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longship

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41. Oh! And don't forget yummy yams!
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 04:21 PM
Nov 2012

Very traditional, delicious, and good for you.

My mother would bake them with a sprinkle of brown sugar -- No marshmallows, puleeze!! They were melt in the mouth good.

I am not a vegetarian, but sweet potatoes are damned tasty.

A Meatless Thanksgiving [View all] obamanut2012 Nov 2012 OP
Two of my three children are vegetarians etherealtruth Nov 2012 #1
We are having the "side by side" dinners, too obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #8
I've never seen it before so I had to google pictures... snooper2 Nov 2012 #22
Tofurky honestly tastes pretty good etherealtruth Nov 2012 #29
I am a vegetarian. I tried Tofurky a few years ago and did not like it. RebelOne Nov 2012 #39
I just got done mixing the snooper2 Nov 2012 #118
I will probably move up the food chain for the Day itself, but like a meatless "turkey" villager Nov 2012 #2
Let me know how that TJ's roast is obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #9
Yum! DoBotherMe Nov 2012 #3
go meatless on T Day and be a hero to the turkeys of america nt msongs Nov 2012 #4
We're doing a Mexican Food buffet at home this year. liberalmuse Nov 2012 #5
There are so many choices PatSeg Nov 2012 #6
My nephew says turkey is "incidental" to the meal obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #12
Exactly! PatSeg Nov 2012 #109
Meatless? RC Nov 2012 #7
I've prepared a couple of meatless Thanksgivings. MineralMan Nov 2012 #10
I love lentil loaf! CrispyQ Nov 2012 #79
I don't use A-1. MineralMan Nov 2012 #110
Some of those meat look-alikes are pretty tasty and thus wonderful and add to the Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #112
I do mostly sides -- Hell Hath No Fury Nov 2012 #11
I am vegetarian and am meatless everyday. upaloopa Nov 2012 #13
Okay, what are you cooking for Thanksgiving? obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #15
Corn casserole, green beans & onions upaloopa Nov 2012 #21
Would you PM me that corn casserole recipe, please? CrispyQ Nov 2012 #81
This is our 20th meatless Thanksgiving. Big Blue Marble Nov 2012 #14
I -hate- "fake" meat... brooklynite Nov 2012 #16
We are dong duck nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #17
My grandmother loves duck obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #18
I'm having muskovy duck breasts. Jazzgirl Nov 2012 #27
+1 Johonny Nov 2012 #53
We're having Mary's Duck DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #71
I doubt I will ever go full veg. trotsky Nov 2012 #19
That's what my parents do, too obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #20
Yup, my turkey comes from the same guy who provides my eggs! trotsky Nov 2012 #23
They've talked to the farmer obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #24
I will never buy a turkey from the store glacierbay Nov 2012 #37
Raviolis johnp3907 Nov 2012 #25
Welcome to DU, johnp3907. myrna minx Nov 2012 #100
I'm cooking a turkey but I'm not eating it! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #26
I am making that carrot dish this weekend obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #28
It is delicious! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #45
Artisan makes an incredible 'field roast', which I'm having. byronius Nov 2012 #30
Any leftovers you can all mail to me. Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #31
That sounds possibly passive-aggressive obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #35
Just a tad. Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #44
The only vegetarian here but MuseRider Nov 2012 #32
!yikes! "as I recover from this nasty pneumonia" !you need to relax and take care of yourself! RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #51
:-) MuseRider Nov 2012 #56
We have had Meatless Feasts as well as including some meat. There are lots of great foods uppityperson Nov 2012 #33
I always insist that we have brussels sprouts! MuseRider Nov 2012 #34
Small ones and NOT overcooked as then they are blech. uppityperson Nov 2012 #36
There is little worse than a mushy brussels sprout! Blech is right! n/t MuseRider Nov 2012 #58
I love them roasted with small potatoes.. both cut in half. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #52
That sounds very good! MuseRider Nov 2012 #64
We've had the same group of friends over for 10 years or so (with some additions now and again) Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #67
Smoked paprika MuseRider Nov 2012 #84
Meatless Thanksgiving--what would be the point?? lastlib Nov 2012 #38
The point is, some of us are vegetarians or vegans obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #40
oh please. Thanksgiving isn't about what you eat. Flaxbee Nov 2012 #108
Oh! And don't forget yummy yams! longship Nov 2012 #41
Not a vegetarian myself War Horse Nov 2012 #42
I eat very little of it obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #47
Because some people like the taste. It's just another flavor to savor. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #50
Fair enough (both replies above) War Horse Nov 2012 #68
I rarely eat fake meat at home. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #75
I take black bean burgers to cookouts obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #80
My favorite veggie burgers. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #83
