Are there any other vegetarians or vegans on the boards? Or are any of you married to or dating a vegetarian? I'm considering trying Tofurky for the first time this Thanksgiving, though I'm not sure what to expect. My family are all carnivores, so I'm not really looking forward to the holidays unless I can find some way to join them at the dinner table. Any advice?
CHUD.com Community › Forums › CULTURE, HUMOR, & FREE FORM › Misc. Culture › Vegetarian/ Vegan Thanksgiving?
Join Now
Be a part of the community.
It's free, join today!
Recent Reviews
-
if u like the previous movies this one fits right in..special effects are great plenty of action from begin to end and a great plot
-
This movie was pretty awsome if u like the 80's B horror. Its on Netflix
-
Where the hell are u gonna find gravey flavored condoms in any other movie ...........huh............... I LOVE U TURKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
I was very excited to see the American Reunion movie. I saw American Pie just after college and remembered it was quite funny. Jim, Michelle, Oz, Heather, Stifler reunite for their high school...
-
this is the song to have fun on.
Vegetarian/ Vegan Thanksgiving?
post #2 of 59
11/11/08 at 11:06pm
- Scott
- Trader Feedback: 0
- GLASSES MAKE ME SMART
- offline
- 5,000 Posts. Joined 8/2005
- Location: Radio Shack
- Reputation: 11
- Select All Posts By This User
Celery sticks + peanut butter
post #3 of 59
11/11/08 at 11:11pm
- Chris Miller
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Straight Palmin'
- offline
- 4,745 Posts. Joined 8/2004
- Location: Lutherville, MD
- Reputation: 16
- Select All Posts By This User
I've actually always found Thanksgiving to be one of the friendliest holidays to vegetarians, as long as you have some understanding family members. A standard thanksgiving plate consists of Turkey (obviously a no go), Mashed Potatoes (should be fine unless you're vegan, and even then not too hard to make a separate batch), Stuffing (fine as long as it's not made with broth, though that's the best tasting kind), Green beans (or the even more delicious and veggie-safe green bean casserole), cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes. I've talked to some people who've tried tofurkey, and the advice I've heard is simply don't.
post #4 of 59
11/11/08 at 11:22pm
- Bailey
- Trader Feedback: 0
- We have to go full retard, Kate!
- offline
- 7,003 Posts. Joined 10/2003
- Reputation: 3792
- Select All Posts By This User
Never had Tofurkey, never felt the need. It's easy enough to make vegetarian gravy, stuffing, etc... A side dish and dessert paradise is not a bad way to spend a holiday.
Still, even as a vegetarian, the worst animals paraded out on Thanksgiving are the Detroit Lions. Somebody get rid of those guys.
Still, even as a vegetarian, the worst animals paraded out on Thanksgiving are the Detroit Lions. Somebody get rid of those guys.
post #5 of 59
11/11/08 at 11:23pm
- Alex Riviello
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Check out my BONE SAW!
- offline
- 11,192 Posts. Joined 2/2002
- Location: Astoria, NYC
- Reputation: 29
- Select All Posts By This User
Just give in. My wife was a vegetarian for something like 8 years before she broke down one Thanksgiving, succumbing to her drunken hunger for turkey.
She eats beef jerky and pork rinds now.
She eats beef jerky and pork rinds now.
post #6 of 59
11/11/08 at 11:27pm
- Bailey
- Trader Feedback: 0
- We have to go full retard, Kate!
- offline
- 7,003 Posts. Joined 10/2003
- Reputation: 3792
- Select All Posts By This User
Same thing happened with my wife; minus the pork rinds. Probably happens a lot.
- Jennifer
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Ohhh, gooood!
- offline
- 1,505 Posts. Joined 5/2001
- Location: Atlanta
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Unfortunately my family is not understanding at all. They try to make me eat meat every chance they get. (I've been having some serious stomach trouble since dinner and I suspect the spaghetti sauce my dad "set aside" for me.) What side dishes they do make often make use of chicken broth, which grossed me out even when I did eat meat. My sister did say that she and her husband would help me eat the Tofurky if I made one, so at least there's that. I'm lacto-ovo but prefer to eat vegan dishes whenever possible. Maybe I should say I want all vegan dishes so they'll meet me in the middle with a few vegetarian dishes. ;p
That's a shame about the Tofurky. I've been in Trader Joe's twice this week already and it looks SO yummy on the box! There's seriously nothing good about it? Even if you don't expect it to taste like meat?
