Somehow, at 8:00 in the morning, I got ambitious. I made a list of seven items:
- vegetable stock
- white seitan
- stuffing
- chickpea gravy
- mushroom and red wine gravy
- mashed cauliflower/potatoes
- celeriac and olive puree
- pumpkin pie
I had some missteps along the way for sure. I oversalted the stuffing and had to increase the bread by a third. I pretty much ran out of stock. I overthickened one of the gravies. Damage control and then damage control. And yet.
Everything was really good. Everyone tried all of it. One omni said that she would have happily eaten my food and nothing else for Thanksgiving. Excuse my language for this following sentence. I have heard that Terry's white seitan is unfuckupable. It's true. It's the best seitan I've ever made. Everyone at the table thought it was delicious, from the omni food afficianado who has never tasted seitan, down to the three year-old who won't eat brown food but ate this brown food. It looked gorgeous with the stuffing spiraling through it. It felt and looked like festive food, and it was easy to make. The caulipots and gravy were yummy, and smoked paprika made them special. The celeriac puree was unusual and a combination of flavors that rolled all over your tongue. Cranberry sauce, arugula salad, green beans, and my sister's homemade walnut whole wheat bread based on this recipe rounded out the meal.
And I never got around to dessert. I was too full. I am told they liked it.
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Even though I was too full for dessert, I know that for most of you this is not possible. Especially for vegan ice cream. Especially if it's the divine Coconut Bliss. Today I have for you a coupon for a pint of delicious Luna and Larry's Coconut Bliss ice cream. To enter, please leave a post below, telling me your about your favorite coconut treat, or a nutty friend of yours, or anything at all. This giveaway is open to anyone who can get Coconut Bliss products. The coupons do not specify where they can be used, so enter if you can buy Coconut Bliss where you live!
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The winners of the awesome DKB Sin Dawg giveaway are Noelle, radioactivevegan, and joyfulgirl415. Congratulations to you all! Please send your name and address to me at miso...@yahoo.com. (<---make sure to click on the . . . link for the rest of the email address. This is a spam avoidance thing.)
I'm so glad your Thanksgiving meal was such a success! We don't normally have as much luck, because there is so much omni food that the omnis usually just pack their plates full of that food and they don't try ours.
ReplyDeleteI tried Coconut Bliss at Veg Fest in SF and it was quite possibly some of the best ice cream I have had
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You're thanksgiving meal sounds super! Everything! That celeriac black olive thing sounds great, do you have a recipe for it?
ReplyDeleteYour Thanksgiving foods sound awesome. I spent mine alone with a tofurkey roast, some potatoes, and stuffing. And I'm sick, so I didn't even really enjoy it. I only made it for MoFo, really.
ReplyDeleteAnd I've always wanted to try Coconut Bliss, but never got around to it. It sounds great.
I love the Cherry Amaretto Coconut Bliss but then again, I also love to spread coconut oil on my toast in the morning, along with some peanut butter, yum.
ReplyDeleteGlad you weren't the only one that enjoyed your Thanksgiving goodies. I now have to make that white seitan myself so I can perfect it in time for Christmas. I love this time of year since everyone is basically eating 24/7 and it's so much fun to turn people on to the deliciousness of vegan food :-)
I'm never too full for coconut bliss!
ReplyDeleteFavorite coconut treat, hmmmm..... chick-o-stick!
ReplyDeleteI am my nutty friend?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing with coconut is probably the tres leches from Viva Vegan. Mmmm.
ReplyDeleteI love coconut cake with chocolate frosting
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