Are you ready for Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving may seem like a challenging holiday for vegetarians, but it can be a fun adventure. This is an opportunity to enjoy a variety of great dishes, and at the same time, share the bounty of vegetarian food with your non-veggie friends and family.
I'm looking forward to hearing your holiday stories and your suggestions for a successful Vegetarian Thanksgiving. I'd also love to hear from meat-eaters that may be concerned about providing alternatives to their vegetarian guests.
Turkey Alternatives
Save the turkeys, save the world
- Celebration Roast
- This is a yummy vegetarian roast stuffed with butternut squash, apples, and mushrooms.
- Gardein Stuffed Turk'y Roast
- These are amazing! You can find them in the prepared foods section of Whole Foods. They are breaded and stuffed with a super tasty cranberry stuffing.
- Quorn Turk'y Roast
- Quorn is another really yummy meat alternative made from a product called mycoprotein. They have a nice roast perfect for Thanksgiving, however it does contain egg and milk ingredients.
- Tofurky Roasts
- This is our family's favorite vegetarian roast for the holidays. It's very tasty, already has stuffing in it, and it's easy to find in the regular grocery stores.
Tofurky?
photo courtesy Farm Sanctuary
Thanksgiving Charity Cookoff
This is my entry for the Squidoo Thanksgiving Charity Cookoff to raise money for Ferrets Unlimited. Please check it out.-
Sweet Potato Crisp
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Whenever I'm invited to a holiday party, they always ask me to bring my Sweet Potato Crisp. I could be concerned and wonder if they only want me for my food, but I don't mind because it is a super easy casserole to bring to parties. I&#...
Vegetarian Cookbooks
These are some of my favorites
Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock
This is a really fantastic cookbook, with a huge variety of tasty, easy to prepare, meat-free dishes. I would recommend this to anyone trying to put together a wonderful Vegetarian Thanksgiving.
Veggie Meals: Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals
Rachael Ray's unique style of cooking makes everything easier and there are some great ideas in here, too.
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule
Oh my, these are amazing cupcakes. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in vegan baking. Cupcakes are a fun dessert to offer at Thanksgiving.
Vegetarian Celebrations: Festive Menus for Holidays & Other Special Occasions Tag: Updated Ed...
This is a great book with vegetarian meal ideas for every major holiday, and smaller celebrations, too.
Vegetarian Recipes
Thanksgiving suggestions
- Cruelty Free Thanksgiving Recipes
- A tasty turkey free thanksgiving feast, from Farm Sanctuary
- Easy Pasta Salad
- This is one of the easiest recipes to take to a pot luck. Experiment with pretty pasta varieties, and colorful ingredients from your cupboard and refrigerator.
- Gingerbread Men Cookies
- Everyone loves gingerbread cookies. These little men are fun to bake and decorate with candies or sprinkles.
- Pumpkin Bread
- This is really yummy and it makes a perfect hostess gift to bring along to holiday parties.
- Sweet Potato Crisp
- This is a fantastic treat for Thanksgiving, or any time you are in the mood for something sweet and crunchy.
- Turkey-Free Thanksgiving Recipes
- Tasty Thanksgiving recipes and tips from the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.
- Vegetarian Gravy Recipes
- These vegetarian gravy recipes are perfect for any holiday dinner.
- A Vegetarian Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving recipes and turkey alternatives from the Animal Advocacy Network.
Guestbook
Tell us about your Thanksgiving plans
What do you plan to serve for Thanksgiving this year?
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- jewelkid87 jewelkid87 Nov 28, 2009 @ 6:06 pm
- We had a Tofurky last year for the first time and this year we tried the Quorn Roast. The Quorn Roast was really amazing...much better than the Tofurky in my opinion. Use mushroom gravy instead of meat gravy and you are all set! Great lens!
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- goldhaven goldhaven Nov 24, 2009 @ 8:00 am
- After reading Eating Animals By Jonathan S. Foer
I will never eat another factory farmed raised animal again.
A must read for anyone with a heart.
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- genglo genglo Nov 24, 2009 @ 8:23 am
- I'm anxious to read that book, as I've heard so much about it. I'm happy to hear that it has changed your life!
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- eccles1 eccles1 Nov 13, 2009 @ 11:41 am
- I am always looking for new, tasty vegetable dishes all year round !! I have over the years cut down on meat so I look for Vegetarian Recipes alot but I find most are high sugar and made of Soy both are what I had to give up for my health I miss soy Chocolate milk ! but I don't miss getting terrible stomach aches! I love the idea of meatless for health reasons also, thank you for making this lens
Happy Thanksgiving !
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- genglo genglo Nov 14, 2009 @ 2:48 pm
- Thanks for stopping by! Have you tried Almond milk? It's really tasty and it comes in flavors, too. You can also add your favorite chocolate syrup to vanilla or plain almond milk and it's super tasty!
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- jgelien jgelien Nov 11, 2009 @ 9:10 am
- I am always looking for new, tasty vegetable dishes for Thanksgiving dinner. Thank you for providing all the links. Great lens. *****
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Prepared Vegetarian Foods
Vegetarian Thanksgiving Links
information and resources
Feeding the Turkeys
Photo by eprescott
- Adopt a Turkey Project
- This turkey rescue organization encourages people to feed turkeys, rather than eating them. They have turkeys available for adoption, and for those of you that live in the city, you can sponsor a turkey at the sanctuary.
- Cruelty in the Turkey Industry
- This Compassion Over Killing page includes information about cruelty in the turkey industry, as well as healthy vegetarian holiday meals.
- Joaquin Phoenix's Vegetarian Thanksgiving Video
- Check out Joaquin's vegetarian thanksgiving commercial, and enter to win his movies on DVD.
Vegetarians Headquarters
Check out the many fantastic vegetarian and vegan lenses on Squidoo at the Vegetarians Headquarters.
http://www.squidoo.com/groups/vegetarians
Veggie Schwag
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Funny Thanksgiving Baseball Jersey
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I'm Not A Nugget Infant Creeper
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