Vegan Thanksgiving Dishes?

I’m going to my grandparent’s house for thanksgiving and my mom is insisting i have protein and healthy nutrition filled dinner there. Because he lives in a small town with an even smaller family owned grocery store i can’t get any tofurky, tofu, cous cous etc.
SO any ideas for dishes i can make and eat at thanksgiving that will have protein in them?
Thank you very much!
And please don’t tell me how stupid my dieting choices are. I get enough of it from my family and friends! Oh and i’m fourteen if that effects anything
Thank you all so much so far! You’ve been great help!
- Laura V

New Vegan: What should I eat for Thanksgiving?

My family will definitely want a turkey, and after cooking the Thanksgiving meal for 25 years I can’t just say, “Oh we are all eating tofu on Thursday”, but I want tasty dishes on the side that are Vegan that I can enjoy and that all the meat eaters will love too. Do you have any tasty recipes?
- brainsandcute2

Vegan Christmas morning wife saver?

When visiting my family for the holidays one of our family christmas breakfast traditions is wife saver (it is like a breakfast lawsonia with layers of bready, ham, cheese, onions and you pour on a mixture of eggs and milk and then you sprinkle on a layer of corn flakes)

I have tried to find a vegan recipe for this and have had no luck, but maybe I am asking for too much hehe. Maybe it could be made with with bread soy milk, tofu, onions, corn flakes beans etc or something?? Does anyone have a recipe for this? Or any creative ideas on how to make one? Any ideas or or thought would be great!

Thanks and happy holidays to all!
I agree woth you Skully…. this recipe is gonna be for me and other members of my family who are also vegan if any other family members want to try it they can help themselves. You don’t sound like a vegan yourself I am guessing? Cause I think those 2 recipes sound delicious (=
- barebackrider_19

Any Ideas for a Vegan Christmas Meal?

My family is celebrating the holiday with me this year and I am the only vegan. I would like to show them how filling and delicious a vegan Christmas meal can be, but I’m not sure what to serve. I’d like to stay away from Tofu/ mock meat products. The entree should really stand out. I am serving a carrot-ginger soup. Any ideas of what would go nicely with it?
I’ve been vegan for almost 10 years. I just wanted something different that would fill up the stomaches of flesh eaters! Please don’t give me stupid answers!
- Gal on a Jet Plane

Vegan Fudge Cupcake Recipe

Vegan Fudge Cupcakes Ingredients

2/3 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips

6 oz margarine (80% fat is best)

1 1/4 t Vanilla extract
1/4 c apple sauce
1/4 c soy yogurt
2/4 c blended silken tofu

1 1/2 c Organic Unbleached Sugar

1 c All-purpose flour

Filling: 8 oz Cream cheese, softened

1/4 c Organic Unbleached Sugar

1/2 c Non-dairy chocolate chips

Fudge Filled Vegan Cupcakes Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line 30 cupcake tins with paper or foil cupcake liners.
In double boiler, set over medium heat, melt the 2/3 c of chocolate chips, margarine and vanilla.
Stir until smooth.
Remove from heat.
Blend apple sauce, yogurt, and tofu, using a whisk or electric mixer.
Gradually, beat in the organic unbleached sugar until it dissolves.
Gradually, beat in the flour.
Fold in the chocolate mixture.
Fill the cupcake tins 1/3 full with the chocolate batter.
Mash together the vegan cream cheese, organic unbleached sugar and apple sauce, yogurt, and tofu until blended.
Fold in the 1/2 c of chocolate chips.
Drop a heaping teaspoonful of filling into each cupcake.
Cover vegan cream cheese filling with another generous spoonful of batter.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Let cupcakes cool completelyon a rack before storing in a covered container.

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Lemon Cream Vegan Cupcake Recipe

Lemon Cream Vegan Cupcakes Ingredients

1 c margarine (80% fat is best) — softened
2 c organic unbleached sugar
2/4 c soy yogurt
1/4 c apple sauce
2 t grated lemon rind
1 t vanilla
3 1/2 c all-purpose flour
2 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
2 c Vegan Sour cream (1 pound soft/silken tofu, 4 T lemon juice, 6 T canola oil, 4 t brown rice vinegar, 1 1/2 t salt)