I won't ever be going back to beef jerky, and I NEVER ate pork rinds. For years I would only eat chicken or turkey once in a while and very very rarely a couple of bites of steak. I don't miss it.
That's a shame about the Tofurky. I've been in Trader Joe's twice this week already and it looks SO yummy on the box! There's seriously nothing good about it? Even if you don't expect it to taste like meat?
I won't ever be going back to beef jerky, and I NEVER ate pork rinds. For years I would only eat chicken or turkey once in a while and very very rarely a couple of bites of steak. I don't miss it.
post #8 of 59
11/12/08 at 12:51am
- Seabass Inna Bun
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Dares you to do better.
- offline
- 10,766 Posts. Joined 6/2000
- Location: Visit scenic Calgary!
- Reputation: 14
- Select All Posts By This User
I dated someone who turned Vegan about 8 years into a 10 year relationship. She used to like going to the zoo, but then suddenly suggesting a trip resulted in a sneer and 'I don't want to go look at animals in cages!" I was also told once that she wouldn't love me any more if I kept eating meat. A planned trip for two to Switzerland suddenly turned into a trip for one when this diet arose because Switzerland is made of cheese. Veganism didn't ruin the relationship, but it helped. The diet did her a world of good, though. There's no denying that.
post #9 of 59
11/12/08 at 1:01am
- Justin Clark
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Wears a stupid man suit.
- offline
- 14,208 Posts. Joined 9/2003
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Reputation: 1176
- Select All Posts By This User
Flexitarian here. Mostly lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, but still love sushi, and I'm okay with free range chicken when i can get it.
As for your family situation Jennifer, there's far than a fair share of meatless dishes that would be welcome at any sane table, and Morningstar Farms stuff, expensive though it may be, has picked up a lot of the slack in keeping my meat cravings met.
As for your family situation Jennifer, there's far than a fair share of meatless dishes that would be welcome at any sane table, and Morningstar Farms stuff, expensive though it may be, has picked up a lot of the slack in keeping my meat cravings met.
- Jennifer
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Ohhh, gooood!
- offline
- 1,505 Posts. Joined 5/2001
- Location: Atlanta
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
Flexitarian here. Mostly lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, but still love sushi, and I'm okay with free range chicken when i can get it.
|
Quote:
| As for your family situation Jennifer, there's far than a fair share of meatless dishes that would be welcome at any sane table, and Morningstar Farms stuff, expensive though it may be, has picked up a lot of the slack in keeping my meat cravings met. |
I am going to try to get more involved with the cooking this year and focus on the side dishes. I bet I could use vegetable broth instead of any meat broths and they'd never even know the difference. And I'm still tempted to try the Tofurky.
post #11 of 59
11/12/08 at 10:27am
- IggytheBorg
- Trader Feedback: 0
- It's Better to be Feared
- offline
- 2,870 Posts. Joined 11/2006
- Location: New Jersey, USA
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Good God! You really DID marry a keeper, didn't you?
post #12 of 59
11/12/08 at 10:30am
- IggytheBorg
- Trader Feedback: 0
- It's Better to be Feared
- offline
- 2,870 Posts. Joined 11/2006
- Location: New Jersey, USA
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
I've actually always found Thanksgiving to be one of the friendliest holidays to vegetarians, as long as you have some understanding family members. A standard thanksgiving plate consists of Turkey (obviously a no go), Mashed Potatoes (should be fine unless you're vegan, and even then not too hard to make a separate batch), Stuffing (fine as long as it's not made with broth, though that's the best tasting kind), Green beans (or the even more delicious and veggie-safe green bean casserole), cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes. I've talked to some people who've tried tofurkey, and the advice I've heard is simply don't.
|
Also, some stuffing is made w/ sausage. That a danger at your folks', Jennifer?
post #13 of 59
11/12/08 at 10:57am
- MissZooey
- Trader Feedback: 0
- A Nora Ephron Joint.
- offline
- 2,906 Posts. Joined 2/2003
- Location: The 414.
