Thanksgiving help!

[Almeria]

Or you can go the seperatist route. I used to make up a complete vegan thanksgiving dinner for one, complete with roast seitan, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy etc and assemble it onto a microwave plate, tightly wrapped with cling-film. When I got to grandma's house, I'd just wait until everyone was sitting down for dinner, then slip the plate into the microwave and zap it until it was hot. I'd then bring the dish to the table as everyone was dishing their plates up.

I'd then eat along with everyone else without worring about what was in the various side dishes nor fending off offers of breast meat from well meaning relatives. I'd just point to my full plate and say 'no room!'. This also meant taht the hosts didn't have to worry about making something special for me. Everyone was relaxed, we all ate well and we could concentrated on each others company instead of dietary restrictions.

This is what I'm doing this year since it's our first vegan holiday dinner with family. We're going down to stay with his family for Thanksgiving and I'm cooking our meal the day prior. I'm just making min-versions of everything, like 3 servings of mashed potatoes, 3 servings of stuffing, 3 servings of whatever our main dish will be, and so forth. So we can just divide it and there'll be some leftover incase anyone wants to try our stuff. And if they don't then we'll have enough for lunch the next day.

[temmy]

Or you can go the seperatist route. I used to make up a complete vegan thanksgiving dinner for one, complete with roast seitan, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy etc and assemble it onto a microwave plate, tightly wrapped with cling-film. When I got to grandma's house, I'd just wait until everyone was sitting down for dinner, then slip the plate into the microwave and zap it until it was hot. I'd then bring the dish to the table as everyone was dishing their plates up.

I'm vegetarian, not vegan, but I'm doing this, too, since my mom uses a lot of beef or chicken stock, even in her side dishes. I'm pretty sure she'd put chicken stock in her pumpkin pie, if she could.

One thing to look forward to: I'll probably be the only one who isn't in danger of slipping into a turkey coma afterwards. I might even have enough energy to go home and put up my Christmas tree. I have tremendous amounts of energy since going veg. *rocks her family's faces off*

[imahag]

Check it out, I ordered a blow up turkey for Thanksgiving. When the party is over, I can take it to the lake and play with it on the beach

[tifftaffy]

Or you can go the seperatist route. I used to make up a complete vegan thanksgiving dinner for one, complete with roast seitan, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy etc and assemble it onto a microwave plate, tightly wrapped with cling-film. When I got to grandma's house, I'd just wait until everyone was sitting down for dinner, then slip the plate into the microwave and zap it until it was hot. I'd then bring the dish to the table as everyone was dishing their plates up.

I'd then eat along with everyone else without worring about what was in the various side dishes nor fending off offers of breast meat from well meaning relatives. I'd just point to my full plate and say 'no room!'. This also meant taht the hosts didn't have to worry about making something special for me. Everyone was relaxed, we all ate well and we could concentrated on each others company instead of dietary restrictions.

I'll have to borrow this technique... this will be my 1st vegan thanksgiving (host(s) are omni)... and I want to make it as easy for everyone as possible.

[Midwestgal]

If your family is already making vegan mashed potatoes or other sides, then I would definitely bring in my own gravy. It's a simple thing that really spices up a meal. I've used this mushroom gravy recipe before, and it's quite tasty.

Another possibility that no one's suggested yet, is vegan dinner rolls. Most omnis don't think vegan bread is possible, so doing good dinner rolls is an easy way of wowing your family.

Good luck!