Thanksgiving

I don't agree with Thanksgiving in the U.S. I just don't. I think it's kind of a horrible thing to celebrate. The tradition is awful. I am all for being thankful and acknowledging what you are thankful for, but you shouldn't have to pick a day out of the year to do it. You should be thankful everyday. And the turkey thing. Why is every American holiday based around a dead animal of some kind? Whether it's burgers on the grill for the 4th of July, turkey for Thanksgiving or ham for Christmas. We say how thankful we are for things, then go kill an innocent animal to feed ourselves and others. To me, that just doesn't add up. Then there's the reason we celebrate Thanksgiving. Let's be real, there was no White Man chowing down with the Native Americans. White Man came and stole from the Natives and killed them. I will not celebrate that. How could you? But as America, we like to ignore the horrible things WE have done and try to make it into a celebration. Now, that is the end of the ranting. I know, depressing. I just had to get it out.

Now, as for my Thanksgiving. I went to my grandmas along with the rest of my family, as is tradition. I ended up only really being able to eat sweet potatoes. That's it. Later in the evening I fixed a completely vegan fest for myself, my sister and her fiance. I didn't want to make a big meal for only myself, so they agreed to eat whatever I made. Kudos to them! I will gladly toot my own horn because it was delicious. The only disaster was when the lid came off of the salt canister and dumped the entire contents on my freshly roasted brussel sprouts. I swore like a trucker and threw a fit. Tears and all. But then I simply washed them off, roasted them a bit longer and all was well. The menu consisted of roasted brussel sprouts, homemade cranberry sauce, some sauteed mushrooms, baby carrots in a dill sauce (the same from Easter, my sister demanded them), and herb "sausage" stuffing that was a bit disappointing but I will work on, couscous and Tofurkey with an absolutely delicious rub that Anneka from Plant Happy Life shared with me. Everyone loved it! There is something so satisfying with making a big meal that everyone enjoys! Now for the pictures. I hope you had a kind and cruelty (and stress!) free Thanksgiving!


I had never seen brussel sprouts on their stem thinger before. My inner 5 year old loved it!










The colors look quite dull, but that's only because I used my phone to take the pictures. Everything was so vibrant looking! The cranberry sauce was made with apple cider to take away some of the tartness. I love cranberries, and this was delicious! The picture of my sister from the Easter post has become kind of famous with the family, so it had to be re-created!

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