Thanksgiving 2012

Here's the menu of what we had for Thanksgiving! I will add links to new recipes as I have time to post about them. Special thanks to (and for) Zippy and her photography skills.

THANKSGIVING MENU, 2012

hors d’oeuvres
• caraway-havarti-beercheese spread (new!)
• crackers and apple slices
• stuffed shrooms

first course
• roasted beet and apple soup with coconut creme fraiche (new!)

main course
• braised tempeh
• mushroom gravy (see notes)
• cranberry sauce (see notes)
• stuffing
• roasted brussels sprouts with fennel (see notes)
• mashed cauliflower by jamie (new!)

desserts
• pumpkin pie with coconut whipped cream
• carrot cake by jamie

A few notes about the recycled recipes: for the gravy, I used a combo of cornstarch and soymilk instead of flour to make it less gluteny for a guest. In the cranberry sauce, I put not only ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and vanilla, but also a generous pinch of black pepper for extra zing. Since we were already having stuffed mushrooms and mushroom gravy, I omitted the mushrooms from the roasted brussels sprouts recipe and slightly reduced the dressing-y ingredients accordingly.