gluten-free Thanksgiving 2010

I probably don't need to tell you just how soon Thanksgiving is, right?

Every time this year I see people coming to this site through urgent questions. "how do I make gluten-free stuffing? Is there such a thing as gluten-free pumpkin pie. gluten-free thanksgiving. help!"

Well of course, we're here to help.

Over the past few years, Danny and I have developed recipes for the foods we eat at our Thanksgiving table. In fact, my entire family (and Danny's family one year) eats an entire Thanksgiving dinner without a stitch of gluten. No one misses it. (At least that I know about.) In this house, a gluten-free Thanksgiving is no big deal.

So we'd like to share some of the recipes that will be on our table.

Brussels Sprouts Salad 

Cranberry Cocktail

Dinner Rolls 

How to Make Gluten-Free Gravy

Our Best Gluten-Free Pie Crust

Pumpkin Mash

Roast Turkey for Everyone

Thanksgiving Stuffing

Wild Rice Salad with Chanterelles and Cashew Sour Cream


As well, we'd like to share a few posts with you that we developed to help you flourish through this holiday: 


How to have a gluten-free Thanksgiving

How to cook for someone gluten-free

That last one is for those of you who can eat gluten but are feeding people who cannot.

And on that note, we want to share something spectacular with you....



We're not the only ones who have developed gluten-free recipes for you this year.

A few weeks ago, I asked some of our favorite bloggers and bakers if they would make something gluten-free this year.

As we wrote to these good folks:

"As you know, Thanksgiving (in the US) is quickly approaching. As you might guess, this is a particularly anxious time for gluten-free folks, since the traditional meal is SO starchy and glutenous. Imagine what it might be like to show up at Thanksgiving and not feel welcomed at the table. You watch everyone else eat stuffing and pie and nibble on mashed potatoes and salad, hoping there wasn't any cross-contamination in the cooking.

Everyone here? We cook. We bake. We do this to share the warmth of the kitchen and the table with the people we love. Even the gluten-free folks.

So here's what we're proposing.

Cook or bake something wonderful — mincemeat pie, crusty stuffing, dinner rolls — and make it gluten-free."

Danny and I both have been amazed at the enthusiasm and final dishes that these fine people have made for you. Keep in mind that most of these people can eat gluten.

No one gluten-free needs to go hungry at the Thanksgiving table this year.

Andrea Meyers of Andrea's Recipes made gluten-free pumpkin scones.

Ashley Rodriguez of Not Without Salt made gluten-free chocolate biscotti.

Carrie Vitt of Deliciously Organic made gluten-free pumpkin-banana tart (and tells a story you must read).

Charissa Fleischer of Zest Bakery made warm pumpkin polenta with goat cheese.

Deanna Schneider of The Mommy Bowl made gluten-free bread.

Debra Smith of Smith Bites made gluten-free celery root soup with cashew cream.

Diane and Todd of White on Rice Couple made Turkey Sloppy Joes on Rosemary Rolls.

Gaby Dalkin of What's Gaby Cooking made gluten-free molasses cookies.

Gudrun of Kitchen Gadget Girl made a gluten-free pumpkin strata.

Heather Flett of Rookie Moms made chocolate peanut butter brownies.

Heena Punwani of Tiffin Tales made glorious gluten-free Thanksgiving torte.

Heidi Kelly of Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom made crescent rolls and cinnamon rolls, gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg free.

Irvin Lin of Eat the Love made Gluten Free Maple Sweet Potato Cheesecake with Gingerbread Bottom and Sour Cream Marshmallow Topping.

Jean Layton of Gluten-Free Doctor Recipes made gluten-free sourdough rosemary rolls and gluten-free mincemeat cookies.

Jeanne of The Art of Gluten-Free Baking made gluten-free pumpkin pie.

Kamran Siddiqi of Sophisticated Gourmet made cranberry-almond-coconut macaroons topped with chocolate.

Karen Schuppert of Cook 4 Seasons made gluten-free pumpkin mousse.

Kim Maes of Cook It Allergy Free made Cornbread and (Shauna's) Crusty Bread Stuffing with Apples, Sausage, Pine Nuts, and... a special ingredient.

Lexie of Lexie's Kitchen made dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, no-bake pumpkin pie filling.

Lori of Recipe Girl made an entire Thanksgiving menu, gluten-free.

Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod made gluten-free apple cranberry crisp

Melissa McLean Jory of Gluten-Free for Good made gluten-free cherry cobbler

Michelle Stern of What's Cooking with Kids made gluten-free apple crisp.

