Guest guest Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Last year at Thanksgiving my fil was staying with us at Thanksgiving and invited my husband's brother and sister their spouses and all of their children to our house for Thanksgiving. So we had 14 people in our home. They (my husband's family) got really angry that we weren't allowing them to cook Turkey/meat in our home. They've always eaten vegetarian meals in our home at any other visit. My fil had been staying with us for at least a month and hadn't eaten any meat in our house so had absolutely no reason to think we'd be having Turkey and/or other meat in our house on Thanksgiving day. In the past my parents, brothers, sisters and their families might come eat with us at Thanksgiving since we don't attend their things but they know we don't eat meat so they know what to expect when they eat with us. So last year I had to cook enough Tofurky, vegan mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy etc to feed all of those people with no help from anybody. I was exhausted. My husband made an apple pie and my sil made a pumpkin pie and some other desert, I think. And that is all we had. I was exhasted and the whole experience was awful. This year I'd really like to get a little more creative with our menu planning. Especially since it will just be the three of us. Anyone celebrating Thanksgiving want to share what you are cooking? Renee http://www.youtube.com/renecarol25 Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Mail. See how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Renee, I stuff a squash. I think it's beautiful. I take the top off like a pumpkin for Halloween, fill it with bread stuffing, you could also use rice or whatever, and replace the top and bake it in the oven. it's the center piece.Don't bake it too long it will get too soft. It takes a bit of experimenting. I was going to look into the Guorn thing and we read the box. My daughter is at the other computer looking up the stuff that's in it. Unfortunately alot of that stuff has MSG hidden under the names Yeast Extract, and Natural Flavoring. Another cool thing I like, and we just brought it to a party is the Three Sisters of native American tradition. Squash, Corn, and Beans cooked together in a cassarole. pretty. I like Potatoes and do gravy made from veggie broth. It's nice to have something green to go with the orange,like Salad, and having Soup makes it seem like you're having courses. I like Green Pea with carrots added and veggie broth, then topped with Sour Cream(fake or otherwise) and we call it Potage St. Germaine. Aha! here she is with the info on MycoProtein in the Quorn loaf. It turns out to be Mushrooms, Fusarium venenatum. Good luck, Mon chere, what is everyone else doing? Renee Carroll <renecarol25 wrote: Last year at Thanksgiving my fil was staying with us at Thanksgiving and invited my husband's brother and sister their spouses and all of their children to our house for Thanksgiving. So we had 14 people in our home. They (my husband's family) got really angry that we weren't allowing them to cook Turkey/meat in our home. They've always eaten vegetarian meals in our home at any other visit. My fil had been staying with us for at least a month and hadn't eaten any meat in our house so had absolutely no reason to think we'd be having Turkey and/or other meat in our house on Thanksgiving day. In the past my parents, brothers, sisters and their families might come eat with us at Thanksgiving since we don't attend their things but they know we don't eat meat so they know what to expect when they eat with us. So last year I had to cook enough Tofurky, vegan mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy etc to feed all of those people with no help from anybody. I was exhausted. My husband made an apple pie and my sil made a pumpkin pie and some other desert, I think. And that is all we had. I was exhasted and the whole experience was awful. This year I'd really like to get a little more creative with our menu planning. Especially since it will just be the three of us. Anyone celebrating Thanksgiving want to share what you are cooking? Renee http://www.youtube.com/renecarol25 Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Mail. See how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 We are going to my cousin's house an hour away and they've got a fresh organic turkey for 16 of us. While I will be eating turkey, my kids absolutely will not and won't eat anything prepared with chicken broth either, which means I'll be bringing veggie stuffing. And since my family tends to throw pork fat in just about everything, I'll be making and bringing a recipe I saw in an old Veg Times magazine--savory pumpkin quiche! Sounds good, right? My kids love quiche, so I have high hopes for a successful Thanksgiving. I hope yours is! Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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