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zxcvbob > wrote:

> We are converging at MIL's house for T'giving this year. DD will be
> traveling quite a ways and arriving at the last minute. (I suggested
> that she go to *my* parents house instead, which is only 50 miles away
> for her instead of 800+, and Wife nearly had a hissy fit. Anyway.) DD
> has gone vegetarian but she still eats eggs and dairy.
>
> I will get there early enough to maybe have some influence over the
> menu but I won't be running the show because I'm not the host. What
> should I offer to make so DD can actually eat a festive meal and not
> just an austere vegetable plate (with marshmallows)? I have some ideas,
>
> Plain roast sweet potatoes (in addition to the candied ones)
> Stuffed acorn squash
> Gravy made with veg. bouillon (there will probably be mashed potatoes)
> Broccoli
>
> Deviled eggs and and assorted cheese and crackers plate
>
> Some kind of faux-meaty-ish mushroom thing? (no idea what I'm talking
> about here)
>
> Maybe I can make some huitlacoche tamales at home and bring them along
> to be reheated.
>
I have a hard time with the fake meat stuff, i.e., tofurky. When we've
had vegetarian guests, I made sure the sides were as veggie friendly as
possible rather than making a "special" entree. (Truth be known, the
sides are more important to me than the turkey itself.) To riff on the
mushroom theme, you could do a mixed mushroom saute. If you can get
chanterelles without taking out a second mortgage, so much the better.
There's also the option of making bread dressing with vegetable broth.
The huitlacoche tamales sound great. I'd definitely eat those instead
of the turkey.

Cindy

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