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Hi. I've been a vegetarian of one sort or another for... well, 29 years. And, yeah, Thanksgiving is kind to vegetarians, as you can side dish your way around the table, but it can be more fun if there's actually a main dish for you. My husband and I have been hosting Thanksgiving at our house for a few years now and, when we do it, everything on the table except the turkey is vegetarian (before anyone says anything, tell them how awesome the stuffing is, Dave) and we make a vegetarian main dish that others can treat as a side if they want. We made leek tarts with feta cheese in a butter crust a couple of times, butternut squash ravioli one year, and, this year, we're making white beans in an herbed butter sauce on polenta. This isn't just for me, mind you - my sister is also a vegetarian.
I've never tried Tofurkey, because, frankly, why? I don't eat meat, don't want to eat meat, and don't really get pretending that I am. I do like tofu, but I've heard nothing but bad reactions to Tofurkey from my vegetarian friends.
My advice to you? There are some great vegetarian cookbooks out there and this month's issue of Gourmet has an entire section on vegetarian Thanksgiving dishes. Learning how to cook can make life as a vegetarian so much more interesting and healthier, as fake meat can be full of sodium and ingredients that don't exist in nature.
I've never tried Tofurkey, because, frankly, why? I don't eat meat, don't want to eat meat, and don't really get pretending that I am. I do like tofu, but I've heard nothing but bad reactions to Tofurkey from my vegetarian friends.
My advice to you? There are some great vegetarian cookbooks out there and this month's issue of Gourmet has an entire section on vegetarian Thanksgiving dishes. Learning how to cook can make life as a vegetarian so much more interesting and healthier, as fake meat can be full of sodium and ingredients that don't exist in nature.
post #14 of 59
11/12/08 at 11:35am
- Martin S
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 8,647 Posts. Joined 6/2005
- Location: Montreal, Qc
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
My wife was a vegetarian until 4 months ago. She now had her first rack of lamb and pork babyback ribs last weekend and she's positively cured.
The reason why she quited? The baby. You can't tell a kid to eat his meat if you can't do the same, or so she thinks. And bacon. She splurged on it right off the bat.
Still, we ate pretty well, and we'd do recipes that could be meatless, or I could add the meat on it's own. And some vegetarian recipes are without tofu or mock meat, so there's that. If there's one vegetarian book I'd recommend, it's Celia Brooks Brown's Entertaining Vegetarians. So far, all the recipes in this book are awesome, and I'm telling you this as a meatlover.
The reason why she quited? The baby. You can't tell a kid to eat his meat if you can't do the same, or so she thinks. And bacon. She splurged on it right off the bat.
Still, we ate pretty well, and we'd do recipes that could be meatless, or I could add the meat on it's own. And some vegetarian recipes are without tofu or mock meat, so there's that. If there's one vegetarian book I'd recommend, it's Celia Brooks Brown's Entertaining Vegetarians. So far, all the recipes in this book are awesome, and I'm telling you this as a meatlover.
- Jennifer
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Ohhh, gooood!
- offline
- 1,505 Posts. Joined 5/2001
- Location: Atlanta
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
My wife was a vegetarian until 4 months ago. She now had her first rack of lamb and pork babyback ribs last weekend and she's positively cured.
|
Quote:
| The reason why she quited? The baby. You can't tell a kid to eat his meat if you can't do the same, or so she thinks. And bacon. She splurged on it right off the bat. |
Quote:
| Still, we ate pretty well, and we'd do recipes that could be meatless, or I could add the meat on it's own. And some vegetarian recipes are without tofu or mock meat, so there's that. If there's one vegetarian book I'd recommend, it's Celia Brooks Brown's Entertaining Vegetarians. So far, all the recipes in this book are awesome, and I'm telling you this as a meatlover. |
- Jennifer
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Ohhh, gooood!
- offline
- 1,505 Posts. Joined 5/2001
- Location: Atlanta
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Zooey, the point of fake meat is that it can be very helpful for those of us in transitional phases. I was raised on meat and potatoes and when I first tried to go vegetarian back in middle school I got absolutely no support. So it's been an on and off thing since then (flexitarian, as Justin Clark called it) but more on than not in the past couple of years. This time last year I did have a few bites of turkey at Thanksgiving and some barbecue chicken or pork at a friend's Christmas party. It was both delicious and disgusting. What gets to me, especially if I'm really hungry, is all the seasonings and sauces. Yum. But once I eat it, the act of eating flesh makes me gag. The meat itself does not taste good. Enter textured soy protein products, which can be seasoned to resemble whatever meat dish one's friends and family are chowing down on and really help take the edge off of a craving. It's not meat I crave, but all those flavors people use to make meat taste good. And I don't eat the stuff every day, or even every week. I'm with you on the high sodium and weird ingredients! But without it, I might succumb to some really tasty smelling meat dish and then spend the rest of my holiday in the toilet. Not my idea of fun.
