Weekly | Links I'm Likin' (Thanksgiving Detox Edition)

Hey there! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Our dinner went off without a hitch and was quite delicious.  I hope I get to cook every year (famous last words, I'm sure)

That being said, I feel like I really need to chill out on the Thanksgiving leftovers.  So, last night I hunkered down with some of the healthiest cookbooks I could find and made a grocery list that puts last week's eating habits to shame.  By about Saturday, I was craving simple things like, oh I don't know, a banana, or some lettuce.  But there was still so much left to eat.  I froze as much as I could, and am now on the road to recovery (I hope.)  (Spoken like a true addict.)

So, this week's links are dedicated to healthy eating and will hopefully give you some ideas for detoxing after Bingefest 2013.  I know I will be trying a few of these.

Re-stocking healthy food!

Curry Sage Butternut Squash Soup
Southwest Quinoa Salad with Chile Lime Vinaigrette
Asparagus Corn Salad
Chickpea Sweet Potato Burgers
Baked Balsamic Chicken
Almond Butter Soba Noodles with Garlic Shrimp
Poached Eggs in Tomato Sauce
Farmer's Market Skillet (might have to make this one with frozen veggies)
Turkey Santa Fe Lettuce Wraps (if you still have turkey left over!)
Curried Chicken Soup (this was featured on the links a couple of weeks ago, but I have to repost because it is very healthy and PHENOMENAL...like, seriously)

Thanksgiving Lineup

Ok, I know this is supposed to be a "food blog" of sorts and I have not given you any Thanksgiving recipes.  And for good reason.  I freaking love Thanksgiving, and if I start making and eating Thanksgiving food well before the "big day" actually gets here, I am worried that 1) I will quickly be on a downhill spiral of eating "Thanksgiving style" for more than my (1) alloted day per year, and 2) that it will take the luster and excitement out of Thanksgiving when the day actually comes.  Thank goodness for the other food bloggers and recipe makers out there who don't have these superstitions and are fully committed to making nothing but Thanksgiving food for practically the entire month of November.  Otherwise, none of us would know what to make on Thursday.  So cheers to them!

What I will give you is a very simple list of what we have have planned to make, with photos to follow!  (I feel like such a bad blogger right now...sorry!)  What do you all have planned?

Truffle Mac - from Homeroom's Mac n Cheese cookbook, which I have already raved about.

Bacon Brussel Sprouts

Kale Salad

Joy's Feta & Chive Sour Cream Scones

Garlic Mashed Potatoes (I am going to try adapting a simple family favorite)

 

Pies (from my dad)

 

Turkey and a chuck roast that Denny is in charge of :)

 

Gravy

 

Stuffing

 

Giada's Quinoa Salad with some adaptations, from one of my new favorite cookbooks.

 

Have a great Thanksgiving!!