Thanksgiving with two vegan guests; please help me plan!

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You sound kind. I recommend you talk to them before finalizing your plans and make sure what you’re planning to do will actually be something that works for them and is appreciated. I was assigned to bring desserts one year, and my husband’s side of the family includes one gluten free person and one gluten free/dairy free person. I thought I was doing a nice thing by special ordering very beautiful expensive gf/df personal apple pies from a local bakery that is fully gf (no cross contamination). It was an inconvenient place for me to go while simultaneously trying to bake regular desserts and pack my family to travel. Both people I bought the desserts for didn’t eat them or even taste them to be polite! The gf/df person packed her own fruit for dessert and the gf person just ate vanilla ice cream I had brought to serve with the pies. Lesson learned was that sometimes people with dietary restrictions are actually even more complex and disordered/picky about food than their restriction category indicates, so you may want to check if they even like mushrooms or potatoes or whatever so you don’t go to the trouble unless it will be eaten/appreciated.

Not liking pumpkin pie is not "disordered" or picky -- most people don't like it. Literally every single year I wonder why we serve it at Thanksgiving. But they were probably used to having such serious diarrhea after eating food brought by well intentioned relatives that they've learned the hard way not to eat it.

NP. In that case, they should not even make their dietary restrictions or choices known to other people. If you are going to share that kind of information—which is helpful to most hosts—you should be prepared to graciously eat what is offered, like a guest. Knowing that holiday meals often include contributions from others, you should be prepared for the fact that other people will likely have gone literally out of their way for you. If you have “learned the hard way” not to eat this or that when people are just trying to be helpful and welcoming, bring your own food or be prepared to eat before or after. Honestly, there is no pleasing or accommodating picky, particular, difficult people who honestly CHOOSE to be ridiculous.

I am not a picky eater. I eat everything. I'm simply saying that the extreme negative reactions to people's dietary restrictions are weird -- weirder then the dietary restrictions. It is not "disordered" to not like pumpkin pie. It also would not be reasonable for a guest allergic to gluten and dairy to say, "Sorry, no, I've had too much diarrhea. This time I'll pass." The normal thing would just be to not eat it. Sounds like the host delegated pies to the PP and told her about the two guests with dietary restrictions. I doubt the guests with restrictions asked that PP directly. Just guessing tho.

It was apple pies, not a pumpkin pie (which I agree is gross and I am not picky and have no dietary restrictions). Both guests eat and enjoy apples, have eaten things of this type in the past, and weren’t too full for dessert (as I mentioned, one ate ice cream, the other pulled out a big fruit salad she packed for herself). They were being rude, picky and disordered by refusing the pies, which were beautiful and appetizing-looking. I am not saying they needed to eat the pies if they would prefer to eat something else. I’m just saying that *sometimes* other wacky food issues accompany people who choose to follow restrictive diets in the first place. And even when you go out of your way to make a nice meal for these people in spite of the extra work, they may actually not appreciate any of your efforts or actually prefer fruit and salad. The only way to know is to ask.

Your feelings were hurt because they didn’t eat the thing you worked so hard to procure and spend more money than you wanted on. That doesn’t mean they did something wrong. Trust me when you’ve gotten sick from good intentions you do start bringing your own things like fruit and not eating things people say are gluten-free because anyone with a sensitivity has gotten sick this way. You try to do something nice and that’s thoughtful. But maybe it’s time to let this go?

They don’t have actual celiac or allergies. Self diagnosed intolerances. One of them specifically asked me to bake her a gluten free dessert but I was afraid it wouldn’t turn out well because I hadn’t had time to test the recipe. She wasn’t afraid of getting sick. So I thought it was important to make sure they had a nice option. So I went out of my way to get the pies. It was rude. Trust me.

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Anonymous wrote:OP,

You sound kind. I recommend you talk to them before finalizing your plans and make sure what you’re planning to do will actually be something that works for them and is appreciated. I was assigned to bring desserts one year, and my husband’s side of the family includes one gluten free person and one gluten free/dairy free person. I thought I was doing a nice thing by special ordering very beautiful expensive gf/df personal apple pies from a local bakery that is fully gf (no cross contamination). It was an inconvenient place for me to go while simultaneously trying to bake regular desserts and pack my family to travel. Both people I bought the desserts for didn’t eat them or even taste them to be polite! The gf/df person packed her own fruit for dessert and the gf person just ate vanilla ice cream I had brought to serve with the pies. Lesson learned was that sometimes people with dietary restrictions are actually even more complex and disordered/picky about food than their restriction category indicates, so you may want to check if they even like mushrooms or potatoes or whatever so you don’t go to the trouble unless it will be eaten/appreciated.

