Lentil and Sweet Potato Salad

On this day before Thanksgiving the Internets are sure to be chock full of swoon worthy recipes perfect for your Turkey Day table. For those of us who choose to give thanks with something other than Meleagris gallopavo, here are a few UnTurkey ideas.

Is pork more your flavor? Then perhaps you should invite David Lebovitz’s Carnitas to dinner.

Looking for a vegetarian option? How about a nice big bowl of Lentil Soup with Vegetables from Delicieux? Metric conversions aside, this is a quick and easy soup you will be thankful for.

And if you want to jazz up some sweet potatoes, how about a Warm Lentil and Sweet Potato Salad with Maple Vinaigrette from The Washington Post?

Happy Thanksgiving y’all. May your table, and your day, be full.

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While I’m away on my imaginary vacation, I’m leaving the pantry stocked with posts from Exit 51 that would have been part of the Flashback Friday series. The following originally appeared on 7/27/09 at Exit 51.

GOOPy

Dear Gwenny,

You really do make it too easy to pick on you. You can’t help the fact that you are genetically blessed, so I won’t hate you because you’re beautiful. I also won’t hate on you for your career success (truth be told, I really enjoyed you in View From The Top and I was sorry to see you lose your head in Seven) or for landing a rock star husband. Some people are just lucky. Continue reading “GOOPy” →