Vegan Mofo, Day 14
That’s right, Thanksgiving. No, you didn’t just skip a week and a half, we celebrated Thanksgiving early with The Husband’s side of the fam because they were going to be gone over T-Day. So for our first vegan Thanksgiving, I brought a Field Roast for the veg side of the table. I think I picked it up for sale for $17.99. It comes frozen, so all you have to do is thaw it in the fridge overnight and then bake it at 475 for 45 minutes.
It’s stuffed with hazelnuts and cranberries, wrapped in a flaky pastry dough. It tastes much like their Celebration roast, but I will say that it did need some kind of sauce or gravy. Otherwise, it was fantastic!! Loved it!
We had all the other trimmings, too (only veganized). My mother-in-law made some mashed potatoes without milk and butter for us, as well as some separate stuffing. The sweet potatoes were cooked to perfection with some brown sugar and I brought Israeli Couscous. We came, we drank, we ate, we napped.
INGREDIENTS: HAZELNUT CRANBERRY
ROAST: Filtered water, vital wheat gluten, expeller pressed safflower oil, cranberries, crystallized ginger (ginger, cane sugar), toasted hazelnuts, naturally flavored yeast extract, barley malt, organic wheat flour, dried apples (non-sulphured), granulated garlic, onion powder, ginger juice (ginger, citric acid), yellow pea flour, toasted sesame oil, lemon juice, sea salt, spices, irish moss (sea vegetable) extract, red wine, tomato paste, black pepper, garlic,
natural hickory smoke flavor with tortula yeast , rubbed sage, rosemary, natural liquid smoke and paprika.
PUFF PASTRY: Enriched wheat flour, water, expeller pressed palm oil and sea salt. Contains: Hazelnuts.
That plate looks appetizing. I’m gazing at it with my midnight hunger pangs =) What are your plans for the real day next week? Any interesting vegan dishes that you’re working on?
I think we’ll be doing brunch with my mom. I have no idea what will be on the menu, but stuffed french toast would be delicious and maybe a hash brown casserole…any ideas? I’m sure I’ll sneak some Field Roast in there somewhere! 🙂 I’m hungry now…
OMG, hash brown casserole sounds fantastic. I’ve never seen that. You should do a post on it. Vegan French toast is wonderful. Maybe you could do some kind of tofu/spinach bake to simulate an omelette (I want to say do a veg. souffle, but there isn’t a good recipe out there yet, unless you know one). Then you’ll be good to go.
Actually my hash brown casserole ( http://epicureanvegan.com/2010/04/02/hash-brown-casserole-2/ ) is my husband’s favorite! It takes some time, but is well worth it!
that field roast looks really good!! ive never seen it or anything like it around here. maybe my coop will carry them for thanksgiving, though – i ought to take a peek this week 🙂
Yeah, I think it’s just a seasonal product because I hadn’t seen it until a week ago. Tofurky does that too with their “turkey”. I highly recommend the Field Roast, but I think it’s even better with a gravy or sauce. Good luck–I’m sure you’ll find one somewhere! 🙂
Yum! I had no idea Field Roast made this!
I’m pretty sure it’s just a seasonal thing, which is a shame because it’s so delicious!
The plate looks good but…..wheat and wheat gluten are not healthy foods. They clog your digestive system so that you cannot absorbe nutrients from your food. This is very bad for us vegans because we need to get as much vitamins and minerals as possible. Eating wheat and soy too is a typical mistake for vegans. Both are hell foods.
Brett
You bring up good points, Brett, but I suppose I don’t necessarily agree. I do however, believe it’s important to not overdo wheat and soy. Personally, I think meat and dairy are bigger “hell foods.”