Veggie variety plates

I love to cook up lots of different veggies and grains.  To me, nothing is better than a well-rounded veggie filled dinner.  We usually include a Gardein vegan chicken patty too, because they're easy and delicious.  (Thank you, makers of Gardein, you rock).

Here are some recent examples:

Israeli couscous, raw kale and pickled red cabbage salad, Gardein patty

potatoes, kale, carrots, broccoli, brown rice, Gardein cutlet

Carrots, kale, green beans, mushrooms, mashed potatoes and Gardein cutlet

Vegan Holidays

My favorite thing about the holidays?  Planning amazing vegan feasts with my family.  Here's what we did for thanksgiving 2011.

Note about vegan turkey options: While Tofurkey brand can be a life-saver if your family isn't vegan-friendly, I love trying our different recipes for homemade vegan turkey.  Do it yourself!  In the past, I have made my own tofu-turkey but this year was all about seitan. I used this recipe for a vegan seitan turkey to make this Thanksgiving's main dish. 

Lots of stuffing with seitan beneath, ready to be covered in dough

I liked how the outer layer of dough kept it all moist while it was baking, but at the same time it was just too much "bread".  (I prefer this version of a seitan loaf that we made on Christmas... more on that later)
 

LOVE brussel sprouts

Hanging out in the kitch

looks like a real turkey omg! heh

Dinner table

pumpkin pie baked by my mom

Thanksgiving dinner consisted of vegan turkey, stuffing, chipotle sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts, kale, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, and pumpkin pie for dessert.  It was incredible.