Question of the Week - Thankfulness and What's on your Thanksgiving menu?

[Guest guest]

Question of the Week -

One of our favorite american holiday is next week, Thanksgiving - a time for

giving Thanks to God, this country, our freedoms and to all those people and

things that we have been blessed to have in our lives.

 

Our Question of the Week -

Please share things that make your heart cheerful and thankful this time of

year -

 

And

 

What does your vegetarian menu look like for Thanksgiving?

 

Share your recipes, please.

 

 

Have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving season

Judy

[Guest guest]

Many things run across my mind.

One is still having my Mom when the doctors told me there way no possible way

she would make it past April 7 and I proved them wrong by making her pureed

food and feeding her each day.

 

Two would be my health, you can't buy good health

..

Three would be the group, all the wonderful members. The friendships I've

formed, sharing one anothers recipes, stories, plenty of laughs and knowledge we

gain from one another. A heartfelt thanks to Chanda for believing in me when I

didn't believe in myself and didn't want to start a group and she woudnt take no

for an answer and started it anyway.

 

Now I will have to write back with menu info. I'm still trying to make the menu

and get a head count.

Love

Donna

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

 

 

" wwjd " <jtwigg

 

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:43:10

vegetarian_ group < >

Question of the Week - Thankfulness and What's on

your Thanksgiving menu?

 

 

Question of the Week -

One of our favorite american holiday is next week, Thanksgiving - a time for

giving Thanks to God, this country, our freedoms and to all those people and

things that we have been blessed to have in our lives.

 

Our Question of the Week -

Please share things that make your heart cheerful and thankful this time of

year -

 

And

 

What does your vegetarian menu look like for Thanksgiving?

 

Share your recipes, please.

 

 

Have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving season

Judy

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Great question, Judy!? I have so much to be thankful for I don't even know where

to begin, but I'll try...

 

First off, I'm beyond grateful for my wonderful parents who afforded me an

idyllic childhood.? While we certainly weren't rich in material things, I had

the most important thing of all...the gift of unconditional love.??I, in turn

have given this gift to my two beautiful daughters and I?hope that?they will

pass it on to their offspring.?

 

In these tough times I'm grateful that I have a secure job, and that at ripe old

age of 65 I feel 25, and am physically well enough to go to that job every day.?

Some are not so fortunate.? Again, while I may not be rich in material things, I

have everything I need and then some....freedom to live my life as I see fit,

peace of mind, contentment.? A friend sent me a card once that I treasure.? It

reads... " to know when you have enough, is to be rich beyond measure. " ? So very,

very, true.

 

? While I live alone with only a cat for company, I'm never lonely or bored and

have a lot of solo activities to fill up my days..there are never enough hours

to pursue them all and I've so often wished that I could do more than one thing

at a time.??As you age, you begin thinking about running out of time and there's

still so much left that you want to learn and do.?

 

As for my Thanksgiving menu, that's kind of up in the air.? I think I'll be

alone (have some?invites, but some are too noisy and the rest?are overnighters

and I never leave Jonah (cat in residence) alone overnight.? Since I lost my

other two, he's very needy and on the few occasions that I've left him the

person who has cared for him has told me that he's beside himself when I'm

gone)?so.... I just may go all out and prepare all the trimmings or I may just

do nothing at all...depends on the mood of the day.? The best part is that I can

choose how to spend it!? My wish for all of you is that your day is everything

you want it to be!

 

TM

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I'm so thankful for the beautiful fall trees and drives in the mountains to

enjoy their splendor, great apples selections in the stores and orchards, for

autumn fall decorations all around my home that make me smile and festive the

whole season, sports that my children can play on week days instead of on

Saturday(the Sabbath), for my dear family and friends, a job, good health and

food to eat, freedom to homeschool and celebrate my faith. And for all of you

and this wonderful group with great recipes to wow our family, friends and self

with.

 

Our menu will be somewhat of a potluck with

 

a tenative menu of

 

Prosage Jalopeno Dressing

Sliced Cranberry Sauce

Hatian Onion Pie

Special K Loaf

California Artichoke Pie

Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Sweet Potatoe wedges

Twice Baked potatoes or Mashed Red Potatoes and gravy

Cranberry Orange Relish

Cranberry Almond Coleslaw

Microwave Peanut Brittle

Blue Cheese Romaine Salad - will send recipe

Pumpkin Pie

Fruitcake

Fudge

Appelpaj " Swedish Apple Pie

 

Happy Thanksgiving to those in the United States

-

wwjd

vegetarian_ group

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:43 PM

Question of the Week - Thankfulness and What's on

your Thanksgiving menu?

