I officially became a vegetarian on October 20th of this year, and, so, have just experienced my very first Thanksgiving without eating turkey. It was strange. There sat the turkey just to the right of the candied sweet potatoes, looking shiny and golden. Turkey with gravy or cranberry sauce has always been one of my favorite meals. It felt odd to not miss eating it, although I did miss the feeling of tradition. I guess as I learn more about being a vegetarian, I need to begin my own traditions. Any ideas?
It has been a difficult year! I tried hard to think about what I was thankful for.
Here are a few things I came up with besides my family and friends:
Ø My father making it through all four surgeries and slowing making his way back.
Ø Bella’s (my golden retriever) seizures/anxiety attacks finally being under control
Ø Flavored coffee
Ø A roof over my head
Ø Fantastic writers/books
Ø My library
Did I mention it has been a REALLY difficult year? I’ll be happy to say goodbye to 2010!
Tonight's dinner was on the healthier side.
Grilled veggies included broccoli, eggplant and carrots with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bottom tray had sweet potato and parsnip fries sprinkled with cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and cloves.
Veggies were eh.. fries were delicious. Baked both at 400 degrees for 40 minutes but I think the carrots needed more time.
Also made some grilled tofu with honey.
First I wrapped the tofu in a paper towel and pressed between two dishes to get out the excess liquid. You can use anything with a little weight to it to help squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Then I put it on my George Foreman grill for 10 minutes. I love my GF grill! Yum!
I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving. Gobble, Gobble!
4 comments:
Next year, order a tofurkey! All the vegetarians I know swear by them. Another favorite is this veggie-crumbe corn bake, made by taking veggie crumbles (ground beef substitute), corn flakes, and corn, mix it all up in a casserole dish and bake it.
Don't forget to be thankful for me, baby!! ;D
MAD
Mad,
Tofurkey, baby! Lol! I mentioned this to my family and got, "Are you playing with me?" My mom didn't believe me that it even existed, and trying to get my dad to say it right was hilarious! :)
I will be getting a tofurkey next year!
The veggie-crumbe corn bake sounds interesting. I may try that in the near future. It's a whole new way of eating, this vegetarian thing. I have a LOT to learn.
I am thankful for you! Grateful to have such an awesome person in my life!
I was also going to suggest tofurkey. A friend of mine recently became a vegetarian as well and she said that it's really hard. So good luck to you! And I think they can make almost anything out of tofu. ;-)
Tofu also seems to be a big deterrent! Whenever I am cooking it, everyone runs the other way. :) Thank you!
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