Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a happy, safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving!   Enjoy some time with your family and hopefully remember all the great tips we shared at our meetings.


Scott, Linda & Melissa

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

		PointsPlusTM value | 1 Servings |  12 Preparation Time |  10 min Cooking Time |  10 min Level of Difficulty |  Easy  soups |  Nice and simple: a puree of squash and apples with just a hint of fall spice. Serve hot, chilled or at room temperature.

Ingredients

• 4 cup(s) vegetable broth
• 12 oz uncooked butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch cubes*
• 1/2 large uncooked vidalia onion(s), cut into 2-inch cubes
• 1/2 small fresh apple(s), peeled and cut into to 2-inch
• 1/4 tsp table salt, or to taste
• 1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, or to taste

Instructions

• In a large stock pot, combine broth, squash, onion and apple; cover pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Uncover pot and reduce heat to low; gently simmer until squash is very tender, about 10 minutes.
  
• Puree soup in pot using an immersion blender (or puree in a regular blender in batches, careful not to splatter hot liquid). Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg; serve. Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.

Notes

 *You can purchase already peeled and cubed squash in the produce section of some supermarkets. You can also swap frozen, cubed squash for the fresh.

Garnish with chopped mint.

Oktoberfest and beer

Well some of you may be oktoberfesting this weekend or next, and i just saw the beer cheat sheet online and thought i'd give you some information on the points!
This is off the Canadian Weight Watcher Website for points, I didn't figure out it myself, because I really don't drink too often at all.

Most 12-ounce beers with 5 percent alcohol by volume contains a PointsPlus value of 5.

The typical 16-ounce draft pint contains a PointsPlus value of 7.

Most 12-ounce "light" beers have a PointsPlus value of 4.

A 16 ounce draft pint of light beer has aPointsPlusvalue of 5.

A 12-ounce non-alcoholic beer has a PointsPlusvalue of 2.

There are thousands of different beers. Here’s a selection of popular brews. Some are smarter grabs that save PointsPlus™ values. All are 12 ounces.

Beers with 3 PointsPlus values
Molson Canadian 67
Beers with 4 PointsPlus values
Sleeman Clear
Bud Light Lime
Corona Light
Alexander Keith’s Light Ale
Cracked Canoe
Coors Light
Beers with More PointsPlus values
Budweiser
Molson Canadian
Coors
Moosehead
Labatt’s Blue
Miller Genuine Draft
Alexander Keith’s

Melissa

Need A Thanksgiving Recipe, Here are lots of links!

100+ thanksgiving recipes
http://houseandhome.com/food/30-thanksgiving-recipes
Canadian living thanksgiving ideas
http://www.canadianliving.com/recipe-directory/holiday_and_special_events/thanksgiving.php
HOw to cook a turkey video
http://allrecipes.com/Video/137/How-to-Cook-Turkey/Detail.aspx?src=mer490
Food Network
http://www.foodnetwork.ca/guides/thanksgiving/recipes.html
Chatelaine Magazine
http://www.chatelaine.com/en/thanksgiving
Mom's Who think
http://www.momswhothink.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-recipes.html

Melissa

Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Pumpkin Pie

PointsPlus™ Value:    2 Servings:  12 Preparation Time:  0 min Cooking Time:  0 min Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Ingredients

	2 cup(s) canned pumpkin
	1 1/2 cup(s) fat-free evaporated milk
	3/4 cup(s) fat-free egg substitute
	2/3 cup(s) sugar substitute 3 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400.
Whisk all ingredients together. Pour into large, sprayed pie plate.
Bake at 400 for 15 minutes. Lower oven to 325 and continue baking for 30 -45 minutes (until a toothpick inserted at center comes out clean.

Linda