As for Thanksgiving in particular, my family does not do many side dishes. Mashed potatoes and green beans are not very exciting. And I don't know if it's just because I live in the South, but people around here put chicken broth or bacon or ham in EVERYTHING. Obviously I'll try to make a few dishes myself so that I can be sure of what's in them, but there are already way too many cooks in our kitchen.
The leek tarts sound great, and I'd love to try the white beans on polenta! If you could PM me the recipes, I'd really appreciate it! And I'll check out the recipes in Gourmet, too. Thanks for the info.
As for Thanksgiving in particular, my family does not do many side dishes. Mashed potatoes and green beans are not very exciting. And I don't know if it's just because I live in the South, but people around here put chicken broth or bacon or ham in EVERYTHING. Obviously I'll try to make a few dishes myself so that I can be sure of what's in them, but there are already way too many cooks in our kitchen.
The leek tarts sound great, and I'd love to try the white beans on polenta! If you could PM me the recipes, I'd really appreciate it! And I'll check out the recipes in Gourmet, too. Thanks for the info.
post #17 of 59
11/12/08 at 1:54pm
- Brandon
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Penny Can!
- offline
- 935 Posts. Joined 8/2006
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Reputation: 25
- Select All Posts By This User
My sister-in-law has been a vegetarian for about 5 years now, but she doesn't quite realize that subtracting meat from her diet doesn't mean that she can splurge on sour cream & onion chips and diet pepsi.
post #18 of 59
11/12/08 at 2:09pm
- Jonathan Banks is my hero
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Noriyuki "Banks" Morita
- offline
- 3,825 Posts. Joined 5/2003
- Location: DC
- Reputation: 13
- Select All Posts By This User
I see what you did there.
post #19 of 59
11/12/08 at 2:12pm
- MissZooey
- Trader Feedback: 0
- A Nora Ephron Joint.
- offline
- 2,906 Posts. Joined 2/2003
- Location: The 414.
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Vegetarian eating does require something of a paradigm shift. Chips and soda won't cut it. Unfortunately, this is a mistake that vegetarians who are new or who are still learning make. I certainly did. It's even worse when someone is attempting to be a vegan.
post #20 of 59
11/12/08 at 2:34pm
- Martin S
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 8,647 Posts. Joined 6/2005
- Location: Montreal, Qc
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Yes. I. Did.
I could have said "healed", but we're talking vegetarianism here.
And to drive the point home, I have yet to see the vegetarian version of this beauty:

I could have said "healed", but we're talking vegetarianism here.
And to drive the point home, I have yet to see the vegetarian version of this beauty:

post #21 of 59
11/12/08 at 3:47pm
- Zeroillusion
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 416 Posts. Joined 12/2001
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
My wife and I are vegetarians and have been doing the tofurkey thing for years. In my opinion they are awesome. I actually crave them other times of the year as well. The gravy they sell leaves a little to be desired though.
post #22 of 59
11/12/08 at 4:03pm
- duke fleed
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Only G.I. Joe Would Dare!
- offline
- 9,374 Posts. Joined 3/2007
- Reputation: 347
- Select All Posts By This User
Jennifer, You don't need a tofurkey, just ask your family members to be considerate and allow you to make some vegetarian dishes for Thanksgiving dinner. Even if you are the only one to eat it, at least you will have leftovers, for another day. My sister and My cousin, both named Jennifer are vegetarians. One idea is to get yourself some food from a vegan restaurant. My Sister and I go to the Angelica Kitchen in NYC on 12th between 1st and second ave all the time. vegguide.org is a site that not only lists Vegan Restaurants...they list supermarkets worldwide as well.
post #23 of 59
11/12/08 at 4:53pm
- neaux
- Trader Feedback: 0
- dino dude
- offline
- 5,068 Posts. Joined 8/2002
- Location: durham, nc
- Reputation: 24
- Select All Posts By This User
3 words.
green bean casserole.
green bean casserole.
post #24 of 59
11/12/08 at 6:21pm
- Bailey
- Trader Feedback: 0
- We have to go full retard, Kate!
