My kids love Thanksgiving. Natalie likes to innovate: she is now looking for a new recipe to stuff the turkey. Charles rushes home to Round Rock to eat “real food”, as opposed to whatever-it-is he feeds himself in college. Patrick doesn’t care; he is as happy with macaroni and cheese. Hey, two out of three is not that bad! I still have hopes for the little one.

One of our Thanksgiving traditions includes a recipe from my mother-in-law Liliana, who is an excellent cook. She mixes her own traditions of Italian-Yugoslavian cooking with her many years of experience and practice and the results are out of this world. You can’t visit her without planning on gaining a couple of pounds, though.

Ingredients:

• 1 bag of fresh cranberries (1 lb)
• 1 small can of crushed pineapple
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 handfuls of small marshmallows
• ½ lb of crushed walnuts
• 1 pint of whipping cream

Preparation:

Place the fresh cranberries in a blender and blend until finely chopped. Add 1 cup of water to make the blending process easier. After blending, place them in a colander to allow all the water and juice to drain out.

Whip the whipping cream until it is nice and fluffy (it takes some elbow work).

Add a cup of sugar to the cranberries.

Mix the cranberries with sugar and the whipped cream; add the nuts and the canned pineapple, after draining the water out of the can. Add the marshmallows.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.

o for a 1-hour walk in order to burn calories after!

Enjoy.

Marta Katalenas M.D.

About Dr. Marta Katalenas M.D.

Dr. Marta Katalenas is a Board Certified Pediatrician and owns the Pediatric Center of Round Rock located in Round Rock, Texas. Dr. Katalenas is a professional speaker and is available to speak on childhood obesity and healthy eating topics. She is also the author of the upcoming book "From Scratch", a guide to healthy cooking and eating for busy families.

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