T Stands For Skypegiving

This was the first Thanksgiving where all my chickies weren't under the same roof. The Eldest in her new home, far, far away. She was scheduled to work at the lab on the holiday. While other industries are closed, as far as the hospital is concerned, it's just another day. 

Since the Eldest wouldn't be able to travel home for the holiday, we came up with a way we could spend the holiday together.  We called it Skypegiving.

The table is set. Linen napkins festively tied with a piece of twine. A la rustic Martha Stewart. The iPad in place and charging waiting for The Eldest to get home in the evening after her shift.

Not only were we new to celebrating the holiday through the magic of technology, but dinner had to follow the Keto diet guidelines. No carbs. No wheat or grain. Dinner consisted of spinach salad, turkey, dressing made from a loaf of "bread" made from Pamela's Gluten-Free Pancake and Baking Mix. Technically, not strictly Keto as the mix uses a combination of almond and rice flours, but what's Thanksgiving without dressing? Just boring turkey (I'm not a fan of turkey, but suffer with it once a year). Himself and I adapted the traditional eggplant Parmigiana (ubiquitous with my Italian family celebrations) to Keto by dredging the eggplant slices with almond flour instead of all-purpose flour. The result was surprisingly good. My beverage was water flavored with tea water enhancer. I'm not a fan of plain water.

I also had started a Keto gravy, but it wasn't ready in time for dinner. No matter, it would be ready for open-faced sandwiches the following day. There was also a Keto blueberry cobbler for dessert with Halo ice cream (another cheat). Himself was full after dinner so he had the cobbler for breakfast the next morning. I had a taste of the cobbler before I went to bed. Keto doesn't allow fruit as too many carbs, but fruits like blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries are allowed as the amount of fructose in those fruits is low compared to a fruit like a banana. The cobbler topping was made with almond flour and Stevia as the sweetener.

The hospital served a Thanksgiving dinner to all the staff who had to work. So when the Eldest got home, she popped in a Marie Caldendar's frozen turkey dinner in the toaster oven. She had turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, and green beans and carrots. It looked a little sad to me, but she said it wasn't bad. She also had a glass of wine left over from a party she had.

We had a nice time being able to "see" her and talk to her. Laughing at jokes, catching up on what's she's been doing, where she's been going. Her elderly neighbor sent over a couple of slices of cherry pie he had made. All in all a very, good holiday.

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.