Not liking pumpkin pie is not "disordered" or picky -- most people don't like it. Literally every single year I wonder why we serve it at Thanksgiving. But they were probably used to having such serious diarrhea after eating food brought by well intentioned relatives that they've learned the hard way not to eat it.

NP. In that case, they should not even make their dietary restrictions or choices known to other people. If you are going to share that kind of information—which is helpful to most hosts—you should be prepared to graciously eat what is offered, like a guest. Knowing that holiday meals often include contributions from others, you should be prepared for the fact that other people will likely have gone literally out of their way for you. If you have “learned the hard way” not to eat this or that when people are just trying to be helpful and welcoming, bring your own food or be prepared to eat before or after. Honestly, there is no pleasing or accommodating picky, particular, difficult people who honestly CHOOSE to be ridiculous.

I am not a picky eater. I eat everything. I'm simply saying that the extreme negative reactions to people's dietary restrictions are weird -- weirder then the dietary restrictions. It is not "disordered" to not like pumpkin pie. It also would not be reasonable for a guest allergic to gluten and dairy to say, "Sorry, no, I've had too much diarrhea. This time I'll pass." The normal thing would just be to not eat it. Sounds like the host delegated pies to the PP and told her about the two guests with dietary restrictions. I doubt the guests with restrictions asked that PP directly. Just guessing tho.

It was apple pies, not a pumpkin pie (which I agree is gross and I am not picky and have no dietary restrictions). Both guests eat and enjoy apples, have eaten things of this type in the past, and weren’t too full for dessert (as I mentioned, one ate ice cream, the other pulled out a big fruit salad she packed for herself). They were being rude, picky and disordered by refusing the pies, which were beautiful and appetizing-looking. I am not saying they needed to eat the pies if they would prefer to eat something else. I’m just saying that *sometimes* other wacky food issues accompany people who choose to follow restrictive diets in the first place. And even when you go out of your way to make a nice meal for these people in spite of the extra work, they may actually not appreciate any of your efforts or actually prefer fruit and salad. The only way to know is to ask.

Your feelings were hurt because they didn’t eat the thing you worked so hard to procure and spend more money than you wanted on. That doesn’t mean they did something wrong. Trust me when you’ve gotten sick from good intentions you do start bringing your own things like fruit and not eating things people say are gluten-free because anyone with a sensitivity has gotten sick this way. You try to do something nice and that’s thoughtful. But maybe it’s time to let this go?

They don’t have actual celiac or allergies. Self diagnosed intolerances. One of them specifically asked me to bake her a gluten free dessert but I was afraid it wouldn’t turn out well because I hadn’t had time to test the recipe. She wasn’t afraid of getting sick. So I thought it was important to make sure they had a nice option. So I went out of my way to get the pies. It was rude. Trust me.

You still need to let it go because it’s bothering you and it’s in the past.

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Anonymous wrote:OP,

You sound kind. I recommend you talk to them before finalizing your plans and make sure what you’re planning to do will actually be something that works for them and is appreciated. I was assigned to bring desserts one year, and my husband’s side of the family includes one gluten free person and one gluten free/dairy free person. I thought I was doing a nice thing by special ordering very beautiful expensive gf/df personal apple pies from a local bakery that is fully gf (no cross contamination). It was an inconvenient place for me to go while simultaneously trying to bake regular desserts and pack my family to travel. Both people I bought the desserts for didn’t eat them or even taste them to be polite! The gf/df person packed her own fruit for dessert and the gf person just ate vanilla ice cream I had brought to serve with the pies. Lesson learned was that sometimes people with dietary restrictions are actually even more complex and disordered/picky about food than their restriction category indicates, so you may want to check if they even like mushrooms or potatoes or whatever so you don’t go to the trouble unless it will be eaten/appreciated.

