Another Serving of Those Thanksgiving Sides (Vegan)

What Thanksgiving celebration would be complete without mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, cranberries… you know, all the good stuff.  Well, all these holiday favorites can easily be veganized with a few minor substitutions.  How?  Substitute the dairy milk with soy, almond, coconut milk, etc. (Just make sure it’s unsweetened for savory dishes.).  Non-dairy margarine for the butter (Earth Balance will do the trick).  Cornstarch, arrowroot powder, soy flour & water, or one of the many other substitutes for the eggs. (For egg substitutes see About Food for some ideas)  No Chicken Broth, Not Chick'n Bouillon Cubes, etc. in gravy.

Thanksgiving Feast  (vegan)  from top clockwise.
Tofurkey with Cranberry & Pecan Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes with Homestyle Gravy,
Sweet Corn,  Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Pineapple & Apple Cranberries,
Green Bean Casserole, Mac & Cheeze

You can use your favorite ole’ family recipes and give’ em the vegan ingredient upgrades.  Or if you want, try one of these recipes. 

Vegan Green Bean Casserole Recipe

* I sauted chopped mushrooms and cooked the in unsweetened soy milk instead of the vegetable broth. This gives it a creamy mushroom vibe. 

The Best Vegan Stuffing Recipe
* I cut the recipe in half and still made lots.  I added cranberries & pecans to the mix.

Cranberry Relish Recipe

* I omitted the lemon juice & brandy and added a small amount of sugar just to take away the tartness. Use unrefined sugar – refined white sugar is not vegan.

Homestyle Vegan Gravy Recipe

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potato Recipe

Mashed Sweet Potato Recipe

And for the sweet potatoes… I pressure cook them (but you can boil them).  Then drain and peel the sweet potatoes.  Place sweet potatoes in a bowl and mash with a fork.  Add Earth Balance (non-dairy margarine), brown sugar and / or maple syrup. Easy as pie. 

One more thing… it’s not Thanksgiving without one of my old time favorites, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”.  Now, you can sit back and enjoy.  Happy Thanksgiving!