Thanksgiving substitutes for Turkey

[Guest guest]

With Thanksgiving approaching, what are some of the turkey substitutes

that will be served on vegetarian tables this holiday?

 

I've tried the commercial veggie turkeys and would like other ideas, or

ideas to make the commercial veggie turkeys more interesting.

 

Thanks,

 

Susan

[Guest guest]

We aren't going to bother with turkey substitutes. We are going to make some of

our favorite vegetarian dishes, a salad, and a pumpkin pie (hey, it's

Thanksgiving).

 

 

 

 

Susan <susansf04

 

Monday, November 12, 2007 9:54:02 PM

Thanksgiving substitutes for Turkey

 

With Thanksgiving approaching, what are some of the turkey substitutes

that will be served on vegetarian tables this holiday?

 

I've tried the commercial veggie turkeys and would like other ideas, or

ideas to make the commercial veggie turkeys more interesting.

 

Thanks,

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Susan ~

 

What we have done the last 2 years, and plan on doing this year as well, is make

the Thanksgiving dish feautred in Vegetarian Times. Last year it was a harvest

pot pie and the year before Roasted Vegetables cornucopias. I can't remember

what this year's featured dish is but it looked yummy and they also have a

stuffing we're going to make.

 

Cindi

 

Susan <susansf04 wrote: With

Thanksgiving approaching, what are some of the turkey substitutes

that will be served on vegetarian tables this holiday?

 

I've tried the commercial veggie turkeys and would like other ideas, or

ideas to make the commercial veggie turkeys more interesting.

 

Thanks,

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> What we have done the last 2 years, and plan on doing this year as well, is

make the

Thanksgiving dish feautred in Vegetarian Times. Last year it was a harvest pot

pie and the

year before Roasted Vegetables cornucopias. I can't remember what this year's

featured

dish is but it looked yummy and they also have a stuffing we're going to make.

 

That does look good, Cindi! I have a copy of the menu in front of me:

Maple-roasted pear salad (246 calories, 15 g total fat)

Harvest vegetable medley (245 calories, 7.5 g total fat)

make-ahead gravy (11 calories,0 fat)

Chestnut-and-apple stuffing (275 calories, 5.5 total fat)

Jellied cranberry molds (155 calories, 0 fat)

Tangerine-glazed polenta cake (241 calories, 15 g total fat)

 

That's 1173 total calories per person for the meal and 43 g fat (ouch!) per

person. I'm sure

some inventive members who are on a fat-restricted diet could find a way of

reducing

that, however. The calories are higher than most of us could afford for a single

meal, but

hey it's Thanksgiving! How often does that day occur in a year, right? LOL Me,

I'd skip the

cake because after all that yummy food I'd not have room for it, but others

might want to

make other trades

 

The main dish - Harvest vegetable medley - is also egg-and-dairy free, as is the

gravy,

the stuffing and the cranberry molds. The salad can be easily adapted for vegans

(subbing

vegan 'parmezan' for the cheese and agave nectar for the honey). The cake takes

four

large eggs and sour cream, so I'm not quite sure how that would adapt. It looks

absolutely

delicious.

 

If any of you try any part of this menu, could you please let us know?

 

Hugs and love,

 

Pat

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Good grief! How much butter did they add to those pears and veggies? I

don't see why they need any added fat.

 

Pam

 

On Nov 17, 2007 5:10 PM, Pat <drpatsant wrote:

 

> > What we have done the last 2 years, and plan on doing this year as

> well, is make the

> Thanksgiving dish feautred in Vegetarian Times. Last year it was a harvest

> pot pie and the

> year before Roasted Vegetables cornucopias. I can't remember what this

> year's featured

> dish is but it looked yummy and they also have a stuffing we're going to

> make.

