The food restrictions we will accommodate on Thanksgiving include: vegan, peanut, tree nut, soy, and wheat allergies, OAS to melon and tomato, avoids most legumes (not peas anymore! This means vegan butter is in. Hoping to re-introduce at least one more legume before Thanksgiving). My goal is not to make every dish meet every need, but for everyone to be able to eat a complete meal within their restrictions.
These are not my recipes, but the collection of what I will use and how I will adapt them.
Pre-Thanksgiving (with guests):
Avocado Pasta (with cheese on the side)
Taco Soup: No recipe, vegetable stock (4 c), salsa (1 small container), whatever add ins everyone can have and lots on the side. Suggestions for add-ins/toppings: black beans, cheese, tortilla chips, meat, avocado, corn, kidney beans, sour cream (yuck, not here).
Thanksgiving Day:
Turkey
Mashed Potatoes (will not make vegan)
Sweet Potato Casserole (will be vegan)
Green Bean Casserole (Will not be wheat and maybe soy? safe. James doesn't eat it so I honestly don't really know the allergens present. Also not vegan - my sister also doesn't eat it)
Stuffing stuffed pumpkin
Vegan Version: Wild Rice and Brussels Sprouts (but I replaced the nuts with sunflower seeds)
Non-Vegan version: Sourdough Artichoke (I will use GF Jules recipe to make baguettes)
Pumpkin Ravioli with a Sage Pesto
Pasta Recipe
Pumpkin Filling (no cheese)
Pesto recipe (pumpkin seeds to replace the walnuts)
Caesar Salad and Autumn Salad (to be vegan)
Gravy (not vegan)
Cranberry Sauce
Seriously, I already feel sick looking at that collection. But, we still have ...
Dessert:
Apple Pie (vegan)
Whoopie Pies:
Pumpkin and Chocolate but both using the pumpkin version's filling
My Action Plan:
Making Now:
The pumpkin ravioli and the wild rice stuffing are already in the freezer. I am going to pre-bake and freeze some baguettes. And, I will pre-make and freeze the cranberry sauce. I'm hoping to test out and maybe freeze the whoopie pies before Thanksgiving. Maybe some "Whoopie! The election is over" pies.
A Day or Two before Thanksgiving:
Bake the sweet potatoes and prep the casserole. Make the green bean casserole. Bake the mini pumpkins, make the artichoke stuffing and stuff the pumpkins. Make the apple pie.
Thanksgiving Morning:
Make the whoopie pies (if they aren't done). Prep the salads. Make the pesto.
Right before eating:
Bake all that needs to be baked, make the mashed potatoes and gravy. Boil the ravioli.
My husband dos the turkey (and the gravy and Caesar salad for that matter) so that doesn't make my plan. He usually cooks it outside (either smoked or fried) so it also doesn't interfere with oven space.
Have you started your Thanksgiving plans?