Thanksgiving dinner

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For our Thanksgiving dinner I just make all the sides but no m**t

substitutes. Wild Rice, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes

baked with butter, cole slaw, home made bread rolls, a green

vegetable and, of course, pumpkin pie. We did the Tofurky for a few

years but have skipped it for the past 6 or so. I find that the

longer I am a vegetarian the less I like the fake m**ts. We enjoy

beans, lentils, tofu, tempeh, etc. We also eat some dairy and some

egss but that is lessening also. After a while you begin to lose

your taste for them. The fake m**ts were great as a transitional

food. I also used b**f and ch***en bouillion at first. Of course

at first I wasn't even trying to become vegetarian, just eating

healthier. We atarted having meatless meals twice a week. Then 3

times and, after 6 months or so, just serving m**t on weekends.

That didn't last very long as my children and I just lost our taste

for dead animal flesh. My husband still ate meat but not at home.

I couldn't stand to cook it. He enjoyed my veggie dishes but would

order m**t when dining out.

 

I didn't start out to become a vegetarian but evolved into one. I

continue for many reasons: health, taste, and most of all for

ethical reasons.

 

Sorry, I didn't mean to get up on my soapbox. I'm nit critizing

anyone for eating quorn roast for Thanksgiving (or anytime). I'm

just saying that we don't have to have a m**t or fake m**t as a

centerpiece to our meals.

 

The most important part of your Thanksgiving meal is family and

friends! Enjoy!

 

Deb in Idaho