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[quote=Anonymous][twitter][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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? [/quote]

make pumpkin pie vegan with canned coconut cream [url]https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-pumpkin-pie/[/url]
WF actually has some awesome vegan desserts and any vegan bakery will have vegan treats around the holidays. If you are in VA/MD, Elizabeths counter in Alexandria may have thanksgiving related items and their donuts are AWESSSSSSOOOMMEEE

Vegan mashed potatoes are easy- use veggie stock and vegan butter. miyokos is great. You can make cornbread vegan. Bakeries sell vegan rolls.

-non vegan whose son was DF for 4 years, which meant basically vegan bakeries were our go-tos [/quote]

No, OP is doing enough cooking and baking and does not need to make an entire vegan pumpkin pie for two people. She’s already making apple, so making more of the filling and omitting butter and setting it aside in a crock pot is only a little bit of extra work. If the vegans are concerned they can order a vegan dessert and ship it to OP’s house; living far away is no excuse not to contribute to a meal, especially when you are the difficult one. [/quote]

it wouldnt be separate nitwit. everything can be made vegan using substitutes. everything using butter can use vegan butter. anything use chix stock can use veggie stock.

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Nobody wants “vegan substitutes” that irritate the bowels on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is for traditional, indulgent food with real ingredients. It’s one special day of the year with pies front and center, and that shouldn’t be messed with just because two people choose to follow an absurd diet. [/quote]

If your bowels are that easily irritated then you must be disordered. No one's bowels are actually irritated, ever. It's all in your mind, and you are "the difficult one."[/quote]

I thought that too until post partum food intolerances really did a number in me. There are so many ways for our bodies to get out of balance. Be thankful you have the freedom to think it’s all in someone else’s head. [/quote]

The PP was being sarcastic and was agreeing with you, moron.[/quote]

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