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Vegetarian Thanksgiving Thursday morning, at work I happened to run across a brochure/magazine by Goveg.com. It was just sitting there, so I decided to read through it... Needless to say, when I got home that night, I went to the website and decided to watch the videos. Wow :( I cried so much that night. I can't get the images out of my head. GoVeg.com // Cruelty to Animals // Cows GoVeg.com // Cruelty to Animals // Pigs GoVeg.com // Cruelty to Animals // Chickens Soooo, I have not eaten meat since Thursday, and I really want to try to stick with this. Help. I need ideas. I do not want to eat dairy products or eggs either. For the last couple of years, I have been in charge of cooking Thanksgiving dinner, but this year, we will be going to my husband's parents' home. I promised to bring 2 dishes (1 side dish and 1 dessert). I will be making sweet potato casserole and I don't know what else. Any ideas?? Please share any vegan recipes you may have. Thanks!! |
you should pick up a copy of the clean eating cookbook. a few really good ideas for tofu meals. my son helped me make the tofu cabbage roll ups and he had 2nds!! (he's only 9). and in the back is an entire section on healthy holiday foods. good luck! t |
Suzy can help you! she is a vegitarian! |
Oh, thank you Marci!! I hope she sees this thread. medusa512, thanks for the suggestion :) |
I am far from a vegetarian. But i LALALALOVE tofu-rkey. Its one of the happy times about Thanksgiving. :) |
Hi, check out Vegetarian Times magazine. They always have great recipes and articles. I think the website has a recipe archive as well! I think it's easy to go veg at Thanksgiving even when the rest of the family may not be. My mom even uses vegetable broth in the dressing. |
i wish i could help. im a vegetarian but i cant think of any thanksgiving veg. dishes. i hope someone can help! I have other veg. dishes tho if you would like them, i made a thread about it a while back and many ppl posted dishes. |
This is one of the recipes I'm going to make....and no meat. SHOEPEG CORN CASSEROLE Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time 45 minutes Ready in: 55 minutes Yields: 10 servings INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper 1/2 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese 1 (11ounce) can white corn, drained 1 (14.5 ounce) can French cut green beans, drained 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream 1/4 (16 ounce) package buttery round crackers, crushed 1/2 cup butter, melted DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2. In a large bowl, combine onion, celery, green pepper, cheese, corn, green beans, soup and sour cream. Spoon into a 2-quart casserole dish. 3. Combine crushed crackers with melted butter and sprinkle on top of vegetables. 4. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. |
I haven't tried tofurkey, but I'm sure it's good. I'll look online for Vegetarian Times. Sounds like a good one! mizzwanned, I would love to have those recipes...I'll try to find that thread. Yorkiedaze, thanks for the recipe! |
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Blech. I'm a vegetarian and all.. but, I can't stand tofu. It's... ugg... chewy? No, that's not it... I can't think of any thanksgiving recipes atm. But, HappyCow.com should have something. |
This is what I can think of: Beans and Rice - I use black beans and jasmine rice seasoned with salt and pepper. Saffron is a good seasoning too. Stuffing! - Make or use a vegetable broth and some fresh herbs like parsley or basil. Mushrooms is good to add also. Cauliflower/Broccoli salad - Try to get some 'veganese' from a health food store. Its dairy/egg free mayo. Cut up the veggies and mix with the mayo. Add some sunflower seeds and let sit over night. (Very yummy!) |
Roasted Vegetable Cornucopias with Gravy Vegetarian & Vegan Recipes: In a Vegetarian Kitchen Those are 2 really great sites for vegetarian recipes for the holidays! It's very very hard to go completely vegan all at once so kudos to you for jumping right in :) P.S. I made the veggie cornucopias this past weekend and they are amazing! |
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Thanks :) I know it's going to be hard, but I truly want to stick with this. That first recipe sounds absolutely delicious! The other site is great as well. I actually haven't even craved meat YET. Staying away from Thanksgiving turkey won't be too tough since I'm not a big fan of turkey in the first place. The other stuff will be tough though...Most desserts that will be there will probably have cow's milk or eggs and things like that. Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. hviola, Thanks for the tip on the "vegenase" :) I will look for it tomorrow. |
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Goodness that would be hard. I think the most I could do is no meat. |
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Awhile back, I had considered becoming vegetarian but I wasn't going to give up dairy and eggs. After watching those videos, there's no way I could continue to consume dairy and eggs knowing what I know. :( Cheese is my biggest weakness ever. I looooove blue cheese, feta, gouda, etc... I better stop b/c I'm going to drive myself nuts. I guess I will get my protein from whole grains, lentils, beans, nuts, seeds, even veggies contain some protein. The recommended percentage of energy(calories) that should come from protein is between 12-20% of total energy intake. Non-athletic adults should eat 0.8 grams of protein per kg of body weight...Most people eat double that without trying. |
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I would have a major weakness there (especially feta). I guess I never really thought about things like whole grains providing that much protein but I'm probably just so used to eating meat, I never stopped to think about it... |
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1/2 cup of grape nuts 7 g 1/2 cup of black beans has 8 g 1 3 1/2 in. bagel has 7 g 1 cup of soy milk has 7 g 6 spears of asparagus 2g Wow, this is making me feel better. LOL :) |
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I'm starting to think that getting enough is over-emphasized. |
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Thanks for starting this thread and another thanks to everyone that posted recipes. Can't wait to try them. :D |
Possible dessert choice I've been a vegetarian for 11 years now and never went vegan. I knew it was just too hard for me at least to do and way to expensive...hehe. I do have a friend that is vegan and I make him these donuts a lot. They are amazing. I don't have a donut pan so I make them in muffin pans with the wrapper because they stick pretty bad. Let me know if the link doesn't work. VeganYumYum » Mini Donut Test Kitchen |
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I decided to go vegan b/c of the miserable lives that those poor cows and chickens lead.. :( |
There are also some cheese substitutes made from soy/rice milk, and and work well in cooking, too. I don't really like cheese, so that isn't really tough for me....I'm sure they won't sub for gouda, etc. However, by now, they may have a good sub for that as well, I don't know, since I don't look for cheeses:) |
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Know anyone with chicken? I started watching those videos and not I\'m all stirred up.:rolleyes: |
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