Possibly. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #43
As a vegetarian that always felt the turkey was the side dish, I still make stuffing-potatoes-gravy RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #46
Cheese lasagna one year, due to circumstances beyond my control FarCenter Nov 2012 #48
I eat sides Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #49
This is my 25th meatless Thanksgiving! danimich1 Nov 2012 #54
as a steak eater who buys multiple veggie products because i love them for the taste... dionysus Nov 2012 #55
Some are really tasty obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #57
the "chicken scallopini" is to die for dionysus Nov 2012 #59
I LOVE that! obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #61
my weakness is the morningstar corn dogs and buffalo wings... dionysus Nov 2012 #65
The buffalo wings are a guilty treat for me obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #69
man, i'm about to go buy more now.. crispy goodness.... dionysus Nov 2012 #70
I may be changing what I was going to eat for dinner! obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #73
I love Morningstar products, RebelOne Nov 2012 #74
Spicy black bean veggie burger... YUM! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #77
Yep. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #63
as someone who loves to pound down a steak, i can't get over how good dionysus Nov 2012 #66
I prefer the Morningstar Farms and Boca "sausages" over the real thing. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #72
Field Roast products, imo, are simply amazing jsmirman Nov 2012 #98
yes obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #106
Having our fifth hosted vegan thanksgiving justiceischeap Nov 2012 #60
Thanksgiving was one day all the veg heads would get together Warpy Nov 2012 #62
Open faced Tofurky sandwiches with mashed potatoes, gravy & stuffing. CrispyQ Nov 2012 #76
I eat around the turkey myself. I find all the side dishes make a fine meal. Cleita Nov 2012 #78
My kitties also get some of the turkey obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #86
Thanks for starting this thead, obamanut2012! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #82
I am so surprised it's gotten so many responses! obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #85
Yes, thank you! MuseRider Nov 2012 #87
You too, Muserider! obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #88
Kick for veggie goodness! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #89
I'm a vegetarian and I'm bringing a wild rice dish that is delicious. myrna minx Nov 2012 #90
I love wild rice. My husband and I got our grocery list circuits crossed Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #91
*Drooling* - that looks heavenly! myrna minx Nov 2012 #95
yum obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #96
Thanks for the thread - it's fun to see the delicious options! myrna minx Nov 2012 #101
It really is! obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #107
One thing I love about this thread is that it displays some fantastic vegetarian creativity! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #97
Thanks for posting all of the myrna minx Nov 2012 #103
Me! Doremus Nov 2012 #92
Totally meatless - Sugar pumpkin, butternut squash, our own home grown taters,... HopeHoops Nov 2012 #93
I love butternut squash so much obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #94
We're baking both (stuffed). The kids found a REALLY nice sugar pumpkin!!! HopeHoops Nov 2012 #104
Going to a meatless Friendsgiving this year Bryan Nov 2012 #99
My cousins and I are making a traditional thanksgiving dinner Marrah_G Nov 2012 #102
It's the beef too! hypergrove Nov 2012 #105
I have been vegetarian for years. sekha68 Nov 2012 #111
I had about a year where I ate no meat. Did a tofurkey that year. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #113
Field roast and all the traditional sides Beaverhausen Nov 2012 #114
Vegetarian all the way for me, making a veggie stir fry with vegetarian steak strips Zorra Nov 2012 #115
Your winging it looks pretty damn good! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #116
Tofurkey with some bomb peach sauce that I made from fresh peaches back in early August XemaSab Nov 2012 #117
Putting some rum in the peach sauce was one of my better ideas. LeftyMom Nov 2012 #121
Putting rum in anything is always a good idea XemaSab Nov 2012 #122
lol obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #129
we didn't go meatless this year... organic and non gmo is about it trailmonkee Nov 2012 #119
Wild rice and lentil loaf, balsamic mushroom gravy, rum glazed yams, stuffing and mashed potatoes. LeftyMom Nov 2012 #120
We do vegetarian Wednesdays, Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #123
No meatless side dishes that you'd like to add to the conversation? Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #124
Just the usual Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #126
We make a quinoa and veggie pot pie for the main course Care Acutely Nov 2012 #125
I'm having a pepper and garlic pizza... KansDem Nov 2012 #127
10 years I'm a veg! And I LOVE IT!!! tblue Nov 2012 #128
Not the poor people being served turkey et al at food banks. alp227 Nov 2012 #130
This message was self-deleted by its author myrna minx Nov 2012 #131
Food Not Bombs serves veg*n meals all the damned time. LeftyMom Nov 2012 #132
Then those efforts deserve more publicity and awareness. alp227 Nov 2012 #133
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