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Vegetarian holiday cooking
isabelle:
OK, I'm foreign: are these like, Thanksgiving recipes?? If it is, this is fantastic! I am going to try them out here in France.
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: isabelle on November 21, 2006, 05:27:45 pm ---OK, I'm foreign: are these like, Thanksgiving recipes?? If it is, this is fantastic! I am going to try them out here in France.
--- End quote ---
Hi Isabelle, yes, Thanksgiving. There are certain things that are very basic to Thanksgiving dinner - turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie. Those are all "required."
There is a growing business in America of creating turkey-substitutes for vegetarians. The best known (at least here in Seattle) is Tofurkey (made, I guess, from tofu).
isabelle:
Thanks for the tip, Elle! I am vegetarian too, and eat a lot of tofu, but of course here you don't actually get the tofurkey. Anyhow, this weekend (no time before then) I'm making a Thanksgiving meal. I'll say I'm thankful for seeing BBM and meeting y'all here 8)
Meryl:
Isabelle, that's great that you're going to have your first Thanksgiving experience! Be sure to let us know what you cooked up. Good luck, and bon appetit! 8)
Meryl:
Elle, I just wanted you to know that I tried your Golden Gravy and thought it was great!
I'm not a vegetarian, but I am single, and I rarely make a roast or a chicken, preferring to buy prepared foods from the deli.; hence I have no pan juices to make gravy from. The yeast/tamari gravy also has the virtue of being low in cholesterol.
I used a can of fat-free chicken broth instead of water. Next time I may try beef broth. My gravy was a bit too flour-y tasting, but next time I'll adjust the amounts accordingly. I served it with leftover turkey and potatoes, and it was quite satisfying, despite lacking the full flavor of the real thing. I think it would be good served over root vegetables and rice, too.
Thanks for a great addition to my diet! 8)
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