Not liking pumpkin pie is not "disordered" or picky -- most people don't like it. Literally every single year I wonder why we serve it at Thanksgiving. But they were probably used to having such serious diarrhea after eating food brought by well intentioned relatives that they've learned the hard way not to eat it.

NP. In that case, they should not even make their dietary restrictions or choices known to other people. If you are going to share that kind of information—which is helpful to most hosts—you should be prepared to graciously eat what is offered, like a guest. Knowing that holiday meals often include contributions from others, you should be prepared for the fact that other people will likely have gone literally out of their way for you. If you have “learned the hard way” not to eat this or that when people are just trying to be helpful and welcoming, bring your own food or be prepared to eat before or after. Honestly, there is no pleasing or accommodating picky, particular, difficult people who honestly CHOOSE to be ridiculous.

I am not a picky eater. I eat everything. I'm simply saying that the extreme negative reactions to people's dietary restrictions are weird -- weirder then the dietary restrictions. It is not "disordered" to not like pumpkin pie. It also would not be reasonable for a guest allergic to gluten and dairy to say, "Sorry, no, I've had too much diarrhea. This time I'll pass." The normal thing would just be to not eat it. Sounds like the host delegated pies to the PP and told her about the two guests with dietary restrictions. I doubt the guests with restrictions asked that PP directly. Just guessing tho.

It was apple pies, not a pumpkin pie (which I agree is gross and I am not picky and have no dietary restrictions). Both guests eat and enjoy apples, have eaten things of this type in the past, and weren’t too full for dessert (as I mentioned, one ate ice cream, the other pulled out a big fruit salad she packed for herself). They were being rude, picky and disordered by refusing the pies, which were beautiful and appetizing-looking. I am not saying they needed to eat the pies if they would prefer to eat something else. I’m just saying that *sometimes* other wacky food issues accompany people who choose to follow restrictive diets in the first place. And even when you go out of your way to make a nice meal for these people in spite of the extra work, they may actually not appreciate any of your efforts or actually prefer fruit and salad. The only way to know is to ask.

Your feelings were hurt because they didn’t eat the thing you worked so hard to procure and spend more money than you wanted on. That doesn’t mean they did something wrong. Trust me when you’ve gotten sick from good intentions you do start bringing your own things like fruit and not eating things people say are gluten-free because anyone with a sensitivity has gotten sick this way. You try to do something nice and that’s thoughtful. But maybe it’s time to let this go?

They don’t have actual celiac or allergies. Self diagnosed intolerances. One of them specifically asked me to bake her a gluten free dessert but I was afraid it wouldn’t turn out well because I hadn’t had time to test the recipe. She wasn’t afraid of getting sick. So I thought it was important to make sure they had a nice option. So I went out of my way to get the pies. It was rude. Trust me.

You still need to let it go because it’s bothering you and it’s in the past.

My way of letting go is by sharing my experience with OP and any others who may find themselves in this position. I have learned from this experience and can now warn them that what happened to me could be avoided by having an explicit conversation ahead of time so feelings aren’t hurt and dietary restriction people don’t feel obligated to eat foods they don’t wish to eat. I’m literally trying to help. I was also trying to do a nice thing for obviously unappreciative people, but I won’t make that mistake again either. I don’t know why you feel the need to be dismissive of me and repeatedly tell me to let it go. That’s actually the opposite of helpful.

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Haven't read the whole thread, but we regularly have a mix of vegetarians and omnivores at my Thanksgiving.

I usually do a vegan veggie bake with corn, beans, squash, sage, and maybe throw in some veggie sausage. Top with toasted breadcrumbs.

[Anonymous]

Add one protein - either a fake turkey if they're into that, or maybe a bean patty/loaf. A quinoa patty. A fake turkey might come stuffed and with a side of gravy, so it's certainly the easy choice.

A baked potato or baked sweet potato if you don't want to veganize yours. Roasted veggies are probably fine as is. Stuffing you can adjust. Cranberry sauce is fine as is. I think if they have one veg main and two nice sides that you'd have anyway, they're fine.