- offline
- 7,003 Posts. Joined 10/2003
- Reputation: 3792
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
And to drive the point home, I have yet to see the vegetarian version of this beauty:
|

Actually, it's one of the few fake meat products that I actually kind of liked. Tofu dishes don't count, as they're a protein substitute rather than a fake meat.
post #25 of 59
11/12/08 at 6:26pm
- Martin S
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 8,647 Posts. Joined 6/2005
- Location: Montreal, Qc
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
I love the the fact that it's natural.
Still, yuk.
Still, yuk.
post #26 of 59
11/12/08 at 6:30pm
- Judas Booth
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Loved once above all others.
- offline
- 11,823 Posts. Joined 1/2006
- Location: Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Reputation: 1457
- Select All Posts By This User
If that's what you Canadians eat instead of Turkey, I'm moving north.
post #27 of 59
11/12/08 at 6:31pm
- DaveB
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 12,023 Posts. Joined 6/2000
- Location: Milwaukee, WI
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
I've had a pretty good vegan rib sandwich. I mean, I'd take a rack like the one Martin posted over it anyday, but it was at least as good and more meat-like than, say, a McRib.
I'm thoroughly omnivorous, but I typically eat meat maybe once a week. When I don't, I'd rather eat a first-rate vegetable-heavy meal than a second-rate meat substitute meal. More often than not, the latter just makes you regret not having the real thing (occasional vegan rib sandwiches and notably good veggie burgers - the ones that don't just try to mimic ground beef, but have interesting spices, etc. - excepted).
I'm thoroughly omnivorous, but I typically eat meat maybe once a week. When I don't, I'd rather eat a first-rate vegetable-heavy meal than a second-rate meat substitute meal. More often than not, the latter just makes you regret not having the real thing (occasional vegan rib sandwiches and notably good veggie burgers - the ones that don't just try to mimic ground beef, but have interesting spices, etc. - excepted).
post #28 of 59
11/12/08 at 6:42pm
- Martin S
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 8,647 Posts. Joined 6/2005
- Location: Montreal, Qc
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Looks like I'm like DaveB, food-wise. We still do some vegetarian recipes. And a local fast-food chain has one pretty good veggie-burger, so there's that.
And Judas, I honestly don't know about the rest of Canada, but over here, in Quebec, nobody gives a fuck about Thanksgiving. We usually have turkey for the New Year.
And Judas, I honestly don't know about the rest of Canada, but over here, in Quebec, nobody gives a fuck about Thanksgiving. We usually have turkey for the New Year.
post #29 of 59
11/12/08 at 6:45pm
- Judas Booth
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Loved once above all others.
- offline
- 11,823 Posts. Joined 1/2006
- Location: Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Reputation: 1457
- Select All Posts By This User
And here I thought that you ate a pistacchio-crusted rack of lamb because, you know, you're a sophisticate.
post #30 of 59
11/12/08 at 6:52pm
- James Kimbell
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Urban for a curbin'
- offline
- 3,502 Posts. Joined 8/2005
- Location: West Lafayette, IN
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
As someone who eats way too much meat, I'd take unashamed vegetables over ones that try to pass as burgers or corndogs any day. My uninformed but probably right advice for Jennifer is that legit vegetarian dishes will be much less "threatening" to your family than fake versions of their beloved turkey, gravy, etc.
post #31 of 59
11/12/08 at 7:07pm
- Werewolf Girl
- Trader Feedback: 0
- saturated with Y rays
- offline
- 6,684 Posts. Joined 8/2002
- Location: Vancouver, B.C.
- Reputation: 81
- Select All Posts By This User
I've been a vegetarian for about 7 years, and I've never really had a problem figuring out what to eat on Thanksgiving. There's so much food!
A typical holiday menu for me might have:
- A portabello swiss burger or a breaded portobello mushroom smothered in gravy
- Tons of garlicy mashed potatoes also smothered in gravy
- Boiled carrots and broccoli or some other type of vegetable covered in butter (and usually also covered in gravy and mashed into my potatoes by the end of the meal...)
- Lots of salad with zesty italian dressing
- Spicy cornbread
- Cranberry sauce
- Pumpkin pie
- Various other desserts
- Many many glasses of wine
I still haven't felt the need to eat Tofurky yet, although I am curious about how it would taste. Your family sounds pretty unsupportive, but you can load up on sides and desserts and bring your own main dish. That'll show 'em!