>

> That does look good, Cindi! I have a copy of the menu in front of me:

> Maple-roasted pear salad (246 calories, 15 g total fat)

> Harvest vegetable medley (245 calories, 7.5 g total fat)

> make-ahead gravy (11 calories,0 fat)

> Chestnut-and-apple stuffing (275 calories, 5.5 total fat)

> Jellied cranberry molds (155 calories, 0 fat)

> Tangerine-glazed polenta cake (241 calories, 15 g total fat)

>

> That's 1173 total calories per person for the meal and 43 g fat (ouch!)

> per person. I'm sure

> some inventive members who are on a fat-restricted diet could find a way

> of reducing

> that, however. The calories are higher than most of us could afford for a

> single meal, but

> hey it's Thanksgiving! How often does that day occur in a year, right? LOL

> Me, I'd skip the

> cake because after all that yummy food I'd not have room for it, but

> others might want to

> make other trades

>

> The main dish - Harvest vegetable medley - is also egg-and-dairy free, as

> is the gravy,

> the stuffing and the cranberry molds. The salad can be easily adapted for

> vegans (subbing

> vegan 'parmezan' for the cheese and agave nectar for the honey). The cake

> takes four

> large eggs and sour cream, so I'm not quite sure how that would adapt. It

> looks absolutely

> delicious.

>

> If any of you try any part of this menu, could you please let us know?

>

> Hugs and love,

>

> Pat

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> Good grief! How much butter did they add to those pears and veggies? I

> don't see why they need any added fat.

 

Not butter, but oil (also a 'fat'). And it's easy. In the Harvest Vegetable

Medley, 4 Tbsp for

eight people (and a Tbsp oil works out to abt 14 g). Not sure where the extra

half gramme

per person came from, but there is fat naturally found in lots of veggies. The

oil in this

recipe was used to toss the veggies prior to roasting in the oven. In the Maple

Roasted

Pear Salad, it was a Tbsp oil plus 3 oz hard cheese for the salad, another 3

Tbsp oil for the

dressing, again for 8 persons. As I said, Easy!

 

I said 'ouch' because some people, like myself, need to keep their total fat in

any one

serving below 2.5 or so grammes But we have ways, we have ways LOL I wasn't

criticizing the recipes as such - hey, as I say, it's Thanksgiving, for heaven's

sake. But I

was kinda 'thinking out loud' (thinking on the keys?) how I'd need to cut that

down for

myself. (I like to try to prepare recipes without any *added* fat - since it

creeps in

willynilly.)

 

But those recipes look really really good!!!

 

Love and hugs, Pat

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hey susan. i know i am a little late responding to

this but have you tried the quorn turkey " breast " ? i

had it last year for the first time and it blew

tofurkey out of the water! it was so good, ive had em

2 times since then. i also recommend their chicken

nuggets. they pretty bomb-tastic!

josh

--- Susan <susansf04 wrote:

 

> With Thanksgiving approaching, what are some of the

> turkey substitutes

> that will be served on vegetarian tables this

> holiday?

>

> I've tried the commercial veggie turkeys and would

> like other ideas, or

> ideas to make the commercial veggie turkeys more

> interesting.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Susan

>

>

 

 

 

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I don't write much, so sorry if this has already been discussed...butTofurky is

really

really good. And it is good looking too to put on the table, even with

non-veggie

foods, if you are in " mixed " company. Last Thanksgiving, my meat eating friends

ate

my Tofurky and there wasn't any left for me to have seconds. They were

astonished

how good it is....

 

Again, sorry if you all have discussed this already :-<

 

Linda J. Geant

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847-635-1543 (Hm)

ljg

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-

Josh Arnold

 

Sunday, November 18, 2007 9:26 AM

Re: Thanksgiving substitutes for Turkey

 

 

hey susan. i know i am a little late responding to

this but have you tried the quorn turkey " breast " ? i

had it last year for the first time and it blew

tofurkey out of the water! it was so good, ive had em

2 times since then. i also recommend their chicken

nuggets. they pretty bomb-tastic!

josh

--- Susan <susansf04 wrote:

 

> With Thanksgiving approaching, what are some of the

> turkey substitutes

> that will be served on vegetarian tables this

> holiday?

