Thanksgiving can be a tough holiday for vegans, as the meal is centered around turkey, with stuffing that is either cooked inside the bird or has turkey stock added, and lots of dishes with egg and dairy added to them. If on side dish is vegan, that is hardly the same feast that others are enjoying. For vegans in LA, there is an alternative to scanty side-dish fare. Real Food Daily is offering a vegan Thanksgiving To-Go, full of lots of flavor that is 100% plant-based. The dinner includes: Butternut Bisque, Faux Turkey Breast, Corn Sage Stuffing, Candied Garnet Yams, Mashed Potatoes and Parsnips, Golden Gravy, Herb Roasted Vegetables, Baby Green Bean Salad, Cranberry Relish and a slice of Pumpkin Pie with Tofu Whip. The whole meal is just $36.95 per person, but there are only a few days left to get your order in by calling the restaurant. They also have organic, maple-syrup sweetened vegan pies, Pumpkin and Pecan, that would be great for dessert if you want something to share with the whole family, as well as an Apple Pear Spice Cake with vanilla maple cream.
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11-17-2006 @ 9:41PM
Kim said...
Vegans in the LA area might also want to give Native Foods a try. This is quite delicious.
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11-17-2006 @ 9:42PM
Kim said...
Bah. There was supposed to be a link http://www.nativefoods.com/extras/events/wellingtons.shtml
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11-18-2006 @ 7:15AM
Gina said...
Serious question here.... If vegetarians don't want to eat meat of any kind, why do they want to shape their foods similar to the animals they don't want to eat? ie: turkey, hamburgers, hot dogs, etc?
I love to go vegetarian for a while sometimes myself, but this is a question that has always haunted me.
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11-20-2006 @ 11:48AM
esmereldagrubb said...
Gina- I think they subconsciously or biologically desire the real thing!
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12-02-2006 @ 10:50AM
Nikki said...
Some vegans/vegetarians like the taste of meat even though the don't agree with eating animals. I know it sounds contradictory and confusing, but think of it like this: Unmarried people who are opposed to pre-marital sex can still find other means of sexual gratification. Just because they are morally opposed to sex before marriage doesn't mean they don't crave it. In the same way, I can use soy "meat" to fulfill my desire for the real thing without comitting the "sin" of eating an animal. Some vegans/vegetarians are completely "celebate", though, and refuse to eat any products that try to mimic meat. To each their own.
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