A typical holiday menu for me might have:
- A portabello swiss burger or a breaded portobello mushroom smothered in gravy
- Tons of garlicy mashed potatoes also smothered in gravy
- Boiled carrots and broccoli or some other type of vegetable covered in butter (and usually also covered in gravy and mashed into my potatoes by the end of the meal...)
- Lots of salad with zesty italian dressing
- Spicy cornbread
- Cranberry sauce
- Pumpkin pie
- Various other desserts
- Many many glasses of wine
I still haven't felt the need to eat Tofurky yet, although I am curious about how it would taste. Your family sounds pretty unsupportive, but you can load up on sides and desserts and bring your own main dish. That'll show 'em!
post #32 of 59
11/12/08 at 7:12pm
- Werewolf Girl
- Trader Feedback: 0
- saturated with Y rays
- offline
- 6,684 Posts. Joined 8/2002
- Location: Vancouver, B.C.
- Reputation: 81
- Select All Posts By This User
Oh yeah, and Martin, we can absolutely beat that.
Check out these tasty vegan ribs, made with seitan and smothered in deliciousness
Check out these tasty vegan ribs, made with seitan and smothered in deliciousness
post #33 of 59
11/12/08 at 7:14pm
- InTheShadows
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Senior Member
- offline
- 2,416 Posts. Joined 8/2008
- Location: NJ
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Is it just me, or does the veganism/vegetarinism bug seem to strike women more than men? I, for one, can't imagine a life without the occasional Prime Rib, a Porterhouse Steak, or Turkey on Thanksgiving. I do enjoy Veggie Burgers every once in a while when their done right, but they don't taste anything like the real thing, just good in their own right.
I don't eat meat every day, and I respect the wishes of vegetarians/vegans (we have more than a few in the family, all women), I just can't ever see myself going down that road. I love meat too much. With that said, there's tons of other great non-meat food on Thanksgiving to stuff yourself with (and alcohol!), so hopefully your family will supply the goods or let you make it yourself.
I don't eat meat every day, and I respect the wishes of vegetarians/vegans (we have more than a few in the family, all women), I just can't ever see myself going down that road. I love meat too much. With that said, there's tons of other great non-meat food on Thanksgiving to stuff yourself with (and alcohol!), so hopefully your family will supply the goods or let you make it yourself.
post #34 of 59
11/12/08 at 7:30pm
- Rob
- Trader Feedback: 0
- don't fuck with purple
- offline
- 3,859 Posts. Joined 8/2002
- Location: Bloomington, MN
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
Oh yeah, and Martin, we can absolutely beat that.
Check out these tasty vegan ribs, made with seitan and smothered in deliciousness |
post #35 of 59
11/12/08 at 7:33pm
- InTheShadows
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Senior Member
- offline
- 2,416 Posts. Joined 8/2008
- Location: NJ
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
It looks like that piece of teleported "synthetic" meat from The Fly.
post #36 of 59
11/12/08 at 7:35pm
- Doc Happenin
- Trader Feedback: 0
- My bear has a bomb. Your argument is invalid!
- offline
- 6,700 Posts. Joined 12/2006
- Location: Brooklyn
- Reputation: 377
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
Jennifer, You don't need a tofurkey, just ask your family members to be considerate and allow you to make some vegetarian dishes for Thanksgiving dinner. Even if you are the only one to eat it, at least you will have leftovers, for another day. My sister and My cousin, both named Jennifer are vegetarians. One idea is to get yourself some food from a vegan restaurant. My Sister and I go to the Angelica Kitchen in NYC on 12th between 1st and second ave all the time. vegguide.org is a site that not only lists Vegan Restaurants...they list supermarkets worldwide as well.
|
post #37 of 59
11/12/08 at 7:41pm
- Werewolf Girl
- Trader Feedback: 0
- saturated with Y rays
- offline
- 6,684 Posts. Joined 8/2002
- Location: Vancouver, B.C.
- Reputation: 81
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
It looks like that piece of teleported "synthetic" meat from The Fly.
|

And as someone who has eaten a seitan rib sandwich, I can tell you with confidence that they are freakin' tasty, with or without sauce.
post #38 of 59
11/12/08 at 7:57pm
- duke fleed
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Only G.I. Joe Would Dare!
- offline
- 9,374 Posts. Joined 3/2007
- Reputation: 347
- Select All Posts By This User
Doc Happenin, I live near New York City...in Connecticut.
- Jennifer
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Ohhh, gooood!
