VeganMoFo Day 8: More Thanksgiving Plans

I like to plan ahead because if I have to rush to do something, I get really stressed out and feel like I can't enjoy what I'm doing. I love cooking so I definitely want to enjoy it and not have to rush. I decided to share my Thanksgiving plans with you because I don't have much else to talk about and I know I like reading about other people's plans.

Appitizers:

• Sweet Dinner Rolls from VegNews' new Holiday Cookbook. This cookbook has some great recipes and it's only $8, so I really recommend it! (These will also be a side)

Or

• Holiday Biscuits from VegNews' Holiday Cookbook. I kind of want to make both, but that might be too much bread...

• Black olives out of a can. We have always had olives at Thanksgiving, so it just seems natural. 

Main Dish:

• Tofurky roast marinated in a mixture of one bottle of sparkling apple or pear juice, 2 tbsp olive oil, 4 cloves of garlic, and a bunch of fresh poultry herbs. You marinate it in a baggie in the fridge for two days.

• We might have another Tofurky cooked with the box directions too. Depends on our financial situation when we get to that point.

Sides:

• Biscuits or rolls from above

• Traditional stuffing. For this, we buy organic stuffing mix which is really just bread cubes and seasoning. And then we mix it together with onions, celery, carrots, and broth. Then bake it until it's hot and crispy on top. I've tried doing fancy stuffings and adding things like apples or cranberries, and I really just like traditional.

• Garlic mashed potatoes with chives.

• Green bean casserole. I usually use this recipe, but I've heard this one is good as well.

• Sweet potato pie casserole. I made this last year and it was so good, but Whole Foods just started carrying Dandies, so I might make sweet potato casserole with dandies instead. Not sure yet, again it comes down to financial situations.

• I might make macaroni and cheese with Daiya because it's so freakin' good, but we might have too much food already. Maybe I'll save the mac until Christmas.

Desserts:

•  Pecan pie! I love this recipe so much, it's easy and delicious!

• I might try out the Pumpkin Praline Cheesecake from the VegNews Holiday Cookbook, but if not, we'll have either pumpkin pie or pumpkin cheesecake. I still  haven't made a good pumpkin pie, anyone have a good recipe? Mine is always either too watery or too chalky.

Drinks:

• I'm going to be 21 by Thanksgiving (Yay!) so I want to try out a Poinsettia Cocktail, which is just cranberry juice cocktail and champagne. It sounds yummy. ;)

• Hot apple cider

What are your plans??