Vegan Thanksgiving, ever been there?

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Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Nov 21, 2013 - 08:43pm PT

Get the recipe for the grilled veggies we had at Balch fest. Clearly a main course that won't leave you wanting for expired flesh!

TGT

Social climber

So Cal

Nov 21, 2013 - 08:46pm PT

Just be careful that the legume and cabbages overdose doesn't lead to this sort of outcome.

http://www.netrider.net.au/threads/dutch-oven-went-horribly-wrong.162208/

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Topic Author's Reply - Nov 21, 2013 - 08:49pm PT

Honestly, I'm cool with eschewing the norm and feasting on vegetables rather than birds.

That's just my opinion, I'm not telling you what to do or how to eat.

drljefe

climber

El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson

Nov 21, 2013 - 08:55pm PT

You hate America don't you Brandon?

Chaz

Trad climber

greater Boss Angeles area

Nov 21, 2013 - 08:58pm PT

I think I'll take Dad out to breakfast on Mothers' Day this year, just to be different.

Maybe go to Angel Stadium, and order a Dodger Dog.

The Larry

climber

Moab, UT

Nov 21, 2013 - 08:59pm PT

Good for you dude.

HighTraverse

Trad climber

Bay Area

Nov 21, 2013 - 09:10pm PT

we drank non-alcoholic wine with dinner.

Curious. I've never heard a Vegan complain about wine.
I've had some vegan food that was nearly inedible. But not NEARLY as bad as Mickey D's or Burger Death.
And I've had plenty (and some I've cooked myself) that was truly relish.

covelocos

Trad climber

Nov 21, 2013 - 09:13pm PT

Best brussels sprout recipe:

Mine involves bacon and I'll make it for an after Thanks Giving party on Saturday.

Bacon, cut into fourths, cooked till done and removed from fat. Add halved Brussels sprouts and cook till done. remove from any remaining fat, mix in bacon and dress with maple syrup. Divine.

*not vegan ;)

Chaz

Trad climber

greater Boss Angeles area

Nov 21, 2013 - 09:15pm PT

That's mostly vegan. Vegan enough.

I'd say you could even eat some light turkey - like some lean white meat turkey breast - and still stay vegan for the holidays.

Or maybe try a real tough cut of beef - like the stuff the Mexicans use for carne asada - and slice it real thin. That's still vegan. ( or vegan enough )

wilbeer

Mountain climber

honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys

Nov 21, 2013 - 09:16pm PT

"You hate America don't you Brandon?"

HA!

Lynne Leichtfuss

Sport climber

moving thru

Nov 21, 2013 - 11:45pm PT

You're right Bomz I'm exploding my post.

lucander

Trad climber

Shawangunks, New York

Nov 22, 2013 - 01:27am PT

Cook the Tofurkey as a roast: add lots of taters, carrots, and onions. Make a broth of vegetable stock, Braggs, olice oil, and soy sauce. Bake for about 2 hours. Serve with cranberry sauce.

Big Mike

Trad climber

Nov 22, 2013 - 01:32am PT

Did the vegan Thanksgiving one year for some friends. HATED IT!! Not only did I not have leftover turkey for sandwiches and other delish snacks, we drank non-alcoholic wine with dinner.

We did Vegan thanksgiving last year too, with one of my girlfriend's friends who is a hardcore save the animals type. Good company, but i really missed the turkey. No leftovers? Bummer.

Do yourself a favour. Get a small bird and cook it up after the fact so you at least get some turkey for thanksgiving!

Have fun!

Fletcher

Gym climber

A very quiet place

Nov 22, 2013 - 02:25am PT

On my last visit to Vega (don't ask how that happened... too embarrassing and it's classified anyway), I learned they go by the "Grandma" rule (see below).

First, Brandon, you are a kind soul and a first class participant in the guest/host dynamic. It's all about creating a welcoming environment and about showing kindness toward and interest in one another. Like others have said, don't try to replicate the trad Thanksgiving. Just go for some tried and true yummy vegan recipes. Our family is not vegan by a long shot. But we still use vegan recipes that we find particularly tasty. Why not?!

Anyway, this all reminds me of a memorable passage from Anthony Bourdain's Medium Raw that follows. Love him or hate him or something in-between, he sure is entertaining and provacative!

From Medium Raw:
“Okay. I am genuinely angry – still – at vegetarians. That’s not shtick. Not angry at them personally, mind you – but in principle. But what I’ve seen of the world in the past nine years has, if anything, made me angrier at anyone not a Hindu who insists on turning up their nose at a friendly offer of meat.

I don’t care what you do in your home, but the idea of a vegetarian traveler in comfortable shoes waving away the hospitality – the distillation of a lifetime of training and experience – of, say, a Vietnamese pho vendor (or Italian mother-in-law, for that matter) fills me with sputtering indignation.

No principle is, to my mind, worth that; no western concept of “is it a pet or is it meat” excuses that kind of rudeness.

I often talk about the “Grandma Rule” for travelers. You may not like Grandma’s Thanksgiving turkey. It may be overcooked and dry – and her stuffing salty and studded with rubbery pellets of giblet you find unpalatable in the extreme. You may not like turkey at all. But it’s Grandma’s turkey. And you are in Grandma’s house. So shut the f**k up and eat it. And afterward, say, “Thank you, Grandma, why, yes, yes of course I’d love seconds.”

Peace, love, and hugs... and thanks and giving!

Eric