24, but she is gladly taking late entries. You must post by December 1, and, not only do you have to let Sea know who you are adopting, but you also need to let her know which recipe you will try! Why am I saying this here? Because, for the second time, I am adopting Carrie and will be posting this weekend about her cranberry cobbler. So stay tuned!Okay, let's finish this off with some desserts:Staying with the cranberries (Do you have to let it linger...oops, sorry) Sea has posted great recipes for Cranberry Muffins and Cranberry Pecan Coffee Cake. I think Yum is definitely the word here!How about cranberries mixed with apples? Karina has the recipe for you- the Gluten Free Goddesses Apple Cake with Cranberries.We have yet to talk pumpkin! So how about we do so now:Dear friend Katherine gave me a shout out, so I am more than happy to return the favor! The GFCF Mommy has reposted two of her favorite pumpkin recipes, for GFCF pumpkin pie and for the GFCF marbled pumpkin cheesecake I talked about yesterday.And then back to Carrie, who is full of wonderful recipes for this holiday! Here is her recipe for Pecan Pumpkin Pie bars.I realize I have just hit the tip of the iceberg here - there are lots of great Thanksgiving tips and recipes out there for you to enjoy. I encourage you to check out the blogroll I have on the right sideboard for other great bloggers with Thanksgiving on their mind.And, finally, the disclaimer. Many of the recipes I have listed here are GFCF, but there are some that may only be GF, and there are some blogs I link to in the sideboard that are not GFCF at all. Make sure you read the recipe carefully, and make any substitutions that you need to make your recipe GFCF. For GF, usually that means just using your favorite GF flour blend and baking ingredients. For CF, you can check out my CF baking and cooking substitution list here (or on my menu bar).I will be back with a post on Thanksgiving, but in the meantime, thanks for reading, and please travel safely this holiday.