Happy WIAW!
Monday was Canadian Thanksgiving (for all of you Americans who were scratching your head over the title of this post) and Josh and I hosted it at our house.
It was the first turkey dinner I’ve ever cooked and I’m proud to say I didn’t burn my house down.
Actually, the turkey turned out pretty well if I do say so myself, although I’d say that had more to do with the brand (Butterball baby!) than my actual cooking skills. Still, I like to think my little added touches (copious amounts of butter and frequent basting) contributed to the turkey’s overall juiciness.
I also made roasted stuffed tomatoes and a vegetable succotash.
My mom brought scalloped potatoes and my sister brought acorn squash soup and goat cheese muffins.
To top it all off, we had apple pie for dessert.
So, yeah, it was quite the feast and we have so many leftovers (my mom accidentally picked up a 9 kilogram turkey instead of 9 pounds… oops). So what you’re seeing here is pretty much what I’ll be eating all week for lunch and dinner.
I’d like to say I balanced out all of the eating I did on the weekend with lots of activity but that didn’t exactly happen. In fact, I really took it easy this past weekend. On Saturday, I went for a very short run. I debated whether or not to go at all because my legs were tired from the previous day’s BodyPump class but I figured I might as well go (it was nice out) and see how I felt once I got started. I wasn’t feeling great so I decided to wrap it up after about 20 minutes or so.
On Sunday, I did a Hatha Yoga class with a couple of my girlfriends (my last class at The Clarity Centre – wahh!) – it was very gentle and relaxed, which felt great, but wasn’t exactly a workout.
On Monday, I was busy preparing for dinner so other than a leisurely walk with my sister’s family, I wasn’t very active. It’s okay though – I got right back to it on Tuesday and am planning to do BodyAttack tonight.
And that wraps up this week’s edition of WIAW – thanks to the lovely Jenn @ Peas and Crayons for hosting. I promise I’ll try not to go a whole week without posting again!
Do you try to balance out periods of overeating with more exercise or do you just stick to your regular routine (or take time off altogether)?
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Hey, it’s Thanksgiving, you’re totally allowed a vacation
The turkey looks totally amazing. I am going to try cooking a turkey for the first time in a few weeks and I’m pretty nervous about it. Your dinner looks wonderful btw. I wish I could cook like that!
The turkey looks great for your first try! They’re not really hard…just have to follow the directions. I get a little creeped out making it now because I’m vegetarian, but I do it for my husband. Ah…Love…
What a great spread of delicious food. I agree, butterball all the way! My husband and I tried a different kind once, and ugh it so did not live up to to butterball turkeys!!
Congrats on cooking your first turkey dinner, it looks great! THose stuffed tomatoes look delicious!
Yay for leftovers. So jealous that you have Thanksgiving before us. I love Thanksgiving! It’s one of my favorite holidays.
Too funny about the turkey. But a least you can make some awesome leftover recipes. The ways that people turn Thanksgiving leftovers into “other” food is just amazing.
turkey on thanksgiving day is one of my favorite foods of all time, i want our thanksgiving to come quicker!
Stuffed tomatoes look nommy.
That turkey looks freakin delicious! And I might have to steal your stuffed tomato idea for my family’s thanksgiving this year.
Oh, I just love Thanksgiving. I’m glad you had a good one – congrats on cooking your first bird! The thought gives me anxiety.
Those tomatoes look fantastic!
Looks like a feast fit for kings! Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!