Lemon Cream Cupcakes Frosting Ingredients

3 tbsp margarine (80% fat is best) — softened
2 1/4 c organic unbleached sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
3/4 t vanilla
1/4 t grated lemon rind
1 or 2 tbsp plain unsweetened soy milk (make sure soybeans and water are the ONLY ingredients)

Lemon Cream Vegan Cupcakes Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream margarine and organic unbleached sugar.
Mix soy yogurt and apple sauce.
Add lemon peel and vanilla; mix well.
Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream (batter will be thick).
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin c with 1/4 c of batter.
Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Lemon Cream Cupcakes Frosting Directions

Cream margarine and organic unbleached sugar in small mixing bowl.
Add lemon juice, vanilla, lemon peel and soy milk; beat until smooth.
Frost cupcakes.

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Prune Chocolate Vegan Cupcake Recipe

Prune Chocolate Vegan Cupcakes Ingredients

1 c silken tofu
2/4 c soy yogurt
1/4 c apple sauce

2 c Flour

1/2 t Salt

1 c Cooked prunes

1 t Vanilla

3/4 c Organic Unbleached Sugar

2 Squares non-dairy chocolate

3 t Baking powder

Prune Chocolate Vegan Cupcakes Directions

Pit prunes and cut in pieces.
Beat yogurt and apple sauce until thick and creamy.
Add to tofu, and organic unbleached sugar.
Mix well.
Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt.
Add grated chocolate.
Beat thoroughly.
Add prunes and flavoring.
Mix well.
Pour into well-oiled muffin tins.
Bake in moderate oven (375 F) about 15 minutes.
If desired, use 2 t baking powder and 1/2 t baking soda with 1 1/4 c vegan sour cream (1 pound soft/silken tofu, 4 T lemon juice, 6 T canola oil, 4 t brown rice vinegar, 1 1/2 t salt).

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Starlight Vegan Cupcake Recipe

Starlight Vegan Cupcakes Ingredients

2 c all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c organic unbleached sugar
3 1/2 t baking powder
1 t salt
1/2 c margarine (80% fat is best) — softened
1 c plain unsweetened soy milk (make sure soybeans and water are the ONLY ingredients)
1 t vanilla
1/4 c soy yogurt
1/4 c apple sauce
1/4 c silken tofu

Starlight Vegan Cupcakes Directions

Heat oven to 350F degrees.
Beat all ingredients in large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds.
Beat on high speed, scraping bowl frequently, 3 minutes.
Pour batter into paper-lined medium muffin cups, filling each about half full.
Bake 20 minutes.

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White Vegan Cupcake Recipe

White Vegan Cupcakes Ingredients

2 c all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c organic unbleached sugar
3 1/2 t baking powder
1 t salt
1/2 c margarine (80% fat is best) — softened
1 c plain unsweetened soy milk (make sure soybeans and water are the ONLY ingredients)
1 t vanilla
1/4 c soy yogurt
1/4 c apple sauce
1/4 c silken tofu

White Vegan Cupcakes Directions

Heat oven to 350F degrees.
Beat all ingredients in large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds.
Beat on high speed, scraping bowl frequently, 3 minutes.
Pour batter into paper-lined medium muffin cups, filling each about half full.
Bake 20 minutes.

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What does your family do to celebrate fall?

I am interested in learning about your family’s fall traditions.

My children and grandchildren come to my home every October 1st at 5:00 a.m. We breakfast on non-sweetened buckwheat waffles and scrambled tofu. Afterward, we pick seeds from my garden to store for next season’s gardening. Then we go into my apple orchard and pick apples and into my pumpkin patch to find some beautiful pumpkins. We sort the pumpkins. Some are used for baking while others are used for decoration.

We spend the afternoon making apple cider and non sweetened vegan pumpkin pie.

The evening is our favorite part! Since we don’t celebrate Halloween as it is a commercial holiday, we make “Jane-o-Lanterns” instead. After we are done, we sit around a campfire drinking our cider and having pie. Everyone takes their turn telling a story about the Jane-o-Lantern they created.

Then it’s time for bed! We all get ready for bed and spend the night cuddling in the family bed. I can’t wait for October 1st this year!

Yes Kelsey, I do have the luxury of having my own fields. Many years ago, the United States gave away land if the owner promised to develop it. My great grandfather farmed it and it has been in the family ever since. I am very fortunate.
Awwwww - everyone so far has so many nice stories. It’s times like this that makes me thankful for family!
- #1 Grandmother

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