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Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Nov 24, 2010


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This year, we have a huge crowd coming over, and while I love to cook, there will be a ton of family in my home and lots of commotion. I want to be present and not running around like an insane woman. I can’t cook and talk at the same time – I get very focused while cooking, and can’t answer questions. I just lack that ability! So, my solution is to do some cooking and some ordering in – a nice balance that will let me enjoy hanging out with my family.

Christopher's Mom Candy is going to help me tons with the set up and keeping things warm. I'm going ot ask my Mom to be in charge of tea making - as that is her specialty!

So here we go! This is my menu for Thanksgiving 2010:
 
Cheese from LEAF – this is sooo good! If you haven’t tried it, you must get it – it’s like cream cheese and it comes with yummy chips. It's all raw, but I still love it for the cheese taste - definitely something to win the hearts of meat eaters!

Field Roast Sausages

Field Roast Apple Smoked Sausages – always a hit with vegans and non-vegans alike!

Pecan crusted Seitan

Pecan-crusted Seitan - from my book (p. 154-155)

wild rice

Wild Rice Cornbread Stuffing – we’ll probably make this yummy recipe from Rachel Spurr!

Mashed Rutabegas & Potatoes from M Café

Tofurky Gravy - it's easy and good!

String beans – I'm going to make these with my husband’s step mom, Carol!

Sweet Potoatoes With Suzanne’s Ricemellow Creme – Going to make these with Carol

Plain Biscuits from M Café – these are delicious!

Winter Salad from M Café – really good! Has a light crumble "cheese" on it with pears.

Cranberry Sauce – from my book (p. 162)

My Pecan Pie – I just mastered this recipe! I will share soon.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Pumpkin Cheesecake – from my friend Mark, whom I wrote about here. I’ll serve with a little vanilla “ice cream”

Mulled Wine – from my book (p. 210)

Hot Apple Cider – so good with cloves and cinnamon sticks!

Organic Beer, and a little Champagne for dessert

Cucumber-Mint Water – a nice way to fancy up plain ‘ol water for a special meal!
 
That’s it! What are you planning to eat this Thanksgiving?

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My first vegan Thanksgiving as well. I decided to skip the tofurky and make a hearty dish I found on VegNews called Creamy Harvest Pasta it is so loaded with goodness, I don't need the "meat" to get stuffed. The rest of my menu:

- veggie tray with french onion dip (made with tofutti)

- garlic whipped potatoes

- orange candied yams

- green beans almondine

- apple crisp

- pumpkin pie (making with silken tofu ... first time!)

There will be a turkey in the house, but I at least refused to cook it and asked that all other sides be meat/dairy free. It's my first holiday season as a vegan, so I considered this pretty good progress in such a short time. 

I am bringing a small Celebration Loaf, cranberry sauce (from Kind Life), Shitake Mushrooms w/Sage (from FoodGal.com but veganized), and Maple Walnut Cupcakes (from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World) to my parents.

My mom has also veganized a few of the family staples including garlic mashed potatoes (I am bringing some vegan gravy I picked up at Whole Foods), green beans, and sweet potato salad.

Sounds seriously amazing Alicia - I'm salivating at the thought of all those delicious dishes! Happy Thanksgiving to you and you family x

Poppy seed and preserved lemon brussels

Vegan Pumpkin pie using fresh baked pumpkin

Mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy

Vegan Pierogi 

Cheezy guac. bean dip from The Kind Life

I love Thanksgiving!!

 

I've attached a link for an awesome vegan entree (stuffed portobello mushrooms) that I served today and everybody loved. There's no soy and it is pretty easy to make. I also made the maple syrup roasted brussel sprouts which are now by far my favorite way to cook them.  

 

file:///Users/bridget2/Desktop/Vegan%20Thanksgiving%20Recipes%20From%20Chloe%20Coscarelli%20-%20NYTimes.com.webarchive

Artichoke Leek Crostini for appetizers; Seitan Piccata (amazing); Thanksgiving Tofu, green beans and other ; pumpkin pie from Kind Life

O my goodness. i feel like my family had everything.

STuffing, turcky( for those who want to eat it), desert, yams, gravy, mashed potatos, vegtibals, salad, corn and even drinks

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