New week ~ new QOTW

[Guest guest]

My favorite is Halloween, which is quickly approaching. I enjoy warm cider by

the fireplace. It not only warms the physical body, but it warms the soul.

Sometimes i will put a little schnapps in it, for extra warming purposes.

Ron

 

~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:

Here it is, Sunday again. As promised i will ask a

new question of the week for those of us that wish

to participate; it is just for fun and sharing.

All replies are most welcome. You never know how

your answer will spark or inspire a great idea for

someone else. Last week's question brought to mind

many fond memories and several great recipe ideas.

 

QOTW: September 18th - 24th

[this week's " question " is more than just one. *lol*]

 

Which holiday is your absolute favorite? Which holiday

comes a close second? Do you do anything special or

make a signature dish that family and friends expect

and look forward to?

 

~ pt ~

 

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Watch the trees, the animals and all living

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[Guest guest]

~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:

QOTW: September 18th - 24th

[this week's " question " is more than just one. *lol*]

 

Which holiday is your absolute favorite?

 

Halloween

 

 

 

Which holiday comes a close second?

 

every fourth Thanksgiving - 'cause it's my bday!! forget cake, I want pumpkin

pie!!!

 

 

 

Do you do anything special or make a signature dish that family and friends

expect

and look forward to?

 

 

 

not sense going veggie!! ( usta be the 'turkey' that made the turkey) LOL

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Which holiday is your absolute favorite?

 

Hm, hard to say. Maybe Beltaine (May Day).

I like the weather, I like the plants blooming

(at least out here in the San Francisco Bay Area).

 

I like Mabon (Autumn Equinox) too.

 

Which holiday comes a close second?

 

Samhain (Halloween) or Yule.

 

Do you do anything special or make a signature dish

that family and friends expect and look forward to?

 

Gather with, uh, friends, 8 times a year for

such things. I don't think I really make

anything special for those.

 

I do always make Pumpkin Pie for Thanksgiving

and I always like that.

 

Gary

[Guest guest]

>

>

>Which holiday is your absolute favorite?

 

I looooooooove holidays in general. I'm Buddhist so I get to celebrate them

all (well, just about. None that promote violence or divisiveness.) I'm

going to say...

 

Valentine's Day (just a day for being sweet to people? Gotta like that!)

 

Halloween/Samhain (low pressure, fun costumes, a celebration of my favorite

season!)

 

Yule/Christmas/Chanukah/Kawaanza (yes, I celebrate them all!)

 

Losar (Lunar New Year)

 

> Which holiday

>comes a close second?

 

Buddha's Birthday

Thanksgiving

 

>Do you do anything special or

>make a signature dish that family and friends expect

>and look forward to?

 

hmm...since we don't eat deer, I make deer-shaped cookies for Yule. For

Chanukah, I make latkes. For Christmas, we have lasagna for x-mas eve,

pumpkin cranberry bread for breakfast, and homemade chex mix for snacking.

We also make lots of cookies for the holidays, but they tend to vary from

year to year. Also the cheese-free nut ball usually makes its appearance

around this time. If we spend xmas with Scott's parents, they always

want cranberry apple crisp.

 

Unturkey or Tofurky with homemade cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie for

thanksgiving.

 

Veronica

 

 

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cheese-free nut ball. Never heard of it. Where's the recipe? I'd like to try

that for this years Christmas. :-)

 

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[Guest guest]

At 03:51 PM 9/18/2005 -0500, you wrote:

>cheese-free nut ball. Never heard of it. Where's the recipe? I'd like to

>try that for this years Christmas. :-)

 

I got the recipe from PETA. It's wonderful! Everyone likes it and it

disappears in no time flat. I always get requests for the recipe at

parties, no matter if I'm the only vegan there or not. Here's the recipe

with my notes added.

 

 

PETA NUT BALL

 

 

 

Cube an 8 ounce package of tempeh, steam 20 minutes and cool.

 

(I microwave the tempeh under a wet paper towel about 1 min. works great.)

 

Roast, stirring frequently until brown ½ cup almonds in a dry pan. In a

processor or blender, puree tempeh, 2/3 cup vegan mayonnaise,

 

(I use nayonaise)

 

3 tablespoons nutritional yeast

 

(I usually use 1/4 c)

 

and 2 tablespoons soy sauce until smooth.

 

(I add the nuts now)

 

Add dry breadcrumbs to thicken or water to thin.

 

(I like the italian style vegan ones...there are several brands available)

 

Mold the mixture into a ball,

 

(they leave this part out, but I recommend rolling the ball now in extra

thin sliced almonds, or around the winter holidays I sometimes make

two...one rolled in paprika, one rolled in parsley for festive color, and

serve them together. )

 

refrigerate at least two hours and serve

with vegan crackers and crisp sliced vegetables.

 

it really does have the satisfying creaminess of a cheese ball without the

bad for you stuff or harming the cows!

 

Veronica

 

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[Guest guest]

my favorite holiday would have to be christmas or

really the whole season rather than just the one day.

i love all the baking (i give baskets full of homemade

goodies for my gifts), christmas trees, decorations,

and the twinkly lights. for the past several years,

on christmas day i have cooked a big indian meal

complete with two or three main dishes, samosas,

chutneys, indian bread of some sort or pompadoms, and

basmati rice. we don't have family near us, so it's

just the three of us.

 

halloween is my second favorite. i like the

decorations (the only time of the year i can get away

with having skulls as decorations), pumpkins

(jack-o-lanterns), costumes, and candy. my hubby and

son could care less about halloween. in fact, my 5

year old son has refused to dress up for the past

couple of years. he likes to hand out candy tho.

 

susie

 

--- ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:

 

> QOTW: September 18th - 24th

> [this week's " question " is more than just one.

> *lol*]

>

> Which holiday is your absolute favorite? Which

> holiday

> comes a close second? Do you do anything special or

> make a signature dish that family and friends expect

 

> and look forward to?

 

 

 

 

 

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