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Plant-Based Days-After-Thanksgiving Meals
We are visiting family for the Thanksgiving week-end. The main dinner is “covered” but there are two more days of meals to consider. My sister and mother are fabulous cooks but the pantry will likely have few of our standard vegan items on the shelves.
So here’s what we’re planning to truck with us (in addition to what we’re planning for dinner – see previous post):
Soy milk – aseptic- packaged
Lentils & Kombu for lentil soup
Broccoli and potatoes for Cream of Broccoli soup
Extra-Firm and Silken Tofu – aseptic-packaged – for dips and dressings
Vegan Dijonaise (Spectrum Low-fat Canola Mayo plus Dijon mustard) – for sandwiches
Baked Tofu – for sandwiches
Tubes of concentrated Vegetable broth (Trader Joe’s)
Prepared White Bean Dip (Costco)
Spiced Carrot Spread
Hummus
Thanksgiving Road Trip
This year we are heading to my sister's farm in Middleburg, VA – about 5 hours from Rye, NY (on Thanksgiving morning make that 6 hours). That means a road-tip. Dust off the van (new tires!), load it with food for the trip and food and wine for the visit, and add my almost 90-year-old mother, and our 30-something son and daughter.
Now for the road trip food. Since we are leaving at 6:30 am, driving through Manhattan to pick up one passenger, and then hitting the GW bridge, we will need breakfast, snacks and beverages. This is a snacking group – so lots of snacks.
Breakfast:
Whole Wheat and Everything bagels fresh from the bakery (picked up on the way). Spread with our own version of veggie cream cheese (Tofutti Cream cheese with chopped fresh herbs, tiny dices of scallions, celery, carrot, cucumber) or with whipped sweet potatoes.
Mini-Crustless Tofu Quiches courtesy of Fat Free Vegan.
Arnold's Whole-Wheat Sandwich Rounds (low-calorie, high-fiber) with almond butter and lo-sugar, fruit only strawberry spread.
Vegan Muffins
Snacks:
Hummus with pretzel crisps and toasted pita wedges.
Nuts! almonds, pecans, walnuts
Trail Mix
Fresh Popcorn – sprinkled with a crunchy salt substitute and/or Old Bay Seasoning
Beverages:
Thermoses of hot coffee and green tea, and a cooler with Water – plain & flavored – and Iced tea