Thanksgiving 2011

I have been making some trial run stuffing recipes based on my mom's potato/carrot/onion/cornflake stuffing. Of course I'm trying to make it vegan. (She used a cube of butter and 6 eggs). Well, I burned the first batch and the second didn't have much resemblance to mom's yummy stuff. 

I gave up. Keep it simple. I'm making a wild rice pilaf. It's tried, true. Everyone loves it. Why muck aroud?

The other thing I was thinking about is that hardly anyone eats the way we did 20-30 years ago. We want lighter healthier stuff. So I'm keeping my cooked veggies steamed and offering a big bowl of organic strawberries for a sweet alternative. I think people will be grateful.

I decided to buy a cooked Turkey for our meat eating guests and I am making a hearty lentil soup for the vegans.

Happy holidays!