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Anonymous wrote:OP,

You sound kind. I recommend you talk to them before finalizing your plans and make sure what you’re planning to do will actually be something that works for them and is appreciated. I was assigned to bring desserts one year, and my husband’s side of the family includes one gluten free person and one gluten free/dairy free person. I thought I was doing a nice thing by special ordering very beautiful expensive gf/df personal apple pies from a local bakery that is fully gf (no cross contamination). It was an inconvenient place for me to go while simultaneously trying to bake regular desserts and pack my family to travel. Both people I bought the desserts for didn’t eat them or even taste them to be polite! The gf/df person packed her own fruit for dessert and the gf person just ate vanilla ice cream I had brought to serve with the pies. Lesson learned was that sometimes people with dietary restrictions are actually even more complex and disordered/picky about food than their restriction category indicates, so you may want to check if they even like mushrooms or potatoes or whatever so you don’t go to the trouble unless it will be eaten/appreciated.

Not liking pumpkin pie is not "disordered" or picky -- most people don't like it. Literally every single year I wonder why we serve it at Thanksgiving. But they were probably used to having such serious diarrhea after eating food brought by well intentioned relatives that they've learned the hard way not to eat it.

NP. In that case, they should not even make their dietary restrictions or choices known to other people. If you are going to share that kind of information—which is helpful to most hosts—you should be prepared to graciously eat what is offered, like a guest. Knowing that holiday meals often include contributions from others, you should be prepared for the fact that other people will likely have gone literally out of their way for you. If you have “learned the hard way” not to eat this or that when people are just trying to be helpful and welcoming, bring your own food or be prepared to eat before or after. Honestly, there is no pleasing or accommodating picky, particular, difficult people who honestly CHOOSE to be ridiculous.

I am not a picky eater. I eat everything. I'm simply saying that the extreme negative reactions to people's dietary restrictions are weird -- weirder then the dietary restrictions. It is not "disordered" to not like pumpkin pie. It also would not be reasonable for a guest allergic to gluten and dairy to say, "Sorry, no, I've had too much diarrhea. This time I'll pass." The normal thing would just be to not eat it. Sounds like the host delegated pies to the PP and told her about the two guests with dietary restrictions. I doubt the guests with restrictions asked that PP directly. Just guessing tho.

It was apple pies, not a pumpkin pie (which I agree is gross and I am not picky and have no dietary restrictions). Both guests eat and enjoy apples, have eaten things of this type in the past, and weren’t too full for dessert (as I mentioned, one ate ice cream, the other pulled out a big fruit salad she packed for herself). They were being rude, picky and disordered by refusing the pies, which were beautiful and appetizing-looking. I am not saying they needed to eat the pies if they would prefer to eat something else. I’m just saying that *sometimes* other wacky food issues accompany people who choose to follow restrictive diets in the first place. And even when you go out of your way to make a nice meal for these people in spite of the extra work, they may actually not appreciate any of your efforts or actually prefer fruit and salad. The only way to know is to ask.

Your feelings were hurt because they didn’t eat the thing you worked so hard to procure and spend more money than you wanted on. That doesn’t mean they did something wrong. Trust me when you’ve gotten sick from good intentions you do start bringing your own things like fruit and not eating things people say are gluten-free because anyone with a sensitivity has gotten sick this way. You try to do something nice and that’s thoughtful. But maybe it’s time to let this go?

They don’t have actual celiac or allergies. Self diagnosed intolerances. One of them specifically asked me to bake her a gluten free dessert but I was afraid it wouldn’t turn out well because I hadn’t had time to test the recipe. She wasn’t afraid of getting sick. So I thought it was important to make sure they had a nice option. So I went out of my way to get the pies. It was rude. Trust me.

You still need to let it go because it’s bothering you and it’s in the past.

My way of letting go is by sharing my experience with OP and any others who may find themselves in this position. I have learned from this experience and can now warn them that what happened to me could be avoided by having an explicit conversation ahead of time so feelings aren’t hurt and dietary restriction people don’t feel obligated to eat foods they don’t wish to eat. I’m literally trying to help. I was also trying to do a nice thing for obviously unappreciative people, but I won’t make that mistake again either. I don’t know why you feel the need to be dismissive of me and repeatedly tell me to let it go. That’s actually the opposite of helpful.

Np here and you are just fine. They were rude and you were simply answering ops question with your own experience.

