At some holiday gatherings, there is very little for vegans to eat. Thursday’s Thanksgiving feast, however, was not one of those parties! Literally, every time I blinked, a new vegan dish appeared.
Anthony Nelson, your new genie is ready. 🙂
Dishes included the incredibly easy, yet so delicious Vegan Magic Mushrooms, and my favorite Creamy Vegan Polenta
Without lifting a finger (or engaging in the aforementioned blinking), I could’ve easily made a meal simply from the vegan side-dishes my mom prepared. Oh heck, I could’ve easily made a meal from just the magic mushrooms alone! My family’s always been big on vegetables; therefore some of what my mom prepares for Thanksgiving has always already been vegan. And other dishes, such as the polenta she made, are easily veganized.
Mom also makes a broccoli dish that is vegan (originally my grandma’s recipe). As I said, I could have made a meal feast from just the sides. But I didn’t. No, I made my own vegetarian main dish to share. It was so good, it deserves its own post. (I’ll post the recipe tomorrow.)
I felt bad for you that you had to give your dad the pie crust. You’re SO clever in the kitchen that I’m sure you already know about this type of pie crust, but my mom’s crust that she always made is vegan and delicious:
1/3 cup oil of choice (I use canola or corn)
2 T water
1/2 t. salt (or less)
1 cup + 2 T white flour (works great also with ww pastry flour)
(For sweet pies I’ll add 1 T sugar for extra crunchiness and flavor.)
That’s it! These quantities are for one single crust pie. It goes together so easily, like a mix. The only difficulty is that it is more delicate to handle, and that I can work around since it’s so much healthier and so much tastier than most traditional pie crusts I’ve ever eaten. I prefer this one. You roll it out between pieces of waxed paper, and loosen each side before placing the pie pan, inverted, over the dough and flipping it to get the dough into the pan. Just takes a little practice, but it’s really so easy. Just thought I’d offer that to you in case it’s helpful. Thanks so much for your blog!!!