We splurged just a tiny bit. My husband and I are valiantly trying to follow a lower-carb, Paleo-Primal-ish diet, but decided that a "few extras" for Thanksgiving were ok.
We ate:
Roast turkey
Roasted green beans/mushrooms tossed in balsamic marinade and a bit of fresh parmesan (couldn't find decent asparagus at the store)
Mashed yams in little orange cup halves - husband thought these were hilarious, and they were *delicious*. Having the mashed yams portioned out into scooped-out orange halves helped with portion control.
stuffing made without bread of any kind: turkey sausage, caramelized onions, mushrooms, white wine, butter, olive oil, fresh tarragon. Also delicious.
cranberry sauce
gluten-free turkey gravy made with cornstarch, drippings, broth etc.
wine
So the splurges for us were the yams, the bit of butter in some recipes, and the bit of parmesan on the balsamic roasted green bean/mushroom dish, my cranberry sauce (husband doesn't like it), the bit of gravy, two glasses red wine. We didn't keep the gravy with the leftovers, as it's much higher carbohydrate content than we think is worth the trouble. I don't mind higher carb content, but prefer if it comes from nicer vegetables, nuts or something like that. OR...a sinfully good chocolate something or other. Gravy just isn't splurge-worthy, imo.
Up a pound the next morning, down 0.8 of a pound this morning (yeah, I braved the Black Friday shopping crowds on my feet most of the day yesterday).
It worked out rather well.