[Anonymous]

OP, I think what you’ve outlined is just fine. You could add a vegan “ice cream” like tofuti to the apple pie filling if you want to dress it up. For the dishes you’re altering, vegan butter works well and tastes pretty good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just found out that my cousin and her new husband are vegan. They live far away, so they can’t bring anything for Thanksgiving. I’m hosting 16 total, and I’d say the other 14 guests (this count includes my family) are very traditional eaters. The only other factor is nut allergies, but that’s my kids so I naturally work that into the menu. I think the other guests are pretty traditional and expect the usual fare. I’m happy to do some extra work, but I’d love to pinch-hit with vegan store-bought items from Wegmans, if anyone happens to know of anything good.

Appetizers could be:
Veggies/chips with homemade French onion dip and hummus as the vegan option
Maybe shot glasses of vegan vichyssoise?

Dinner of:
Turkey, gravy
Mashed potatoes

Could make vegan versions of:
Mashed potatoes (small side dish that I would keep by and then add butter and cream/milk to the majority of the pot)
Burgundy mushrooms (I usually make with butter but I think I can easily make these vegan)
Dressing (easy enough to use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock, but I might get dinged by the majority for this as I think it wont’ t taste as good)
Cranberry sauce
Roasted vegetables
Maybe some type of roll? Does anyone know of a good vegan bread mix or cornbread mix or some such?

Dessert:
Traditional versions of pumpkin pie, apple pie and pecan pie
I could make apple pie filling for vegans and just have that warm in a crock pot?
Maybe add some kind of vegan brownie? Need help with dessert ideas

Is the above enough food for the vegans? They can make a plate of that, right?

Honestly, I would be upfront and tell them they might be better off not coming. Sorry if that sounds harsh but, vegans are very annoying.

You must have a very limited social group.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just found out that my cousin and her new husband are vegan. They live far away, so they can’t bring anything for Thanksgiving. I’m hosting 16 total, and I’d say the other 14 guests (this count includes my family) are very traditional eaters. The only other factor is nut allergies, but that’s my kids so I naturally work that into the menu. I think the other guests are pretty traditional and expect the usual fare. I’m happy to do some extra work, but I’d love to pinch-hit with vegan store-bought items from Wegmans, if anyone happens to know of anything good.

Appetizers could be:
Veggies/chips with homemade French onion dip and hummus as the vegan option
Maybe shot glasses of vegan vichyssoise?

Dinner of:
Turkey, gravy
Mashed potatoes

Could make vegan versions of:
Mashed potatoes (small side dish that I would keep by and then add butter and cream/milk to the majority of the pot)
Burgundy mushrooms (I usually make with butter but I think I can easily make these vegan)
Dressing (easy enough to use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock, but I might get dinged by the majority for this as I think it wont’ t taste as good)
Cranberry sauce
Roasted vegetables
Maybe some type of roll? Does anyone know of a good vegan bread mix or cornbread mix or some such?

Dessert:
Traditional versions of pumpkin pie, apple pie and pecan pie
I could make apple pie filling for vegans and just have that warm in a crock pot?
Maybe add some kind of vegan brownie? Need help with dessert ideas

Is the above enough food for the vegans? They can make a plate of that, right?

Honestly, I would be upfront and tell them they might be better off not coming. Sorry if that sounds harsh but, vegans are very annoying.

You must have a very limited social group.

(Or a very old one.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP,

You sound kind. I recommend you talk to them before finalizing your plans and make sure what you’re planning to do will actually be something that works for them and is appreciated. I was assigned to bring desserts one year, and my husband’s side of the family includes one gluten free person and one gluten free/dairy free person. I thought I was doing a nice thing by special ordering very beautiful expensive gf/df personal apple pies from a local bakery that is fully gf (no cross contamination). It was an inconvenient place for me to go while simultaneously trying to bake regular desserts and pack my family to travel. Both people I bought the desserts for didn’t eat them or even taste them to be polite! The gf/df person packed her own fruit for dessert and the gf person just ate vanilla ice cream I had brought to serve with the pies. Lesson learned was that sometimes people with dietary restrictions are actually even more complex and disordered/picky about food than their restriction category indicates, so you may want to check if they even like mushrooms or potatoes or whatever so you don’t go to the trouble unless it will be eaten/appreciated.