Molly Birnbaum of My Madeleine made butternut squash soup.

Nancy Kohler of The Sensitive Pantry made gluten-free brown sugar hand pies.

Nikki Gardner of Art and Lemons made gluten-free rustic squash tarts.

Paula Jones of Bellalimento made Gluten Free Pumpkin Roll with Mascarpone and Nutella Filling

Serene of Mom Food Project made an entire Thanksgiving, gluten-free.

Shaina Olmanson of Food for My Family made a gluten-free apple pie cheesecake.

Shirley Braden of Gluten-Free Easily made candy carrot coins.

Silvana Nardone of Dish Towel Diaries made kale caesar slaw.

Tara Barker of A Baking Life made gluten-free gingerbread cake with vanilla-bourbon Bavarian cream and cinnamon-brown sugar caramel.

Tia Hain of Glugle Gluten-Free made gluten-free pumpkin muffins.

Wendy Houndroulis of Wenderly made sweet and savory prosciutto cups.

Just look at the list of recipes. These sound and look and (I'm sure) taste stunning. If anyone you know, including you, is feeling a little down about a gluten-free Thanksgiving this year, just send them this post and tell them to start cooking.

Thank you, all you wonderful people.

* * *

You'd think that would be enough, right?

Not for us.

Danny and I have been so moved by everyone's generosity here, as well as all the generous questions and insights on Twitter and Facebook, that we want to give you more.

So, we are giving away:

3 copies of our cookbook.

a collection of gluten-free flours, including all the flours needed to bake from our cookbook

a care package of spices and ingredients you might need to make some of the recipes in our cookbook.

a collection of useful baking tools, such as a Silpat, jelly roll pans, a peltex spatula, and a tart pan to make the tarts from our cookbook.

and... wait for it:

a Kitchen Aid stand mixer.

There are seven prizes here, in total. And to be honest, Danny and I are paying for these ourselves. We want you to start baking, gluten-free.

Could you spread the word for us? Tell people about this post and our cookbook?


Now, all you have to do to be eligible for the giveaway is this:

-- make something gluten-free for Thanksgiving. It could be something like your favorite mashed potatoes. You could tackle pie dough without wheat. Just make something.

-- write a post about it, with recipe, and share your experience.

-- leave the url of that post in the comments section here. I'll add all the links to this post, eventually, so that we'll have a firestorm of great food for gluten-free folks.

-- or, if you don't have a blog or time to create something this week, just leave a comment here, telling us about your favorite food for Thanksgiving.

Winners will be chosen at random next Monday, November 22nd. I'll announce the winners by midnight.

So, get cooking and baking!


postscript from November 27th

Well, with our trip to Colorado, a two-day power outage covering the entire island, and Thanksgiving, it took me longer to choose these winners, using Random.org, than I had hoped. But here they are!


Winners of our cookbook

Ricki of Diet Dessert and Dogs with her Coconut Walnut Shortbread Cookies

Megan, who wrote:

"This is my first gluten-free Thanksgiving and I'm actually pretty anxious about it. I'm definitely going to have to find time to make some of these recipes! They all sound AMAZING!! {But right now, I'm trying to finish up my last quarter of school so it's gonna have to wait!} I'll be bookmarking this post, for sure!!"

Food Allergy Froggie with her pineapple casserole.


Winner of the gluten-free flour package

Susan Pelzl, who wrote:

GF since August 15th, 2010, life changing experience. It hasn't been easy, but I'm loving cooking. I got Glutened (ate out,and they said it was GF) last Friday, and now so worried about Thanksgiving. Going to my B/F's relatives 6hour flight from home. My B/F is very supportive and plans to take me to the grocery store when we get there, the night before Thanksgiving. I plan to make myself (and others if they want) something I loved and made at home before. I hope the link works. - Sweet and red potatoes, raisins - cranberries, red onions , sea salt, ground pepper, dill

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1562926069650&set=a.1543900074012.78268.1130304162


Winner of the spices and ingredients package

Kim Maes of Cook It Allergy Free


Winner of the baking utensils package

Andrea Meyers of Andrea's Recipes, who wrote:

"Shauna, thanks so much for the challenge, truly. I finally got over my trepidation of GF baking. :-)"


And finally, the winner of the Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer

Michelle from The SAMFund, who wrote:

"Such a generous gift! I'll be cooking most of a gluten-free, dairy-free Thanksgiving this year, and cannot WAIT to make your pumpkin mash. Hope you all have a wonderful holiday."