Thanksgiving (Morning After)
26 November 2010
We didn't make everything we'd planned, and still we had too much food. Although I'd already pureed the pumpkin, we didn't make pumpkin pie, and no one ate the pecan pie.
I forgot about the kale until everything else was just about ready to eat, and then we were really hungry and knew we had more than enough food.
We have enough food to make a whole thanksgiving meal even after we finish the leftovers.
We didn't drink the Red Truck yet; we drank the Cambria Chardonnay. So good. I'm not really a wine connoisseur, so I don't know the words I should use to describe it, but it was complex and full of flavor. Yummy flavor.
The Tofurky turned out really well. Here's what I did:
Sautéed cut up onions, celery and carrots;
Added the gravy (from the box) and kept the heat on until it was liquid;
Poured half the gravy/vegetables into a bowl;
Sliced the Tofurky and spread it out in the pan;
Poured the rest of the gravy/vegetables on the top;
Baked at 400 for 20 minutes or so.
I have a stainless steel pan that can be placed in the oven. Handy. Doing it this way kept it moist, and I liked the Tofurky, although it wasn't my favorite part of the meal.
Here's a picture of all the food:
I'm still working on how to get good lighting in our apartment, and this isn't even completely in focus. Sorry. But, between noon & 3 o'clock are the sweet potato rolls (we used Egg Replacer instead of flax); then it's the stuffing up until 6:30; and Tofurky until 9; followed by teeny tiny potatoes right up until midnight (there are tomatoes, even though you can't see them).
In the bowl (scroll up if you missed the picture) is a salad my brother made.
Pumpkin (he couldn't find a pumpkin, so he used butternut and acorn squashes)
Red onion
Red wine vinegar
Olive oil
Cilantro
Salt & pepper
He punctured the squashes and cooked them whole. Then he peeled away the skin and cut them up into cubes; sliced the onion really thin; mixed it all. He didn't really measure, so use your judgment. It was really good though.
Here's a picture of the messy kitchen/serving counter:
In addition to making this great salad, he brought me a copy of The China Study. I'm really looking forward to reading it.
My dad woke us up this morning and said we have to get ready to go eat pancakes. He means IHOP or Denny's or Village Inn. All very unlikely to have vegan options. So I quickly looked up a local cafe with vegan options. I think we're going to French Meadow Bakery.
...For A Year
