What vegetarian main dish are you serving for Thanksgiving?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, mushroom wellington poster! That's now my plan. Cooking the mushrooms now, since I'm on the road all day tomorrow. Will assemble Thursday.

Please tell us how it goes. I just made stuffed mushroom caps (with shrimp) and they looked lovely but were rather tasteless.

Finished the filling and working on the onions. Easy but slow going. The mushroom filling is very good but not mind blowing. The walnuts add a nice and needed texture. I feel like there's another texture missing but maybe that's what the puff pastry does for it. And making the filling in advance might help the favors come together a bit more. I opted against the sauce but do think now that it might need a gravy.

report

11/22/2022 19:34

Subject: What vegetarian main dish are you serving for Thanksgiving?

quote

Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, mushroom wellington poster! That's now my plan. Cooking the mushrooms now, since I'm on the road all day tomorrow. Will assemble Thursday.

Please tell us how it goes. I just made stuffed mushroom caps (with shrimp) and they looked lovely but were rather tasteless.

Finished the filling and working on the onions. Easy but slow going. The mushroom filling is very good but not mind blowing. The walnuts add a nice and needed texture. I feel like there's another texture missing but maybe that's what the puff pastry does for it. And making the filling in advance might help the favors come together a bit more. I opted against the sauce but do think now that it might need a gravy.

Oh, and we'll see how it comes together, but I maybe should have considered doubling the caramelized onions, which I generally love.

report

11/22/2022 19:37

Subject: Re:What vegetarian main dish are you serving for Thanksgiving?

quote

Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have been vegetarian for 41 years. There is no need for a "main" dish. All of the sides are what makes up your meal. Vegetarians don't eat a hunk of protein the way meat-eaters do. Maybe make some type of bean casserole and call it a main.

I disagree.

Vegetarians deserve as much thought for their meal as meat eaters. My eldest (now an adult) is a vegetarian since early childhood. When she hosts, there’s a clear main and complementary sides, just as you would plan for an omnivore’s meal.

What I actually love about eating meat is that the main dish doesn't have to take a lot of thought. Roasting a chicken (I don't do turkey) is much easier than any vegetarian main I've ever made. When I was a vegetarian I did a lot of one-pan dinners.

report

11/22/2022 19:41

Subject: Re:What vegetarian main dish are you serving for Thanksgiving?

quote

Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have been vegetarian for 41 years. There is no need for a "main" dish. All of the sides are what makes up your meal. Vegetarians don't eat a hunk of protein the way meat-eaters do. Maybe make some type of bean casserole and call it a main.

I disagree.

Vegetarians deserve as much thought for their meal as meat eaters. My eldest (now an adult) is a vegetarian since early childhood. When she hosts, there’s a clear main and complementary sides, just as you would plan for an omnivore’s meal.

What I actually love about eating meat is that the main dish doesn't have to take a lot of thought. Roasting a chicken (I don't do turkey) is much easier than any vegetarian main I've ever made. When I was a vegetarian I did a lot of one-pan dinners.

Yup. I'm the one currently making the wellington. I've been standing in the kitchen for an hour and a half and only now finishing the components. Will still have to assemble on Thursday. No one stands over the turkey for that long!

report

11/22/2022 19:42

Subject: What vegetarian main dish are you serving for Thanksgiving?

quote

Anonymous

Bake a fake meat loaf till browned with 6 cups special k cereal, 1 large size small curd cottage cheese (not low fat), fried pecans, fried celery and onion, and 2-3 eggs. Adding a cup of cooked black rice might be good too. Needs a seasoning packet like Lipton soup mix. McCormick Meatloaf mix is great, but might have beef bullion in it. Best if let sit a bit so it firms a little.

report

11/22/2022 21:46

Subject: What vegetarian main dish are you serving for Thanksgiving?

quote

Anonymous