The last time we were at the market, they had a sale on organic lamb shoulder roast. I'd been figuring on just doing a roast for Christmas dinner, but then I came across a recipe for a Moroccan Lamb Tagine on Allrecipes.com. I made a couple of minor changes to reduce the fat and sugar levels and halved the recommended serving size, then made it for dinner. Wow! (if I do say so myself)

( Moroccan Lamb Tagine )

My main substitutions were stevia powder for the honey in the original recipe, reducing the amount of oil used, and reducing the amount of meat. I highly recommend trying this recipe, but it does take a little work.

So the challenge was to make a Thanksgiving feast that's extra special, but still fits into my diet. Which means relatively low carb, not terribly calorie dense, and not so loaded with unctuousness as to make the arteries stutter.

( Here's my solution )

Topped that off with green salad with a yogurt cucumber dressing, and the whole meal was still under 500 calories. Not too shabby.