 

 

Question of the Week -

One of our favorite american holiday is next week, Thanksgiving - a time for

giving Thanks to God, this country, our freedoms and to all those people and

things that we have been blessed to have in our lives.

 

Our Question of the Week -

Please share things that make your heart cheerful and thankful this time of

year -

 

And

 

What does your vegetarian menu look like for Thanksgiving?

 

Share your recipes, please.

 

Have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving season

Judy

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

The heck with Jonah....I'm coming to your house!??: )? ?What a great menu!?

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Great question!  I'm in a time in my life where I am learning alot about myself

and figuring out exactly what I want to do with my life.  For that reason I am

very thankful for my teachers and mentors.  They have opened many doors for me

and helped me start a wonderful journey.

 

As for my Thanksgiving day plans, not sure where I'll be yet.  What ever happens

I'm sure it will be a very nice day.

Pam

 

 

 

 

________________________________

wwjd <jtwigg

" vegetarian_ group "

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:43:10 PM

Question of the Week - Thankfulness and What's on

your Thanksgiving menu?

 

 

Question of the Week -

One of our favorite american holiday is next week, Thanksgiving - a time for

giving Thanks to God, this country, our freedoms and to all those people and

things that we have been blessed to have in our lives.

 

Our Question of the Week -

Please share things that make your heart cheerful and thankful this time of

year -

 

And

 

What does your vegetarian menu look like for Thanksgiving?

 

Share your recipes, please.

 

Have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving season

Judy

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I am thankful for my family that I have. I read a quote the other day

that stated the most valuable thing in your home is the people, and I

believe that to be so true. I am thankful for my furkids, the

wonderful people I volunteer with at the farm animal rescue, and of

course this group and all the wonderful people here. Without this

group and all of you I don't think I would have ever been able to

become vegetarian and stick with it. Thanks for much!!

 

Now for my menu. Let me say this year will test my skills for sure.

Almost everything I am making is homemade. Donna, have your phone

ready, LOL.

 

Celebration Roast (Tofurky if I can't find the roast)

Homemade Red Skin mashed potatoes

Apple and Cranberry stuffed acorn squash

Homemade stuffing

Gravy

Green bean casserole

Fresh baked bread and rolls

Pumpkin pie

Apple pie (I might make the Swedish apple pie that was posted)

Tofu chocolate cream pie

 

Hugs,

Mindy

 

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:

>

> Question of the Week -

> One of our favorite american holiday is next week, Thanksgiving - a

time for

> giving Thanks to God, this country, our freedoms and to all those

people and

> things that we have been blessed to have in our lives.

>

> Our Question of the Week -

> Please share things that make your heart cheerful and thankful this

time of

> year -

>

> And

>

> What does your vegetarian menu look like for Thanksgiving?

>

> Share your recipes, please.

>

>

> Have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving season

> Judy

>

[Guest guest]

I'm thankful for my family, my pets, good food, and for having a job.

 

I'm going to see my sister in Denver for Thanksgiving, and we will be having

pasta with vodka sauce (her recipe, she's very excited about it -- if I'm as

excited as she is after I've had it, I'll post it!) Very untraditional

Thanksgiving, but that's ok, it will just be the two of us. Probably a salad

and bread, and pumpkin pie, that's a must-have! I've been told to bring my

sugar cookie recipe, she bought a turkey cookie cutter!

 

My sister has been taking her dog to visit a nursing home, so we may go to

the nursing home after we eat. I know there are always lots of people who

aren't able to leave, or have no family or friends to visit. And Belle the

pug mix is always a hit!

 

Audrey S.

 

 

 

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:43 PM, wwjd <jtwigg wrote:

 

> Question of the Week -

> One of our favorite american holiday is next week, Thanksgiving - a time

> for

> giving Thanks to God, this country, our freedoms and to all those people

> and

> things that we have been blessed to have in our lives.

>

> Our Question of the Week -

> Please share things that make your heart cheerful and thankful this time of

>

> year -

>

> And

>

> What does your vegetarian menu look like for Thanksgiving?

>

> Share your recipes, please.

>

> Have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving season

> Judy

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

We had our Thanksgiving in October however I am thankful for...

 

Being able to give my children everything they need (but not

everything they want). Going shopping for Operation Christmas Child

today with my 5 and 3 year old boys and not having them ask for a

single thing for themselves. Seeing the boys (even at their ages)

seem genuinely concerned for children who do not have as much as we

do in Canada (or anything for that matter). I really think they are

starting to understand (the older one for sure). There is so much

more...that's just this morning.

 

What we had in October...

