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If you’ve been following along the past week, you’ll already know my Thanksgiving menu: Mixed Greens with Avocado & Blueberries (posted Nov. 19th) — from Vegan Holiday Cooking, by Nava Atlas Mock Chicken Loaf Florentine  with Chickenless Gravy (posted Nov. 18th) — from The Compassionate Cook, by Ingrid Newkirk Green Bean Casserole (posted Nov. 14th) — from Ten Talents, by Rosalie Hurd […]

My Mom’s Beer Muffins with love and thanks to the most inspiring mother ever, the late Gladys Marshall These muffins aren’t “health food,” but there’s something healing about what’s inherited and comes from love. I also like finding a recipe that’s vegan and still “normal-sounding” to people who are put off by ingredients you have […]

Yams with Cranberries and Apples from The Peaceful Palate: Fine Vegetarian Cuisine (c) 1996 Jennifer Raymond Serves 8. “This dish is a beautiful blend of sweet and tart flavors which can be enjoyed any time of year. Buy and freeze extra cranberries when they are available in the fall or use dried  cranberries.” 3 yams, peeled […]

Mixed Greens with Avocado and Blueberries from Vegan Holiday Kitchen: More Than 200 Delicious, Festive Recipes for Special Occasions (c) 2011 Nava Atlas (Nava Atlas is a brilliant chef and prolific cookbook author — I couldn’t get through November and December without Vegan Holiday Kitchen! We’re proud to have Nava as an adjunct faculty member of Main […]

Mock Chicken Loaf Florentine with Chickenless Gravy from The Compassionate Cook, (c) Ingrid Newkirk My daughter, Adair, tags this as her  favorite cookbook for crowd-pleasing recipes like this one, which can take the place of the turkey and keep your holiday table cruelty-free. For the loaf: 1 10-oz. package frozen spinach, thawed 2 Tbls. vegetable oil […]

Stuffed Acorn Squash from How to Eat Like a Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be One (c) 2008 Patti Breitman and Carol J. Adams A great Thanksgiving dish! 4 small acorn squash (no more than one pound each) Oil For the stuffing: 2 Tbls. olive oil 1 cup onions, finely chopped 2 cps mushrooms, […]

Easy Apple-Pear Crisp with Walnuts from Sweet and Easy Vegan: Treats Made with Whole Grains and Natural Sweeteners (c) 2012 Robin Asbell Everybody needs a fallback dessert. This crisp is a perfect one to keep in mind. As long as you have apples and pears on hand, you can whip them together with some pantry staples […]

5-Minute Cranberry Relish from Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight (c) 2011 Chef AJ (Abbie Jaye) Why cook your relish or use sugar when you can make this instead? Ingredients: 12-ounce bag of fresh cranberries 2 large peeled oranges (zest included) Dates, to taste 2 Tbls. psyllium husk Method: In a food […]

For the next week, Nov. 14 through 21, I’ll be posting one delicious, easy, and trustworthy vegan Thanksgiving recipes my family and I enjoy year after year. Green Bean Casserole from Ten Talents, (c) Rosalie Hurd and Dr. Frank Hurd www.tentalents.net  Ten Talents has been the staple recipe book in my vegan kitchen from my pre-vegan vegetarian […]