Vegetarian Thanksgiving dish when traveling

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Anonymous wrote:It's one meal. OP should have her Thanksgiving at home before she goes. Just go for the company and not focus on the food that much given all the constraints. Pack granola bars and other things that won't spoil during the flight to have as snacks to get through the day.

What kind of a-hole has a guest with a known dietary restriction fly in to visit and expects them to eat granola bars out in their suitcase?!

Where were you people raised?

Unless it is for religious reasons, vegetarian is not a dietary restriction.

It is a lifestyle choice which is completely different.

lol ok troll

I meant, still. I have a friend who hates tomatoes. I know it's not an allergy and I also think it's strange. But, I like her. Why on earth would I invite her over and make everything with tomatoes in it? So rude and obnoxious.

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Anonymous wrote:It's one meal. OP should have her Thanksgiving at home before she goes. Just go for the company and not focus on the food that much given all the constraints. Pack granola bars and other things that won't spoil during the flight to have as snacks to get through the day.

What kind of a-hole has a guest with a known dietary restriction fly in to visit and expects them to eat granola bars out in their suitcase?!

Where were you people raised?

Unless it is for religious reasons, vegetarian is not a dietary restriction.

It is a lifestyle choice which is completely different.

lol ok troll

I meant, still. I have a friend who hates tomatoes. I know it's not an allergy and I also think it's strange. But, I like her. Why on earth would I invite her over and make everything with tomatoes in it? So rude and obnoxious.

NP

+1 Don’t host. Don’t host people you are not interested in hosting.

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Anonymous wrote:So here’s my suggestion..in advance see if there is a grocery store open on Thanksgiving. If yes and if you have a car or can uber, go there and get ingredients for a filling fancy salad. Add walnuts or pecans, maybe mix your own dressing, add lots of fruit and veggies. My trick for travel salad is to bring gallon sized zip lock bags, fill/add dressing and shake. If you can’t pack a knife, you can buy a cheap one at the grocery store. If you want to share, buy those aluminum foil pans. If the grocery store has an app, download it. I use the apps as a way of seeing what is in stock. If you are vegan, look for some vegan bread , cheese or other tasty stuff.

Other recipes could be a corn salad. I love corn, mayo, traders joes everything but the elote seasoning-lots of it, cilantro and lime juice. Vegan mayo would well here. If no grocery store is open, pack cans of corn, vegan mayo, a lime, and the seasoning.

I would not go anywhere near the oven on Thanksgiving. An alternative if you really want something cooked would be to use the outdoor grill. Grilled sweet potatoes are amazing. Coat with olive oil, sea salt and honey. Grill. Asparagus and zucchini with olive oil, salt and pepper. Carrots with honey.

Fancy salad…just no.

If you love salad a vegetarian fancy salad is a great meal! I love baby spinach, greens, chopped apples, candied pecans, shredded carrots with a champagne vinaigrette or baby spinach, strawberry, red onions, walnuts and honey vinaigrette, or beets, arugula, greens, feta cheese and olive oil/ balsamic or a salad with quinoa, greens, grilled veggies etc.

Not for thanksgiving.

I’ve taken and served that exact salad to a Thanksgiving meal. Delicious!

Not as the only food they can eat. As a side, yes.

They? Are you a vegetarian? My husband is and would totally eat this as a meal even on Thanksgiving. Why are you speaking for vegetarians when you aren't one?

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Idea: pack a delicata squash in your suitcase. Slice (no need to peel), scrape out seeds, and roast on parchment with a dash of balsamic or sprinkle with parm

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Anonymous wrote:How about a quick spinach, shallot, and mushroom omelet?
Or potato cheddar and thyme omelet

for thanksgiving? thats weird.

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Anonymous wrote:It's one meal. OP should have her Thanksgiving at home before she goes. Just go for the company and not focus on the food that much given all the constraints. Pack granola bars and other things that won't spoil during the flight to have as snacks to get through the day.

What kind of a-hole has a guest with a known dietary restriction fly in to visit and expects them to eat granola bars out in their suitcase?!

Where were you people raised?

Unless it is for religious reasons, vegetarian is not a dietary restriction.

It is a lifestyle choice which is completely different.

lol ok troll

I meant, still. I have a friend who hates tomatoes. I know it's not an allergy and I also think it's strange. But, I like her. Why on earth would I invite her over and make everything with tomatoes in it? So rude and obnoxious.

A family thanksgiving is not a normal hosting event. If OP is new or married in and this is what the family has been making for decades the onus isn't really on them to revamp their whole menu to suit her. What person wants to put their host out like that and disappoint the family? I sure wouldn't.