So I'm a veggie myself and I eat everything but the turkey, I'm about side dishes on T-day. FI and I are throwing a Thanksgiving dinner next Sat in London as we have to work Thursday.
FI thinks his veggie friend will not have enough to eat. I pointed out the sides, but FI thinks because everyone besides me and my friend is English and Thanksgiving virgins the friend will be hungry.
Am I looking at this the wrong way because I am used to Thanksgiving?
The menu stands at:
Apps:
cheese and crackers
veggies
Dinner:
Turkey
gravy
stuffing
mashed potatoes
green salad
green beans
glazed carrots
candied sweet potatoes
rolls
cranberry sauce
Pumpkin pie, apple pie, cherry pie, brownies
Thanks ladies.
Re: Thanksgiving for veggies
Is your gravy meat based? Does your stuffing or anything else have chicken stock in it?
Do you have tofurkey in the UK? Last year I had thanksgiving sides and tofurkey sandwiches and hosted a thanksgiving lunch. You could also do a Quorn roast (I know that's a UK brand) with some mushroom gravy, but don't expect anyone except you two to eat it!
I'd also do a casserole or gratin. Maybe a butternut squash anf gruyere gratin? I made one last year (recipe on allrecipes.com) and it was good.
I wouldn't worry too much about the balance of dishes, unless he has health issues. It's just one day, and you'll hardly be the only people carbing it up on thanksgiving.
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[QUOTE]Yeah, I would try to go with some hardier sides like casseroles. Maybe a green bean casserole instead of just green beans. And maybe a broccoli cheese casserole or a corn casserole instead of just carrots.
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</div><div>I forgot about the broccoli cheese casserole, I am making that as well. </div><div>FI is making the stuffing, I hate stuffing so I didn't think about how he's making it.
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</div><div>Should I do Mac and cheese too?</div>
Good call on the casseroles and mac and cheese, though!
BFP(4) DD2 born 2.14.13 @ 35w5d due to pPROM
[QUOTE] You could also do a Quorn roast (I know that's a UK brand) with some mushroom gravy, but don't expect anyone except you two to eat it! I'd also do a casserole or gratin. Maybe a butternut squash anf gruyere gratin? I made one last year (recipe on allrecipes.com) and it was good. I wouldn't worry too much about the balance of dishes, unless he has health issues. It's just one day, and you'll hardly be the only people carbing it up on thanksgiving.
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</div><div>I LOVE carbs, I have a problem actually I should join a support group. </div><div>I love butternut squash, that's a great idea. I will look into the Quorn as well.
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To be honest, though, I'm mostly concerned about desserts on Thanksgiving.
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I have my recipe book online here you go MS MeryMac
transfer 3 cups pumpkin puree to large bowl. Add ricotta cheese; blend well. Add Parmesan cheese, brown sugar, 2 teaspoons salt, and nutmeg; mash to blend. Mix in flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until soft dough forms.
Turn dough out onto floured surface; divide into 6 equal pieces. Rolling between palms and floured work surface, form each piece into 20-inch-long rope (about 1 inch in diameter), sprinkling with flour as needed if sticky. Cut each rope into 20 pieces. Roll each piece over tines of fork to indent. Transfer to baking sheet.
Bring large pot of water to boil; add 2 tablespoons salt and return to boil. Working in batches, boil gnocchi until tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer gnocchi to clean rimmed baking sheet. Cool completely. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
Walnut pesto:
2cups basil leaves
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup grated parmesan
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup walnut oil
Blend in blender till basil all chopped to pesto consistency
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One of our guests for Thanksgiving is a veg and she's perfectly fine just eating the sides. I offered to make her something special, but she said she just eats the sides every year.
Maybe you could make some cheese ravioli?