- offline
- 1,505 Posts. Joined 5/2001
- Location: Atlanta
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
Is it just me, or does the veganism/vegetarinism bug seem to strike women more than men?
|
Quote:
|
Oh yeah, and Martin, we can absolutely beat that.
Check out these tasty vegan ribs, made with seitan and smothered in deliciousness |
I totally get what everyone is saying about real vegetables being better, and I agree. I would like to have some sort of main dish, though. I really don't eat fake meat products very often at all (I can't afford to) so it's just sort of a treat for times like this.
- Jennifer
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Ohhh, gooood!
- offline
- 1,505 Posts. Joined 5/2001
- Location: Atlanta
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
My wife and I are vegetarians and have been doing the tofurkey thing for years. In my opinion they are awesome. I actually crave them other times of the year as well. The gravy they sell leaves a little to be desired though.
|

post #41 of 59
11/12/08 at 10:10pm
- Werewolf Girl
- Trader Feedback: 0
- saturated with Y rays
- offline
- 6,684 Posts. Joined 8/2002
- Location: Vancouver, B.C.
- Reputation: 81
- Select All Posts By This User
Yeah, fake meat products are just junkfood. A tasty splurge every once in awhile but that's about it, I rarely use them. Sometimes I'll make veggie ground round stroganoff or get a veggie dog but that's about it. I find that it still ends up being way healthier and lower in cholesterol anyway when I do eat it, so it's 'junk' food, but still more benign than chowing down on a bucket of KFC or getting a Big Mac or something.
In general I prefer real food to processed, so I stick with more natural things and avoid the soy shit. A spicy black bean burger or a grilled portabello mushroom or a breaded chickpea patty is way more delicious anyway if I'm craving a burger.
In general I prefer real food to processed, so I stick with more natural things and avoid the soy shit. A spicy black bean burger or a grilled portabello mushroom or a breaded chickpea patty is way more delicious anyway if I'm craving a burger.
post #42 of 59
11/12/08 at 10:59pm
- Mad Man Mundt
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Pro from Dover
- offline
- 3,288 Posts. Joined 6/2001
- Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
I have a friend who was a vegan for many years. At least until the bones in her feet started to necrotize. She had to have surgery to graft her big and second toes together so she could continue to stand in the future as she lost so much bone mass in the toes and the feet. She was in a wheelchair for 8 months. The toes are still grafted together, she calls them frankentoes. For someone who ate so healthy she was one of the most sickly people I knew.
post #43 of 59
11/12/08 at 11:20pm
- Joe Lavers
- Trader Feedback: 0
- is a hotsy totsy hoofer.
-
- offline
- 532 Posts. Joined 11/2002
- Location: Newport Beach, CA
- Reputation: 13
- Select All Posts By This User
I love riblets.
post #44 of 59
11/12/08 at 11:21pm
- Joe Lavers
- Trader Feedback: 0
- is a hotsy totsy hoofer.
-
- offline
- 532 Posts. Joined 11/2002
- Location: Newport Beach, CA
- Reputation: 13
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
I have a friend who was a vegan for many years. At least until the bones in her feet started to necrotize. She had to have surgery to graft her big and second toes together so she could continue to stand in the future as she lost so much bone mass in the toes and the feet. She was in a wheelchair for 8 months. The toes are still grafted together, she calls them frankentoes. For someone who ate so healthy she was one of the most sickly people I knew.
|
post #45 of 59
11/12/08 at 11:29pm
- InTheShadows
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Senior Member
- offline
- 2,416 Posts. Joined 8/2008
- Location: NJ
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
I have a friend who was a vegan for many years. At least until the bones in her feet started to necrotize. She had to have surgery to graft her big and second toes together so she could continue to stand in the future as she lost so much bone mass in the toes and the feet. She was in a wheelchair for 8 months. The toes are still grafted together, she calls them frankentoes. For someone who ate so healthy she was one of the most sickly people I knew.
|
post #46 of 59
11/12/08 at 11:35pm
- Mad Man Mundt
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Pro from Dover
- offline
- 3,288 Posts. Joined 6/2001
- Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Oh the usual stuff. Tofu, tempeh, veggies, rice, beans, fake meat.
post #47 of 59
11/12/08 at 11:46pm
- Joe Lavers
- Trader Feedback: 0
- is a hotsy totsy hoofer.
