A Simple Vegetarian Thanksgiving (Tofurky Day?)
Some of us Americans don't eat Turkey on Thanksgiving, I mean us vegetarian Americans. :) It's even a little frustrating when people call Thanksgiving Turkey Day, because how are we supposed to celebrate such a holiday, by freeing turkeys? Well some do, but that's illegal, so I won't be doing that this year. Instead I am celebrating my Thanksgiving by being grateful for friends and loved ones, and by eating a Field Roast Hazelnut Cranberry Roast en Croute, along with all the typical holiday trimmings with my mother and step father who will be eating a regular turkey (free range though!). A Field Roast is like a Tofurky (which, yes is indeed, a tofu turkey: 100% vegetarian). But the last time I had a Tofurkey I didn't like it very much, so this year I got a Field Roast Hazelnut Cranberry Roast en Croute, as well as a Celebration Roast!! They should be rather magnificent if they're anything like Field Roast's non meat sausage links, which come in Mexican Chipolte, Italian, and my favorite: Smoked Apple Sage! These sausages have apple and lots of savory spices in them, and they are made from grains, fruits and veggies (and herbs and spices); they are totally vegan. So yes, I actually got two Field Roasts I am so confident in their culinary arts. The first is made with apples and butternut squash among other things, that's the Celebration Roast. And the Hazelnut Cranberry Roast en Croute, is made with the regular stuff, as well as a hazelnut, ginger, cranberry and apple stuffing, as well as stuffed with their veggie sausage, and the whole thing is surrounded with a savory pastry. I'm only cooking the latter for Thanksgiving, the Celebration Roast will be for my Birthday which is coming up in December. The roasts are smaller than a Thanksgiving turkey. So if you like what you hear, but would like to feed a number of vegetarians, or maybe just some adventurous omnivores, I would suggest picking up more than one of these roasts, maybe one of each! Or perhaps you want to throw in a Tofurky for good measure. Heck, I was only 17 the last time I tasted a Tofurky, and my 28 year old tongue certainly does like the Tofurky brand deli slices, so maybe it's better than I remember after all. :) If you are looking for any of these items, they can all be found at Whole Foods, at least at all the ones in the Northern VA area. I bought my two Field Roasts today for $12.50 for the Celebration Roast, and $20 for the Hazelnut Cranberry Roast en Croute. So if you are looking for a vegetarian main dish for the holidays, and want something with less cholesterol the the quiche recipe I listed earlier in this blog, here are three items worth giving a shot. And hey, if you are generally a make from scratch kinda chef, but tend to over do it during the holidays like myself, here are three main dishes that give you an option to take one thing off the list of dishes you have to make from scratch.
Here is a link to the Field Roast website, where you can find descriptions, and nutritional value of their holiday roasts, as well as the same plus recipes for their other scrumptious items:
Here is a link for where to buy Field Roast items:
Here is a link to the Tofurky website that lists all their holiday products and their nutritional value:
You can also navigate around their page to find a list of stores in your state that carry Tofurky products, as well as find interesting facts about veganism and vegetarianism.
You can even send a Tofurky Day e-card through the Tofurky website....aaaaaaannnnnddd, if you do that, the Tofurky Company will donate $5 to Farm Sanctuary. Farm Sanctuary is a farm animal sanctuary that I actually did a report on in 10th grade. :) They save abused farm animals from horrible conditions, and let them live out their days in peace on a beautiful no-kill, non-animal-exploitative farm. Here is the web address for the cute e-card:
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