>

> I've tried the commercial veggie turkeys and would

> like other ideas, or

> ideas to make the commercial veggie turkeys more

> interesting.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Susan

>

>

 

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> . . . Tofurky is really

> really good. And it is good looking too to put on the table, even with

> non-veggie

> foods, if you are in " mixed " company.

 

Yes, I think that is one of its important uses - to fill that gap on the

table

for omnivores. I don't much care for most faux meats myself, but I have

tried some (mostly in asian food) that I've enjoyed. I've never tried

Tofurky, however. Maybe next month? We'll see! But there are only two

of us and I think that's a lot of food!!!

 

Love and hugs, Pat

 

----

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Tofurkey :

Don't worry about it being too much at one sitting for the two of you...

it tastes excellent for sandwiches or heated up again the next day....the

great flavor is not lost the next day.

 

-

Patricia Sant

 

Monday, November 19, 2007 4:38 PM

Re: Thanksgiving substitutes for Turkey

 

 

 

> . . . Tofurky is really

> really good. And it is good looking too to put on the table, even with

> non-veggie

> foods, if you are in " mixed " company.

 

Yes, I think that is one of its important uses - to fill that gap on the

table

for omnivores. I don't much care for most faux meats myself, but I have

tried some (mostly in asian food) that I've enjoyed. I've never tried

Tofurky, however. Maybe next month? We'll see! But there are only two

of us and I think that's a lot of food!!!

 

Love and hugs, Pat

 

----

Dr Patricia M. Sant

Bean Vegan: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com

Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld

Vegetarian Spice:

Vegetarian Slimming: vegetarianslimming

'To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.'

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

 

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> Tofurkey :

> Don't worry about it being too much at one sitting for the two of you...

> it tastes excellent for sandwiches or heated up again the next

> day....the

> great flavor is not lost the next day.

 

Oh that's good to know. Thanks! We might just try it this year!

 

Love and hugs, Pat

 

----

Dr Patricia M. Sant

Bean Vegan: http://beanvegan.blogspot.com

Vegan World Cuisine: http://www.care2.com/c2cvegworld

Vegetarian Spice:

Vegetarian Slimming: vegetarianslimming

'To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.'

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We don¹t have Tofurkey in Australia, but I wonder if it¹s similar to the

Veggie Roast that I use:

 

http://www.vegiedelights.com.au/products/mealmakers/vegie-delights-roast.asp

x

 

This link shows the product with an ingredient list and nutritional

information. Those of you who¹ve had Tofurkey, would you say this product

looks similar?

 

Anna

 

>

>> > Tofurkey :

>> > Don't worry about it being too much at one sitting for the two of you...

>> > it tastes excellent for sandwiches or heated up again the next

>> > day....the

>> > great flavor is not lost the next day.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Oops! Looks like the link didn¹t work (at least here) cuz it split ... Try

this one?

 

http://tinyurl.com/3d8nf7

 

Anna

 

 

On 22/11/07 8:48 PM, " Coop " <rodstruelove wrote:

 

>

> We don¹t have Tofurkey in Australia, but I wonder if it¹s similar to the

> Veggie Roast that I use:

>

> http://www.vegiedelights.com.au/products/mealmakers/vegie-delights-roast.asp

> x

>

> This link shows the product with an ingredient list and nutritional

> information. Those of you who¹ve had Tofurkey, would you say this product

> looks similar?

>

> Anna

>

>> >

>>>> >> > Tofurkey :

>>>> >> > Don't worry about it being too much at one sitting for the two of >>>>

you...

>>>> >> > it tastes excellent for sandwiches or heated up again the next

>>>> >> > day....the

>>>> >> > great flavor is not lost the next day.