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Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Nov 15, 2011


For the past two years, I've posted a bunch of kind takeout menus from vegan-friendly caterers in the Los Angeles area. Here is this year's updated edition!
seedlingI have been using Kristina Brindley's Seedling Catering for a while, and they are great. They also helped with my book launch party! 

They have so many amazing dishes right now that would be perfect for Thanksgiving.  Check out how great these sound:

  • Zinnia - Ripe plantain fritters stuffed with cashew cheese
  • Orchis - Potato blini with eggplant "caviar"
  • Salad of black mission figs, roasted red pepper and fennel
  • Squash, Fennel and Apple Soup – a sweet blend of squash and apple with a little accent of fennel
  • Seedling Galette - seasonal apples, pears or a delightful combination of both on a flaky baked crust.

You can see the menu here and email Kristina to place an order.

madeleine
Another great place to order a kind Thanksgiving dinner from in LA is Madeleine Bistro, a great vegan restaurant. They have a whole Thanksgiving-To-Go menu, and everything on this menu looks so good, and perfect for Thanksgiving.

  • Salad - Baby spinach, quinoa, candied walnuts, dried cranberries, pomegranate vinaigrette
  • Soup - Butternut squash bisque
  • Entrée includes - rustic mashed potatoes, pan gravy, coconut yams, pan-roasted veggie medley, and cranberry relish, as well as:
  • Choice of Protein: Seitan - Grilled lemon-rosemary or Herb crusted or Tempeh: Braised or Herb crusted
  • Choice of stuffing - Sourdough-sage OR Wheat-free quinoa
  • Dessert - Choice of: Pumpkin pie or French apple tart or Both

You can check out the menu here and call 818.758.6971 to order.


m cafe
M Café also has a Thanksgiving Holiday menu that looks soo good. So many great vegan options!

  • Spiced Butternut Bisque
  • Winter Field Greens Salad with Fennel, Cranberries & Bosc Pear
  • Holiday Roast Dinner: Savory Sliced Seitan, Herbed Bread Stuffing, Pan Gravy and Cranberry Relish
  • Whipped Potato & Rutabaga
  • Mashed Pumpkin with Couscous & Raisins
  • Maple-Glazed Acorn Squash, Brussells Sprouts & Chestnuts
  • Sauteed Brocolini with Garlic & Red Chile
  • Green Beans Amandine
  • Herbed Bread Stuffing
  • Wild Rice Pilaf
  • Cranberry-Ginger Relish
  • Whole Apple Pie (from Babycakes NYC)
  • Pumpkin Cheesecake

You can download the menu here, and call 323.543.1192 to order.


RFD
In addition to being vegan, Real Food Daily’s Thanksgiving menu is organic and gluten-free. Here are this year’s offerings:

  • Kobacha, Corn & Coconut Bisque
  • Faux Turkey Breast
  • Corn Sage Stuffing
  • Garnet Yams topped with marshmallows
  • Mashed Potatoes &Parsnips
  • Herb Roasted Vegetables
  • Mushroom Gravy
  • Cranberry Relish
  • Pumpkin Pie
  • Southern Maple Pecan Pie
  • Pumpkin Tofu Cheesecake

Order here or call 310.289.9910 in West Hollywood or 310.451.7544 in Santa Monica.

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Will you be cooking your Thanksgiving meal from scratch, ordering take out, or doing a combo of both?

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Like Patty, I'll be the only one in my family who won't be having turkey.  : )   There is a place in Orlando Florida called Dandelion CommuniTea Cafe that is offering a vegan and gluten free Thanksgiving menu of a Marsala Mushroom Nut Loaf, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Roasted Root Vegetables, Cranberry Ginger Sauce and Corn. Single serving is $14.95 or $49.95 and feeds a family of 4.  Happy Thanksgiving All!  smiley-smile.gif

Definitely cooking it from scratch.  My whole family is getting together and we will all be contributing our favorite dishes.  I am contributing the vegan anf Gluten-Free pies, my favorite pear cranberry sauce, stuffing, and an undecided veggie dish (perhaps carmelized brussels sprouts).  Yum!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gretchen

www.veggiegrettie.com 

I am very happy to be celebrating my very first vegan Thanksgiving!smiley-laughing.gif I will be cooking some vegan goodness at home and I'm so excited! One thing I'm not making from scratch is this Wellington that I ordered from Native Foods. I'm getting hungry just typing this.lol 

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Chi Towners

they have cooked or raw vegan dinners at Karyn's as well

Whole foods to here as mentioned

I love Native Foods!!!

or Chicago Diner is great!!!

:)

I'll be going to Thanksgiving dinner with my (non-vegan) family. I volunteered to bring a few dishes so I'm kind of excited to be making and bringing some vegan food to it. This is my first vegan Thanksgiving (my one-year vegan anniversary is coming up in Feb.) and I think it will be a good opportunity to introduce my family to some good vegan food. 

My family and I are traditionally celebrating the love in our home as spiritual beings, that are pausing on this Turkey Mourning day, with a few thoughts about the loss of life that is sacrificed in the disguise of morality in our society, with this Holiday Entree-

http://mouthwateringvegan.com/2011/10/29/golden-festive-thanksgiving-loaf/

Hey thanks Smiley I live in Melbourne FL, good to know. However I am making all my own goodies from scratch.  Millet, brown rice and flax bread stuffing with delicata squash and sage, brown gravy, whipped cauliflower and braised seitan....YUM! Oh yea, apple pie and maybe a raw pumpkin cheesecake....yeah, I like to cook:)

I'm really sick of these UGG "commercials" popping up.  Can't someone do something about this? 

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