Guest guest Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 We eat the side and skip the turkey; I have never had a faux turkey that I liked. There are great Thanksgiving recipes here: www.vegetariantimes.com and www.gentlethanksgiving.com ________________________________ tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz Wed, November 4, 2009 3:21:46 PM ????Thanksgiving Help???? Â Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I can tell you which one not to get...Tofurky!  Really disgusting, and I've tried it more than once so I'm sure I didn't just get a bad one.  I'm lucky my parents and my brother and SIL (who is also vegan) have all been okay with not having Turkey or any animal foods on Thanksgiving for the past three years. We do a mushroom and bean loaf and that is the only thing that resembles meat. We also adopt a turkey through the Farm Sanctuary, so that makes us feel good that we are in fact saving a turkey every year.  ~Gretchen  --- On Wed, 11/4/09, tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz wrote: tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz ????Thanksgiving Help???? Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 4:21 PM  Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 My local chain, Publix, carries tofurkey with stuffing. Cassie " life's a garden, dig it! " Sent from my iPhone On Nov 4, 2009, at 4:21 PM, " tkdgrl4evr " <myshadyboyz wrote: Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Just asked a long-time vegetarian friend and she said the Gardein Stuffed Veggie Turkey from Whole Foods is the best she's ever had. She believes it's made hot by Whole Foods (not frozen). --- On Wed, 11/4/09, tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz wrote: tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz ????Thanksgiving Help???? Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 4:21 PM  Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 There is a recipe (I don't have the link off hand) from Bryanna Clark Grogan that is a faux turkey (I think it's roughly tofu and gluten flour - so it's a seitan turkey, you make a broth to bake it in, and it's simply amazing. You can stuff it, or not (I make 2, and stuff only one). I found it - http://www.bryannaclarkgrogan.com/page/page/1435893.htm Scroll down to where you see *BRYANNA'S SEITAN " <http://www.bryannaclarkgrogan.com/page/page/1435893.htm>TURKEY " (WITH STUFFED " TURKEY " , ROLLED " TURKEY " , STUFFING RECIPE, AND FAT-FREE GRAVY) *(Revised Nov. 1, 2008) I have a really good vegan 'no chicken' boullion I use for this instead of her mix, but I've done similar spices and it comes out very well. Congrats on 1year in January! That's fantastic. Missie On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 3:21 PM, tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz wrote: > > > Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is > our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product > that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole > foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont > mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what > do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these > places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this > occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. > Thanks everyone > > > -- ~~~~~(m-.-)m http://mszzzi.zoomshare.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ http://www.derbylite.org www.VeganOutreach.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Hi, Oh, how fun to plan you first vegetarian Thanksgiving! We usually get a Tofurkey, for the tradition of it . but I don't really love it. :-) Last year we got presliced (like sandwich slices) Tofurkey - same flavor, but moister and easier (and cheaper) than getting the whole $25-30 Tofurkey roast. We laid them out on a plate and everyone enjoyed them much more than the roast. We're doing the presliced again this year. But, I have to say - in years before the Tofurkey, we were fine and enjoyed the holiday just as much! :-) And there are lots of recipes for " fake-turkey " roasts that are pretty good - we have friends who make a sage flavored one and others who have been testing recipes in the last couple weeks and have come up with the one they'll make this year - a cashew roast. (If you want the pre-made fake turkey products and can't find them, you could try calling around to your local health food stores or even other stores that carry vegetarian products, and see if anyone can order one for you. Or contact the company directly and see who sells it in your area.) Have a great holiday! Lorraine On Behalf Of tkdgrl4evr Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:22 PM ????Thanksgiving Help???? Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Hi all, Our family is ovo-veg and our fav faux meat for the holidays is the Quorn roast. It is made with egg whites so is not vegan. Quorn products are some of the top veggy selling items in the UK. ~Lina , " Lorraine " <ldemi wrote: > > Hi, > Oh, how fun to plan you first vegetarian Thanksgiving! We usually get a > Tofurkey, for the tradition of it . but I don't really love it. :-) > Last year we got presliced (like sandwich slices) Tofurkey - same > flavor, but moister and easier (and cheaper) than getting the whole > $25-30 Tofurkey roast. We laid them out on a plate and everyone enjoyed > them much more than the roast. We're doing the presliced again this > year. But, I have to say - in years before the Tofurkey, we were fine > and enjoyed the holiday just as much! :-) And there are lots of > recipes for " fake-turkey " roasts that are pretty good - we have friends > who make a sage flavored one and others who have been testing recipes in > the last couple weeks and have come up with the one they'll make this > year - a cashew roast. > > (If you want the pre-made fake turkey products and can't find them, you > could try calling around to your local health food stores or even other > stores that carry vegetarian products, and see if anyone can order one > for you. Or contact the company directly and see who sells it in your > area.) > > Have a great holiday! > Lorraine > > > On > Behalf Of tkdgrl4evr > Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:22 PM > > ????Thanksgiving Help???? > > > Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This > is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey > product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's > and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away > from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im > looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey > product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat > except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son > feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 If you're interested in the gardein roast you can go to wholefoodsmarket.com and find your nearest store. Then order on-line for the holidays and they'll have it ready for you to pick up. It's $3.99 per serving. , Denise Turner <deniseamay wrote: > > Just asked a long-time vegetarian friend and she said the Gardein Stuffed Veggie Turkey from Whole Foods is the best she's ever had. She believes it's made hot by Whole Foods (not frozen). > > > > --- On Wed, 11/4/09, tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz wrote: > > tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz > ????Thanksgiving Help???? > > Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 4:21 PM >  > > > Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I think the best Thanksgiving Dinner ever is the recipe for the Turkey Roll with Stuffing from the cookbook " Cooking with Gluten and Seitan " by Dorothy R. Bates and Colby Wingate. My family has made this " turkey " for many years every year for Thanksgiving. Geez, I would say we've been making it for the past 17 years! My hubby's family, who is not veg, even likes it. It is by far the best faux turkey recipe, in my opinion, out there! The downside of it is that it is a bit of work and when I make it, I make the roll part the day before and let it marinade in the broth it cooked in and then the next day (Thanksgiving Day), stuff and bake it. Then with the broth that you cooked it in the day before, you make your brown gravy out of that. I don't use the stuffing recipe in the book though. I make my mother's stuffing. Hope this helps! You can order the book from Amazon. I have a picture of what it looks like when I made it last year if you want to see how it turns out. Let me know! You can email me at drummrgrl1179 and I'll email you the picture from that address. Have fun! Jamie , " tkdgrl4evr " <myshadyboyz wrote: > > Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I have a great really easy tofurkey recipe if anyone wants it - the stuffing really makes it yummy. Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 last year I think we got that... whole foods has a loaf that is covered in a crust. the loaf is actually made by a company called fields roast I think. It is vegan and yummy! they also sell the fields roast without the crust and slightly different stuffing in the fridge section (my boyfriend loves this all year round!). elisa , Denise Turner <deniseamay wrote: > > Just asked a long-time vegetarian friend and she said the Gardein Stuffed Veggie Turkey from Whole Foods is the best she's ever had. She believes it's made hot by Whole Foods (not frozen). > > > > --- On Wed, 11/4/09, tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz wrote: > > tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz > ????Thanksgiving Help???? > > Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 4:21 PM >  > > > Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Hi! I have made some really good dishes for the holidays. One was a seitan roast. I used seitan brushed with vegan brown gravy for the base layer. I covered that with stuffing and put puff pastry over the top. I made 10-12 servings using 2 pounds of seitan, and 2 1-lb loaves of bread for the stuffing. One package of pastry was enough to cover it. I baked it at 400 degrees for 1-1 1/4 hours. It was delicious! We've also had tofu stuffed with stuffing and a Three Sisters (corn, squash and beans) Casserole. There are so many really tasty options. You might want to make enough for everyone. I'll bet that the non-veg diners will love it, too! Good luck and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!! --- On Wed, 11/4/09, tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz wrote: tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz ????Thanksgiving Help???? Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 4:21 PM  Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I know this isn't exactly the question you asked, and I haven't had time to read the other answers, so I don't know what everyone else said, but I thought this might be helpful. Someone just sent me this page with 25 vegetarian recipes for Thanksgiving: http://www.recipe4living.com/articles/25_thanksgiving_recipes_for_a_vegetarian.h\ tm and many of them look delicious! I did made a stuffed pumpkin a few years back, and it was really fun, both to make and to eat! Other than that, I've never had a turkey alternative (although we eat Tofurkey deli slices on sandwiches and they are quite yummy!) We just eat the side dishes. I don't know how old your son is, but I definitely remember how much I missed turkey, gravy, etc on my first Thanksgiving as a vegetarian, when I was 16. Even though I had, like you, been veg for almost a year, and I completely believed in what I was doing, it was hard not to look back that one day. Well, it will be my 15th Thanksgiving as a veg this year, and now I really don't look back! Kudo's to you and your son for becoming vegetarian! Good luck, Sarah " Desire the well-being of your fellow creature, eyeing his good fortune benevolently. Let his honor be as precious to you as your own, for you and your fellow are one and the same. " ---Moses Cordovero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Hi Gretchen, We adopt Farm Sanctuary turkeys each year, too! It's so fun! We have about a decade of those turkey pictures they send -- we use them as Thanksgiving decorations -- on the piano in the dining room, right next to the table we eat our vegetarian meal on! We're adopting Bubbles this year -- which one are you helping? As an aside, at our son's preschool this morning, the teacher was teaching them a song about Thanksgiving, while she held up a huge picture of a turkey ... I paid close attention, so I could mitigate any message relayed in the song. Happily, the song was about a pet turkey who requested to not be a main course, so instead got a bed to sleep in and became a house pet -- and the family ate no turkey, but other foods instead for Thanksgiving. Our son turned and looked at me and laughed! nice. Have a good holiday! Lorraine On Behalf Of Gretchen Goel, Wellness Coach Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:34 PM Re: ????Thanksgiving Help???? I can tell you which one not to get...Tofurky! Really disgusting, and I've tried it more than once so I'm sure I didn't just get a bad one. I'm lucky my parents and my brother and SIL (who is also vegan) have all been okay with not having Turkey or any animal foods on Thanksgiving for the past three years. We do a mushroom and bean loaf and that is the only thing that resembles meat. We also adopt a turkey through the Farm Sanctuary, so that makes us feel good that we are in fact saving a turkey every year. ~Gretchen --- On Wed, 11/4/09, tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz@ <myshadyboyz%40msn.com> msn.com> wrote: tkdgrl4evr <myshadyboyz@ <myshadyboyz%40msn.com> msn.com> ????Thanksgiving Help???? @gro <%40> ups.com Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 4:21 PM Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Hello! I'm in the UK and while we don't celebrate Thanksgiving, our Christmas menu sounds very similar! I like these resources from the Vegetarian Society which include lots of useful advise as well as loads of exciting recipes! http://www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert/recipes/christmas.html Good luck with it all and happy thanksgiving! Jenny. x , " tkdgrl4evr " <myshadyboyz wrote: > > Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 I second the Tofurky or field roasts. I think they're great. Just cook them with some flavors. We put onions and some dried fruit in the pan and wrap them up in tinfoil to bake. It was really good! Hope you have a wonderful 1st veg Thanksgiving. , " tkdgrl4evr " <myshadyboyz wrote: > > Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Yeah my daughter has been vegetarian for 3 years and vegan for 1 1/2. We always try to do the Tofurky and you can order online and have them ship to you if you don't live close to some place that sells them. We also try to incorporate all the trimmings stuff as stuffing, cransberry stuff, vegan pumpkin pies, some kinda sweet potatoes and we have never had a holiday that we didn't enjoy all of it. There are recipe in the vegan lunch box book that also show holiday recipes and you can always come up with something to fix from recipes if you want to go that way. I came from a long line of meat eaters and I love the tofurkeys and both my kids do also. ·´`·.(*·.¸(`·.¸ ¸.·´)¸.·*).·´`· «·´¨*·.¸¸. Kathy Bolen. ¸¸.·*¨`·» «·´`·.(¸.·´(¸.·* *·.¸)`·.¸).·´`·» ________________________________ Justine <justineybean Mon, November 9, 2009 8:27:37 AM Re: ????Thanksgiving Help???? I second the Tofurky or field roasts. I think they're great. Just cook them with some flavors. We put onions and some dried fruit in the pan and wrap them up in tinfoil to bake. It was really good! Hope you have a wonderful 1st veg Thanksgiving. @gro ups.com, " tkdgrl4evr " <myshadyboyz@ ...> wrote: > > Hi everyone my son an I will be vegetarian for a year in January. This is our first Thanksgiving being veg and I am looking for a faux turkey product that tastes good. I have heard you guys talk about trader joe's and whole foods but the closest ones of these are about an hour away from us. I dont mind the drive if I know for sure i will find what im looking for. So what do you guys use and/or will i find a faux turkey product at either of these places. We dont usually eat the faux meat except veggie burgers but for this occasion I think it will help my son feel included in the family gatherings. Thanks everyone > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Like others, we always have a wonderful vegan Thanksgiving. We have a Tofurky (we love them), mashed potatoes/gravy, cranberries, green beans, rolls, corn, pumpkin pie, stuffed celery, etc. Yum! Jacqueline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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