 

Vege casserole made with Worthington Smoked Turk*y Loaf

wild rice, mushroom, walnut, and dried cranberry stuffing

burbon sweet potatos

savoury sweet potatos

acron squash with quinoa

corn

rolls

mashed potatos and mushroom gravey

beens

corn

there is more but I honestly can't remember right now!

 

Paula

 

 

, thelilacflower wrote:

>

> Many things run across my mind.

> One is still having my Mom when the doctors told me there way no

possible way she would make it past April 7 and I proved them wrong

by making her pureed food and feeding her each day.

>

> Two would be my health, you can't buy good health

> .

> Three would be the group, all the wonderful members. The

friendships I've formed, sharing one anothers recipes, stories,

plenty of laughs and knowledge we gain from one another. A

heartfelt thanks to Chanda for believing in me when I didn't believe

in myself and didn't want to start a group and she woudnt take no

for an answer and started it anyway.

>

> Now I will have to write back with menu info. I'm still trying to

make the menu and get a head count.

> Love

> Donna

> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

>

>

> " wwjd " <jtwigg

>

> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:43:10

> vegetarian_

group < >

> Question of the Week - Thankfulness

and What's on your Thanksgiving menu?

>

>

> Question of the Week -

> One of our favorite american holiday is next week, Thanksgiving -

a time for

> giving Thanks to God, this country, our freedoms and to all those

people and

> things that we have been blessed to have in our lives.

>

> Our Question of the Week -

> Please share things that make your heart cheerful and thankful

this time of

> year -

>

> And

>

> What does your vegetarian menu look like for Thanksgiving?

>

> Share your recipes, please.

>

>

> Have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving season

> Judy

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am thankful for a loving family, good friends, good soil, good

weather, a body with enough endurance left, a mind that still works

most of the time, four adoring/adorable dogs, and a promise of a more

peaceful world.

 

I am also very thankful that the baked raviolis have been deleted from

the Thanksgiving dinner while camping menu (it was deemed that

butternut squash could taste too different from sugar pumpkin). So

our menu is simpler but looking good, and I am sure we will be

thankful for the food as well:

 

Baked butternut and acorn squash with cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar

and butter.

 

Vegan dirty rice (reheated)

 

Fresh garden green beans and lima bean shellies sauteed with fresh

onions and garlic.

 

Grilled eggplant with miso, ginger and sesame seeds.

 

Mashed purple potatoes.

 

Stuffed mirlitons (chayote squash)

 

fruit salad: peach slices, citrus slices and fresh pomegranate seeds.

 

Peanut butter ginger cookies (will post recipe)

 

 

 

 

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:

>

> Question of the Week -

> One of our favorite american holiday is next week, Thanksgiving - a

time for

> giving Thanks to God, this country, our freedoms and to all those

people and

> things that we have been blessed to have in our lives.

>

> Our Question of the Week -

> Please share things that make your heart cheerful and thankful this

time of

> year -

>

> And

>

> What does your vegetarian menu look like for Thanksgiving?

>

> Share your recipes, please.

>

>

> Have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving season

> Judy

>

[Guest guest]

Thankful for health, and happy, and a bright future

 

Our menu

 

stuffing

pumpkin pies

mashes potatoes

green bean casserole

pumpkin cake

big salad

sweet potatoes in crockpot

butternut squash pasta salad

deviled eggs

carrots

pumpkin biscuits

 

alot food huh? well we are excepting about

30 people

 

Zoe

 

 

 

 

 

 

: rosetalleo: Mon, 24 Nov

2008 20:03:53 +0000 Re: Question of the Week -

Thankfulness and What's on your Thanksgiving menu?

 

 

 

I am thankful for a loving family, good friends, good soil, goodweather, a body

with enough endurance left, a mind that still worksmost of the time, four

adoring/adorable dogs, and a promise of a morepeaceful world.I am also very

thankful that the baked raviolis have been deleted fromthe Thanksgiving dinner

while camping menu (it was deemed thatbutternut squash could taste too different

from sugar pumpkin). Soour menu is simpler but looking good, and I am sure we

will bethankful for the food as well:Baked butternut and acorn squash with

cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugarand butter.Vegan dirty rice (reheated)Fresh garden

green beans and lima bean shellies sauteed with freshonions and garlic.Grilled

eggplant with miso, ginger and sesame seeds.Mashed purple potatoes.Stuffed

mirlitons (chayote squash)fruit salad: peach slices, citrus slices and fresh

pomegranate seeds.Peanut butter ginger cookies (will post recipe)--- In

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:>> Question of the

Week -> One of our favorite american holiday is next week, Thanksgiving - atime

for > giving Thanks to God, this country, our freedoms and to all thosepeople

and > things that we have been blessed to have in our lives.> >