Hopefully everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We had a really nice time with our family on Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving meal went well. The menu was all plant based, with the exception of a rotisserie chicken that was picked up for my stepmother and a pumpkin pie which I had requested. The rest of the family attending the meal are all plant based people.
I enjoyed all of the menu items, (however, I did not have any interest in the chicken, so did not partake). It just did not seem that different from past Thanksgivings, when in reality it was totally different from past Thanksgiving menus.
I spoke with my stepmother a couple of days after Thanksgiving, and she was so surprised that the plant based food was so satisfying. She said that she felt so good after the meal, unlike past holidays. She is planning to look into a plant based diet.
I must say the pumpkin pie, (made with milk and eggs), was really good. Maybe by next year I will be able to find a suitable plant based pumpkin pie recipe. I was somewhat dreading this Thanksgiving so far as the food preparation, but with help from some of the other members of the family, it was not too hard at all.
The day after Thanksgiving, we baked a Tofurkey, stuffed with dressing, with gravy included. We just did this to give it a try, but I have to say it was quite good. I don't use much in the way of packaged foods such as that, but it was fun to experiment. It is sure a good alternative for someone who doesn't want to go to the trouble of making everything from scratch.
Note from the husband: I really liked Tofurkey. Kitchen scientists have made a faux meat that not only looks like the real deal, to me it also tastes like it. It is rolled into this loaf shape and unfortunately is likely highly processed and full of artificial fillers, but to my surprise, was delicious.
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