Thanksgiving-style table with turkey plates, cranberry sauce, drinks, mini pumpkins, and a phone on a beige tablecloth.
Thanksgiving-style table with turkey plates, cranberry sauce, drinks, mini pumpkins, and a phone on a beige tablecloth.
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Bowl of rich tomato-based stew with chunks of meat, cherry tomatoes, and a sprig of rosemary.

Smoky Chipotle Pork Stew

This stew speaks Fall! Tender, melt in your mouth, super flavorful, easy to eat and absolutely delicious. One of my favorite meals.

Bowl of noodle soup with mushrooms, sprouts, and snap peas on a wooden table.

Asian Garden Broth Bowl

This Asian inspired high protein broth bowl is heat and eat in less than 3 minutes! Turn Inspire Protein Kitchen Beef Stroganoff Bone Broth into an amazing meal. Watch the video!
Tags: entrees soups
Bowl of creamy pumpkin soup garnished with fresh herbs, surrounded by small pumpkins.

Holiday Pumpkin Soup

This is one of the most delicious soups I have ever tasted. The light curry spice and flavor of roasted peanut is the perfect with the silky smooth pumpkin.

Bowl of tomato soup topped with small lattice-shaped crackers, set on a woven mat beside a colorful striped cloth.

Roasted Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese

You can literally have this in bowls on the table in ten minutes. Your family will love it too! Serve with turkey sandwiches for the rest of the clan.

A bowl of orange lentil soup garnished with fresh cilantro, served in a white dish on a rustic wooden surface.

Red Lentil and Coconut Soup

The secret to this dish is red lentils do not have skins, so they're tender in 20 minutes, a bowl of golden goodness.

Tags: entrees soups
A stack of golden crepes topped with warm, caramelized apple chunks sits in a black bowl on a rustic wooden table, surrounded by fresh red apples.

Apple Filled Dessert Crepes

Crepes are fantastic for sweet fillings - roll them with sauteed apple compote and they for a wonderful low calorie dessert. The sautéed apples are soft and buttery with a...
Three colorful, foil-wrapped turkey decorations are placed on a wooden table, accompanied by decorative bottles and a green artichoke centerpiece, creating a festive Thanksgiving atmosphere.

Thanksgiving Meal for Two

I have built a wonderful small meal for just Ty and I that doesn’t produce days of leftovers by choosing dishes that are easy to make in small amounts.
Tags: Thanksgiving
Slice of creamy pumpkin cheesecake with a spiced crust on a white plate.

Pumpkin Cheesecake. Zero Sugar Added.

Nothing says Thanksgiving like Pumpkin Cheesecake and this one just happens to be a sugar bomb. Its great for everyone at the table. 

Small ramekin of pumpkin mousse topped with whipped cream, with a spoon resting beside it.

Pumpkin Whip - Sugar Free, No Bake, No Cook, Fluffy Spiced Holiday Goodness!

The BEST no cook recipe on the planet. A big bowl of fluffy pumpkin spiced mousse that tastes like it took substantial effort... super delish, super easy and no one will ever know its sugar free! Serve in wine glasses. Use a plastic bag with the corner cut off to get it in there neatly! Place three Murray Sugar Free Butter Cookies on the plate for a little texture and good looks.

Bowl of chunky cranberry sauce topped with mint and orange zest, surrounded by fresh cranberries.

Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce

This sauce is HEAVENLY! I start making it as soon as I see fresh cranberries in our market as it is wonderful blended with Fage Greek yogurt or spooned over pumpkin custard or cheesecake. I love tart-sweet and this is the best. Hard to believe just a couple of ingredients can taste this good!

Pumpkin pie in a white dish on a wooden table, with a bowl of whipped cream and assorted spoons nearby.

Pumpkin Custard. Sugar Free.

The Thanksgiving dish for a new Post Op or old Post Op or ANYONE for that matter. Just wonderful soft creamy pumpkin pie filling. Guild the lily with a squirt of Land O Lakes Sugar Free Whipped Cream!

Baked cornbread stuffing with sausage, apples, onions, and herbs in a red casserole dish.

Aunt Gail's Italian Sausage & Apple Lower Carb Stuffing

The best stuffing you will ever eat. Excellent combination of flavors and textures that is lower in carbs as well. If I am going to choose ONE carb to eat at a holiday meal this is the one that is pouch worthy.

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