Vegetarian Thanksgiving

Not very good quality pic... my bad. But this just goes to show that you can have a very decent vegetarian holiday dinner. Its kinda hard to tell but heres everything thats on the table: garlic green beans, bread, seitan roast with quinoa stuffing, roasted red potatoes, mushroom gravy and of course cranberry jelly. We had tofu pumpkin pie (and because little sis doesnt like pumpkin pie) and a chocolate pudding pie for dessert.


The seitan roast was the recipe from everydaydish.com, i must say it turned out very good... i added other spices like rosemary and sage and cooked it in broth instead of water for a better flavor. heres the recpie: http://www.everydaydish.tv/index.php?page=recipe&recipe=148




Easy yeast free bread:

The bread turned out pretty good considering it was my first time making bread (:


3 C whole wheat flour


4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt


1 1/2 C v8 juice


1/4 C oil

spices for sprinkling on top(i used thyme and rosemary)


-mix dry ingredients but do not sift


-mix wet ingredients and add to dry, stir until no longer dry (dough should be moist but not very sticky)

-form into loaf shape with oiled hands, score top lightly


-bake on non oiled baking sheet at 400 degrees for about 45 mins




Quinoa Stuffing:


(I only got a pic of it around the roast...)


1 C quinoa


2 1/2 C broth



spices: ground pepper, rosemary, thyme, chili powder, garlic powder


1 shallot, chopped


2 ribs of celery



1/2 C mushrooms


Olive oil


3 slices toast or stale bread, cubed


1/2 C chopped almonds or other nuts


1 1/2 C broth


-Simmer quinoa in 2 1/4 C broth with the spices for 15 mins covered, preheat oven 375 degrees f.


-sautee onions and celery in oil til soft, add shrooms and cook til onions are clear.


-add bread and nuts, stir with remaining broth til moist.


-bake 375 degrees for 35 mins







Roasted Potatoes:

about 6 medium sized red or yukon gold potatoes

4tbs olive oil

spices: salt, ground pepper, rosemary, thyme, crushed and roughly chopped garlic

-cut potatoes into bite sized chunks, soak in cold water for about 15 mins, preheat oven to 375 degrees, drain potatoes

-mix potatoes with oil and spices, bake for about 25 mins

-take out of oven and stir around then bake again for 25 more mins

Mushroom Gravy: i just took a can of cream of mushroom, added half a can of water, some nutritional yeast flakes and a few spices... tada!