Holy poutine batman. This, here, makes me go all googly-eyed like a Saturday morning cartoon character. Imagine my eyes popping out of my head, spinning around and the caption “WOWZA” above my head.

Yeah this is that good.

And before you go all “this is not authentic poutine” on me, I never said it was. So there. I mean, who does authentic food anymore? Don’t answer that. But, seriously, everywhere I look it’s all creative fusion combinations of foods you’d never think to put together before that just mesh in your mouth or melt in your mouth depending on the dish.

I love searching out authentic finds as much as the next girl. And, yes, I’ve had authentic poutine in Canada and it’s FANTASTIC. But, here in the States, when everyone and their mama is obsessing over the upcoming turkey holiday how can you not style up your poutine with some Thanksgiving accessories? You can’t. Simple as that. P.S. If I styled myself as much as I styled my food I could easily be a fashion blogger.

My poutine is rocking out with sweet potato fries, crispy turkey bacon, cranberry gravy sauce and fried sage. And, no, I did not get cheese curds. Not because I have anything against cheese curds but because they’re not readily available and, lately, I gots no time. So we’re rolling with some mozzarella balls which are heavenly when slightly melted. HEAV-EN-LY.

My family is pretty traditional when it comes to Thanksgiving. Not traditional as in there needs to be some form of turkey, mash and green beans but traditional as in the same recipes year after year. They’re good recipes, and since I only get them once a year, I can’t complain too much, but I like to mix things up. If I were in charge of Thanksgiving I’d be all let’s eat sweet potato poutine and turkey chorizo tacos (not sure where that came from but yum. mental note. add to “to make” list.) this year and call it a day.

So, I know this dish sounds all trashy and unhealthy, but take away the buzzwords, and it’s really not. Sweet potatoes = so good for you. We’re baking them – no frying here – so points there. Turkey bacon = lower in fat than regular bacon. Double points. The cranberry gravy sauce is made with honey, no refined sugar, and is gluten-free. Actually, this entire dish is gluten-free. Didn’t expect that did ya?

Don’t you love when you feel like you’re indulging on a crazy splurge and you find out that it’s actually not that bad for you? Sure, there’s some cheese and butter involved, but everything in moderation. Plus, the baby needs calcium!

I’ll take seconds, please!