-
- offline
- 532 Posts. Joined 11/2002
- Location: Newport Beach, CA
- Reputation: 13
- Select All Posts By This User
Correction: Humans are meant to have protein (along with several vitamins, etc.) in their diets. Meat is just the common source thanks to culture and industry.
post #48 of 59
11/13/08 at 12:18am
- Zeroillusion
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 416 Posts. Joined 12/2001
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
Hooray! I'm glad to hear that someone likes them. I've heard Tofurky can be good if you cook it just right. Do you follow the instructions on the box, or do something a little different? I really think I might try it if I can be fairly sure of it being at least edible.
![]() |
See I don't get all the hate for fake meat stuff in general. One of my friends who eats meat, says that he'll eat it if it attempts to be it's own thing, and not a meat substitute. However, in my case and I am a vegetarian if it doesn't have meat in it I'll eat it. I like veggie burgers, I've perfected a veggie meatball recipe that is totally awesome to use in sandwiches. I've been veg for over 5 years now, and just think of the fake meat stuff, as another weapon in my cooking arsenal.
post #49 of 59
11/13/08 at 10:26am
- Martin S
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 8,647 Posts. Joined 6/2005
- Location: Montreal, Qc
- Reputation: 10
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
|
Oh yeah, and Martin, we can absolutely beat that.
Check out these tasty vegan ribs, made with seitan and smothered in deliciousness |
But I am my good man. But we really don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Quebec. I'm pretty sure it's a cultural thing, as I think the rest of the country does it more, but as much as you guys.
post #50 of 59
11/13/08 at 2:38pm
- C.Swicegood
- Trader Feedback: 0
- What, Swice worry?
- offline
- 2,847 Posts. Joined 5/2004
- Location: Toledo, OH
- Reputation: 16
- Select All Posts By This User
All I know is that I now desperately want to eat at Dave and Zooey's for Thanksgiving. Those Leek tarts and butternut squash ravioli sound delish.
Return Home
Back to Forum: Misc. Culture
- Vegetarian/ Vegan Thanksgiving?
CHUD.com Community › Forums › CULTURE, HUMOR, & FREE FORM › Misc. Culture › Vegetarian/ Vegan Thanksgiving?
Currently, there are 195 Active Users
(15 Members and 180 Guests)
Recent Discussions
- › Game Of Thrones Season 2: Throne Harder SPOILER FREE 5 minutes ago
- › WHAT WB CAN LEARN ABOUT SUPERMAN FROM THE AVENGERS AND ITS HULK 6 minutes ago
- › The B Action Movie Thread 46 minutes ago
- › Hannibal (2001) 57 minutes ago
- › A Simple Plan (1998) 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
- › Wrestling Discussion Thread (WWE, TNA, ECW, WCW, etc.) 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
- › A Women in Prison movie with A list stars 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
- › Dating Tips/Advice 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
- › Going to the Gym 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
- › G.I. JOE 2 TO RETALIATE IN MARCH OF 2013 INSTEAD 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
View: New Posts | All Discussions
Recent Reviews
- › Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011) by trubrat
- › Slugs (Midnight Madness) by branbran77
- › ThanksKilling(2009) by branbran77
- › American Reunion by Mom2C
- › Motivation by tameka
- › Love Again by tameka
- › Your Highness(2011) by Leviathan Joe
- › Akira(1988) by andrewhawkins
- › Trainspotting(1996) by andrewhawkins
- › Night of the Creeps [Blu-ray] by andrewhawkins
View: More Reviews
New Articles
- › Live! Manchester City vs Bayern Munich -... by ahooo
- › Chu Ishikawa by andrewhawkins
- › Followers And Following by chudlurker
- › Daily Prize Wiki by Renn Brown
- › Guy Dot Com by Glory 2my Naval
- › Glitter by Anderson
- › How To Properly Report A Bug by BruceL
- › Preventing Flame Wars by Rourkefan
- › My Fan Made Movie Posters by Litmus Configuration
- › Bruce Wayne by Hammerhead
View: New Articles | All Articles
Home | Reviews | Forums | Articles | My Profile
About CHUD.com Community | Join the Community | Advertise
© 2012 CHUD.com Community is powered by Huddler | FAQ | Support | Privacy/TOS | Site Map
About CHUD.com Community | Join the Community | Advertise
© 2012 CHUD.com Community is powered by Huddler | FAQ | Support | Privacy/TOS | Site Map




