Easy Thanksgiving Side Dish + My Black Friday Favs

My Black Friday Favs

There are SO many great deals on tons of my favorite products and brands, I decided to compile them all here to make things easy for you guys (and me! Lol!)

PS. some of these sales are a secret until the day of, but I’ll keep updating this blog post and adding more sales as I hear of them 😉

• My favorite leggings – Athleta will be 20% off site-wide from Black Friday-Cyber Monday (excluding sale items). These leggings are my favorite because they are the same quality + feel as the super soft Lulu align leggings but are a little bit less expensive and MUCH MORE flattering IMO. They also have the same pair in full length here.
• Primally Pure – My favorite non-toxic skincare products EVER. A few of my favorites are the Vanilla + Almond Body Butter, Citrus + Mint beauty cream (for my face), and the Charcoal Deodorant. My discount code “callascleaneats20” will get you 20% rather than the usual 10% on Black Friday-Cyber Monday.
• Clean Juice – buy a cleanse, get a free 1 day cleanse in 2020 (Black Friday-Sunday). I personally wouldn’t do a juice cleanse but this is an AMAZING deal to try a variety of different juices! I’m going to buy one and just supplement the juices into my regular diet (ex. with breakfast or as a snacks) 🙂
• Ancient Nutrition – Daily deals going on starting Friday and lasting all the way through next week!
• Carbon38 – I am constantly browsing this site 😂 they have really cute, good quality, name-brand workout gear/athleisure. They already have sales going on like these Spiritual Gangster Joggers, this Alo Yoga Sherpa Pullover, and these super cute leggings using code “thanks30”
• Square Organics – AH-MAZING deals going on starting Thanksgiving day at 3pm. Stay tuned for deets on this one!
• Apple Watch – RUN don’t walk for this deal. I loveee my Apple watch and this is a PHENOMENAL price!
• Flex City Fitness – you all know my love for this place. They are going to be having deals starting Black Friday. Stay up to date on this blog post or on their Instagram.
• Chomps Grass Fed Beef Sticks – my favorite high protein, sugar-free snack. My favorite flavors are cranberry and Italian. Various deals going on now through Monday!!
• Nuzest – the only vegan protein powder that I like! I’ll link on Friday once deals start.
• Barre Code – Another absolute fav workout! Deals already going on! Buy 5 classes, get 3 free. Buy 10 classes, get 5 free. Buy 20 classes, get 10 free.
• Liquid IV – 30% off hydration products and 40% off sleep sticks. The hydration sticks are essentials for me anytime I travel. The sleep sticks work like a charm!

Maple Roasted Squash and Brussels

In case you need a last minute, easy, delicious side dish to bring to any thanksgivings/friendsgivings… here’s what my contribution was last year and also this year!

Last year, I just used pecans and dried cranberries for the fruit and nut part but this year I was feeling fancy and used Made in Nature Pomegranate Ginger Supersnacks (basically just a mix of maple syrup-sweetened nuts and dried fruits!). I bought them at Meijer but you can also find them at Whole Foods.

This recipe is really easy because you can basically just eyeball everything and it will still turn out 😂 you could also buy pre-cut butternut squash and brussel sprouts to make things even easier.

This recipe also makes for great leftovers! Sometimes I will even make this dish as a part of my normal meal prep and use it as a side for quick meals all week!

Print Recipe

Maple Roasted Squash & Brussels

Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish

Keyword: brussel sprout, butternut squash, dairy free, easy, friendsgiving, fruit and nut, gluten free, healthy, paleo, plant based, quick, thanksgiving, vegan

Ingredients

• 1 lb brussel sprouts
• 1/2 butternut squash (large)
• avocado oil
• pink salt
• cinnamon
• maple syrup
• nuts of choice (pecans, cashews, etc.)
• dried fruit of choice (cranberries, chopped dates, raisins, etc.)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Peel and de-seed squash. Slice into cubes. Lay cubes out on a parchment paper lined baking tray and drizzle with avocado oil, pink salt, and cinnamon. Toss to coat squash evenly.
• Wash brussel sprouts, trim ends, and slice in half. Drizzle avocado oil and pink salt and toss together to coat evenly. Arrange face-down on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Bake both the squash and brussel sprouts for 20-25 minutes or until the bottom sides starts to get slightly crispy. Flip and bake another 10 ish minutes. Let cool.
• Combine brussels, squash, and dried fruit/nut of choice in a large bowl. Sprinkle with more cinnamon and pink salt to taste. Drizzle with a good amount of maple syrup and mix one more time!