Not liking pumpkin pie is not "disordered" or picky -- most people don't like it. Literally every single year I wonder why we serve it at Thanksgiving. But they were probably used to having such serious diarrhea after eating food brought by well intentioned relatives that they've learned the hard way not to eat it.

NP. In that case, they should not even make their dietary restrictions or choices known to other people. If you are going to share that kind of information—which is helpful to most hosts—you should be prepared to graciously eat what is offered, like a guest. Knowing that holiday meals often include contributions from others, you should be prepared for the fact that other people will likely have gone literally out of their way for you. If you have “learned the hard way” not to eat this or that when people are just trying to be helpful and welcoming, bring your own food or be prepared to eat before or after. Honestly, there is no pleasing or accommodating picky, particular, difficult people who honestly CHOOSE to be ridiculous.

I am not a picky eater. I eat everything. I'm simply saying that the extreme negative reactions to people's dietary restrictions are weird -- weirder then the dietary restrictions. It is not "disordered" to not like pumpkin pie. It also would not be reasonable for a guest allergic to gluten and dairy to say, "Sorry, no, I've had too much diarrhea. This time I'll pass." The normal thing would just be to not eat it. Sounds like the host delegated pies to the PP and told her about the two guests with dietary restrictions. I doubt the guests with restrictions asked that PP directly. Just guessing tho.

It was apple pies, not a pumpkin pie (which I agree is gross and I am not picky and have no dietary restrictions). Both guests eat and enjoy apples, have eaten things of this type in the past, and weren’t too full for dessert (as I mentioned, one ate ice cream, the other pulled out a big fruit salad she packed for herself). They were being rude, picky and disordered by refusing the pies, which were beautiful and appetizing-looking. I am not saying they needed to eat the pies if they would prefer to eat something else. I’m just saying that *sometimes* other wacky food issues accompany people who choose to follow restrictive diets in the first place. And even when you go out of your way to make a nice meal for these people in spite of the extra work, they may actually not appreciate any of your efforts or actually prefer fruit and salad. The only way to know is to ask.

You're the one with the wacky issues. You got your feelings hurt because you went out of your way to get the special pies and and instead of the praise you expected, no one ate them. That is a totally understandable reaction. It's not understandable to label the people who didn't want them "disordered". I made a delicious dish for a swim team banquet one year and hardly anyone touched it. I was hurt. But I didn't call the entire swim team and their parents, wacky, picky and disordered. Such is life.

And BTW people who are gf and df do not CHOOSE to follow restrictive diets. They get severe diarrhea if they eat gluten or dairy. How can anyone not know this in 2022?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems awfully early for the suck it vegans posters to be out.

People who hate anyone on a diet other than their own live for the hatred 365 days a year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It seems awfully early for the suck it vegans posters to be out.

Nope, vegans suck 24/7/365

I'd much rather be vegan than hateful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I think what you’ve outlined is just fine. You could add a vegan “ice cream” like tofuti to the apple pie filling if you want to dress it up. For the dishes you’re altering, vegan butter works well and tastes pretty good.

What brand of vegan butter can you recommend?

[Anonymous]

Vegan here: First, thank you for your consideration. That is very kind of you to try to accommodate. Some easy options are baked potatoes or baked sweet potatoes. You can roast veggies quite easily too. Some great options for this are brussel sprouts and asparagus. Roasted butternut squash is also great. Butternut squash or pumpkin soup are other options.

Here are some great web sites for reference:

https://www.bakerita.com/gluten-free-vegan-thanksgiving-recipes/

https://thevegan8.com/the-vegan-8-thanksgiving-roundup-all-recipes-vegan-gluten-free-and-oil-free-2/

https://www.eatingbyelaine.com/ultimate-vegan-thanksgiving-recipe-roundup/

https://veganhuggs.com/vegan-gluten-free-thanksgiving-recipes/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I think what you’ve outlined is just fine. You could add a vegan “ice cream” like tofuti to the apple pie filling if you want to dress it up. For the dishes you’re altering, vegan butter works well and tastes pretty good.

What brand of vegan butter can you recommend?

Miyokos is a tasty vegan butter. Their regular one is cashew based but they also make an oat milk one. Be sure to read the label jic. Earth Balance is another solid option. Both are usually available at regular grocery stores and definitely at Whole Foods, sometimes Trader Joe’s, Target.